Discover the Enchanted Forest: Art Reception

✨ Free admission - registration required ✨

Couldn’t make it to the Halloween Art & Nature Festival? Step into the Enchanted Forest one more time! 🪄

Join us for an afternoon and evening of art, light, and wonder as we open our woods and sculpture park for a special post-festival discovery event. Wander through the indoor and outdoor exhibitions, meet some of the artists who brought the forest to life, and experience the magic of this year’s installations in a more intimate setting.

Program Highlights:
🍄 3:00 PM — Doors open, self-guided exploration of the exhibitions
🌲 4:00 PM — Guided Tour of the Enchanted Forest
🧚 5:00 PM — Virtual Artist Talk with Jamey Grimes (Alabama artist behind the Faerie Lanterns light installation)
💫 6:00 PM — Night Tour through the glowing woods

Enjoy complimentary snacks and drinks as you connect with fellow art and nature lovers.

✨ Free admission - registration required ✨

Artowrks by:

Claire Amy (Lafayette, LA)

Brandon Ballengee (Cecilia, LA)

Lilith Ballengee (Cecilia, LA)

Victor Ballengee (Cecilia, LA)

Erica Bergeron (Baton Rouge, LA)

Kaleigh Blanchard (New Orleans, LA)

Erin Broussard (Lafayette, LA)

Mark Broussard (Cecilia, LA)

Anne Bujold (Lafayette, LA)

Dominick Chaillot (Butte La Rose, LA)

Carey Clark (New York, NY)

Kristie Cornell (Lafayette)

Susan David (Lafayette, LA)

Chris Decoux (Lafayette, LA)

herman de vries (Netherlands)

Mark Dion (Hudson, NY)

Tammy Dupre (Lafayette, LA)

Magdolene Dykstra (Ontario, Canada)

Cheyenne Eagles (New Orleans, LA)

Jacqueline Ehle Inglefield (New Orleans, LA)

Lynda Frese (Breaux Bridge, LA)

Denise Gallagher (Lafayette, LA)

Carey Hamburg (Lafayette, LA)

Josh Hamburg (Lafayette, LA)

Jamey Grimes (Cottondale, AL)

Rubi Johnson (Lafayette, LA)

Krystle Johnson (Lafayette, LA)

Kat Huval (Cecilia, LA)

Francesca Kennedy (Youngsville, LA)

Robert Kennedy (Youngsville, LA)

Chris Kingwill (Lafayette, LA)

Genevieve Landry (Cecilia, LA)

Zoë Landry (Cecilia, LA)

Amanda Leigh (Scott, LA)

Elizabeth MacDougal (New Orleans, LA)

Nyasha Madamombe (Zimbabwe)

Mardiclaw (New Orleans, LA)

Rose Martin (New Haven, CT)

Jonathan “Feral Possum” Mayers

Mike Mignolia (Los Angeles, CA)

Kyle Patton (Lafayette, LA)

Lori Petrie (Opalousas, LA)

Dion Terry (San Diego, CA)

Terree' Tisdale-Kwarteng (Youngsville, LA)

Jim Toia (Easton PA & Key West, FL)

Collin van der Sluijs (Netherlands)

Alexander Viazmensky (Russia)

Jorge Villa (Lafayette, LA)

Russell Whiting (Breaux Bridge, LA)

Sam Wróbel (Lafayette, LA)

A special thank you to our Halloween Art & Nature Festival sponsors:

- Supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, as administered by the Acadiana Center for the Arts . Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

- This event is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Louisiana Division of the Arts.

- The Stuller Family Foundation

- Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board

- Impressions Printing

- Visit St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

- Super 1 Foods

- Russell's Food Center

- Peter H. Warny Conservation Fund