Community Calendar

Piano music six nights a week. Ann Fenn Monday and Tuesday; Pearson Cross Wednesday and Thursday, Rod Payne Friday and Saturday.

Louisiana Tech University is proud to present ARMOR AGAINST THE STORM, a solo exhibition by John Alleyne (b. 1990). Through an intuitive process of silkscreen mark-making, John Alleyne reimagines dreadlocks as futuristic defense technology. These crowns are not merely adornment, but armor. Inspired by barbershop hairstyle-guide posters, familial portraiture, and utilizing scanned photographs of his own dreadlocks, Alleyne constructs hybrid faces protected by woven “loc formations.” These stylized dreads operate as crowns, shields, and exoskeletons.
Drawing from Bajan (Barbadian) folklore, barbershop aesthetics, and Afro-futuristic survival strategies, this work proposes an alternative infrastructure for protection against seasonal elements and social weather; from micro-aggressions to systemic violence. In these portraits, hair becomes a morphological force that guards memory, absorbs impact, and signals sovereignty. In a world where Black hair is still policed, legislated, and weaponized against its wearers, these figures refuse vulnerability.
Alleyne is an Assistant Professor of Art at Southern University and A&M
College. He is an artist member of Baton Rouge Gallery and a collective
member at Antenna in New Orleans.

Artist Talk 12/16/2025 5 pm and closing reception.

Gallery Hours:
Sunday 2-6 pm
Monday- Thursday 8am-6pm
Friday 8am-5pm
Saturday closed

You know the countdown to Christmas has begun when holiday decorations start showing up everywhere. To celebrate this most joyous season, The Wellspring would like to invite our friends and neighbors to join us at our annual Holiday Open House Thursday, December 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will take place at our administration building located at 1515 Jackson Street in Monroe.

Enjoy some delicious food by Thurman’s Food Factory and meet our staff.

We would love to give you a tour of our historic administration building. It will be beautifully decorated for the holiday season.

We hope to see you there!

Piano music six nights a week. Ann Fenn Monday and Tuesday; Pearson Cross Wednesday and Thursday, Rod Payne Friday and Saturday.

North Louisiana's women's a cappella chorus, Southern A'Chord, will present a community performance at 7 p.m. Thursday, December 11, in the fellowship hall of the Presbyterian Church of Ruston. "Christmas A'Chording to Us" will feature Christmas and gospel songs. Admission is free. For more information, visit the Facebook page Southern A'Chord Chorus or webpage southernachordchorus.org.

Louisiana Tech University is proud to present ARMOR AGAINST THE STORM, a solo exhibition by John Alleyne (b. 1990). Through an intuitive process of silkscreen mark-making, John Alleyne reimagines dreadlocks as futuristic defense technology. These crowns are not merely adornment, but armor. Inspired by barbershop hairstyle-guide posters, familial portraiture, and utilizing scanned photographs of his own dreadlocks, Alleyne constructs hybrid faces protected by woven “loc formations.” These stylized dreads operate as crowns, shields, and exoskeletons.
Drawing from Bajan (Barbadian) folklore, barbershop aesthetics, and Afro-futuristic survival strategies, this work proposes an alternative infrastructure for protection against seasonal elements and social weather; from micro-aggressions to systemic violence. In these portraits, hair becomes a morphological force that guards memory, absorbs impact, and signals sovereignty. In a world where Black hair is still policed, legislated, and weaponized against its wearers, these figures refuse vulnerability.
Alleyne is an Assistant Professor of Art at Southern University and A&M
College. He is an artist member of Baton Rouge Gallery and a collective
member at Antenna in New Orleans.

Artist Talk 12/16/2025 5 pm and closing reception.

Gallery Hours:
Sunday 2-6 pm
Monday- Thursday 8am-6pm
Friday 8am-5pm
Saturday closed

Piano music six nights a week. Ann Fenn Monday and Tuesday; Pearson Cross Wednesday and Thursday, Rod Payne Friday and Saturday.

Louisiana Tech University is proud to present ARMOR AGAINST THE STORM, a solo exhibition by John Alleyne (b. 1990). Through an intuitive process of silkscreen mark-making, John Alleyne reimagines dreadlocks as futuristic defense technology. These crowns are not merely adornment, but armor. Inspired by barbershop hairstyle-guide posters, familial portraiture, and utilizing scanned photographs of his own dreadlocks, Alleyne constructs hybrid faces protected by woven “loc formations.” These stylized dreads operate as crowns, shields, and exoskeletons.
Drawing from Bajan (Barbadian) folklore, barbershop aesthetics, and Afro-futuristic survival strategies, this work proposes an alternative infrastructure for protection against seasonal elements and social weather; from micro-aggressions to systemic violence. In these portraits, hair becomes a morphological force that guards memory, absorbs impact, and signals sovereignty. In a world where Black hair is still policed, legislated, and weaponized against its wearers, these figures refuse vulnerability.
Alleyne is an Assistant Professor of Art at Southern University and A&M
College. He is an artist member of Baton Rouge Gallery and a collective
member at Antenna in New Orleans.

Artist Talk 12/16/2025 5 pm and closing reception.

Gallery Hours:
Sunday 2-6 pm
Monday- Thursday 8am-6pm
Friday 8am-5pm
Saturday closed

Piano music six nights a week. Ann Fenn Monday and Tuesday; Pearson Cross Wednesday and Thursday, Rod Payne Friday and Saturday.

Louisiana Tech University is proud to present ARMOR AGAINST THE STORM, a solo exhibition by John Alleyne (b. 1990). Through an intuitive process of silkscreen mark-making, John Alleyne reimagines dreadlocks as futuristic defense technology. These crowns are not merely adornment, but armor. Inspired by barbershop hairstyle-guide posters, familial portraiture, and utilizing scanned photographs of his own dreadlocks, Alleyne constructs hybrid faces protected by woven “loc formations.” These stylized dreads operate as crowns, shields, and exoskeletons.
Drawing from Bajan (Barbadian) folklore, barbershop aesthetics, and Afro-futuristic survival strategies, this work proposes an alternative infrastructure for protection against seasonal elements and social weather; from micro-aggressions to systemic violence. In these portraits, hair becomes a morphological force that guards memory, absorbs impact, and signals sovereignty. In a world where Black hair is still policed, legislated, and weaponized against its wearers, these figures refuse vulnerability.
Alleyne is an Assistant Professor of Art at Southern University and A&M
College. He is an artist member of Baton Rouge Gallery and a collective
member at Antenna in New Orleans.

Artist Talk 12/16/2025 5 pm and closing reception.

Gallery Hours:
Sunday 2-6 pm
Monday- Thursday 8am-6pm
Friday 8am-5pm
Saturday closed