{"id":8400,"date":"2018-06-20T09:35:52","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T14:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/?page_id=8400"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:55:12","slug":"current-upcoming-exhibitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/exhibitions\/current-upcoming-exhibitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Current &#038; Upcoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>George Rodrigue (1944\u20132013), a key figure in American art, is celebrated for his Cajun-inspired works and iconic Blue Dog series, fusing regional identity with modernist and Pop Art influences. His sons, Jacques and Andr\u00e9 Rodrigue, warmly invite museum curators, directors, and scholars to collaborate on exhibitions exploring Rodrigue\u2019s art historical significance. Access to the online<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/catalogue-raisonne\/\">Catalogue Raisonn\u00e9<\/a>, documenting over 5,000 works, is available to support curatorial research and facilitate artwork loans. Contact<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:in**@************ue.com\" data-original-string=\"KAjUWKqQ\/0BLlyiPIWVINg==8f48xqORsvbkaMemtV5Tkh2j2Z1YISSyPf1BEH+r5Hzhm4=\" title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.\"><span \n                data-original-string='G\/xhLhuJIYYlf\/fqDjKDag==8f4JHS5Dq+pQmrJtTd8frt0SoJXNh7WT6x05iIfD6ByDgU='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.'>in<span class=\"apbct-blur\">**<\/span>@<span class=\"apbct-blur\">************<\/span>ue.com<\/span><\/a> to explore opportunities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"lts-row\">\n<div class=\"lts-one-third\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiearts.org\/event\/george-rodrigue-the-colors-of-mardi-gras\/\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mardi-Gras-2014-mask-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"George Rodrigue Blue Dog\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"lts-two-third lts-col-last\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiearts.org\/event\/george-rodrigue-the-colors-of-mardi-gras\/\">Carnegie Visual Arts Center<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Rodrigue\u2019s Mardi Gras Colors<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 16, 2025 \u2013 March 14, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><br \/>\nRight after Christmas, which is mostly white lights and silver bells, Mardi Gras season arrives full force, interrupting winter with a burst of color. These hues come from thousands of different costumes, masks, flags, floats, beads, and doubloons, all of which swirl around the three primary colors of purple, green and gold.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 George Rodrigue<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This exhibition explores George Rodrigue\u2019s lifelong fascination with the vivid pageantry of Mardi Gras\u2014a celebration he experienced from his childhood in New Iberia to his later reigns as Mardi Gras King across Louisiana and beyond. Through lively paintings featuring carnival costumes, pageantry, oak trees, and the iconic Blue Dog, Rodrigue captures the spirit of a season defined by tradition, humor, spectacle, and a kaleidoscope of color. The Colors of Mardi Gras highlights the artist\u2019s intimate connection to Carnival and reveals how its exuberance shaped his creative vision throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>Carnegie Visual Arts Center<br \/>\n207 Church Street, NE<br \/>\nDecatur, AL 35601<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiearts.org\/event\/george-rodrigue-the-colors-of-mardi-gras\/\">LEARN MORE \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lts-row\">\n<div class=\"lts-one-third\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19487\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/louisiana-cowboy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/louisiana-cowboy.jpg 729w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/louisiana-cowboy-171x300.jpg 171w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/louisiana-cowboy-584x1024.jpg 584w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/louisiana-cowboy-600x1052.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"lts-two-third lts-col-last\">\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Historic City Hall &amp; Cultural Center <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>George Rodrigue: A Louisiana Cowboy\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 23 \u2013 April 4, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Louisiana Cowboy\u2019s story blends creole, Cajun and Native American cultures. Yet for George Rodrigue, the narrative is only semi-historical, as in his monumental Louisiana Cowboys, a focal point of the exhibition. Although never a horseman, Rodrigue explored the romance of the cowboy\u2019s journey, spanning history to Hollywood. His imagination paid tribute to the Cowboy and Native American cultures while inventing a new Louisiana cowboy, one that often starred himself as a young boy. As a result, this is less an exhibition steeped in history than it is a child\u2019s fantasy, made real on his canvas and carried throughout his life.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition, curated by Dana Holland-Beickert, and organized by the George Rodrigue Life &amp; Legacy Foundation with Wendy Rodrigue, includes 59 paintings, sculptures and mixed medias spanning Rodrigue\u2019s early days as an art student to some of his most poignant works created in the last months of his life, including some works that have not been on public view since their creation.<\/p>\n<p>Historic City Hall &amp; Cultural Center<br \/>\n1001 Ryan Street<br \/>\nLake Charles, LA 70601<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legacyarttour.org\/2025\/11\/lake-charles-louisiana-january-23-april-4-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEARN MORE \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"lts-row\">\n<div class=\"lts-one-third\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lts-row\">\n<div class=\"lts-one-third\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8415 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/studioinstallone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/studioinstallone.jpg 674w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/studioinstallone-600x744.jpg 600w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/studioinstallone-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lts-two-third lts-col-last\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 1.2em;\">Bayou Teche Museum <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Rodrigue\u2019s Artist Studio Re-Creation and the George Rodrigue Park Featured in the Artist&#8217;s Home Town<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ongoing\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bayou Teche Museum presents a re-creation of George Rodrigue&#8217;s Carmel, CA studio space, complete with the artist\u2019s easel and unfinished painting, and the plywood floor, splattered with paint. Artifacts and memorabilia from his youth, including his Boy Scout days in New Iberia and early student work paintings from his private collection, are included in the installation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the George Rodrigue Park adjacent to the museum features a three-sided Blue Dog sculpture standing over six feet tall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bayoutechemuseum.org\/exhibits\/#iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\/17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEARN MORE \u00bb<\/a><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Rodrigue (1944\u20132013), a key figure in American art, is celebrated for his Cajun-inspired works and iconic Blue Dog series, fusing regional identity with modernist and Pop Art influences. 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