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 47th Annual Juried Competition
Open until July 17, 2010
This annual competition features 61 works by contemporary artists from across the country. This year's juror was David Houston, Chief Curator at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. For more information call (318) 329-2237 or visit www.masurmuseum.org
June 9, Teen Workshop, Linoleum Prints, 2-5 p.m.. For ages 12-16. Design and carve your own original block print on linoleum. Then learn relief printing techniques. Take home your linoleum block and several hand made prints! Fee: $25 non-members. $20 members (all supplies provided). For more information call (318) 329-2237 or e-mail Emily Jahn at emily.jahn@ci.monroe.la.u
June 11 - Ventriloquists Tim and Laura Allured present a fun-filled musical adventure featuring Harvey Rabbit and Friends, Cecil the Orangutan and T-Boy the Alligator. Jackson Parish Library, Jonesboro. 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M.
Free and open to all ages. For more information, call 318-259-5697.
June 12 – Children’s Drop-In is a fun and informative children’s activity for elementary school-aged children. This is an inexpensive way to spend time with the child in your life – rain or shine! When the activity is finished, families can walk through ELsong Garden, tour the home and enjoy a nickel Coca-Cola. Projects take between 10 and 30 minutes to complete. 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Biedenharn Museum Gardens For more information, visit our website at www.bmuseum.org, email info@bmuseum.org or call (318) 387-5281.
June 12 - Second Saturday Art Market - Hosted by Caldwell Cultural Arts Association. Caldwell Parish Community Center, Hwy 165, Columbia. Free booth space to all artist and crafters. For more information, call 318-649-9065
June 14-18, Summer Art Camp, Adventures in Art, 9:30 am - Noon. For ages 5-7. Learn Drawing and design skills while experimenting with a variety of materials. Students will try their hand at sculpture, drawing, painting, and collage. Students will tour the museum and develop art vocabulary. The goal of this session is to have fun and foster as appreciation for art. Students will create several works of art to take home! Fee: $75 non-members/ $65 members (all supplies and daily snack provided). For more information call (318) 329-2237 or e-mail Emily Jahn at emily.jahn@ci.monroe.la.u
June 17 - Copper Tom presents Get the Beat – Recording artist Copper Tom www.coppertom.com is unique in the ever-burgeoning field of children’s music in that he incorporates cool, sometimes arcane, rhythms into cool, accessible songs. He draws inspiration from American roots music including old time country, blues & roots rock & roll. Then he might throw in a little New Orleans funk, some Trinidadian calypso, a little Bob Marley & throws in some deceptively simple tales. Jackson Parish Library, Jonesboro. 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. Free and open to all ages. For more information, call 318-259-5697.
June 21 - 25, Summer Art Camp, Young Artists, 9:30 am - Noon. For ages 8-11. Improve drawing skills and learn important drawing and painting techniques while experimenting with new mediums. Students will get tours and hands-on experience relating to the museum's current exhibition. Creativity and skill building are the emphasis of this session. By the end of the week students will have several works of art to bring home! Fee: $75 non-members/ $65 members (all supplies and daily snack provided). For more information call (318) 329-2237 or e-mail Emily Jahn at emily.jahn@ci.monroe.la.u
June 23, Teen Workshop, Self Portrait Collage, 2-5 p.m.. For ages 12-16. A fun way to create a unique and colorful self portrait! Fee: $25 non-members. $20 members (all supplies provided). For more information call (318) 329-2237 or e-mail Emily Jahn at emily.jahn@ci.monroe.la.us
June 23, Teen Workshop, Altered Books, 2-5 p.m.. For ages 12-16. Experiment using different techniques while making a work of art from a recycled book! Fee: $25 non-members. $20 members (all supplies provided). For more information call (318) 329-2237 or e-mail Emily Jahn at emily.jahn@ci.monroe.la.us
June 25 – Moonlit Garden Experience ELsong Gardens under the light of the full moon. Flowering plants take on a completely different look under the evening sky as do Biedenharn’s sculpture and water features. The experience is heightened even more when the full moon makes an appearance. 9:00 to 11:00 PM. Biedenharn Museum Gardens For more information, visit our website at www.bmuseum.org, email info@bmuseum.org or call (318) 387-5281.
