NCLAC and Crescent City present "Exploring Abandonment"

NCLAC and Crescent City Coffee present Becky Bennett

Crescent City Coffee and NCLAC are pleased to present Becky Bennett to the community with an exhibition of paintings, “Exploring Abandonment”, at Crescent City Coffeehouse. An opening reception will be held on Sunday, March 3^rd from 2-4pm. This show will be on display at Crescent City until May 27^th. With graduation the same weekend, this exhibition will be a great opportunity for visiting families to experience some of the art of Ruston!

Becky Bennett is the Herbert McElveen Professor of Management at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana.  Although her profession keeps her in the business world, Bennett thoroughly enjoys the painting process and feels that it allows her freedom from her left brain way of thinking, “being ‘proper’:  properly ‘put together’, properly restrained, properly rule-abiding.” This Ruston based artist works with acrylic and oil paint to create energetic and colorful forms of abstraction. By breaking rules and trying new methods or ideas, Bennett regularly explores unknown paths through her work. As a result, she produces paintings with vibrant colors and surging energy!

NCLAC and Crescent City Coffee enjoy partnering on these quarterly art shows to provide artists with exhibition opportunities, as well as to expose the community to the artistic talent by which they are surrounded. Crescent City is a full-scale coffee bar serving a variety of beverages, in addition to pastries, salads, and a delicious lunch menu. Crescent City will now be open everyday, 24 hours each day, providing wifi and a fresh cup of coffee any time!  

If you are interested in purchasing a work from “Exploring Abandonment” look for NCLAC’s Gallery Coordinator Sophia Maras or Executive Director Jessica Slaughter at the reception, contact NCLAC at 318-255-1450, or stop by the Dixie Center for the Arts Monday through Thursday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

To learn more about NCLAC and their programs visit www.nclarts.org or http://nclac.wordpress.com/.

NCLAC is supported by a grant from the Louisiana State Arts Council through the Louisiana Division of the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.