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 Again  MAY 2  Mickey Asche, Birding JUN 6  Elayne Kuehler  Romantic Realism  JULY 4 No Art Walk  Group Show, The Summer Escape  AUG 1 Carol Hallock SEPT 3  Carol Scott  OCT 3 Steve Bourgeois  NOV 7 Tim Vaught  DEC 5 Camille Barnes 

MAY 2, 2026   Mickey Asche  Marina Delight  or  A Latter Day J.J. Audubon

Mickey Asche, born in 1963 in Louisville, Kentucky moved to Louisiana as a teenager with his family. Following in his father’s footsteps he went on to work as an aviation mechanic. In 2005, shortly after Hurricane Katrina took his home, Mickey suffered a knee injury. During that time, he began painting. He taught himself watercolor and soon moved to oils. Growing up in Southern Louisiana, he was immediately drawn to depict the rich wildlife this area has to offer along with the vast numbers of bayous, marsh and swamps. Soon after picking up a paintbrush, Mickey left his career in aviation to paint full-time. A saying he lives by, Jump off a cliff and build your wings on the way down has allowed him to soar, competing with the nation’s top wildlife artists. In 2008 and 2010, he was awarded the honor of being the Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival poster artist. His paintings are on display at the Madisonville Maritime Museum. Mickey is a member of The Society Of Animal Artists and has been invited to show in national wildlife shows in South Carolina and Alabama.