Monroe Louisiana

Rodney Smith's "Left Behind" Opens in Monroe's Downtown Gallery Crawl

Rodney Smith, a recent BFA graduate from Louisiana Tech Univeristy, announces his newest photo exhibition, a B&W photo series he's titled "Left Behind." The exhibition will be held in Monroe, LA as a part of the Downtown Gallery Crawl tonight (Thursday, Aug. 4th) from 5-9 pm at The UPSTAIRS Gallery (next to Arender studio) at 135 Art Alley, Monroe, Louisiana 71201. The series "Left Behind"  was created over the past 4 years with images spanning the state from Ruston to New Orleans. According to Rodney, "The work demonstrates [his] unique perspective and ability to see beauty amongst the useless." Come and see the work for yourself and catch up with your Cutco Guy! There is no charge to attend and the event is open to the public.

Click HERE for art updates loop. See other work at RodneySmithArt.com

The following Studios & Galleries are participating in the Gallery Crawl:

  • The UPSTAIRS Gallery
  • Livaudais Studio
  • ARENDER studio + gallery
  • Mystic Art Gallery
  • The Sugar Gallery
  • Over the Moon Gallery
  • Riverscape Gallery
  • Ouachita River Art Gallery
  • The Becton Gallery
  • The Palace Gallery
  • Big Room

Poet Davis McCombs to Read Nov. 10 @ ULM

On November 10th at 7 pm, Davis McCombs will be reading his poetry in the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) Library Conference Center.  Davis McCombs's first book, Ultima Thule, was chosen by W. S. Merwin as the winner of the 1999 Yale Series of Younger Poets. Called "the finest Yale Poets selection in years" by Publishers Weekly, it was named one of five finalists for a in poetry.Dismal Rock

His second book, (Tupelo 2007), was chosen by Linda Gregerson as the winner of the Dorset Prize.

He is the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship, a Henry Hoyns Fellowship from the University of Virginia, and a Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University. His poems have appeared in The Missouri Review, Pleiades, The Kenyon Review, Best American Poetry 1996, Best American Poetry 2008, Virginia Quarterly Review and many other places. An interview with Davis McCombs appeared in ULM's biannual journal turnrow, Vol 6.1.

He lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he directs the Creative Writing Program at the University of Arkansas.

If you have questions, please contact Jack Heflin at Heflin@ulm.edu

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