Current Exhibitions
Gallery 600 Julia features talented Louisiana artists in curated monthly shows in the front room. With a superior and varied selection of artistic style and technique, the gallery always has an impressive and changing inventory of fine paintings. Art Walk is hosted by all the galleries in the Arts District in the evening on the first Saturday of each month. Gallery 600 Julia hosts the artist reception with refreshments on the First Saturday from 6:00pm – 8:00pm, unless otherwise noted.
The Gallery will be open from 9:30am – 4:00 pm and odd hours by appointment.
Please see Visiting Artists for the ultra realistic food art of Ralph Songy and the landscape paintings of Peg Usner. Also two New Orleans passions, Food and Mardi Gras, each have a special EXHIBITION page. (2 & 3)
ART WALK 2025: First Saturday 6:00-8:00 PM unless otherwise noted
2026: JAN 3 Peg Usner, Dreams and Water FEB 7 No Art Walk (Feb 17 Mardi Gras) Group Show: Hi Steppin’ MAR 7 Marne Meynig APR 4 Thomas Lofton MAY 2 Mickey Asche JUN 6 Elayne Kuehler JULY 4 No Art Walk Group Show Louisiana Country AUG 1 Carol Hallock SEPT 3 Larry Kip Hayes OCT 3 Steve Bourgeois NOV 7 Carol Scott DEC 5 Camille Barnes
JANUARY 3, 2026 Peg Usner, Dreams and Water
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Peg Usner focuses her plein air oil painting on the beauty and bounty of subjects in the landscape and architecture of the Deep South. The moss hanging from oaks along a lazy bayou, a bright summer sun on graceful facades or an egret in the shallows of Lake Pontchartrain, each inspires her impressionistic style.
Peg received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design at Louisiana Tech and her Master of Arts in History at the University of New Orleans Love of design and nature is evident in Peg’s professional and volunteer work. She was the first Artist in Residence at Longue Vue House and Gardens (2015-2018), and taught painting in that historic and beautiful setting. The St. Tammany Art Association has been displaying Peg’s works since 1997. Peg participates annually in the Abita Springs “En Plein Air” and in the New Iberia “Shadows on the Teche” plein air events She continues to paint the beauty of Louisiana, most often St.Tammany Parish and New Orleans.
Being in Nature excites me. It’s not just the appeal of color, texture, line and light but the reaction of heightened senses and feel of the time or season. Projecting that onto canvas and bringing the observer to see and feel what that view brought to me, is my goal. Focusing on the creative process as the moments unfold over just a few hours is an immersive experience that engages me entirely.
Her premier solo show with the Gallery is entitled Dreams and Water: Imagery of gentle water can symbolize peace, harmony, and a clear state of mind. In this chaotic world, water brings calm and tranquility to the mind and spirit. Over a dozen years of plein-air painting has drawn me to the hues and reflections of our rivers, bayous, and streams. These elements invite the viewer to dream and embrace serenity.
