5 Jan 2023

Life Drawing at NUNU

2023-10-03T14:06:58-05:00

NUNU’s Arts & Culture Collective in Arnaudville is the go-to destination for creatives in the area. They have plenty of workshops and cultural tables throughout the month. Every Tuesday, they offer Life Drawing Sessions from 6pm-8:30pm where you can study the anatomy of the human form from live models, a subject that has inspired artists for millennia.

NUNU members get to use the space for free, but non-members are required to pay a $10 facility usage fee. Members and Non-members must pay a $10 fee directly to the model.

Life Drawing at NUNU2023-10-03T14:06:58-05:00
29 Dec 2022

Cyanotype Workshop

2022-12-29T16:15:10-06:00

NUNU’s Art & Culture Collective in Arnaudville is hosting a Cyanotype Workshop on January 7 from 10am-3pm.

Cyanotypes are one of the earliest photographic processes dating back to the 1840s. In this workshop on Saturday, you’ll create an 11″ x 14″ print using 3D objects, namely plant material, placed upon a chemically treated photo-sensitive substrate. This is your chance to bring botanicals, book pages, jewelry, or any other 3-D object to create amazing deep blue images.

The completed frame pieced will be included in a group show that will hang in Le Coin Coin Gallery throughout the month of January with an artist reception on January 14th, 11 AM-4 PM, during the monthly Deuxime Samedi Open House.

The workshop is $160. You can find ticket information and more event details here.

Cyanotype Workshop2022-12-29T16:15:10-06:00
29 Dec 2022

Martinique Mask-Making Workshop

2023-01-25T16:24:00-06:00

From February 10-13 at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville, Louisiana, you can attend a Martinique-style mask-making workshop. Jean-Luc Toussaint and Vanessa Guy are your guides as they compare and contrast practices found around the world including styles from Martinique and Acadiana.

Students will learn the beginning skills of modeling, constructing, and painting and will be encouraged to create masks that celebrate their true identity so that participants can say, “this, is who I am.”

Students will have access to sewing machines, a laser cutter, a 3D printer, and more. Finally, the workshop will be peppered with French and Creole languages.

NUNU Members will pay $150 + tax and processing fees while non-members will be billed an additional $300 on the day of arrival or provided with an opportunity to become a NUNU member.

You can find more event and ticket information here.

Martinique Mask-Making Workshop2023-01-25T16:24:00-06:00
22 Dec 2022

Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week

2025-03-06T12:55:07-06:00

The 22nd Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week will take place March 25-28, 2025, in Eunice, Louisiana at Lakeview Park & Beach with a Louisiana French Immersion experience at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center that Monday, March 24th.  Highlights include top-notch Louisiana-style entertainment, education, and hospitality with public and enrollment-based activities.  The schedule, Camp registration, and lodging information are found at LAfolkroots.org.

WHY BALFA WEEK?

Balfa Week classes are immersive, multi-day lessons and workshops that have you studying face-to-face with master musicians, cooks, and craftspeople in a nature-based setting. Spontaneous jams, lakeside campfires, new friends from around the world.

Schedule a one-to-one lesson with Louisiana master musicians to conquer a tune that’s stuck in your head. Discuss the creative process with Louisiana folk craft artisans. Learn some tricks for Louisiana cooking during sessions with regional chefs. Imagine yourself peeling and eating a pile of crawfish. Wander into the nightly barn dances with friends to test out moves you practiced in dance class.

That weekend, play in the music jam and sample great food at the 38th Annual World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cookoff, and explore cultural events in the region.

Housing options are available. Bring your RV, rent or share a deluxe cabin, pitch a tent, or stay at a local B&B or hotel. Visit Evangeline Parish Tourism and St. Landry Parish Tourism for more ideas.

Tuition rates range from a Full-Time 5-day rate to a Daily rate.

Friends of Folk Roots membership discounts are offered on Registrations.

Play. Dance Eat. Repeat. That’s Balfa Week! Get details at: balfaweek@gmail.com 

Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week2025-03-06T12:55:07-06:00
1 Nov 2022

Drawn to Grow Exhibit Reception

2022-11-01T10:36:23-05:00

Join us at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center at Exit 23 right off of I-49 to view Kelli Foret Richard’s most recent work, Drawn to Grow. This exhibit of 57 illustrations is a statement on the 57 years left of farming the region has until it reaches desertification. The exhibit is both emphasizes the importance of agriculture to Louisiana and a call to action for better farming practices. Hear from the artist herself at the reception on Saturday, November 5 from 1pm-4pm at the visitor center right outside of Opelousas.

