February 10, 2023: Filmed by Douglas Magnus The students of Bruner Middle School, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, tapped into George Rodrigue and Life in their collaborative mural. They claimed the art as their own, with imaginative potential and creative realities. “There is a spiritual quality to blue,” said George, as I wrote his wordsContinue reading “Am I Blue? Are You? Bruner Middle School”
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February 2023: Florida, Alabama, Texas
Sharing George Rodrigue during the month of love. “Portraits” dominated this tour, and it resonated more than we could have imagined. After an hour in discussion together, students often chose to stay after class and look closer at these magnificent personal expressions by George Rodrigue and Douglas Magnus. If one is open to it, artContinue reading “February 2023: Florida, Alabama, Texas”
A Look Back at 2022
During 2022, Wendy brought her inspiring programming to 24 schools and 65 classes in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. This unique art-and-storytelling experience included original Rodrigue paintings from her collection, as well as special guest artists, such as Katherine Klimitas and Wendy’s current husband, Douglas Magnus. Tours in 2022 were made possible through partnerships with the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation,Continue reading “A Look Back at 2022”
Blue Dog in Space
Filmed November 17, 2022: Enjoy a tour of out-of-this-world artworks by students from St. Martin School in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, as Wendy Rodrigue continues the Life & Legacy Tour inspired by the life and art of her late husband, George Rodrigue.
November 2022: Mississippi Tour!
Read about the first-ever, exclusively Mississippi, Life & Legacy Tour in Mississippi’s Beautiful Blues, a new blog post by Wendy Rodrigue. It takes a lot of work behind the scenes to put these tours together. A huge thank you to the teachers and students, the planners and press, the financial sponsors, and the friends who housedContinue reading “November 2022: Mississippi Tour!”
St. Martin Middle School
Take a tour with Wendy Rodrigue and art teacher Virginia McLoughlin of incredible original works of art inspired by George Rodrigue and painted Fall 2021 by students in Ocean Springs, Mississippi! Sound up! Wendy and the Life & Legacy Foundation look forward to spending more time at St. Martin in November 2023!
Rodrigue Sculpture Dedication
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022 AT 12 PM MST Acequia Madre House 614 Acequia Madre Santa Fe, NM Join Wendy Rodrigue Magnus, widow of artist George Rodrigue (1944-2013), for a special dedication of “Colors of My Mind” at the Acequia Madre House in Santa Fe, New Mexico, home to the Women’s International Study Center (WISC). WendyContinue reading “Rodrigue Sculpture Dedication”
April 20-25, 2022: What a fantastic week at Kenner Discovery!
This week was made possible by a generous sponsorship by Henry and Pat Shane of Kenner, Louisiana.
Student Spotlight: West DeFuniak Elementary
February 2022, DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Art teacher, Cassandra Benefield, completed this lesson with her 4th grade students prior to Wendy Rodrigue’s visit on February 14! We love the creativity of the sentences portrayed through their art! “I read ‘Why is Blue Dog Blue?’ by George (Rodrigue) to my students to start this lesson. They hadContinue reading “Student Spotlight: West DeFuniak Elementary”
February 17, 2022, Join us in Destin, FL!
Announcing a special event in Destin, Florida hosted by the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation! See George Rodrigue’s Blue Dog paintings like never before in this mini-exhibition of rarely seen original artworks from the artist’s private collection, shared by his widow, Wendy Rodrigue. This unique experience coincides with a week of in-person education outreach in OkaloosaContinue reading “February 17, 2022, Join us in Destin, FL!”