Painter-sculptor-jester Wayne White building mega puppets at Central Artstation, Shreveport; drop in, volunteer, learn at 801 Crocket St, 9 am to 5 pm

In his artist talk this week, SRAC artist in residence Wayne White, a rock star in the hyped world of the national art scene by virtue of his numerous projects, invited the community to visit and volunteer (groups by advance notice only at 318-673-6500) as he and his team build mega puppets for his Shreveport Common art parade, the UnScene event on Sat, July 12, 10:30 am.

Artists chosen as the residency team for the White project are painter-photographer Rachul McClintic, sculptor James Marks and musician-multi-media artist John Martin. Interning is student Jack Joyce.

See snaps of the team at work.