Bright Lights

Event Details

Join us to celebrate Louisiana's Luminaries

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 6-9 P.M.

Capitol Park Museum, Baton Rouge

Every spring, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities celebrates the brightest lights in Louisiana humanities at the Bright Lights Awards Dinner. Since 1985, the event has annually recognized the recipients of the LEH's Humanities Awards, which honors writers, musicians, artists, scholars, and other culture bearers for their contributions to the humanities in Louisiana. 

THE 2024 HUMANITIES AWARDS

The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities is pleased to announce that Richard “Dickie” Landry—saxophonist, composer, photographer, and painter—has been named 2024 Humanist of the Year. In addition, the 2024 awardees include:

Champion of Culture: Nick Mueller

Chair’s Award for Institutional Support: Charles Lamar Family Foundation

Documentary Photographer of the Year: Ben Depp

Humanities Book of the Year: The Great Power of Small Nations: Indigenous Diplomacy in the Gulf South by Elizabeth Ellis

Humanities Documentary Film of the Year: The Precipice directed by Ben Johnson and produced by Linda Midgett

Lifetime Contributions to the Humanities: Freddi Williams Evans

Museum Exhibition of the Year: The Louisiana State Museum at the Cabildo’s Creole New Orleans, Honey!

Light Up for Literacy: Jane Wolfe

Auction Instructions

• To make your first bid, you’ll need to register--enter your cell phone number and payment information to create an account on the ClickBid website.  
• Once you log in, you will receive a one-time login code to your device to confirm your information. You are now ready to bid! 
• Be sure to include a valid cell phone number when you make your account as you will receive “Outbid Alerts” via cell phone.  
• Bids will close at 8:40 p.m. on event night. If you win the item, we will charge your card shortly after 8:40 and you will receive a message with instructions about how to pick up or redeem your item(s).   

*Disclaimer: If you win an auction item but are not attending the event, you will be expected to pay for shipping costs.

Thank you to Louisiana Crafts Guild for their generous and ongoing support of our Bright Lights auctions.

Special thanks to our auction sponsor, Hancock Whitney!

Our Sponsors

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*Logos are meant for educational purposes only.