Twenty Year Retrospective: Society of St. Anne
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On view through June 28th
Drawn to documentary photography with pictorial inclinations, Katherine Scherer’s point of view developed out of interests in the human experience as expressed through the lens of culture, history, and geography.
Katherine’s twenty-year retrospective of the Society of St. Anne celebrates a neighborhood tradition and honors the pageantry of this walking parade and
its costumed participants.
From 1998-2005, Katherine photographed the Society of St. Anne Parade in black and white with her trusty and precise Canon AE-1. Beginning in 2006, after Hurricane Katrina, and as an unintentional metaphor to The Wizard of Oz after the storm, she began photographing the parade in color with the Holga camera - a low-tech, less-controlled medium format camera. Unaware, at first, of how the hurricane manifested a photographic shift in her work, what was evident after Katrina was the want to capture - in vibrant color - a community’s resilience through the survival of the St. Anne celebration.
Katherine’s recent work has upheld this notion. Her 2018 and 2019 St. Anne portraits are a combination of precision and theater through new formats that expand into the digital darkroom without compromising her purist heart. Katherine dedicates this exhibition to the memory of Rodolfo Ramirez Rodriguez and in honor of Hugo Garita.
Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest
Save the Date: Saturday, July 13th
We've all doodled with sidewalk chalk. If you have ever thought, "Hey, not too bad!" then put your talents up against other artists in the area during the inaugural Chalk Walk Art Contest hosted by the Downtown Development District and the Hammond Regional Arts Center on Saturday, July 13th.
The competition is open to all ages and skill levels with awards for the following age categories:
Child 5-9
Youth 10-17
Adult 18+
You don't even need to bring your own chalk. Upon arrival, everyone who registers will be given a 24 pack of sidewalk chalk and assigned a space to create your own masterpiece. Registration is free, however, preregistration is required. One space is not limited to one child. They may chalk individually or as a pair or group, however, only one pack of chalk will be given per space.
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Chalk the Town
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MISSION
The Hammond Regional Arts Center (HRAC) supports, promotes, and coordinates visual, performing, and literary arts in Tangipahoa Parish and surrounding parishes. Our primary mission is to enrich lives through quality arts education, develop an appreciation of the arts within individuals, and introduce the public to professional exhibitions, performances and literature.
The Hammond Regional Arts Center is supported in part by a Decentralized Arts Funding Grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge in cooperation with the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and Louisiana State Arts Council.
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Our sincere gratitude goes out to our many supporters! Special thanks to those who have shown support of our efforts to promote the arts.
Corporate Members:
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Premiere Corporate Members:
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Patron Club Members: CARE, Inc. DeWalt Tom & Donna Gay Anderson Deek & Leisa Deblieux Don Fellows & Hayley Taff |