Hilliard Art Museum

06/16/2026

✨We’re seeking an experienced and innovative communications professional to lead Content & Communications. ✨

This role offers an opportunity to shape how audiences engage with the museum through storytelling, strategic communications, digital content, and public engagement.

The ideal candidate must have at least five years of experience in communications and content management.

Join us in advancing the Hilliard's mission to present art and ideas that are regionally rooted and globally engaged.

To learn more, contact us at [email protected].

06/15/2026

Step into the visually charged world of contemporary artist, Rachel Libeskind.

In “If There Be Nothing New, But That Which Is”, Libeskind transforms everyday moments into striking large-scale collages that challenge the way we experience memory, media, and modern life.

The exhibition invites visitors to slow down and look again. There's always a new detail to be revealed.

Plan your visit: https://hilliardartmuseum.org/exhibitions/rachel-libeskind-if-there-be-nothing-new-but-that-which-is/

Explore the Hilliard Art Museum, a vibrant space where culture and community come together through art and education.

06/11/2026

When it comes to sound art, how we listen is how we see. Through the regional exhibition, “Gulf Streams: Atchafalaya Remixed”, art moves from the field to the gallery, bringing the sights and sounds of the swamp forward, but there’s a catch - they are also flipped, remixed, and re-envisioned.

Discover more about the art of listening in our latest story on our digital hub: https://hilliardartmuseum.org/stories/resonant-roots-the-art-of-listening/

Summer programming is presented by Dr. Jay Culotta and Kiki Frayard.

06/10/2026

“When does sound become music? Once you put intention around it.”

Thank you to those who joined for our latest Artist Talk, diving deeper into how listening is a way of understanding place.

A special thank you to our moderator Dr. Gwendolyn von Einsiedel, and panelists Olivia Luz Perillo, Danny Devillier and Maria Zeringue.

Summer programming is presented by Dr. Jay Culotta and Kiki Frayard.

06/09/2026

Get creative with us at Create & Play Café on June 13 - a special family-friendly morning of art making inspired by Pop art icon Andy Warhol 🎨✨

Designed for ages 4 and up, with free admission for children 10 and under. No pre-registration required — just drop in and create.

Summer programming is presented by Dr. Jay Culotta and Kiki Frayard.

Explore the Hilliard Art Museum, a vibrant space where culture and community come together through art and education.

06/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for PICNIC, a beautiful afternoon of fundraising on the Hilliard lawn. We are honored to be part of the Lafayette community and grateful for your continued support of the arts.

Funds raised directly support the museum’s collection, exhibition, and education programs.

A special thank you to our presenting sponsor, BMW of Lafayette, and to sponsors for helping make this event possible.

Sponsors
Culinary Experience - Haynie Family Foundation
Entertainment - Charles Boudreaux
Decor - Kiki Frayard

Patrons of the Arts -
Dr. Jay Culotta
Blake and Amber David
Kevin and Ann Gossen
Hunter and Candyce Perret
Robert and Malia Schacht
Kip and Carolyn Schumacher
Kathryn and Jeffrey Scurlock
Janine and Craig Thomson
Ochsner Lafayette General
Stuller Family Foundation

See you on the lawn on May 2, 2027 for next year’s PICNIC.

06/01/2026

Join us for an engaging and inspiring summer at the museum. Swipe through to learn more about our upcoming events and programs:

📌June 6, 11 a.m.: Yoga in the Galleries

📌June 13, 10 a.m.: Create & Play Café - Andy Warhol Edition

📌 June 25, 5 p.m.: Museum Makers: Cuttlefish Bone Carving & Metal Casting, reservations required

Summer programming is presented by Dr. Jay Culotta and Kiki Frayard.

Visit HilliardArtMuseum.org to explore our new digital hub for more details, register for events, become a member and more.

Explore the Hilliard Art Museum, a vibrant space where culture and community come together through art and education.

05/19/2026

Before modern celebrity culture, Andy Warhol turned his lens toward history’s icons.
 
One of his most unexpected series, Saint Apollonia, reimagines the patron saint of dentistry through Warhol’s unmistakable pop aesthetic. Created during the 1980s, the series reflects Warhol’s fascination with inspirational historical figures, each transformed into a modern-day “superstar” through his iconic style.
 
“Andy Warhol: Plus One
Selections from the Hilliard Permanent Collection”, presented by Dr. Jay Culotta, on view through August 15, 2026.
 
Andy Warhol, “Saint Apollonia”, 1984, © 2026 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
 
© 2026 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Used with permission of .

05/14/2026

Guided Public Tour: Explore exhibitions now on view with our education team including:

◆ “Gulf Streams: Atchafalaya Remixed”
◆ “Nervescape XI” by Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter
◆ “Andy Warhol: Plus One - Selections from the Hilliard Permanent Collection”, presented by Dr. Jay Culotta
◆ “If There Be Nothing New, But That Which Is” by Rachel Libeskind, presented by Kiki Frayard

🗓️ May 29th
⏰ 12 p.m.

Members are always free. Tour included in museum admission.

Summer programming is presented by Dr Jay Culotta and Kiki Frayard.

Advance registration is required as space is limited:

Explore new exhibitions now on view at the Hilliard with Education Director.

05/13/2026

Join us for our latest Artist Talk, drawing on the multidisciplinary exhibition “Gulf Streams: Atchafalaya Remixed”, plus a celebration on the plaza featuring live music by Palmetto, a experimental music project.This program brings together a musician, artist, and folklorist whose practices are each rooted in regional fieldwork – listening to, documenting, and remixing the world around them.
Panelists include:
- Dr. Gwendolyn von Einsiedel, Moderator, Gulf Streams’ Guest Curator, Tommy Comeaux Endowed Chair of Traditional Music at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Olivia Luz Perillo, Multidisciplinary Visual Artist
- Danny Devillier, Musician, Composer, and Educator
- Maria Zeringue, Director, Louisiana Folklife

May 21, 2026
5:30 p.m. Panel Discussion
6:30 p.m. Live music on the plaza, featuring Palmetto
Members, UL students, faculty and staff are free; Public entrance with museum admission.

Summer programming is presented by Dr. Jay Culotta and Kiki Frayard.

Reserve your spot:

https://hilliardartmuseum.org/event/rootedin-listening/

-Olivia Luz Perillo, “333 / Returning”, 2026