The director of art education and accessibility with the Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development stopped in Clinton recently to check out art and quilting classes hosted by the East Feliciana Council on Aging.
Quaja Bell, who met the group at an exhibition at the State Capitol, said she wanted to show her support to the COA artists and spotlight the creations made in painting and quilting classes.
The agency is under the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. Bell had met with COA members during the summer when they were a part of a special display of arts and crafts at the State Capitol.
After a meal, Bell went to the Clinton COA site for a brief tour and a painting lesson.
Bell said she liked getting out into the rural area, sometimes called marginalized areas. She mentioned that one of her first visits to the area was more than 10 years before when she taught a pottery class at a nearby Clinton church.