Fall exhibitions bring lots of interesting ideas to the museum this season with two exhibitions centered on the intersections of art and science, one on community connections to our permanent collection, and another on the many possibilities of working with line, as an element of expression.
Intimate Science September 7 - December 7
Intimate Science examines how networked communication and open source culture have contributed to the shift from artists aiding science to "doing" science, and the impact this imparts on the way scientific knowledge is acquired, used and shared. The exhibit is curated by Andrea Grover and organized by the Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University.
A Continuous Mark: Huguette Despault May & Kathleen Elliot September 14 - December 14
This exhibition combines the two-dimensional drawings and photography of Hugeuette May in the same space with Kathleen Elliot's three-dimensional glass sculptures in order to investigate the many "dimensions" of line. Line, a continuous mark, is an elemental part of all visual communication used exquisitely by both of these artists.
Gumbo: Connecting Community & Collections September 14 - December 7
This exhibition engages people from all walks of life in Acadiana to select an artwork from the Hilliard's permanent collection. Each person uses their own perspective and history to write a brief rationale for their choice of object.
Earth as Art: Landsat images from the NASA Program
August 17 - November 16
Images photographed by NASA's Landsat satellite camera provide a unique resource for global change research and applications in agriculture, cartography, geology, forestry, regional planning, surveillance and education. Many of these images have also been likened to abstract art produced by twentieth century artists. We explore the perceptions of artistry in these satellite images while learning something about the scientific use of such visually interesting snap-shots from space.