The North Central Louisiana Arts Council is currently accepting submissions from visual artists for their galleries in partnership with area restaurants 102 a Bistro and Crescent City Coffee House. Each space will do four shows a year with opening reception for each exhibition. Artists who are interested should submit three images of their work, artist statement, and arts resume via email to nclac5@gmail.com or by mail to NCLAC, PO Box 911, Ruston, LA, 71273. (Self Taught, folk artists, and crafts people need not supply an arts resume.) Please label all entries “Bistro Project”. The deadline is Friday, May 31 at 5:00pm. All mailed worked must be postmarked by Friday for consideration.
Submissions will be juried by an anonymous panel of professional artists and restaurant owners. Artists will be notified by Friday, June 15th and contracts will be sent out by Monday, June 18th.
The North Central Louisiana Arts Council serves the five parishes of Lincoln, Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, and Union. NCLAC and their programs are supported in part by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency.
For more about the Piney Hills Gallery or other NCLAC’s activities please visit our website at www.nclarts.org or http://nclac.wordpress.com.