Distancing for Everyone's Health

UPDATE: By order of the governor, we are will be closed until April 13th or until further notice.

ORIGINAL POST: In an effort to keep providing supplies and services while keeping our staff healthy and safe, we will no longer allow anyone in the store for the time being.

Orders for supplies can be made via email or phone for curbside pickup, shipping, or free delivery within the 71270 zip code. Orders must be $20 or more for free delivery.

We will also no longer be taking cash at this time. All orders must be paid with a credit/debit card online or over the phone.

The store will operate with 1 employee at a time to fulfill orders, so please be patient.

Give us a call if you need anything. 318.257.6595

COVID-19 Update

• The Downtown Ruston Beer Crawl this evening and the ART ON 45 Reception scheduled for Saturday have both been postponed. New dates have not been decided yet.

• We will remain open but will be operating with a reduced staff due to school closings and to reduce social impact.

• Order processing, including printing, framing, and laser engraving may experience delayed turnaround times.

• We will continue to disinfect commonly touched surfaces such as door handles, the credit card terminal, counter spaces, the bathroom, etc.

• If you have an order to pick up and would like to avoid coming inside, please call the store upon arrival to see if an associate can deliver to your car.

• If you are feeling any sort of illness, we ask you to stay home.

• Be well and stay healthy!

Art ON 45 - Art Reception and Auction

We are excited to be hosting the 5th edition of ART ON 45 exhibit. The show is currently hanging in the store. The reception and auction are on Saturday, March 14th from 6 - 8:30pm. Christiane Drieling does a fantastic job of putting on this show every year.

ART ON 45 is a unique fundraising art project which has been increasingly popular and successful because it honors both - the artists and the community.

In short, this is what ART ON 45 is about: Visual artists of all genres are asked to make a piece of art on or with a 45rpm record. Numerous fantastic artists from all over Louisiana and even from other states have participated, and it is fascinating to see their exquisite works each year.

Forty pieces are selected for a juried show and documentation in the 2020 ART ON 45 book. At the auction, the art pieces are individually sold, and together with one copy of the book.

To celebrate the 5th anniversary of ART ON 45, the two-week exhibit will not only showcase the new original works but also reproductions of the 150 pieces from the four previous years. Also, guests will be able to bid on a bundle of all five ART ON 45 books signed by all contributing artists of the last five years.

Bruce Gay, the 2018 NCLAC Artist of the Year, will join the event with the Fiddlin' Tim Trio and Mionne Destiny for a special treat!

Beneficiary of the auction will be "The Exchange," a special nonprofit program of the Ross Lynn Foundation. "The Exchange" works to support and guide area nonprofits by bringing opportunity and collaboration to North Louisiana. At its heart, the Exchange is drawing people together to improve the community – our community.

The event has been a wonderful opportunity for artists and art lovers to meet and greet, to buy and collect unique pieces of art, and to enjoy a fabulous evening in downtown Ruston. The event is free to the public; there is no admission.