New Orleans Community Projects

• The Abundance Tree An interactive Community Art Installation that facilitates giving and an understanding of abundance. Tue, 01/12/2010
• Kyle Bravo, Morgana King, and Mary Early @ The Front Solo exhibitions by Kyle Bravo, Morgana King, and Mary Early Thu, 12/31/2009
• Flags for the City A youth silkscreen workshop in which students learn to silkscreen by designing and printing fabric flags to hang around the city of New Orleans. Thu, 12/10/2009
• Roadhouse and Maria Lovullo @ The Front Kathy Rodriguez, Matthew Kirscht, Thomas Riess, Jeff Rinehart and Natalie Sciortino, and Maria Lovullo Thu, 12/03/2009
• YBGreen Recycled Glass Jewelry Completely handmade recycled glass jewelry using collected glass from New Orleans Mon, 11/30/2009
• Andrea Ferguson, Mark Porter, and Jenny LeBlanc @ The Front The Front - 4100 St. Claude Ave., (Bywater), www.nolafront.org, Open noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Fri, 11/06/2009
• Mardi Gras Indian History and Bead Sewing Workshop At the Porch, 7th Ward youth are creating their own Mardi Gras Indian suits under the mentorship of Mardi Gras Indians from our community. Thu, 11/05/2009
• October News for The Front Jonathan Traviesa, Elaine Gan, and David DuBose at The Front in October Thu, 10/01/2009
• Four new shows at The Front Featuring the work of: Josh Sisk, Julie Pieri, Amanda Cassingham, Gary Oaks, Ariya Martin, Susana Reisman, Leyla Safavi Fri, 09/11/2009
• Virtual Critique Virtual Critique for Contemporary Art in New Orleans Thu, 09/03/2009
• Sign-Up SIGN-UP is a project that supports local entrepreneurship, community revitalization, and neighborhood beautification. Tue, 09/01/2009
• 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. Fri, 08/28/2009
• Call to Artists - Solo Exhibition CoLAB Projects (formerly BECA gallery) is presenting a solo-show award exhibition. Sat, 08/22/2009
• Iberville Boys & Girls Club Video Program Using video to document the lives of youth at the Iberville Boys & Girls Club Tue, 08/04/2009
• Four New Shows at The Front! featuring the work of Byron Mauthe, Adam Montegut, Stephen Hoskins, Megan Roniger, and Erica Lambertson Philippe. Thu, 07/30/2009
• Storypod a soundproof story booth and library space. this design build project will be built in the fall of 2009 by architecture students along with NSP Tue, 07/14/2009
• Americana at The Front, 4100 St. Claude Group exhibition Americana opens Saturday July 11th, 6-10 pm Mon, 07/06/2009
• 2110 Royal Stories A storytelling workshop to honor the memories and insight of the elderly residents of 2110 Royal St. Thu, 07/02/2009
• Artist Talk Friday July 3rd, 7pm at The Front: Polymorphic Plastic Parade Artist Talk at the Front, Friday July 3rd at 7pm featuring Polymorphic Plastic Parade. Tue, 06/30/2009
• Opening at The Front, Saturday June 13th, 6-10pm Four new shows at The Front at 4100 St. Claude, June 13th- July 5th, Saturday & Sunday 12-5pm. Sat, 06/06/2009
• Analog Learning Lab Art education Sun, 05/31/2009
• SUREs pREvENTRY Jt. Venture 8-2009 Summer Outdoors Watersports, Art/Music producing Healing Travel Thu, 05/28/2009
• Paul Chan Artist Talk Paul Chan will discuss his role as both artist and activist by looking back on his staging of Godot in NOLA as well as discussing current projects. Thu, 05/14/2009
• Underground Unseen The Unseen Showcase is a logical extension of UndergroundUnseen.com - yet it is exclusive to underground artists in New Orleans and their community Mon, 05/11/2009
• Getting Your Sh*t Together Workshops in New Orleans My proposal is to teach a weekend workshop in New Orleans to each of the artists awarded a grant from Transforma, plus New Orleans artists. Mon, 05/04/2009
• May shows at The Front, 4100 St. Claude Ave New shows from Mike Smith, CausilityLabs (Andy Holtin & Galo Moncayo), Neil Bender, and Jeff Sapsford Tue, 04/28/2009
• Educate and Celebrate The NOLA Preservation Society’s mission is to preserve the cultural legacy of New Orleans through youth outreach across America. Sun, 04/26/2009
• The louisiana Drumline Camp Rebuilding New Orleans through drumming, Sat, 04/25/2009
• PechaKucha Night New Orleans Volume 2 20 slides x 20 seconds (10 presenters) Thu, 04/09/2009
• Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project Combines live theatre and study to engage students in reflecting on and discussing the death penalty - a key moral issue of our day. Mon, 04/06/2009
• The New Orleans Airlift Exporting New Orleans art and culture to the wider world! Thu, 03/26/2009
• The BECA Foundation The Foundation creates public exhibitions of new works by emerging and under-recognized artists as well as by established artists Wed, 03/25/2009
• Our Lives in Story This project captures audio stories for two venerable New Orleans institutions: The Neighborhood Story Project and The Preservation Hall. Thu, 03/19/2009
• EVERYTHING MUST GO Good Children Gallery’s first benefit art sale Tue, 03/03/2009
• Living Newspaper: Using children to sell A theater residency where youth analyze print and tv news about their peers then role-play as journalists and create a play of their own news. Fri, 02/27/2009
• A=AGHT A Concept, An Art Project, A Website, A Forum for Exchange, A Developing Pedagogy, A Traveling Exhibit, A Metaphor, A Cultural Investment Fri, 01/23/2009
• Nine Times Tenth Anniversary Posters Second Line Neighborhood Parade, with commemorative posters. Fri, 01/16/2009
• PechaKucha Night New Orleans Volume 1 20 slides x 20 seconds Tue, 01/06/2009
