Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center is a public art and history gallery, which showcases numerous traveling exhibitions from around the world. It is also the home to Black Heritage Gallery and Gallery by the Lake. Both galleries give spotlight to dozens of regional and local artists. The Center features three floors of gallery space, a clock tower, and a landscaped brick plaza.


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BLACK HERITAGE GALLERY
The mission of the Black Heritage Gallery is to lead a diverse audience in discovering African-American artists and to nurture artists at all stages of their careers. New exhibits open on the first Friday in February, April, June, August, October, and December and are on view for 7 weeks. Meet the Artist receptions are free and open to the public.



gallery by the lake – ART FOR EVERYONE

Gallery by the Lake Inc. had its humble beginnings under the name “Associated Louisiana Artists” as a small group of artists meeting to paint together in individual homes.  In 1984 Anne Dentler, founder, had a vision for Gallery by the Lake to someday have its own home where artists would come together to share knowledge, art, experience, camaraderie and exhibition of their art.  That dream was soon realized, and today, Gallery by the Lake resides in two rooms of the Historic Central School Arts & Humanities Center building at 809 Kirby Street in Lake Charles, working to fulfil its mission: 

To share and inspire the esthetic power of visual arts in our community with programs designed to educate and promote participation through gallery events and exhibits.

Gallery by the Lake members are privileged to exhibit their art in quarterly exhibitions on the second floor of the Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center building at 1001 Ryan Street in Lake Charles.