Art in the dark? Outage strikes at AGU sale

Artists Guild Unlimited
Everett Street Gallery opened its doors to Patrons and Donors of Artists’ Guild Unlimited at 6 p.m. Aug. 26. This is the 61st year the Labor Day Art Show & Sale has taken place.
AGU has one project a year to make money for running the art gallery. Artists from many surrounding parishes and often some out-of-state artists enter their work in the show.
All art is for sale with the exception of Teens and Children I & II. However, even those teens and children enjoy selling their work, so some of that art is for sale, too.
The night of Aug. 26 made history for AGU. At 5:45 p.m. the sky opened and dropped a thunderstorm on top of Everett Street Gallery. Some devoted patrons and donors braved the weather and pulled out their umbrellas!
Drivers acted as chauffeurs and allowed the ladies to get to the door. Those gentlemen came after parking and sloshing through the water build-up in the streets.
A member said, “Well, that’s it. The rains came. What else can go wrong?”
Unfortunately, along with the guests, Hermes (the divine trickster) attended the reception, too. Because in less than an hour, the lights went out! No lights in “Photography,” “Teens,” or “Children.”No air conditioning, but there were doors to open for air circulation, and phones became a source of light, enabling art to be seen “up close and personal.”
Art in the dark! What more could we ask for to make this a memorable night! Art in the dark!
After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Steve Cavalier and Amanda McElfresh said, “When words failed, music and art gave New Orleanians an escape and a vision for a better future.”
St. Mary Parish has been gifted with a cultural venue to escape or enjoy everyday life and intake the beauty that talented artists offer through their minds and creativity.
Please, take your children and your grandchildren to Everett Street Gallery to teach them about the beauty surrounding them, a place to go to lift their spirits.
The gallery is at the corner of Everett and First streets. Hours are 1-4 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday through Friday, Sept. 26.