The Natchitoches Historic District shines a bit brighter today as the fourth in a series of five art pieces was unveiled at the Bank of Montgomery offices in downtown Natchitoches on March 10. The series, titled “Natchitoches in Bloom”, is intended to celebrate Natchitoches’ history and culture with sculptures of flowers significant to the region. The sculpture unveiled today is of a tulip. The piece is a collaboration between NSU Associate Professor of Art Corbin Covher and 2014 NSU alumni and Alexandria artist Ethan McManus.

Professor Covher said of the project: “I want to help create a set of sculptures that tell the story of our city better than what one type of flower could say. The sculptures will all belong to the series, but instead of one repetitive sculpture, each flower will be one of a kind and add to the narrative of Natchitoches,” 

The Natchitoches in Bloom public art project was created by the Natchitoches Historic District Development Commission, Northwestern State University, and the Cane River National Heritage Area. BOM donated space on the bank’s property to house the sculpture.