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Central City Artist Project

The Central City Artist Project is a non-profit organization founded by people who believe artists play integral roles in healthy communities.
  • Status: Active
  • Submitted: Fri Aug 28, 2009   |   Last updated: Sun Aug 30, 2009
  • Location(s): Orleans
    only these New Orleans neighborhoods - Central City
  • Topics(s): Community development, Education, Housing
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Details

Central City Artist Project is an artist residency program dedicated to bringing artists of various media from around the world to work in the Central City neighborhood in New Orleans. Professional visual artists, writers, composers and others apply for residencies that last from one to four months and afford the opportunity to complete a body of work that is informed by the community.

Project Scope: Vision, Aim, & Objectives

Why this project is being done:
Guided by the belief that every young person deserves access to the arts, we are currently working with Mahalia Jackson to coordinate workshops and lectures for the community.
Who or what this project would impact:
Our goal is to create a residency program in the heart of Central City, a populated, historic neighborhood struggling to overcome not just Hurricane Katrina’s destruction but also two long-standing community scourges - poverty and crime.

Project Plan & Participants

Other people and/or organizations involved in this project:
The Early Childhood and Family Learning Foundation at Mahalia Jackson.

Help or Additional Resources Needed

Help needed from other people:
We are trying to fund the entire residency program from T-shirt sales. Help us spread the word, and sell some artist T-shirts today!