The best arts & culture spots in Hammond

MBonura Fine Art Studio showcases award-winning artist MaryAnn Bonura’s contemporary mixed media, refined portraiture, and organic geometry that bring real balance, texture, and presence to fine homes, offices, and big open spaces in Covington.

From the Covington newsletter, October 20, 2026

Part gallery, part community engine, St Tammany Art Association spotlights rotating exhibitions while inviting locals to jump in with open pottery studio, life drawing, and a collage club. First Wednesday Artist Community Night is an easy way to meet makers, swap ideas, maybe even get clay under your nails.

From the Covington newsletter, October 14, 2026

E. London Studio brings internationally acclaimed wildlife art to our backyard, with intimate charcoal and watercolor portraits of endangered species that feel alive on the wall.

From the Mandeville newsletter, October 15, 2026

Revival Art House corrals 200+ Southern makers under one roof, with fresh art arriving daily and paint classes when you’re feeling hands-on. Perfect for snagging original, not mass produced gifts and finally giving those blank walls some personality.

From the Ponchatoula newsletter, October 7, 2026

Armbruster Artworks School may now fly under The Columbia Street Academy of Art with Ryan Perea Fine Art, but the vibe remains the same, a friendly teaching studio and gallery in Covington where oil painting and drawing click.

From the Covington newsletter, October 10, 2026

Part art, part modern history, The Icons Museum serves up decade experiences and retro rooms from the 60s to the 90s, portraits of artists who changed the world, and an Official Store with unique finds... because sometimes you just need a quick nostalgia fix.

From the Covington newsletter, October 8, 2026

Pizzella Picture Framing & Fine Art is run by local artist and framer Michael Pizzella, who’s been crafting frames and original works since 2005. Expect collaborative design help, thoughtful finishing, and a gallery of Michael’s pieces alongside other area artists... a solid go-to for heirlooms and fresh walls.

From the Mandeville newsletter, October 8, 2026

Impastato Gallery & Art Therapy is a fine art gallery and art spa studio that shows only original work in a warm, welcoming space. Artist Elizabeth Impastato also hosts private art lessons and small painting parties, perfect when you need a creative break that still counts as quality time.

From the Mandeville newsletter, October 22, 2026

Whether you grew up around a sewing machine or just like a good backroad wander, Louisiana Quilt Trail turns Ponchatoula and nearby towns like Hammond and Amite into a patchwork of history. Pop into The Quilt Trail Shoppe, pick a route, and make a mellow afternoon out of it.

From the Ponchatoula newsletter, October 20, 2026

Whether you’re hunting a statement original or a mood-lifting print, Marianne Angeli Rodriguez Gallery delivers joy-drenched, contemporary work from a Covington-based artist painting for the color-obsessed.

From the Covington newsletter, September 29, 2026

When your walls need a little Louisiana soul, Mandy Mae Fine Art delivers it with vibrant originals, prints, and the kind of mural projects that light up a room or a whole block. Find a piece that feels like home, then casually take all the credit.

From the Ponchatoula newsletter, October 4, 2026

SLU Contemporary Art Gallery is hosting its Art + Design Faculty exhibition through September 24, 2026, a tidy showcase of the folks who grade the critiques and still find time to make great work. Drop in for inspiration, conversation, and a reminder that your teachers have serious chops.

From the Hammond newsletter, October 13, 2026

Louisiana Children's Discovery Center turns the downtown Historic District into a kid-powered lab with interactive exhibits that spark problem solving, motor skills, and big imaginations.

From the Hammond newsletter, September 29, 2026

Whether you geek out over fish, reptiles, birds, or mammals, the Southeastern Louisiana University Vertebrate Museum guards roughly 100,000 specimens and, thanks to an NSF grant, is digitizing the collection for research and outreach.

From the Hammond newsletter, October 19, 2026

Southeastern Louisiana University Contemporary Art Gallery keeps fresh, thought provoking shows rolling through campus, like the recent Art + Environment exhibition (June 11 to August 27, 2026). Perfect for a quick culture break between errands, and the kind of place that sparks dinner-table debates in the best way.

From the Hammond newsletter, October 6, 2026

From sweeping murals and artifacts to photographs that connect to the civil rights movement, Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum & Veterans Archives is one of those places you keep meaning to visit. Go for a tour, stay to explore the veterans archives and museum galleries.

From the Hammond newsletter, October 21, 2026

Historic New Orleans Collection is where locals go for true New Orleans stories. This week, hit American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition, linger in French Quarter Life and A Vanishing Bounty, then nerd out with talks, tours, the Williams Research Center... and yes, there’s a café and shop.

From the Kenner newsletter, September 5, 2026

New Orleans Museum of Art is an easy way to reset your brain this week, with three floors of art from around the world, dating from ancient times to present day, and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden showcasing 100 works set in a unique Louisiana landscape. Take a lap, find a new favorite.

From the New Orleans newsletter, October 14, 2026

When you need a reminder that jazz was born here, New Orleans Jazz Museum delivers with dynamic interactive exhibits, the Mint Exhibition, and engaging performances that keep the tradition moving. Pop in, learn something, then let the music reset your week.

From the New Orleans newsletter, September 30, 2026

This week, slip into New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum for a quick, lore-packed wander through relics, paintings, sculptures, and artifacts, then book their walking tour to Congo Square and Marie Laveau’s house, or let practitioners connect you with readings, rituals, and a proper bit of gris-gris.

From the New Orleans newsletter, October 7, 2026

Ogden Museum of Southern Art keeps the city’s creative pulse front and center with rotating exhibitions like Louisiana Contemporary and the HBCU Art Showcase, hands-on Craft Happy Hour workshops, and a shop highlighting Southern craft. Pop in when you need fresh inspiration, not another beignet.

From the New Orleans newsletter, September 10, 2026

If you haven't been back to The National WWII Museum lately, the newly remastered Beyond All Boundaries 4D show delivers, the interactive submarine and planes are still a blast, and Come Back Fighting: USS New Orleans at War is on view through February 14, 2027.

From the New Orleans newsletter, October 21, 2026

Tucked in the French Quarter, New Orleans Storyville Museum offers a sharp, locally grounded look at a chapter of the city’s history through focused exhibits and storytelling. If you’re craving context behind the myths we toss around at the bar, this one’s worth an hour.

From the New Orleans newsletter, September 16, 2026

The Greetings from NOLA Mural in the Lower Garden District turns the neighborhood into your postcard, with local nods like a pelican, a crawfish boil and a sneaky gator tucked in the design. Perfect for a quick neighborhood flex, it's a cheerful, community-built spot that turns a photo stop into pure NOLA joy.

From the New Orleans newsletter, September 23, 2026