Community Calendar

Union Museum of History and Art is proud to announce it will exhibit 47 original works by the famed Louisiana primitive artist Clementine Hunter from January 25 to March 5. A celebratory opening reception will be held Saturday, Jan. 25, at 1:30 p.m., hosted by the local Grambling State University Alumni group. DeAnna Ellsworth will perform a brief concert and Jackie Hill will portray the artist. The public is cordially invited.
The artworks will be on loan from Tom Whitehead of Natchitoches, who was a personal friend of Hunter starting in the 1960s until her death in 1988. He is co-author of the well-known biography, Clementine Hunter: Her Life and Art.

Champions of Faith is special women’s conference held at Fair Park Baptist Church. Starting at 4:00, there will be a shopping experience featuring local vendors and food trucks. At 6:00 we will kick off a time of worship followed by several local women sharing their inspirational testimonies.

Piano music six nights a week. Ann Fenn Monday and Tuesday; Pearson Cross Wednesday and Thursday, Rod Payne Friday and Saturday.

The Arts Council showcases the work of Region 8 artist Dorothy Williams in a retrospective exhibition at The Gallery at 118 Cotton Street.

Dorothy S. Williams is a native of Louisiana and currently resides in Ouachita Parish. She graduated from Ruston's Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in Clothing Art and a Bachelor of Science in Education. She taught Home Economics in Junction City, Arkansas and was an elementary educator in El Dorado, Arkansas.

Dorothy's garments have been finalists in the International Quilt Festival and have won awards in the Hobbs Fashion Show, the Dallas Quilt Celebration, the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, the National Quilting Association and the Mid-Atlantic Wearable Art Festival. Dorothy is also a 2002 Bernina Fashion Show Designer.

The exhibition is on display through March 6.

Union Museum of History and Art is proud to announce it will exhibit 47 original works by the famed Louisiana primitive artist Clementine Hunter from January 25 to March 5. A celebratory opening reception will be held Saturday, Jan. 25, at 1:30 p.m., hosted by the local Grambling State University Alumni group. DeAnna Ellsworth will perform a brief concert and Jackie Hill will portray the artist. The public is cordially invited.
The artworks will be on loan from Tom Whitehead of Natchitoches, who was a personal friend of Hunter starting in the 1960s until her death in 1988. He is co-author of the well-known biography, Clementine Hunter: Her Life and Art.

Piano music six nights a week. Ann Fenn Monday and Tuesday; Pearson Cross Wednesday and Thursday, Rod Payne Friday and Saturday.

The Arts Council showcases the work of Region 8 artist Dorothy Williams in a retrospective exhibition at The Gallery at 118 Cotton Street.

Dorothy S. Williams is a native of Louisiana and currently resides in Ouachita Parish. She graduated from Ruston's Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in Clothing Art and a Bachelor of Science in Education. She taught Home Economics in Junction City, Arkansas and was an elementary educator in El Dorado, Arkansas.

Dorothy's garments have been finalists in the International Quilt Festival and have won awards in the Hobbs Fashion Show, the Dallas Quilt Celebration, the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, the National Quilting Association and the Mid-Atlantic Wearable Art Festival. Dorothy is also a 2002 Bernina Fashion Show Designer.

The exhibition is on display through March 6.

Union Museum of History and Art is proud to announce it will exhibit 47 original works by the famed Louisiana primitive artist Clementine Hunter from January 25 to March 5. A celebratory opening reception will be held Saturday, Jan. 25, at 1:30 p.m., hosted by the local Grambling State University Alumni group. DeAnna Ellsworth will perform a brief concert and Jackie Hill will portray the artist. The public is cordially invited.
The artworks will be on loan from Tom Whitehead of Natchitoches, who was a personal friend of Hunter starting in the 1960s until her death in 1988. He is co-author of the well-known biography, Clementine Hunter: Her Life and Art.

Piano music six nights a week. Ann Fenn Monday and Tuesday; Pearson Cross Wednesday and Thursday, Rod Payne Friday and Saturday.

The Arts Council showcases the work of Region 8 artist Dorothy Williams in a retrospective exhibition at The Gallery at 118 Cotton Street.

Dorothy S. Williams is a native of Louisiana and currently resides in Ouachita Parish. She graduated from Ruston's Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in Clothing Art and a Bachelor of Science in Education. She taught Home Economics in Junction City, Arkansas and was an elementary educator in El Dorado, Arkansas.

Dorothy's garments have been finalists in the International Quilt Festival and have won awards in the Hobbs Fashion Show, the Dallas Quilt Celebration, the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, the National Quilting Association and the Mid-Atlantic Wearable Art Festival. Dorothy is also a 2002 Bernina Fashion Show Designer.

The exhibition is on display through March 6.