Art

March 1 – May 11:  Art Exhibition:  Immersive Space, Alexandria

March 1:  Member Preview Reception and Artist Talks:  Ray Turner:  Population and Immersive Space, Alexandria Museum of Art, 6-8p.m.  Member Preview Reception and Artist Talks for new exhibitions, Ray Turner:  Population, featuring portrait paintings capturing communities throughout the U.S.

March 1 – May 11:  Art Exhibition:  Ray Turner:  Population, AlexandriaMuseum of Art, Tue.-Fri. 10a.m.-5p.m., Sat.

February 22:  Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers:  Eating Alabama, Hearn Stage, 7p.m.  Sponsored by Arts Council ofCentral Louisiana.  A young couple returns home toAlabama to eat the way their grandparents did, locally and seasonally.  They soon realize that nearly everything about the food system has changed since their ancestors had farmed.  Made possible by a grant from South Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.  Cost:  $5.  Call Matt Henry:  443-4718.

February 22:  Exhibit Reception, 1330 Second St., 5-7p.m.  Sponsored byRiverOaksSquareArtsCenter.  Exhibit featuring Ross Jahnke, Photography Guild and local artist Jason Grey.  Exhibit runs from February 19-April 6.  Cost:  Reception free, other times regular admission.  Call Rachael Dauzat:  473-2670.

February 16:  Family Class:  Painting our Families with Clementine Hunter, AlexandriaMuseum of Art, 1-3p.m.  Families and kids of all ages will discuss the art of Clementine Hunter and create paintings about their families, friends and favorite places inspired by the artist’s work.  Bring your kids or just your kid at heart.  Cost:  AMoA members free, non-members $25 per family.  Call Cindy Blair:  443-3458.

February 1:  Opening Reception Black History Month Art Exhibit, Kent Plantation House, 4-6p.m.  Art exhibit with three local artists showcasing their work on African Culture and Louisiana lifestyles.  Come meet the artists and discuss the art while enjoying refreshments, silent auction and door prizes.  All art will be for sale and will remain open for public viewing throughout the month of February.  Cost:  Admission free.  Call Kent Plantation House:  487-5998.

January 17, February 21 and March 21:  Acoustic Concert Series, 933 Second St., 6:30-8:30p.m.  Sponsored by Alexandria Museum of Art.  Every third Thursday of the month, join us for live music at the museum café in a casual coffeehouse atmosphere.  Cost:  AMoA members’ free, non-members $4.  Call Anne Reid:  443-3458.

January 26:  Family Class:  Active Action Painting, Alexandria Museum of Art, 1-3p.m.  Families and kids of all ages will drip, drag, dance and dab paint to the beat of their own drum and learn how emotions influence color and action in abstract expressionist paintings.  Bring your kids or just your kid at heart and express yourself through paint.  Cost:  AMoA members’ free, non-members $20 per family.  Call Cindy Blair:  443-3458.

January 24:  Lecture:  “Richard Dempsey’s Modernism:  Art, Travel and Identity Construction in Mid-20^th Century America,” Alexandria Museum of Art, 6p.m.  Dr. Mora J. Beauchamp-Byrd, Professor of Art History at Xavier University, will examine Richard Dempsey’s prolific body of abstractions, charting how his work had been shaped by extensive travels and will also consider the artist’s engagement with the Washington D.C. based “Little Paris Studio” founded in 1946.  Cost:  Admission free.  Call Alyssa Fridgen:  443-3458.