Upcoming Exhibitions
Tom walton: time in louisiana
april 12 - may 24, 2025
exhibition opening during spring for art
april 12, 2025 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm
The St. Tammany Art Association is honored to present Time in Louisiana, a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Tom Walton.
Time in Louisiana is a collection of sometimes figurative paintings, oil on linen, set in domestic spaces. The paintings are evocative of universal themes such as home, shared spaces, and even isolation in those spaces. Painting from direct observation, Walton describes his surroundings, inviting the viewer into paintings that feel deeply personal but are not limited to autobiography. The work is liminal in that it captures a moment that is otherwise looked over; here is the time when something has already occurred, or something is about to happen. The moments are fragile in their evanescence, quiet, and meditative. The paintings are gifts in that they honestly describe these moments.
Walton’s process is one in which he practices focus with intention, but with restriction. Because of the care Walton gives to his practice of observation, his paintings are deeply attentive to his subjects, giving them almost formal and symbolic resonance. The restriction is more the permission to allow the act of painting to lead the work. The paintings are content inspired, and yet not content driven.
A Member Gallery Feature
Cecilia goett’s Whispers of the south: Sunsets, petals, & Hums
april 12 - may 24, 2025
exhibition opening during spring for art
april 12, 2025 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Cecilia Says:
”Whispers of the South: Sunsets, Petals, and Hums is a collection born from the rhythms of Southern Louisiana — its golden evenings, the quiet sway of wildflowers, the sudden magic of hummingbirds migrating, and magnolias blooming — a wondrous experience of life unfolding.
As an international artist who found home here two years ago, I’ve come to understand this place not just through sight but through feeling. Time spent in nature here is never hurried; it is a connection beyond words, a moment of stillness beneath ancient oaks, a presence that moves with the breeze, the water, and the sky. In this stillness, I listen, and through my art, I respond.
This collection is my offering to that gentle whisper — a glimpse of the South as I have come to know it.”
The 55th annual summer show:
A national Juried Artists Exhibition
July 12 - September 13, 2025
The St. Tammany Art Association is proud to present the return of the 55th Annual National Juried Exhibition, The Summer Show, to the Miriam Barranger Gallery. A minimum of $3,500 in cash prizes including a $2,000 prize for Best of Show will be awarded. Other cash and merit awards will be presented at the discretion of the Juror.
The juror for the 2025 Summer Show is Sasha Newkirk. Newkirk has designed and curated exhibitions, taught and given lectures, and mounted artwork at some of New York’s leading institutions, and contributes regularly to Metalsmith Magazine.
Up to three artworks may be submitted per artist. The fee to enter is $35 for one, two or three artworks.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Online entry and payment will be accepted until 11:59 PM in Mountain Time on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Submissions will be accepted only through CaFE.org.
NOTIFICATION TO APPLICANTS: Results of the selection process will be announced on or before Tuesday, June 3, 2025
EXHIBITION: The exhibition will be on display July 12 - September 12, 2025 in the Miriam Barranger Gallery of the St. Tammany Art Association in historic downtown Covington. Regular gallery hours are Wednesday to Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM and Saturdays from 11 AM to 4 PM. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
ARTISTS RECEPTION: Saturday, July 12, 2025, 6-9pm with presentation of awards at 7pm.
CLOSING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 6-9pm
All events are free and open to the public.