For the second year in a row, White Linen Night, the event that draws art-loving crowds to the galleries of Julia Street wont be happening, as scheduled, due to Covid concerns and advice from the mayors office. The event was to take place on August 7th. The cancellation is due to Louisiana Covid numbers and […]
What happens when a 9-year-old alien hears Chuck Berry and decides to come to earth and learn about art? You get Ziggys Arts Adventure, the new locally produced childrens show from Louisiana Public Broadcasting that is now streaming online! Ziggys Arts Adventure is a nine-episode series about a curious, green alien who comes from a […]
Artists and muralists Nik Richard, Morrah Burton-Edwards, and Jade Meyers recently completed their murals for the Adult Swim Mural Project. Through a partnership with Atlanta-based non-profit, Living Walls, artists are trained in mural-making and creating works of art that start meaningful conversations with the community at large. The artists and vision were brought together through […]
Beloved French Quarter artist and activist, Sher Stewart, passed away the morning of July 18th from injuries following a July 16th hit-and-run outside her home at the corner of Pauger and St. Claude. Stewart, 74, traveled via a yellow bicycle she had named Sunshine. On the 16th, she was returning home with her art supplies […]
Dear Zaila Avant-garde, You have made your hometown of Harvey, and all of Louisiana, so proud. After correctly spelling murraya, a type of tree, you clinched the championship and became the first African-American contestant to win Scripps National Spelling Bee, in its 96-year history. Not only are you a spelling bee champion, but you are […]
Closed for Storm is the directorial debut of filmmaker Jake Williams for Bright Sun Films. The documentary focuses on the location of the former Six Flags New Orleans theme park, which has been sitting abandoned and rotting, since Hurricane Katrina made landfall nearly 16 years ago. Although some groups, including Kiernan West LLC and S.H.I.E.L.D […]
Mark Bologna is a native New Orleanian whose family owned the famed Teddys Grill in Gentilly, until it closed in 2006. He attended Brother Martin High School and, after living outside of the city for 15 years, he returned in 2012, so that he could raise his children in the city that he was proud […]
Rally & March Set for Thursday, June 17 Several hundred people who oppose the proposed relocation of City Hall to Armstrong Park are expected to crowd the Broadmoor Community Church tonight. The meeting, Rethink The Relocation of City Hall, will start at 6 p.m. at 2021 S Dupre Street and continue until 8 p.m. Citizens […]
For the third year, The Oddities & Curiosities Expo will be bringing strange, unusual, creepy and interesting art and sights to the Alario Center, 2000 Signette Blvd. in Westwego, on June 26th. The event features local artists selling oddities that are sure to make your skin crawl (or at least make a good conversation piece). […]
On May 27th, The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience opened at 818 Howard Avenue in a 9,000 square foot space. Exhibits will explore the many ways Jews in the American South influenced and were influenced by the distinct cultural heritage of their communities, covering more than 13 states and 300 years of history. I […]
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