The Galleries at LSU

Making Groceries: Community Life in South Louisiana, c. 1920–1930 examines how shopping, food, labor, and trade shaped everyday life and community in rural Louisiana. Centered on the rural general store, the exhibition uses everyday objects to reveal the social and cultural systems that connected households, communities, and regional markets.

Created by LSU Doctor of Design in Cultural Preservation students through the Material Culture course (DART 7004), Spring 2026.

Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
4:30–7:00 p.m.
LSU Rural Life Museum

This event is free of charge and open to the public.

Serena Viola Corson’s Touching Grass: Reimagining the Commons opens Saturday, 4/18. Responding to the history of the enclosure of communal land, MFA painting candidate Corson’s exhibition reimagines the commons through an ecofeminist and animist lens, using intuitive artmaking and symbolic imagery.

This exhibition will be on view April 18–25 with a closing reception the evening of April 25 from 6–8 p.m. Serena Corson will host a series of programs entitled “The Art of Hosting is the Highest Form of Art” on Sunday, April 19 and Wednesday, April 22 from 5–7 p.m.; more information and tickets can be found at LSU College of Art & Design Galleries Eventbrite Page

Glassell Gallery Hours:
Tuesday–Wednesday: 12–5 p.m.
Thursday–Friday: 12–7 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday: 12–5 p.m.
Closed Mondays, between exhibitions, and during LSU closures.

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