July 1-3 & 6-9 - Ouachita River Art Gallery daily art demonstrations as part of Celebration at the River. 1:00 P.M. Drawings daily in the gallery. 318-322-2380, Antique Alley, West Monroe. Visit us at www.ouachitariverartgallery.blogspot.com and www.ouachitariverartgallery.com
July 2 - Karen Konnerth & the Calliope Puppets - Karen Konnerth www.calliopepuppets.com is a puppeteer committed to sharing and nurturing imagination across cultures and age groups, world-wide. Inspired by the diverse heritage of New Orleans, her home of over thirty years, as well as by international folklore, she writes shows, often connected to academic curriculum, designs and builds puppets in a wide variety of techniques, and performs with live voice, presenting either solo, with accompanying musician, or other collaborator. Jackson Parish Library, Jonesboro. 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. Free and open to all ages. For more information, call 318-259-5697.
July 10 - Celebration at the River - Ouachita River Art Gallery celebrates 20 years with music, special art prices & sales, & food. 1:00-5:00 P.M. 318-322-2380, Antique Alley, West Monroe. Visit us at www.ouachitariverartgallery.blogspot.com and www.ouachitariverartgallery.com
July 10 - Second Saturday Art Market - Hosted by Caldwell Cultural Arts Association. Caldwell Parish Community Center, Hwy 165, Columbia. Free booth space to all artist and crafters. For more information, call 318-649-9065
July 14 - Artist Trish Ransom presents her Debris Fish Workshop, Part 1, where kids ages 9 and older take debris such as old bottle caps, metal scraps, wire, etc. and make beautiful art treasures depicting fish and other aquatic life. Jackson Parish Library, Jonesboro. Free and open to kids ages 9 and older.
Call 318-259-5697 to pre-register. 2:00 P.M.
July 17 - Award-winning musician and children’s author Johnette Downing www.johnettedowning.com invites you to dive into fun with Fins & Grins, songs of the sea. Learn about seahorses, penguins, stingrays, amphibians, hermit crabs and many more marine creatures. From the bayou to the ocean, we'll have a whale of a good time. Jackson Parish Library, Jonesboro. 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. Free and open to all ages.
For more information, call 318-259-5697.
July 21 - Artist Trish Ransom presents her Debris Fish Workshop, Part 2 for kids ages 9 and older. Children must attend the first workshop on July 14th in order to be registered to attend the second workshop on July 21st. Jackson Parish Library, Jonesboro. Free and open to kids ages 9 and older. Call 318-259-5697 to pre-register. www.debrisart.com
July 31 - October 23, Jean Despujols, this exhibition will include work from the Jean Despujols Collection of Paintings and Drawings of Indochina form the Meadows Museum of Art in Shreveport, LA. This exhibition will feature paintings by the French Academic artist Jean Despujols as well as period costumes and textiles of Indochina. For more information call (318) 329-2237 or visit www.masurmuseum.org
July 31, Members' Preview Reception for Jean Despujols, 6-8 p.m.. An opening reception for members of the Twin City Art Foundation/ Masur Museum of Art. For more information call (318) 329-2237 or visit www.masurmuseum.org
July 31 - September 11, LSU: Building an American Renaissance, This exhibition uses photographs, sketches, and test to illustrate the history of the architecture of LSU's campus. For more information call (318) 329-2237 or visit www.masurmuseum.org
August 10 - Second Saturday Art Market - Hosted by Caldwell Cultural Arts Association. Caldwell Parish Community Center, Hwy 165, Columbia. Free booth space to all artist and crafters. For more information, call 318-649-9065
August 2-5 - Ouachita River Art Gallery presents Mixed Media with Collage with Marlene Gremillion in a very free, loose & creative workshop using construction of materials in artistic way. $200 (deposit $100). 9:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M., Kiroli Park Lodge, West Monroe. Call 318-322-2380 or go to www.marlenegremillion.com
 August12-16 - The Princess Theatre’s Summer production featuring The Princess Players in Smoke On The Mountain Homecoming. Join the Sanders Family as they send Mervin and June off in style, with hilarious and touching stories and 25 fabulous Bluegrass Gospel favorites. August 12, 13, 14 & 16 at 7:00 P.M. August 15 at 2:00 P.M. Winnsboro. Admission is $15; Ages 12 and under $10. For more information, call (318) 435-6299 or visit us online www.princesstheatreinc.com
August 21, 2010 - Hot August Night, "the coolest place to be" as Winnsboro Main Street celebrates its annual fundraiser to continue preservation and revitalization efforts in historic downtown Winnsboro. Cool and casual is the order of the day as you sample food from the finest cooks in Franklin Parish and listen to the sounds of "The Chill," a great Southern band from Vicksburg. Silent auction featuring unique art items adds to the fun of the evening. Held on the grounds of the Old Post Office Museum downtown, 518 Prairie Street, 7 - 10 pm. Tickets: $30 each. Contact Kay LaFrance-Knight at 435-3781.
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