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Creative Acadiana: Gallery Representation 101

  • March 21, 2026 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

  • Acadiana Center for the Arts - Art House

    101 West Vermilion Street
    Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
Ticket Price $2.00-$10.00 Register Now
Description

Join New Orleans gallery owner Matthew Showman as he discusses the ins and outs of gallery representation for visual artists. The gallery owner/artist relationship is just that, a relationship, and it needs to be actively sought out and maintained. This workshop will discuss effective ways to meet and court gallery owners, best practices to make good use of your gallery rep, and the benefits of having a gallery representative on your side. This is a beginner friendly workshop perfect for artists interested in taking the next step in their artistic career. 
 
Matthew Showman is the gallery director and co-owner of FERRARA SHOWMAN GALLERY New Orleans and President of the Arts District New Orleans. He serves as a founding board member of fstop504 Collective, assists with exhibitions and educational programming at the Reynolds Ryan Art Gallery at the Isidore Newman School, organizes quarterly incubator sessions for all sects of arts professional with community partners Antenna and Culturalyst, and maintains an independent curatorial and art consultancy practice.

 

AcA is committed to making our programming as accessible as possible. This Creative Acadiana session will be in-person, streamed and recorded. If you require your accessibility needs addressed, please contact community@acadianacenterforthearts.org ahead of the session to discuss.

Date & Time

Sat, Mar 21, 2026 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Venue Details

Acadiana Center for the Arts - Art House

101 West Vermilion Street
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 Acadiana Center for the Arts - Art House
Acadiana Center for the Arts

Our mission is fostering art and culture in Acadiana.

Founded in 1975, Acadiana Center for the Arts (“AcA”) is a community-supported nonprofit organization that fosters art and culture in Acadiana. Since its founding, AcA has developed as a major force, shaping the future of public education and community development in South Louisiana.

AcA supports the creation of new works of art, exhibits, festivals, performances, and public art across an eight-parish region that includes Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion Parishes.  

AcA aims to bring equitable access to the arts and supports fair compensation of artists. On average, AcA serves over 300,000 people annually and provides fair compensation to 2,700 artists.  

In 2013, the AcA merged with the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana (“PASA”), whose mission was to educate, inspire, entertain, and culturally enrich the people of south Louisiana by providing local access to a diverse range of the performing arts. This merger supported the vision of both organizations and provided much-needed support to PASA’s programs. Founded in 1989, PASA served as a leading voice in the performing arts in South Louisiana for close to three decades.


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