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November 22, 2024: Although I was not involved in curating this new exhibition at the Cabildo Louisiana State Museum, I always appreciate creative perspectives on my late husband, George Rodrigue, his art and his legacy. Extending a special thank you to LSM Historian and Curator Joyce Miller and her team. Together they wove Louisiana artifactsContinue reading “Cabildo Museum Hosts George Rodrigue”

November 9, 2024: In the early 2000s, George Rodrigue began a series he called Bodies. Recalling his years at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, he noted that he was never the best draughtsman in class and that figure drawing was an ongoing struggle. This series, created late in his career, wasContinue reading “George Rodrigue’s BODIES at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts”

Join Curator Dana Holland-Beickert for a tour of “George Rodrigue: Painting for Myself” on view through May 3, 2025 at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts in Longview, Texas. This spectacular exhibition features 50 original Rodrigue paintings from my private collection, including George’s earliest landscapes, Cajun scenes from the 1970s, bold and large scale BlueContinue reading “Rodrigue at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts”

October 25, 2024: The COOL Cooperative joins the Blanchard House Institute and the New Orleans Film Society to launch a “Heritage Documentary Film Project,” bringing 300 New Orleans area students for a day of activations surrounding the intersection of culture and film, including a special screening of the new documentary, “BLUE: The Life & ArtContinue reading “New Orleans Film Festival Inspires COOL Collaboration for Kids: Wendy Rodrigue & Sean O’Malley”

Premiering October 21, 2024 at the Orpheum Theatre as part of the New Orleans Film Festival. Streaming nationwide on PBS, Spring 2025.