From the Storms of Our Souls: The Art of Ron Bechet explores the everyday experiences, communal ties, ancestral connections, and ecological encounters of Blackness sketched across charcoal drawings composed of abstract metaphors and magical realism. This solo exhibition features nearly fifty artworks, including over fifteen recent drawings, presenting a profound visual narrative of history, memory, and belonging.

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This third annual exhibition highlights the artwork of thirteen emerging artists who also work within the CAC. Their voices and visions span disciplines, mediums, and methods, united by a shared commitment to creative resistance, inclusion, and community accountability.

Featured artists include: Alice Lapeyre · Cindy Ladner · Dameris Calliet · DiQuan Forcell · Emmie Merritt Gabrielle Tolliver · Irvin Washington Jr. · Joshua Casimier · Loren Brown Lacarbriere Marco Saah · Simone Bassiouni · Steve Gillilland · Wendy Washington

K20: When the Water Met the Door marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with an exhibition that surrounds visitors in sound, image, and memory. Featuring thirteen artists, the show confronts the human cost of the flood, honors the lives lost, and amplifies the voices of those who grew up in its aftermath. Waterlines, furniture, and found objects become time capsules, holding the city’s resilience and its unfinished story.

EXPOSE 2024 marks the revival of the original EXPOSE window galleries, first introduced at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) in 2011. This unique exhibition transforms the CAC's iconic display windows along Camp and St. Joseph Streets into a vibrant public art space, making contemporary art accessible to all.

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The Helis Foundation John Scott Center recently sustained damage to the facade of their building which has forced the temporary closure of the center.

Rest assured, their work has not stopped. See the lineup of programming that will be hosted at the CAC this Spring!