2022 ART ON 45 - Art Auction and Reception
We are pleased to be hosting the ART ON 45 show again this year. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet and celebrate the artists and their 43 pieces of art created on 45rpm records. These spectacular works are sold in a online auction to support the Louisiana Center for the Blind. Each original comes with one copy of the ART ON 45 book showing the entire collection. All proceeds go to the LCB.
The bids will be placed online so that non-local bidders can join in the fun. The bidding starts on March 17 and continues through the in-person gathering on March 19th from 6 - 8pm.
“…the pieces will be auctioned to support the work of the Louisiana Center for the Blind (LCB), located here in Ruston. According to their motto "Changing What It Means to Be Blind", the LCB offers a wide range of innovative programs and services to blind people of all ages to guide and assist them on their journeys towards leading independent and self-sufficient as well as fun and exciting lives. For instance, this includes (visual) art experiences. Partnering with the LCB invites opportunities to exchange thoughts about the meaning and perception of (visual) art for all. We are excited about working together!” - Christiane Drieling
Downtown Ruston Beer Crawl - Rain Check
RESCHEDULED - due to rain, the Beer Crawl has been rescheduled to April 8th.
Join us on Friday, March 11th from 6-9pm for the first Downtown Ruston Beer Crawl. The pandemic shut down the first attempt back in 2020, but we are good to go this year.
Brought to you by Friends of Ruston Main Street, the beer crawl takes you from business-to-business in Downtown Ruston, where you'll find craft beer, snacks, special deals, entertainment, and more!
Tickets are on sale now and quickly selling out. You must be 21 to purchase. They are $15 - this includes 15 tastings, a tasting cup, and an official 2022 koozie! (the cups will say 2020, but why waste good cups from the pandemic-canceled beer crawl).
Important Announcement
Happy New Year to all of our devoted customers! We wouldn’t have made it 12 years in business without your continuous support. So, THANK YOU, from the bottom of our hearts.
We have some big news to share, but before we do, we wanted to reflect on our past.
Amanda & I left our jobs, 12 years ago (at just 26 & 28 years old) and moved to Ruston on a wing and a prayer, in hopes of starting a small business that we dreamed of for years. We loved Ruston while studying at Louisiana Tech, and we found the perfect excuse for moving back. Our hopes were to provide the best art supplies & fine art printing to the local community and college students. You helped us fulfill that dream, and then some!
Over time, our services grew to include artwork reproduction, photo & negative scanning, photo restoration, mounting and laminating, canvas printing, custom framing, laser engraving, and more. As you can imagine, we outgrew our location at the old corner drug store and we moved up the street to where we are now. As our services continue to grow, so does our need to focus.
This June, after the Peach Festival, we will be making a huge change. We will be releasing the art supply part of the business to, the newly opened, Creative Exchange (112 W. Alabama Ave). This decision was not made lightly. We have lost a lot of sleep, but we know this would be the best way for us to focus on our great services.
Dylan & Ryan at Creative Exchange have an immense love for the arts and the artists who create it. We feel that they will be great stewards and continue those relationships that we have thoroughly enjoyed for over a decade.
We will continue to have space for artists and makers to showcase their work. Custom orders for art supplies, kits, etc will continue until June.
We greatly appreciate your continued support and we wish the best of luck to Dylan & Ryan in their new endeavor.
Thank you, again, for your love and support.
Sincerely,
Henry & Amanda McCoy