Artists from the Shreveport Regional Arts Council’s entrepreneurial program ARTIST UP! are using their painting, mixed media, music, and photography to capture the "faces" of the “uncommon, creative, cultural community” of Shreveport Common.

They have spent time getting to know the owners and residents from Shreveport Common businesses and social service agencies and have turned their stories into art to celebrate the authentically vibrant neighborhood.

On Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Central ArtStation, the ARTIST UP! artists will exhibit works they have created to celebrate the history, hope, and people of Shreveport Common in the exhibition, "The Faces of Shreveport Common."

Participating Artists and their area of Shreveport Common:
Betsy Levels Holy Cross Episcopal
Marcus Wayne Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
Tommie Reed Central ARTSTATION
Whitney Tates Calanthean Temple
Lauryn Ledbetter The Cresewell
Elaine Botelho-Fairbanks B'nai Zion
Lauren Brown Annie McCune
Jean Whitman Korner Lounge
Christi Oden Oakland Cemetary