Basin Arts

MEET THE PEOPLE OF THE CREOLE ZYDECO EXPERIENCE | Get to know the artists, educators, musicians, and culture bearers bringing Louisiana Creole and Zydeco traditions to life through food, dance, language, music, and community art.

Curated by 2025 LINEAGE Honoree Grace Hamilton-Mayfield, this free, family-friendly event invites guests of all ages to learn directly from those preserving, practicing, and sharing these traditions throughout our community.

Swipe through to meet the people leading each experience:

🍲 Krystal Martel Moses of Greedy’s to Go | Creole Cooking
💃 Corey J. Frank of Spoken Red | Zydeco Dance
🗣️ Herbert J. Wiltz of C.R.E.O.L.E., Inc. and Geneva Phillips | Creole French
🧵 Sarah Broussard | Community Quilting
🪗 Eric Singleton & Underground Zydeco | Live Zydeco Music

Together, they will guide participants through interactive, hands-on experiences celebrating the traditions that continue to shape Louisiana’s cultural landscape. Children can also complete a Creole Culture Passport and earn their Youth Creole Culture Keeper Certificate!
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The Creole Zydeco Experience: Roots, Rhythm & Heritage
📅 Saturday, July 18
🕘 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
📍 Basin Arts | 126 S. Buchanan St., Lafayette, LA
🎟️ FREE and open to the public

For more information and to RSVP, click here: https://forms.gle/drVj4Kg1xj5eXVdE8

🎨THIS SATURDAY | Join us for July ArtWalk and the final exhibition opening of Mom Mom's: The Sacred Ordinary, a ProjectSpace Residency project by Bob Borel.

FIRST, experience the final iteration of Mom Mom's: The Sacred Ordinary, an immersive installation that has evolved over the course of June into a reconstruction of Bob's Cajun grandmother's 1980s living room and kitchen. Blending living history and communal art, the exhibition honors a way of life that is quietly slipping away while inviting visitors to gather, reflect, and connect.

THEN, join us at 5:30 PM for an artist talk exploring how heritage and culture is made visible in artistic practice, featuring Alexis Braud, Anne Guillot, Drake Leblanc, and moderator Bob Borel.

✨NEW THIS ARTWALK: Visit our Hallway Gallery to experience a selection of works from Kelly Anne Mueller's Sorry for your loss series, reflecting on environmental issues through a deeply personal investigation of empathy, loss, and the natural world.

Also on view in our Studio Gallery, discover a solo exhibition by BARE Walls artist Gary Pilcher, featuring landscape photography that explores the Southern environment through a contemporary lens.

📅 Saturday, July 11
🕔 5:00–8:00 PM
🗣️ Artist Talk | 5:30 PM
📍 Basin Arts | 126 S. Buchanan St.
🎟️ FREE Admission

Logo illustration by Erin Broussard. Design & layout by Anne Boudreaux.