Acadian Cultural Center exhibit celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

n celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Acadian Cultural Center hosts the work of Lafayette-based visual artist, photographer and filmmaker Olivia Perillo. An exhibit of Perillo’s photographs is on display through Oct. 31.
The Acadian Cultural Center of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve is located at 501 Fisher Road in Lafayette. For more information, call 337-232-0789 ext. 201 or visit nps.gov/jela.
Park Ranger Jodie Bacque said, “Olivia is a very talented artist. Her photographs show the stark contrast between the wet south and the dry west. The film is very well done and puts the idea of home in perspective: is it a physical place or a place we carry with us anywhere we land?”
Perillo’s photography is inspired by the natural world and captures her observations of her surroundings as she sees them. She documents her home base of south Louisiana and her second home of the American Southwest. Perillo’s work can be seen at oliviaperillo.com.
The Acadian Cultural Center is is open Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 8:30 a.m. to noon. The center is closed on federal holidays and Mardi Gras. The film “The Cajun Way; Echoes of Acadia” is shown hourly beginning at 9 a.m., with the last showing at 3 p.m. Rangers present a short talk at 10 a.m. Tuesday-Friday. The center also features exhibits and programs on the history and cultures of south Louisiana. Admission to the center and for most center programs is free. Group tours are available by reservation. Call the Acadian Cultural Center at 337-232-0789 ext. 11 or visit nps.gov/jela.