Art from the bend in the river
Batture Gallery shows painting, photography and sculpture by living artists of the Gulf South, with Salt Line, a fall group show, through December 20, 2026.
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Exhibitions
4.9 from 210 reviews
Free admission
Since 2012
Now showing, and next
Six shows a year, each one up for about ten weeks. Walk in any day we're open; nobody follows you around.
Oct 10 – Dec 20, 2026
Salt Line
Twelve artists from Galveston to Pensacola on water, salt and the coast that keeps moving. Painting, photography, sculpture and prints, priced from $450.
12 artists
Six Gulf states
41 works
From $450
Walk through with Celeste
Jan 9 – Feb 27, 2027
Second Line, Still
Ten years of Sunday parades in black and white, by Lionel Melancon.
Mar 13 – May 1, 2027
Cypress Knees
New sculpture in salvaged cypress and steel by Paloma Cardona.
Eleven artists, one coast
We represent eleven living artists from Lafayette to Houston, and show forty more each year. Most of them work within a day's drive of the river.
Yvette Broussard
Lionel Melancon
Paloma Cardona
Augustin Joubert
Salt Line, twelve more
Yvette Broussard
Painter, Lafayette. Color-field canvases of the Atchafalaya.
Lionel Melancon
Photographer, New Orleans. Street and parade work in black and white.
Paloma Cardona
Sculptor, Houston. Salvaged cypress and steel.
Augustin Joubert
Printmaker, Baton Rouge. Woodcuts and monotypes.
See it alone
Come in before we open, or after we close, and have the room to yourself. Celeste or Wendell will pull anything from the racks you want to see, and there is never a pitch.
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Private viewing
During or outside open hours, by appointment
Free
After-hours viewing
Up to 12 guests, wine included. Credited to any purchase
$250
Art advisory session
At the gallery or in your home
$150/hr
Custom framing
Museum glass, made to the work
from $185
Hanging and installation
Orleans and Jefferson parishes, by our own crew
from $125
Crated shipping
Anywhere in the US, insured door to door
Quoted
Your first real painting
Works run from $450 to $24,000. Anything over $1,000 can be paid over ten months, interest-free, and it goes home with you on the first payment.
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Come see it
Walk in Wednesday to Sunday, or book a private viewing and have the room to yourself.
02
Live with it
We bring the work to your home on approval for 48 hours. If it's wrong on your wall, it comes back.
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Pay your way
In full, or over ten months with nothing added. The collector plan covers any work over $1,000.
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We hang it
Framing, delivery and installation by our own crew, level and lit, usually within the week.
14
years on Chartres Street
96
exhibitions since 2012
140
artists shown
4.9
stars from 210 reviews
Heard on Chartres Street
4.9 from 210 reviews
“Celeste walked us through the whole fall show on a Tuesday morning, just us, and never once made it feel like a sales pitch. We went home with our first real painting.”
Nadia, Mid-City
“They hung a six-foot canvas in our shotgun double in under an hour, and we paid for it over ten months. It's perfect.”
Beau, Marigny
“The Second Saturday openings are the best night out on St. Claude. Come for the art, stay for the porch.”
Corinne, Uptown
This fall at the gallery
Every event is free. The Second Saturday nights run late, and the porch is open.
Oct 24
Walkthrough of Salt Line
With Celeste, an hour through all twelve artists
Sat, 2pm
Nov 14
Second Saturday on St. Claude
The gallery open late with the rest of the district
Sat, 6–9pm
Nov 21
Artist talk: Yvette Broussard
On painting the Atchafalaya from a boat. Seats are first come
Sat, 3pm
Dec 5–6
Small Works Sale
Everything on the wall under $1,000
Sat–Sun
Dec 12
Second Saturday and holiday party
Open late, music on the porch
Sat, 6–9pm
Friends of the gallery
Membership keeps the doors free for everyone else. In return, you see every show first.
Friend
For the regulars who never miss an opening.
$75
a year
An invitation to every opening First look at each show by email 10% off framing
Join
Patron
The one most of our Friends end up keeping.
$250
a year
Everything a Friend gets A private preview the night before each opening A signed print each December
Join
Collector Circle
For people building a collection.
$1,000
a year
Everything a Patron gets First refusal on new work Two advisory sessions and a spring studio visit
Join
Asked at the door
Anything else? Call or text the gallery at (504) 555-0148. Celeste or Wendell will answer.
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Is it really free to walk in?
Always. No tickets, no suggested donation, no sign-in. Come as often as you like.
Do I need an appointment?
Not during open hours, Wednesday to Sunday. Monday and Tuesday, and anything before 11am or after 6pm, just call or text and we'll open up for you.
Can I pay over time?
Yes. Any work over $1,000 can be paid over ten months, interest-free, with no credit check. The work goes home with you after the first payment.
Can I see a piece on my own wall first?
Within Orleans and Jefferson parishes, yes. We bring it over on approval for 48 hours and take it back if it isn't right.
Do you ship out of state?
Anywhere in the US, crated and insured door to door. We quote by size; most paintings run $150 to $400.
Do you look at new artists?
We do, twice a year, in January and July. Send ten images and a short note to hello@batturegallery.com. We answer everyone.
Come see it in person
Walk in Wednesday to Sunday, or ask for a private viewing and we'll open the room for you. Street parking on Chartres; the gallery is step-free.
Request a private viewing
Tell us when suits and what you'd like to see. We text back the same day.
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Open hours
Wed–Sat
11am–6pm
Sun
12pm–5pm
Mon–Tue
By appointment
3027 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70117
Call or text (504) 555-0148
hello@batturegallery.com