Address: 135 Art Alley, Monroe, LA 71201
Contact: Jennifer Haynes
Email: blackcreativescommunication@gmail.com
Website: www.blackcreativescirclenl.org
We created the Black Creatives Circle of North Louisiana (BCCNL) to link black creatives and increase our visibility in a white-dominant art community in a majority-black region.
BCCNL emphasizes Black talent, teachings, voices, and culture. We are at the forefront of shaping, guiding, and creating a rich culture for the next generation of black creative folk. By sharing the knowledge of seasoned and integrated professional creatives with emerging and novice creatives and art appreciators, we are eliminating the gatekeepers from all spectrums and classes.
BCCNL brings flavor to north Louisiana. We fuel the necessary traits to pursue artistic and professional endeavors: confidence, ambition, passion, patience, discipline, optimism, and courage.
The world wouldn't exist without creatives. BCCNL's presence is vital to push Black Creatives forward -- creating cultural events and community projects exposing black folk to lives, spaces, and places they wouldn't know otherwise.
Supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, and as administered by the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works.
