Saturday a busy night for art enthusiasts

Back-to-back art shows should keep your Saturday night chockfull of artful hobnobbing. Start out downtown, as the Historical Fonville Winans Studio (667 Laurel St.) showcases the masculine works of Aaron P. Hussey, Jonathan Pellitteri, Mark Shumake and Michael Williams from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Some of Hussey’s sculptures, considered controversial by a few, can be seen in the rooftop sculpture garden at the Shaw Center. Initially the sculptures were on the fourth-floor terrace before the Shaw Center deemed them inappropriate for children, so the LSU Museum of Art found a home for them in the rooftop garden. And while you’re downtown, slip into Red Star to see how photographer Madeline Taylor’s captured the city’s hipster culture. Taylor won last year’s 225 Photo Contest. All photos are for sale, $25 each. The same evening, from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m., Gallery N (137 Allelo Dr.) hosts an opening for artists such as Denise Greenwood, OttO and Carmen Guy. There will be plenty to talk about while browsing the art Saturday night. (Image is Aaron Hussey’s Passage, made with corten steel, 13.5″ x 8″ x 7″)