"2023 will be an exciting year at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective. I'm so happy to be part of the progress, which will continue into this new year.

"Plans include the completion of work within the new Reilly Makerspace, and subsequent receipt of our occupational permit resulting in the start of programming within those studios. This year we are also working to further our culinary programming with offerings of locally made foods. Our selling member artists numbers have increased and 2023 will provide those artists with both more exhibit opportunity and opportunity to meet and work with visiting international artists.

"Do visit and spend time with us. At NUNU collective you will always find the offer of a cup of coffee, and stimulating conversation focused on the arts and culture." - Peg Ramier, interim executive director.

WORKSHOPS

Cyanotype Prints - Jan. 7

With the help of photographer Ralph Schexnaydre Jr., create an 11" x 14" cyanotype print using 3D objects placed upon a chemically treated photo-sensitive substrate during a one-day 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 7 workshop. Cost of workshop, $160 and includes framing. The finished work will measure 16" x 20".

In addition, all cyanotype prints will be exhibited during the month of January in Galerie le coin coin, one of several dedicated galleries within the NUNU Arts and Culture Collective facility. An artist reception takes place 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, during the monthly Deuxième Samedi open house.

Cyanotypes are one of the earliest photographic processes dating back to the 1840s. Bring your favorite fall botanicals, book pages, jewelry, or anything else you want to try. On Sunday, Jan. 8, a complimentary session on how to mount and frame your piece will be conducted, and if unable to attend, the work will be mounted and framed for you.

To register visit eventbrite.com/e/cyanotype-workshop.

The number of participants is limited.

Mask-making - Feb. 10-13

The approach of Mardi Gras on Feb. 21 provides the opportunity to experience the tradition of masking as a means of fun and freedom. For 4 days, Feb. 10 - 13, participants gather at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective for the work of constructing and decorating masks that are a reflection of themselves. Leading the workshop are Martinique artists Jean-luc Toussaint and Vanessa Guy.

The cost is $150 to NUNU collective members, and $450 to non-members. Non-members are encouraged to become a NUNU member. Costs include a dinner on Friday, Feb. 10. Dinner follows a 6 p.m. conversation table during which artists explain the practices and purposes of coming lessons. Also, breakfast and lunch are provided during workshop days on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

All supplies and materials are provided, however, students are encouraged to bring fabric or objects that can be added to the supplies and materials mix.

This workshop is supported by a Louisiana Project Grant through the - Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, and administered by the Acadiana Center for the Arts. Managing the grant is Beatrice Germaine Marcella.

To register visit eventbrite.com/e/mask-making-workshop

OPEN HOUSE

Deuxième Samedi

11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14

EXHIBITS

Galerie des deux bayous features works by Doug Nehrbass

Drawings and paintings by Doug Nehrbass are featured this month within Galerie des deux bayous, a salon-type gallery and marketplace located at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective. Nehrbass describes himself as a "returning student of the arts" who from numerous initial sketches builds upon images so as to shape and color into a finished painting. His work includes landscapes and dramatic skyscapes.

Other works are included in Galerie des deux bayous are by: Peg Ramier, Lily Severson, Michelle Fontenot, Janelle Hebert, Peter Klubek, Larry Bourque, Carole Lancon, Ralph Schexnaydre Jr., Debbie Tibbs, Kathleen Guinnane, Carol Miller, Kathy Mere, Karen Willingham, Helen Bolin, Anne Bulliard Crownover, Kathleen Whitehurst, Rex Berard, Suzi Santillo, Jerri Bushnell, Nealy Atkins, Brucie Gauthier, Pem Boussard, Lori Henderson, Peggy Walters, Lucy Cornay Yanasida, Charlie Schranz, Faye Dupre and Felicia Wiggins.

Big Sexy Neon continues to show in

Salon des neons

Illuminate your space with a work by Nate Sheaffer, master glass blower and owner of Big Sexy Neon in New Orleans. Showing in Salon des neons at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective are various pieces revealing a fun "French flavor."

Sheaffer opened Big Sexy Neon in 2020. It is his second neon shop/studio. The first being Neon Impressions, Inc., in Raleigh, N.C. To see more of Sheaffer's work visit bigsexyneon.work

Upcoming Shows in 2023

Mostapha Romli

Feb. 2-26

Work by Moroccan artist Mostapha Romli exhibits Feb. 2-26 at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective. Romli is a photographer and multimedia artist who lives and works in Casablanca. His work is internationally collected and represented. He is the founder of the International Biennial of Contemporary Art in Casablanca, president of the Morocco Premium Foundation and member of the Ifitry Scholarship Selection Committee. To learn more visit romli.com/artiste-ang.html

SESSIONS

Life Drawing on Tuesdays

Life Drawing sessions at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective resume 6-8:30 p.m., Tuesdays. Cost paid directly to the model is $10. Space use is free for NUNU members and $10 for non-members. Chairs are provided.

Life drawing, also known as figure drawing or gesture drawing, is the drawing of the human form in various poses and levels of detail. It is a means to better understand how the muscles and bones interact, and how muscles look when tense or relaxed in different angles.

Reservations are not necessary, but if you wish to reserve a space visit: nunu-pedagogy. For more information please contact Danny Barnhill at 337-349-5399.

Fabric Fridays return Feb. 3

Textile artists and artisans gather weekly beginning Feb. 3 for work, camaraderie and inspiration. Space use is free for NUNU members and $10 for non-members.

• Les coudre pointes, quilting and needlework circle, 9 a.m. - noon.
• Cloth Collaborators, 9a.m. - 3 p.m.

A new textile studio, located within the Reilly Makerspace west mezzanine includes a quilting rack and sewing station. Bring your materials, your swatches, your knitting and crocheting needles, and ideas. For more information contact Loretta Bourque (Les coudre pointes) at 337-258-6363 and/or Janelle Hebert (Cloth Collaborators) at 504-722-5870.

DICI SERIES

Diversity Initiative for Cultural Inclusion

Celebrating the complexity of Acadiana culture.

La Table des Traditions Creoles - noon-2 p.m., second Saturday, will not take place in January.

Indigenous Cultural Heritage Table gathers noon-2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28, at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective. The January table focuses on identifying members of tribes, and or participants, and the development of the table as a means to educate and celebrate. Persons interested in attending can reach out to Biloxi-Chitimacha Tribal Member Debbie Billiot at deb1030@yahoo.com

Art Business Café - 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 8. One-on-one consultations regarding various business related issues including art exhibition, pricing, solicitation of gallery representation, etc... Free to NUNU members. Monthly, at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective.

Socrates Café - 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 15. Third Sunday gathering of inquiring minds. Open to the public. Meet moderators Claire Hernandez and Claire Zimmer, who wrangle, contain and direct as based in the Socratic method of discussion.

Socrates cafés are conducted throughout the world as means to encourage respectful discussion. The Socrates café model was created by philosopher Christopher Phillips. Monthly, at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective.

NU CADEAUX

Supporting the use of Brown Cotton

Kitchen towels, throws and a table runner made of locally grown brown cotton can be purchased at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective. The brown cotton was grown and woven into these wonderful products by Tony and Carol Mullins of Sarepta, La.

Because of Louisiana's subtropical climate, brown cotton proved an appropriate textile choice over wool, and as early as the late 1700s, became an essential crop along the Acadian coast and among Teche Valley settlements.