Cross Currents: Improvised Truths — Curtis Patterson and the Jazz of Form

Join us for Improvised Truths: Curtis Patterson and the Jazz of Form, the latest iteration of Cross Currents, a series using visual art as a catalyst for interdisciplinary dialogue, as we explore how Patterson’s bronze and steel sculptures channel the improvisational language of jazz and African diasporic symbolism into visual metaphors of movement, continuity, and cross-cultural memory.

5:00 p.m. Doors Open

5:30 p.m. Panel Discussion

6:30 p.m. Jazz Performance

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Panelists

Dr. Sharlene Sinegal-DeCuir, Professor of History and Chair of African American and African Diaspora Studies, Xavier University of Louisiana

Donald Harrison Jr., saxophonist, composer, and Big Chief of the Congo Square Nation Afro-New Orleans Cultural Group

Dr. Allison Young, Associate Professor of Contemporary Art History, LSU

Moderated by Dr. Joel Rhone, Assistant Professor of Literature, University of Louisiana Lafayette

Free for museum members, UL students, faculty and staff. General public entry with museum admission.

Presented by Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

Funding for the 2026 Rebirth Grant has been provided by the State of Louisiana and administered by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.

The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by this organization do not necessarily represent those of either the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities or the State of Louisiana.