About Us

The restored Dixie Center for the Arts will be used for the following:

• Performing Arts hall with 600 seats, for live performances of dance, theatre, and music of all kinds, including family entertainment
  
  
• Movie theatre with modern projection equipment, for showing classic films, and other movies that don't run in other theaters
  
  
• Community Arts School, for after school lessons in music, dance, painting, drama, etc.
  
  
• Community center with meeting rooms for organizations or conferences
  
  
• Home and offices for Ruston Community Theatre, North Central Louisiana Arts Council, and the Ruston Civic Symphony Society
  
  
• Art gallery for sales of art by local artists, and exhibits of all kinds of art
  
  
• Available for rent by organizations, business, or individuals on a first-come-first-served basis

 

"How Can I Help?"

Buy A Brick! 

…to honor your Grandparents
…for your favorite Teacher
…Graduation Gifts—put the grad year on it
…The Aunt that has everything
…in memory of Loved Ones
…for each of your Children
…in honor of your Coach
…to record Wedding Dates
…the perfect Birthday Gift
…Christmas gifts
…new-born Baby Announcement
…don’t forget that Anniversary!
…honor your Doctor for that great care

A tax-deductible donation of $100 per brick will place your engraved brick at the Dixie Center for the Arts in what will become Intermission Park. You have 3 lines with 14 spaces available per line on each brick. Spaces between words count as one space.

Download the donation form and print it out (requires Adobe Reader).  Complete the form and mail it along with your check (no cash please) and instructions to: Dixie Center for the Arts; 212 North Vienna Street; Ruston, LA 71270, or bring to our offices between 10 am and 3 pm.

Call 318-255-1450 for more information or if you'd prefer a donation form be mailed to you.  Thanks!

 

"Chair-ity" Campaign! Let Dixie Center for the Arts become your favorite "Chair-ity"!  There are still theater seats available to be named for you, your family, your favorite aunt, your school, your club or organization, your high school class or anyone else you want to honor or memorialize.  Click here for more information! Get Involved!  Volunteer Your Time! DCA-sponsored events need help with ushering, handing out programs, taking tickets, stacking chairs after an event, etc. Cash Donations Be a donor.  Good ol' cold hard cash will always help defray costs of restoring and operating the Dixie Center for the Arts. Buy a print of the New Dixie Center for the Arts Signed and Numbered Print of a Pastel Drawing by Mary Anne Lard, former Ruston resident $45 Tax Deductible Donation $10 shipping and handling Available at the Dixie Center for the Arts Office   Come To The Events!

 

 

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