Drawn to Grow Exhibit Reception2022-11-01T10:36:23-05:00
31 Oct 2022

Indigenous Cultural Heritage Table

2022-10-31T16:28:30-05:00

Clovis “Joe” Billiot, Biloxi-Chitimacha Tribal Member, and his wife Debra Cooper Billiot, host an Indigenous Cultural Heritage Table at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective from noon to 2pm on January 28 in Arnaudville.

The Billiot’s intent is to develop this table as a means to share, inform and connect with other indigenous peoples and share that knowledge with all people.

The Indigenous Cultural Heritage Table is part of the DICI initiative.

Indigenous Cultural Heritage Table2022-10-31T16:28:30-05:00
19 Sep 2022

Fête de Saint-Luc

2022-09-19T16:48:53-05:00

Celebrate at Saint-Luc French Immersion School in Arnaudville, Louisiana. This former hospital turned educational and cultural organization that seeks to revive and sustain the French language tradition in Louisiana. They are hosting a celebration and learning experience on October 9th from 1:30pm to 6pm with great food, music, and plenty of art vendors and craftsmen.

There will be a ton to eat and drink including plate lunches from Pepper’s homestyle catering, croissants, cookies, and pastries from Paradiso Cake, fruit and veggie drinks from Jolly Moon, and sandwiches from Bib Belly Sandwiches.

Enjoy informational demos and vendors including spinning arts, cotton products, art displays, basketweaving, chair caning, writing, and more. There will even be live music by La Patente, a traditional band out of New Brunswick, Canada, and the Potluck Band.

Fête de Saint-Luc2022-09-19T16:48:53-05:00
29 Jul 2022

Visiting the Past

2024-08-23T15:14:07-05:00

Visit the past at one of the oldest towns in Louisiana’s historic cemetery, Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington. After the Yellow Fever epidemic of the 1850’s, additional space was needed for the people of Washington to bury their dead. This was how Cedar Hill Cemetery came to be. Both this cemetery and the town’s older one were for people who lived in the area without regard for creed or race.

People who attend this event on October 26th from 5:30pm-6:30pm can visit the past while walking through the beautiful grounds with a candle-lighting and choir performance.

Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, Louisiana
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, Louisiana
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, Louisiana
Visiting the Past2024-08-23T15:14:07-05:00
24 Jun 2022

Le Pinceau Français

2022-07-08T16:29:28-05:00

Join artist Cynthia Alleman in Arnaudville, Louisiana for step-by-step painting instruction introducing French vocabulary and expressions while you sip your favorite drink. Tickets include all paint supplies, brushes, aprons, and easels. Students bring their beverages and snacks of their choice.

Tickets are $40. Register soon because space is limited. No previous art or French experience is necessary.

Individual classes for August 2022 (La grègue):

August 4th, 6-8 PM
August 17th, 9-11 AM
August 18th, 6-8 PM

Sponsored by: Rotary Club of Opelousas -Sunrise/Saint Luc Satellite Club

For more information contact: Cynthia Alleman at cynalleman@gmail.com or 337-298-4484.

Le Pinceau Français2022-07-08T16:29:28-05:00
20 May 2022

Exposition of Sacred Relics

2022-05-20T13:26:10-05:00

Experience a teaching and exposition of Sacred Relics at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana. Over 150 relics will be shown, some as old as 2,000 years. Among the treasures will be relics of the Twelve Apostles, St. Joseph, St. Maria Goretti, St. John the Baptist, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, St. Faustina Kowalska, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Anthony of Padua, and St. Joan of Arc.

There will also be a fragment of the Veil that belonged to Our Lady and some of the largest remaining pieces of the Wood of the True Cross in the world.

Presented by Fr. Carlos Martins of the Companions of the Cross.

See www.treasuresofthechurch.com for more info.

Exposition of Sacred Relics2022-05-20T13:26:10-05:00

St. Landry Parish Visitor Center
Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm

337.948.8004
978 Kennerson Road (I-49 exit 23)
P.O. Box 1415 • Opelousas, LA 70570

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