The Twin City Art Foundation and the Masur Museum of Art proudly present five new exhibitions:
September 01, 2017
Caroline Youngblood: Becoming the Butterfly
August 29 – October 27, 2017
Youngblood uses Northeast Louisiana’s landscape and old family photographs as inspiration for her artistic practice. She reclaims her roots by creating stunning oil paintings using these two types of source images. Her reclamation project mirrors her coming of age as a young artist with that of her family pursuing the American dream in the Delta in the past. She approaches her work with a reverence that is palpable. The visceral nature of her work is fitting being as you are witnessing her becoming something new when spending time with her paintings.
Lacey Stinson: Thoughts on Small Worlds
August 29 – October 27, 2017
Stinson’s fine oil paintings explore the many ways in which individuals create their own worlds, and often cut themselves off from others. His anthropomorphic landscapes are particularly interesting when thinking about how people perceive the world because they are incomplete. The in-progress nature of this work is fitting when thinking about this idea because perceptions are always changing. Ultimately, Stinson’s are inherently positive because their intrinsic beauty mirrors humans’ indomitable optimism in the face of hardship and struggle.
Gallery Reception & Artist Talks by Lacey Stinson & Caroline Youngblood
October 26, 6 – 8pm
Lacey Stinson 6:30 pm
Caroline Youngblood 6:50 pm
Masur Museum of Art, 1400 South Grand Street, Monroe, LA 71202
Marcus Journey: Missionary
August 29 – October 27, 2017
Marcus Journey’s video installation is one part documentary and one part self-portrait. When Journey, a practicing Mormon, moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, from the West, he felt out of place. During this time he met young Mormon missionaries who were also acclimating to the South. Sensing they were kindred spirits he became friends with many of the missionaries during their time in Louisiana. Friendship quickly turned into collaboration with Journey documenting these young men as they completed an important rite of passage in the Church of Latter Day Saints. Then, as a critical foil, he spent time with a disillusioned non-practicing Mormon for whom the mission and Mormon lifestyle was not rewarding. Journey’s Mormon identity lies somewhere in between these two parts of himself. His faith is an important part of his life and he questions it to renew his convictions and evaluate his relationships with others.
Gallery Reception (with Popcorn!!!!) & Artist Talk by Marcus Journey
September 21, 6 – 7:30 pm
Screening: 6:30 pm
Artist Talk/Q&A: 6:50 pm
Masur Museum of Art, 1400 South Grand Street, Monroe, LA 71202
Selections from the Permanent Collection
August 29 – February 24, 2018
The Butler’s Gallery features a small selection of art from our permanent collection. In April the Masur Museum’s permanent collection sustained major smoke damage as a result of a fire in our permanent collection storage facility. Some of the work on view was involved in the fire and was conserved by staff. Other works on view were in the process of being acquired by the museum when the fire occurred. Read the labels to learn more about individual works of art. If you would like to learn more about the fire and art conservation, please be sure to visit on a Tuesday or Thursday to see our art conservation exhibition titled The Lab.
Historic Photographs of the Masur Museum
August 29 – February 24, 2018
The Masur Museum of Art, previously known as the Slagle House, was built as a private residence in 1929. A lumberman named Clarence Edward Slagle had the modified Tudor estate built for his wife Mabel. The Indiana limestone and Pennsylvania blue slate used to build the home were brought down through various waterways to the scenic Ouachita River, which runs behind the property. In the early 1930s the Slagle House was acquired by the Masur family. Sigmund and Beatrice Masur lived in the home with their children Sylvian, Jack, and Bertha Marie. The Masur children donated the home to the city of Monroe in 1963 under the agreement that it become a fine arts museum. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. In 2005 the River Galleries, where the conservation lab is currently located, were added to the original building to provide additional exhibition and event space. The photographs in this room were taken in the early 1930s when the home was still a residence. The Masur Museum of Art is the largest visual arts museum in Northeast Louisiana.
Visit masurmuseum.org or call 318.329.2237 for more information about this and other programming.
Follow the Masur Museum of Art on Instagram @masurmuseum and on Facebook @masurmuseumofart.
About the Masur Museum of Art
The Masur Museum of Art is the largest collecting and exhibiting institution of modern and contemporary art in Northeast Louisiana. We are dedicated to bringing dynamic public programming to our community that emphasizes artists from Louisiana, the Southeast, and around the world.
The Masur Museum of Art is a division of the City of Monroe’s Department of Community Affairs. Exhibitions and educational programs are funded by the Twin City Art Foundation. Programs of the Masur Museum are supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council as administered by the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Art Works. This project is also funded in part by a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Further funding is provided by the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council, CenturyLink Security Systems, Yellowbook 360, and DeltaStyle magazine. For more information about events and programing please visit masurmuseum.org, like us on Facebook, or call 318.329.2237.
