The Downtown Gallery Crawl, an initiative of the non-profit Downtown Arts Alliance, was designed to enhance the art culture of the 318 and to allow North Louisiana artists a platform to grow, prosper and connect with one another and the local community serving as an impetus to the revitalization of the downtowns of Monroe and West Monroe. The Crawl's mission is to provide interactive art education
and to showcase and make accessible to the NELA community the works of emerging and established local, regional and national artists and artisans. The Downtown Gallery Crawl is free and open to the public occurring every-other-month, six times a year happening from 5pm-9pm on the first Thursday of each month starting in February of each year.
2025 Downtown Gallery Crawl Dates:
February 6
April 2
June 4
August 6
October 1
December 3
*2026 Downtown Gallery Crawl Galleries:
MONROE
The Good Daze, General Vintage, Suite Beauty, Flying Tiger Brewery, Masur Museum of Art
WEST MONROE
Alley Park (presented by Downtown West Monroe), Courtyard Galerie, The Gallery (NELA Arts Council), Southern Magnolias, Ouachita Parish Public Library, Clay & Canvas Art Studio, The Shoppes on the Alley
*Participating galleries provide a free and fun environment for the community to interact with, observe, acquire and learn about fine art.
2026 Downtown Gallery Crawl Partners:
The 2026 Downtown Gallery Crawl is made possible by the generosity of the following sponsor donors. CRAWL SUSTAINER
Northeast Louisiana Realtors
Origin Bank
St. Francis Medical Center
CRAWL BELIEVER
The Hotel Monroe
Yarbrough Financial Group
CRAWL SPONSOR
North Delta Title
NELA Arts Council
IN KIND SPONSORS
Sir Speedy Monroe
Flying Tiger Brewery
KEDM Public Radio
The Downtown Arts Alliance and its community programs are supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, and as administered by the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works.
