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.

PREVIEW: ART WALK 2025

January 4: Linda Lesperance All Things New Orleans February 1: Spencer Schulz March 1: Mardi Gras March 4 Marne Meynig April 5: Stephanie Reed May 3 Carol Hallock June 7: Ralph Songy July 5 John Killeen August 2: White Linen Night: Carol Scott September 6: Chuck Broussard October 4: Don Reggio November 1: Diego Larguia December 6: Will Smith, Jr.

ART WALK SCHEDULE 2024   First Saturday, 6:00-8:00PM  unless otherwise noted

January 6: Michey Asche  Louisiana Menagerie   February 3: Group Show: The Passing Parades featuring Linda Lesperance  All Mardi Gras-themes art can be found as well under Current Exhibitions 3 for those who imagine Mardi Gras as a state of mind all year long in New Orleans

March 2: John Killeen   From The Street   April 6:  Steve Bourgeois  Nature’s Palette  May 4: Carol Hallock   A Pelican State of Mind  June 1: Spencer Shultz  Nightlights July 6: Carol Scott, Summertime Lacunae  August 3: WHITE LINEN NIGHT   Will Smith, Jr.  Louisiana’s Easy Escape, Waterscapes of the Northshore  September 7: Camille Barnes, Backroads and Bayous of Louisiana  October 5: Elayne Kuehler, Fall for Louisiana  November  2: Carol Scott  Gallopers   December 7: Thomas Lofton The Cat Is in The Details

DECEMBER 7:   THOMAS LOFTON  The Cat Is In The Details

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 have discovered a black and white cat in many of his paintings. The favored 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 my paintings, thus “The Cat is in The Details”.