"Ancestral Artistry" Film Screening - Bayou Bijou Theater, UL at Lafayette

Ancestral Artistry is a 2024 feature-length film documentary produced by the Louisiana Architecture Foundation (LAF). It tells the story of the architectural legacy of early Africans and Creoles of Color in Louisiana and highlights their impact on the state's distinctive architecture over 300 years. Through the stories of several past and present-day Louisiana artisans and master craftsmen, Ancestral Artistry showcases traditional building trades like carpentry, masonry, and iron smithing, passed down through generations. The film also follows contemporary torchbearers of the trade as they preserve these fragile traditions and train new apprentices.

AIA CEUs - 1.5 HSW/LU - Available For This Event!

This screening is presented by the LAF and the Burdin Series in Louisiana Studies. The Louisiana Architecture Foundation would also like to thank this film's sponsors, supporters, and co-producers, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA) of Louisiana and the State of Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism/Office of Cultural Development/Division of Historic Preservation.

Special thanks to the University of Lafayette at Louisiana, CSI the Acadiana Chapter, and Designing Women of Acadiana for making this film screening possible as well as Friends of the Humanities for their support.

Watch the Trailer: https://vimeo.com/864474832

Learn More: https://www.louisianaarchitecture.org/ancestralartistryfilm
Evening Timeline:

• 5:15 p.m. Reception Before Screening. (Cash Bar/One Free Drink Ticket Per General
  Admission Ticket. Only sponsors drink free.)
  
• 6:30 p.m. Film Screening
  
• 7:30 p.m. Panel Discussion Following Film.

Bayou Bijou
Room 130, 1st Floor, Student Union
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
620 McKinley Street

Limited complimentary parking will be available at Olivier Parking Tower, 619 McKinley Street. Code access information will be shared with ticket holders before the event.

Contact Nicole Dufour to learn more.

[email protected]

The LAF is a 501c3 non-profit corporation. All donations are tax-deductible.

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Special thanks to the Friends of the Humanities for their support!

Info: Post-film event panel details to be announced.

Host or Publisher Louisiana Architecture Foundation