August 29 – October 27, 2017
Youngblood uses Northeast Louisiana’s landscape and old family photographs as inspiration for her artistic practice. She reclaims her roots by creating stunning oil paintings using these two types of source images. Her reclamation project mirrors her coming of age as a young artist with that of her family pursuing the American dream in the Delta in the past. She approaches her work with a reverence that is palpable. The visceral nature of her work is fitting being as you are witnessing her becoming something new when spending time with her paintings.
Lacey Stinson: Thoughts on Small Worlds
August 29 – October 27, 2017
Stinson’s fine oil paintings explore the many ways in which individuals create their own worlds, and often cut themselves off from others. His anthropomorphic landscapes are particularly interesting when thinking about how people perceive the world because they are incomplete. The in-progress nature of this work is fitting when thinking about this idea because perceptions are always changing. Ultimately, Stinson’s are inherently positive because their intrinsic beauty mirrors humans’ indomitable optimism in the face of hardship and struggle.
Gallery Reception & Artist Talks by Lacey Stinson & Caroline Youngblood
October 26, 6 – 8pm
Lacey Stinson 6:30 pm
Caroline Youngblood 6:50 pm
Masur Museum of Art, 1400 South Grand Street, Monroe, LA 71202
Marcus Journey: Missionary
August 29 – October 27, 2017
Marcus Journey’s video installation is one part documentary and one part self-portrait. When Journey, a practicing Mormon, moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, from the West, he felt out of place. During this time he met young Mormon missionaries who were also acclimating to the South. Sensing they were kindred spirits he became friends with many of the missionaries during their time in Louisiana. Friendship quickly turned into collaboration with Journey documenting these young men as they completed an important rite of passage in the Church of Latter Day Saints. Then, as a critical foil, he spent time with a disillusioned non-practicing Mormon for whom the mission and Mormon lifestyle was not rewarding. Journey’s Mormon identity lies somewhere in between these two parts of himself. His faith is an important part of his life and he questions it to renew his convictions and evaluate his relationships with others.
Gallery Reception (with Popcorn!!!!) & Artist Talk by Marcus Journey
September 21, 6 – 7:30 pm
Screening: 6:30 pm
Artist Talk/Q&A: 6:50 pm
Masur Museum of Art, 1400 South Grand Street, Monroe, LA 71202
Selections from the Permanent Collection
August 29 – February 24, 2018
The Butler’s Gallery features a small selection of art from our permanent collection. In April the Masur Museum’s permanent collection sustained major smoke damage as a result of a fire in our permanent collection storage facility. Some of the work on view was involved in the fire and was conserved by staff. Other works on view were in the process of being acquired by the museum when the fire occurred. Read the labels to learn more about individual works of art. If you would like to learn more about the fire and art conservation, please be sure to visit on a Tuesday or Thursday to see our art conservation exhibition titled The Lab.
Historic Photographs of the Masur Museum
August 29 – February 24, 2018
The Masur Museum of Art, previously known as the Slagle House, was built as a private residence in 1929. A lumberman named Clarence Edward Slagle had the modified Tudor estate built for his wife Mabel. The Indiana limestone and Pennsylvania blue slate used to build the home were brought down through various waterways to the scenic Ouachita River, which runs behind the property. In the early 1930s the Slagle House was acquired by the Masur family. Sigmund and Beatrice Masur lived in the home with their children Sylvian, Jack, and Bertha Marie. The Masur children donated the home to the city of Monroe in 1963 under the agreement that it become a fine arts museum. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. In 2005 the River Galleries, where the conservation lab is currently located, were added to the original building to provide additional exhibition and event space. The photographs in this room were taken in the early 1930s when the home was still a residence. The Masur Museum of Art is the largest visual arts museum in Northeast Louisiana.
Visit masurmuseum.org or call 318.329.2237 for more information about this and other programming.
Follow the Masur Museum of Art on Instagram @masurmuseum and on Facebook @masurmuseumofart.
About the Masur Museum of Art
The Masur Museum of Art is the largest collecting and exhibiting institution of modern and contemporary art in Northeast Louisiana. We are dedicated to bringing dynamic public programming to our community that emphasizes artists from Louisiana, the Southeast, and around the world.
The Masur Museum of Art is a division of the City of Monroe’s Department of Community Affairs. Exhibitions and educational programs are funded by the Twin City Art Foundation. Programs of the Masur Museum are supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council as administered by the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Art Works. This project is also funded in part by a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Further funding is provided by the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council, CenturyLink Security Systems, Yellowbook 360, and DeltaStyle magazine. For more information about events and programing please visit masurmuseum.org, like us on Facebook, or call 318.329.2237.
