Khayriyah

@dynamicdemoiselle

Dynamic Demoiselle Creatives is a multidisciplinary designer with 7+ years of experience in graphic design and branding. She also is UX Design certified. Her creative journey began customizing MySpace profiles with HTML and evolved into designing visuals, book covers, and digital content. With a clean, storytelling-focused style, she helps small businesses in healing arts and others bring their ideas to life through thoughtful, expressive design.

Friendsofblackbayou

@Friendsofblackbayou

Friends group for Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge

We support Black Bayou Lake NWR and by extension the entire national wildlife refuge system.

Gary

@garydfaulkner

Current president North Central Louisiana Arts Council. Accidental business process consultant. Deal artiste.

Choices Mentoring For Families and Youth

@ChoicesMentoring

Choices Mentoring is a liaison to the community.

To provide pathways to purpose for youth and returning citizens through the arts, mentorship, skill-building, and community engagement—creating safer neighborhoods and stronger futures across Monroe.

Ashley Dowling

@ashleydowling

I am a Monroe-based graphic designer and the founder of Graphics by Ash, where I specialize in branding, marketing materials, and digital design for small businesses and organizations across Northeast Louisiana. I create clean, modern visuals that not only look beautiful but also serve a strategic purpose. From logos and brand identities to social media graphics, magazine ads, and event materials, I work closely with clients to bring their vision to life. I believe great design should communicate clearly, build credibility, and help businesses grow with confidence. I am passionate about supporting local entrepreneurs and helping them show up professionally in a competitive marketplace.

Richland Parish Library

@RichlandParishLibrary

Established April 15, 1926, Richland Parish Library is the first parish library in the state of Louisiana. The main branch is in Rayville with additional branches in Delhi and Mangham.

Chad X. Ali

@ChadX.Ali

Chad X. Ali is an award-winning short filmmaker, photographer, and multidisciplinary storyteller from Monroe, Louisiana. His work blends cinematic storytelling with cultural documentation, often exploring themes of identity, spirituality, and transformation. Ali has collaborated with influential artists and organizations across music, sports, and film, including creative work with the Dungeon Family, visual projects for the Ahmaud Arbery Foundation, and directing a music video for recording artist Latto. His photography has also been featured in work connected to the prestigious Dick Butkus Award. Alongside his professional collaborations, Ali continues to develop original narrative projects while using film and media as tools for cultural impact and community storytelling.

Genaro Ky Ly Smith

@genarokylysmith

My goal has always been to preserve the history of Vietnam, my birthplace; more importantly, I have and continue to tell the stories of my mother's plight from Vietnam to America as the only one of the 27 children fortunate enough to escape. And so, it has been my undertaking to record my family history (the War between the French and the Americans, Buddhism, Amerasians like myself, life under communism) through fiction and poetry.