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, the landscape paintings of Peg Usner and most recently, Tim Vaught..   Also two New Orleans passions, Food and Mardi Gras, each have a special CURRENT EXHIBITION page. (2 & 3)

 ART WALK 2026:  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, Coastal Marshlands  APR 4  Thomas Lofton, Time and Time Again  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 Tim Vaught  DEC 5 Camille Barnes 

APRIL 4,  2026  Thomas Lofton  Time and Time Again  

Thomas Lofton has lived in south Louisiana most of his life and currently resides on Black Bayou in Saint Amant, Louisiana. His paintings have primarily focused on southern scenery and architecture. In recent years he has focused on the urban life and culture of New Orleans. Many of his paintings are based on research of historical photographs.. There is a mystique about old New Orleans that inspires his work and offers a glimpse of times past. He employs a variety of techniques to achieve a unique style of painting that has evolved over the last thirty years. His stated purpose is that his paintings speak to the audience through color and composition. His attention to detail and subject matter creates a story line intended to lead the viewer: I try to reach the viewer on an emotional level through the story illustrated in each painting. Art is simply an avenue of escape to another time and place of our choosing. With an occasional departure into rural farms and bayous of moss-laden cypress, his paintings are unmistakably steeped in southern culture.

Many admirers have discovered a black and white cat in many of his paintings. The favored tuxedo cat is named Gucci, a birthday present delivered to its owner in a Gucci handbag. You can find Gucci on balconies, street corners, and perched in windows. The cat’s many personalities are an integral part of the mood of his paintings.