Art

Art Activities, Demonstrations, Food Vendors and more!

Youth Art Month (YAM) in March is an annual observance to emphasize the value of art and art education for all children and to encourage public support for quality school art programs. YAM provides a forum for acknowledging skills that are not possible in other subjects.

Art Education develops self-esteem, appreciation of the work of others, self-expression, cooperation with others, and critical thinking skills. All of these skills are vital to the success of our future leaders – our children.

First Tuesday of the Month, 5:45-7pm


Drop In classes are for any and all skill levels seeking a relaxed creative environment.
This on-going series for adults offers instruction, experience with other dry mediums, constructive critique, and inspiration from exhibitions.
All materials are provided.


• Beginners - develop your right brain drawing skills.

• Intermediates - great for constructive critique. 

• Advanced students - a perfect opportunity to draw in the gallery on your own.

Exhibit Opening reception - free and open to the public.
Featuring Artists Andrew Jackson Polloc, Janet Ahrens, Tish Fresh , Carla Guillory & Friends.
Painting Outreach Project featuring Residents of Matthews Memorial. Painting Instructor - JoAnne Thompson

Art Exhibition featuring artwork by Artists : Andrew Jackson Pollock, Janet Ahrens & Tish Fresh, Carla Guillory and Friends.
Painting Out Reach Project - featuring Residents of Mathews Memorial.

Ticket price from: $75

Jeff Dunham is a global entertainment phenomenon with more than 46 years on stage and countless performances, making him one the world's most recognizable and inventive entertainers. Dunham along with his cast of hilarious characters is giving show in our city!

Get Tickets: www.soundchronicle.com/tickets/Jeff_Dunham_Alexandria_LA_2019-03-30_17-00

Join us for our popular adult museum tour series featuring an unorthodox approach to visiting an art museum.

Artist Tony McDonald, director of Gallery One Ellleven in Leesville, will be your guide through the galleries!

Free and Open to the Public

In connection with Hari & Deepti: Light by the Forest, we will screen a short Balinese Shadow Puppet show which was a source of inspiration for the artists in the Winter exhibition.

We will also venture into other types of paper art with the award winning documentary, Between the Folds, about artists and scientists who have devoted their lives to origami and reinterpreting the medium of paper.

This Is Modern Art was a six-part TV series written and presented by the English art critic Matthew Collings. It was originally broadcast in 1999. The series won several awards including a BAFTA. It became popular both because of its sometimes jokey and sometimes thoughtful explanations of the work and attitude of a new wave of artists that had recently been publicized in the British mass media, and because of its author's witty and irreverent, though clearly highly informed, commentary style.

Join our home school children as we learn about Louisiana's famous Blue Dog and try to create on of our own! Regular admission rates apply.

Start your holiday season in spectacular fashion with the Rapides Symphony Orchestra and the Louisiana College Chorale on Sunday, December 2 at Louisiana College’s Guinn Auditorium. It will be a concert filled with holiday favorites that the whole family can enjoy. Tickets are only $5 in advance or $10 at the door. Visit rapidessymphony.org to get your tickets today!