Walter Anderson Film & Opening
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Walter Anderson Film & Opening
Thursday, September 17 • 6–8:30 PM • Free
Enjoy a screening of Walter Anderson: The Extraordinary Life and Art of the Islander, followed by a panel discussion featuring the filmmaker Anthony Thaxton, the artist’s son, John Anderson, and Mattie Codling, the Director of the Walter Anderson Museum in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Film and panel in Manship Theatre. A reception and book signing will follow in the LSU Museum of Art to celebrate the opening of the museum's exhibition, The South's Most Elusive Artist: Walter Inglis Anderson, on view September 17, 2026–January 3, 2027.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
LSU Museum of Art Members Meet & Greet with John Anderson from 5–5:45 PM
>Museum members are invited to a special meet and greet with John Anderson, son of Walter Anderson, prior to the program. Not a member? Join at www.lsumoa.org/membership to attend this part of the program.
Film and Panel in Manship Theatre (1st floor) from 6–7:30 PM
>Film Screening of Walter Anderson: The Extraordinary Life and Art of the Islander. Panel Discussion featuring the filmmaker Anthony Thaxton, the artist’s son, John Anderson, and Mattie Codling, the Director of the Walter Anderson Museum in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Get your free tickets here: https://manshiptheatre.org/comingsoon/walter-anderson
Book Signing and Reception in the LSU Museum of Art (5th floor) from 7:30–8:30 PM
>Book signing and reception in the LSU Museum of Art on the 5th floor of the Shaw Center. Explore the museum’s exhibition "The South's Most Elusive Artist: Walter Inglis Anderson." Reception is free to the public, books will be available for purchase at the event.
This exhibition is on loan from the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. It will be on view September 17, 2026–January 3, 2027 at the LSU Museum of Art.
Thursday, September 17 • 6–8:30 PM • Free
Enjoy a screening of Walter Anderson: The Extraordinary Life and Art of the Islander, followed by a panel discussion featuring the filmmaker Anthony Thaxton, the artist’s son, John Anderson, and Mattie Codling, the Director of the Walter Anderson Museum in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Film and panel in Manship Theatre. A reception and book signing will follow in the LSU Museum of Art to celebrate the opening of the museum's exhibition, The South's Most Elusive Artist: Walter Inglis Anderson, on view September 17, 2026–January 3, 2027.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
LSU Museum of Art Members Meet & Greet with John Anderson from 5–5:45 PM
>Museum members are invited to a special meet and greet with John Anderson, son of Walter Anderson, prior to the program. Not a member? Join at www.lsumoa.org/membership to attend this part of the program.
Film and Panel in Manship Theatre (1st floor) from 6–7:30 PM
>Film Screening of Walter Anderson: The Extraordinary Life and Art of the Islander. Panel Discussion featuring the filmmaker Anthony Thaxton, the artist’s son, John Anderson, and Mattie Codling, the Director of the Walter Anderson Museum in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Get your free tickets here: https://manshiptheatre.org/comingsoon/walter-anderson
Book Signing and Reception in the LSU Museum of Art (5th floor) from 7:30–8:30 PM
>Book signing and reception in the LSU Museum of Art on the 5th floor of the Shaw Center. Explore the museum’s exhibition "The South's Most Elusive Artist: Walter Inglis Anderson." Reception is free to the public, books will be available for purchase at the event.
This exhibition is on loan from the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. It will be on view September 17, 2026–January 3, 2027 at the LSU Museum of Art.
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