Reynier Llanes’ “Theory” piece using coffee and charcoal on paper is displayed at the Historic Natchez Foundation Friday on Commerce Street. Llanes piece was one of many displayed in the exhibit “Artistic Ascendancy: Natchez” presented by Conde Contemporary, an art gallery in Miami specializing in representational art and Crye-Leike Stedman Realtors Natchez, which celebrates the socioeconomic relationship between art and community. The exhibit features mainly Cuban artists and will be open today at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Stacy Conde, art director of Conde Contemporary, gives a tour of the exhibit “Artistic Ascendency: Natchez” Friday at Historic Natchez Foundation. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Enrique Toledo’s “Pequeno Viaje de Un Dia” oil painting hangs at the Historic Natchez Foundation during “Artistic Ascendancy: Natchez” Friday. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

(Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

(Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

(Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

(Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)