Lagniappe - The Art of Pat & Andre Juneau
Sat, Aug 17
|Jeanine Taylor Folk Art
Jeanine Taylor Folk Art presents, Lagniappe: The Art of Pat and Andre Juneau opening Saturday, August 17th from 6-9pm and running through September 15 in Historic Downtown Sanford.


Time & Location
Aug 17, 2019, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Jeanine Taylor Folk Art, 211 E 1st St, Sanford, FL 32771, USA
About the Event
Jeanine Taylor Folk Art presents, Lagniappe: The Art of Pat and Andre Juneau opening Saturday, August 17th from 6-9pm and running through September 15 in Historic Downtown Sanford. Steeped in the rich Acadian waters of Louisiana, this exhibit marks the Juneau family’s first solo show in a Florida gallery.
Teeming with joie de vivre, the duos brightly colored metal furniture and sculptures embody the Cajun canon. From couples dancing the fais-do-do to an alligator playing a squeezebox, the Juneaus create an artistic atmosphere of joy and vibrancy. Lagniappe, a Cajun word meaning a little something extra, demonstrates a family tradition with cultural significance.
Born in 1965 and raised in rural Louisiana, Pat Juneau recalls a childhood where making things was a natural response to being short on money. “Art is like writing a story. You write what you know. My metal work just keeps evolving," says Juneau. He feels…