Join
the UL Lafayette College of the Arts as we host our annual Beaux Arts
Ball on Friday, October 21, at 7 p.m. The Beaux Arts Ball celebrates the
artistic contributions of our students, faculty, and alumni, along with
raising important and
much needed funds that support; student scholarships, student
organizations, student recruitment, faculty development, faculty/student
grants, publicity for public performances, exhibits and other events
that showcase the College.
This year’s theme is FIRE, so let’s gather around the FIRE and support the
UL Lafayette College of the Arts at our annual costume ball. Spark your
inspiration with a little FIRE and possibly an idea for your costume or
the coveted Table Decorating Contest.
This year’s SPARK Lifetime Achievement Award honoree will be Herman Mhire. Mhire is a Distinguished
Professor in the College of the Arts at the University of Louisiana at
Lafayette, where he taught from 1977 until his retirement in 2005. He
also served as director/chief curator of the University Art Museum for
17 years, where he envisioned and established the Paul and Lulu Hilliard
University Art Museum. Additionally, he is the founding president of
Festival International de Louisiane, the largest outdoor, free
Francophone arts festival in the United States. Trained as a painter and
printmaker, Mhire holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the
University of Louisiana, Lafayette (1969) and a Master of Fine
Arts degree from the University of Arkansas (1972). His work has been
widely exhibited and critically acclaimed. Since 1977, Mhire has devoted
his life and work to cultivating the Arts at UL Lafayette, the greater
Lafayette community, and beyond. Through his many roles as a curator,
artist, and professor he continues to serve as an ambassador of the Arts
for Louisiana locally and internationally. Herman will be formally
named at this year’s ball. He will join the ranks of our previous
honorees; A. Hays Town, Elmore Morgan Jr., Joe Stewart, George Rodrigue,
Keith Sonnier, Dicky Landry, and Eddie Cazayoux.
FIRE is the theme, the College of the Arts is the cause. Bring a new friend and catch up with the old ones as we dance around the FIRE. Great
music from the Big Band UL Jazz Ensemble, a delicious dinner served
cocktail buffet-style, and more surprises await revelers who make it to
this event.