Emergence, 2024
Performance and textiles installation by Lex R. Thomas and Bethany Lejeune
as a part of ARCHIVES X LOUDHOUSE
Installation Design: Lex R. Thomas and Bethany Lejeune
Audio Design: Matthew Thomas (noconstant.wav)
Costume, Crochet, and Needlefelt Elements: Louis Deumite
Performed by: Lex R. Thomas
Photographed by: Brett Hebert
A Resting Place for Pussies, 2023
Performance and film installation by Paige Barnett Kulbeth
as a part of LOUDHOUSE x Link Rot
Creative Director & Installation Design: Paige Barnette Kulbeth
Performed by: Paige Barnett Kulbeth, Lex R. Thomas, & Alexis Young
Photographed by: Brett Hebert
Wildflowers, 2023
Wildflowers: A Queer Acadiana pairs live models from the local LGBT+ community with native Louisiana wildflowers and flora. The goal is to bring awareness to the beauty and perseverance of queer Acadiana individuals, particularly in a time when this subculture is being actively repressed. It’s a personal and political project that aims to spotlight the richness of our community within the larger cultural context of Cajun life.
This project was funded in part by the ArtSpark Individual Artist Grant
Models: Kate Johnson, John Moore, Calliope Starling, Alexandria Culotta, Paul D’augereau, & Lex R. Thomas
Project Documentation: Tiffany Lemoine ( Ahnvee Photography )
Related Press:
Queer people are here, and they’re Cajun | The Current
Get to know the 10 ArtSpark grant recipients and their art projects in Acadiana | Acadiana Advocate
ArtSpark is a competitive grant program supporting individual artists in Acadiana by providing technical support and funding and entrepreneurial training to artists in various fields.
These awards offer assistance to emerging, mid-career, and mature artists for specific, short-term projects with a component of community outreach and a focus on the artists’ and/or communities economic development with the support of Opportunity Machine.
This program is committed to ensuring Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility, with particular focus on Black artists, Indigenous artists, artists of color, as well as those artists with disabilities, in order to expand their bodies of work as professionals.
Funding for this program is made possible by Lafayette Economic Development Authority and National Endowment for the Arts, and is administered by the Acadiana Center for the Arts.