• Parade Arts at Colton Studio Through the NORSD network we are developing a series of performance-oriented workshops featuring puppetry and parade arts with local youths. Fri, 01/02/2009
• New World Wailing Wall A sculptural installation on the vacant slab of a former family home in a flooded Gentilly neighborhood is an homage to survivors and community. Thu, 12/25/2008
• The Farmer Incubator Project The Farmers Incubator Project is a demand-driven series of programs providing farmland, resources, education, training, and assistance in Spanish. Wed, 12/24/2008
• DesCours Free Architecture and Art Festival: 2nd annual DesCours brings five days of architecture, art and design to New Orleans, Louisiana Thu, 12/04/2008
• ACES/OTIS Fundred Dollar Bill Project Otis College of Art and Design and The Accelerated Charter Elementary School are working together on the Fundred Dollar Bill Project. Wed, 12/03/2008
• Ecos Latinos Series Ecos Latinos is a monthly performance series, featuring Hispanic musicians, poets, dancers and visual artists (both local and international) Thu, 11/06/2008
• On Piety Seven large-scale, multidisciplinary installations, coupled with site-specific performances, by established and emerging artists Fri, 10/24/2008
• We Shall Not Be Moved New Orleans More than 100 NOLA musicians and vocalists came together over 9 months to create a music video to heal, uplift & unify our people. Join the Movement! Thu, 10/23/2008
• The St. Claude Initiative The St. Claude Initiative seeks artists to participate in a large scale public mural project along St. Claude Avenue, in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward. Tue, 10/14/2008
• Sankofa Marketplace A monthly open-air market in the Lower 9th Ward where people gather, exchange information, enjoy live New Orleans music, and buy healthy fresh foods. Mon, 10/06/2008
• Studio at Colton School Now taking applications for Space! Deadline for applications is October 10th. Visit www.cano-la.org Mon, 10/06/2008
• Broadmoor Harvest Festival presented by Moishe Nola A celebration of Shelter, Harvest and Thanksgiving based on the Jewish Holiday of Sukkot. All are invited to join in art, community service & fun. Tue, 09/23/2008
• Curious Tribe Art, Fashion, Music and Culture in the New Orleans community Thu, 08/28/2008
• OpenAir Project Transforming abandoned business signs into outdoor installation spaces. Tue, 08/12/2008
• 40 Days and 40 Nights "40 Days and 40 Nights" is the story of communities rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina, told through the eyes, heart, and soul of Louisiana artisans. Thu, 08/07/2008
• NOLA Chicken + Goose Coops Led by Derek Hoeferlin, architecture students from Washington University in St. Louis built chicken + goose coops for God's Vineyard Community Garden Tue, 08/05/2008
• The Alamo Underground Neighborhood theatre and gallery space in Fauborg St. John. Mon, 08/04/2008
• artswamp.blogspot.com ArtSwamp is a New Orleans community-focused blog about contemporary visual arts, Louisiana-identified artists and their work, and related subjects. Fri, 05/30/2008
• Hurricane Digital Memory Bank Online database uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the stories and digital record of Hurricane Katrina & NOLA history & culture Wed, 05/28/2008
• Good Children Gallery A artist-run space featuring work by emerging and mid-career artists. Wed, 05/28/2008
• Katrina's Children Documentary A unique look at Katrina and it's after effects told from 19 children's perspective. Mon, 05/19/2008
• Sculpture for New Orleans A city wide sculpture exhibition with local, national and international artists lending their work to New Orleans. Thu, 05/08/2008
• Sidearm Gallery We are a not-for-profit art space in the St Roch neighborhood. Wed, 04/02/2008
• Open Sound New Orleans Open Sound New Orleans is a community project that invites New Orleanians to document their lives in sound. Mon, 03/31/2008
• Cornerstones and Cornerstones of the Month Initiative A documentary and advocacy project for the overlooked and threatened landmarks of New Orleans Sun, 03/30/2008
• KKProjects St. Roch ArtSpace and home of the Life is Art Foundation Mon, 02/25/2008
• The FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL Project FUNDRED invites participation from students of all ages in a big performance artwork & collective creative action supporting rebuilding New Orleans. Wed, 12/05/2007
• HOME, New Orleans? Central City A multi-media, interdisciplinary quilt that provides a voice for the elderly of the city who are facing new challenges post-Katrina. Tue, 12/04/2007
• HOME, New Orleans? Lower 9th Ward Expression of identity and community through clay. Tue, 12/04/2007
• HOME, New Orleans? 7th Ward Youth Performance Workshop This is a youth performance program with a strong literacy component. Tue, 12/04/2007
• HOME, New Orleans? HOME, New Orleans? uses creative power to rebuild community through neighborhood arts projects, memorials, workshops, performance and installation art Tue, 12/04/2007
• Marais Live-Work Space Renovation of a fire and storm damaged, former corner store Baptist church into a large artists studio and two bedroom apartment. Tue, 12/04/2007
• A Civil Rights Memorial at Plessy Park in New Orleans, LA To acknowledge the work of the Citizens' Committee of the 1890's and the demo of Homer A. Plessy Mon, 12/03/2007
• HOME, New Orleans? LakeviewS The project is a rejuvenation ritual: to infuse the energy of art and audience into this deciminated area. Sat, 08/18/2007