Please join me on a journey of ‘slow art,’ as we use George’s inspiring story and original paintings to explore the mysterious and mystical, the intuitive and emotional, and always, the beauty and joy of this precious life.
Wendy Rodrigue
Now scheduling for 2024. For inquiries, please contact us at contact@legacyartour.org.
2023
FLORIDA PANHANDLE FEBRUARY 6-10
All events in partnership with the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation
FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
February 6
Fort Walton Beach High School
Bluewater Elementary
February 7
Meigs Middle School (2 presentations)
February 8
Pryor Middle School (3 presentations)
February 9
MKAF Presents Blue Dog at Bijoux
11:30 am
Bijoux Restaurant + Spirits in Miramar Beach
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February 10
Bruner Middle School
Youth Village
DECATUR, ALABAMA
All events in partnership with the Carnegie Visual Arts Center
Monday, February 13th
Leon Sheffield Elementary
5-7:00 pm at the Carnegie Visual Arts Center (open to the public)
Tuesday, February 14th
Decatur High School
Oak Park Elementary School
MIDLAND, TEXAS
February 17
Greenwood Elementary (2 presentations)
ADDITIONAL 2023 OUTREACH POSTING SOON
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in partnership with the West Baton Rouge Museum
With gratitude to Telich Custom Homes, and Morgan Stanley, for sponsoring this exhibition
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in partnership with the Museum of New Art
Generously sponsored by Avery Insurance
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Eureka, Illinois, in partnership with Eureka College and the Ronald Reagan Museum
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New Iberia, Louisiana, in partnership with the Bayou Teche Museum
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Fall 2022
LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
Nanih Waiya Attendance Center
November 15
9:45 (3rd-5th grades)
10:50 (6th-8th grades)
MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI
November 15
Mississippi Children’s Museum 3:30-4:40
Dinner with Blue Dog and Friends PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Weidmann’s Restaurant 7-9:00 pm
November 16
– Northeast High School 8-9:30
– Northeast High School pre K campus 10-10:30
– Crestwood Elementary School 11:30-1:30
OCEAN SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI
St. Martin Gifted Center
November 17 12:45-1:45
SEE INTERVIEW WITH WENDY FROM WLOX
Singing River Art Association (Pascagoula, MS)
Tour of Rodrigue-inspired Student Artworks and a Meet and Greet with Wendy Rodrigue
November 17 3:30 – 6:00 pm
Free and open to the public
NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA
Downtown Fall ArtWalk
*Bayou Teche Museum: Doc Voorhies Wing
November 19 Noon – 4:00 pm
Free and open to the public
*Adjacent to the newly completed George Rodrigue Park
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George Rodrigue (1944-2013) grew up in a school without art. As a result, he became passionate about the arts in education, and together he and his wife, Wendy, visited schools worldwide for years. During these events, he painted while she told his story. The children chimed in as he covered a large canvas with quick brushstrokes and bright, thick paint; and George and Wendy, in turn, experienced the magic of this creative phenomenon through their eyes.
As of 2022, through the Life & Legacy Foundation, Wendy has continued this momentum, sharing her late husband’s life and art during presentations to more than 120 schools, some 500 classrooms in 8 states, and more than 50,000 students, as often as possible within small groups of fifty or less. Together with her team, they’ve produced numerous exhibitions of George’s work, including ambitious museum installations, complete with gallery talks and docent trainings. Wendy has shared with dozens of community organizations such as Chambers of Commerce, Literary Clubs, Associations of Broadcasters, and Continuing Education. In every case, the presentation includes original, museum-quality Rodrigue paintings and is unique, unscripted, and fluid. After all, she has George’s entire life, as reflected in his stories, wisdom, and artwork, for inspiration. In short, she has only just begun!
