The Project
“Every place we ever lived” is an artistic collaboration of Aileen Bennett, Paige Barnett and Gina Aswell. This art installation explores the literal and figurative textures of our lives. The little points in time that become the stories we tell about ourselves and make up who we are. Using visual art and site-specific dance we will focus on the circle of creativity.
“There is this circle of creativity. The artist creates, the audience experiences, and in turn, the audience becomes inspired to create.”
— AIleen bennett, visual artist
Showings/Performances
The first showing of the work will take place on October 5, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in Opelousas, La. on the corner of South Main Street and West Landry Street with a suggested donation of $10 for admission. The performance starts at 6pm. We will utilize the natural environment of downtown Opelousas to create the palette and texture for this first show. The art will hang for the remainder of the month in the diorama at the St. Landry Parish Courthouse.
The work will take on a major shift with a new cast and moving into the Basin Arts Gallery in Lafayette, La. for Second Saturday ArtWalk on November 9, 2019. The dance component will be performed by the Basin Dance Collective at 6:30pm and 7:30pm.
This project is supported in part by ArtSpark, an Individual Artist stipend supported by the Lafayette Economic Development Authority and administered by the Acadiana Center for the Arts.