Lunch And Learn

Join us Wednesday, August 7th at NOON at 118 Cotton Street in downtown West Monroe as we hear from Drék Davis as he discusses effective communication tips for the exhibiting artist! Content will cover things like exhibition proposals, artist statements, resumes, etc! A light lunch will be provided by our friends and sponsors Centric Federal Credit Union! PLEASE register below!

A native of Monroe, Georgia, Rodrecas "Drék" Davis is a 2006 graduate of the University of Georgia Fine Arts program - with an emphasis on drawing and painting. Primarily a mixed media artist, Davis is also a former columnist for the Athens Banner-Herald and Code Z Online: Black Visual Culture Now. Davis has presented papers at several academic conferences, including the HUIC Conference (Hawaii University International Conferences) Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, for which he discussed manifestations of Hip-Hop culture in the visual arts. His work has been featured in the Politics Issue of Callaloo: A Journal of African Diaspora Arts and Letters, ColorLines, and over sixty exhibitions. Mr. Davis is Professor, and Head of the Department of Visual & Performing Arts at Grambling State University, in Grambling Louisiana. He most recently served as juror of the 77th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition, at the Swope Art Museum (IN).

The Lunch & Learn series is part of the Arts Council’s Art Is Business program, which equips artists and arts organizations with business skills to assist with professional development. Lunch & Learn lectures are brown bag style presentations on various topics, including public relations, income taxes, approaching museums and galleries, and much more.