Movies & Music on the Lawn Series Continues with ‘dayDREAMS & nightSCREAMS’ on July 31

Baton Rouge Gallery’s, a BREC facility, Movies & Music on the Lawn, continues its 2010 season on July 31. This year’s theme, dayDREAMS & nightScreams, focuses on our wildest dreams and our darkest nightmares. The gallery invites everyone to come out on the last Saturday of the month, May through October, to snack under the stars and enjoy an exciting silent-era film paired with live contemporary music supplied by some of our area’s most talented musicians.

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Exhibition featuring the work of Barbier, Gould & Henry opens this weekend

Baton Rouge Gallery, a BREC facility, features the work of three of its artist members – Charles Barbier, Frankie Gould and Randell Henry – in a unique exhibition running from Aug. 1-26.

A “First Wednesday” Opening Reception for these three artist members and their work is scheduled on Aug. 4 from 7-9 p.m. All three artists will be discussing their work during an intimate guided gallery tour as part of the gallery's Sundays@4 "ARTiculate" series on Sunday, August 8 at 4 p.m. Both the reception and the ARTicualte event are free and open to the public.

From left to right: The work of Barbier, Gould and Henry

Charles Barbier’s exhibit, Current Works, uses sometimes controversial subject matter that can be disturbingly honest with a hint of surprise and humor. His current work is influenced by pop culture movie posters, pin-up girls and the powerful nature of the female form. To enhance these factors he employs dramatic viewpoints and colors, unusual scale changes and strong contrast to exaggerate the dramatic psychological effects and emotional impact.

It is no surprise that Frankie Gould’s exhibit, Equine, features images of horses. Horses have always been a passion of Gould. Drawing them from a very early age, Gould finally received a horse of her own during the summer of 1967. Having studied works depicting horses by Deborah Butterfield, Edgar Degas, Susan Rothenber and even Spain’s Altamira caves, Gould’s pieces depict figural horses that exude power, speed, fragility, duty and elegance.

Henry’s exhibit, Figures, Faces and Fantasies, showcases his approach to making collages that involve the use of improvisational methods of playing with shape, color and pattern. These mixed media paintings and collages are based on the use of figures and faces while playing with fantasy and myth. With influences from abstract expressionism, cubism and African and Asian art, Henry explores figures, faces and fantasies through his surrealistic collage images.

For more information about this program call 225.383.1470.