GEEKTogether Art Exhibit

The North Central Louisiana Arts Council is seeking submissions for the first ever GEEKTogether Art Exhibit. This exhibit is in partnership with the Lincoln Parish Library’s 1st annual GEEKTogether, a one day event celebrating all things fandom. Works submitted must reflect subjects relevant to the GEEKTogether theme: fandoms, comics, anime/manga, video games, pop culture, etc. All 2D works must be dry and wired for hanging (NO SAWTOOTH HANGERS OR HOOKS). The exhibit will be on display at the Lincoln Parish Library from March 2nd-31st and will be available for viewing during normal library hours.

Art Drop Off: February 28th & 29th, 4p-7p

Art Pick Up: April 3rd & 4th, 4p-7p

Artists must submit Entry Form attachments for each piece entered, which includes a portion that is taped to the back of their artwork(s). Entry Forms will be available at the Check In location, or may be downloaded. Please use this form.

Entry Fees:

$10 per Youth Entry (2 artworks allowed)
$10 per Teen Entry (2 artworks allowed)
$15 per Adult Entry (2 artworks allowed)

Sense of Place: A Traveling Exhibition

What makes up a community’s identity? When you think about Lincoln Parish, is it only peaches and pines that come to mind, or is it something else? These are questions that Patricia Tait Jones and Kate Sartor Hilburn sought to answer as organizers of this juried photography exhibit.

With over 240 entries, the four jurors (Joey Slaughter, Dr. Lisa Nicoletti, Kevin Kennedy, and Dr. Sandra Lee) had their work cut out for them. The Photographs exhibited in this display are the top twelve images from the 2016 exhibition “A Sense of Place: Contemporary Images of Lincoln Parish.” Each Photo received a Juror’s Purchase Award.

The Photographs are now the property of the North Central Louisiana Arts Council (NCLAC) and will be displayed at the Lincoln Parish Library from December 15, 2023 through January 19, 2024 in honor of Lincoln 150th, Lincoln Parish’s Sesquicentennial.

The exhibit may be viewed during the library’s regular business hours.

Written Artistry: A Collaborative Exhibition

Markus Wobisch (Artist) and Kenneth Robbins (Writer)

Written Artistry is a collaborative exhibit that brings together the written works of regional writers with the visual creativity of regional two dimensional artists. Eleven local writers were given two weeks to compose a new, original piece no longer than five hundred words in length. Those works were then turned over to their partner who was challenged to create a visual, two-dimensional rendering, no larger than 20x20 inches, in the same amount of time. The result is a show that beautifully blends the written word with visual representation in a multitude of colors, shapes, textures and styles.

The inspiration for this collaborative show came from two of our own local creators and friends: April Doughty and Bonnie Ferguson. April commissioned Bonnie earlier this year to create a visual representation of a poem she wrote as a gift to her now husband. Both artists have come back to participate in the show as partners with other artists.

It’s inspiring to see such a unique group of creatives come together to make something so inspiring. This show is a testament to the diverse community that is North Louisiana, from the varying subject matter of the stories to the wide array of materials used for the visuals. Even the individuals themselves, with their diverse cultures and backgrounds, bring a richness to this new experimental kind of art show.

Participating writers for Written Artistry include Christiane Drieling, April Doughty, Tom Faber, Devin Jennings, Khalilah Kersey, Mary Ann Van Osdell, Jesica Ray, Kenneth Robbins, Christopher Seaman, Athena Scott, and Emma Stone. Participating two-dimensional visual artists are Meredith Anderson, James Cobb, Gaelin Craighead, Bonnie Ferguson, Inique Harris, Mary-Evelyn King, Morgan McCullin, Ayah Tamimi, Callan Thornton, Keagan Vaughan, and Markus Wobisch. We want to thank each and every one of these amazing creators for lending their talents and imagination to this project. All of them together made this dream a reality.

Written Artistry is a collaboration between the North Central Louisiana Arts Council and the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation.