DRAW-A-THON It's HERE!!!
Free and open to the public !

WHEN: Saturday Nov. 21, 6:30 am - Sunday Nov. 22, 6:30 am

WHERE: The Green Room at the Green Project

24 hours of on-going drawing activities with local artists! Still Lifes, a giant quilt drawing, virtual graffiti, Comics Jam, "Help paint a Taco-Truck!," "FUNdred Dollar Bill Project," Draw-a-tron 3000, "The Draw-nada: The Car That Is a Canvas,"  and much much more!

Food too! Camp Marigny's Catfish Po-boys, La Divina Gelateria, PJ's Coffee, Amanda Cassingham's Pancake Breakfast, Ruben's Brazilian Taco Truck, and free  Hubig's Pies while supplies last!

NEW ORLEANS - Innovative, eye-popping graphic design from across the Gulf Coast region will be on display at The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) in New Orleans from December 5 to December 13, 2009. The exhibition will proudly present the winners of "JuJu GrisGris YaYa NOLA 2009," the awards program sponsored by the New Orleans chapter of AIGA - the professional association for design.

This exhibition is the result of AIGA New Orleans' first juried design competition in three years, and it represents the first step of an anticipated long partnership between the design organization and the CAC. AIGA New Orleans now plans to hold its awards program on an annual basis with the winning entries to be displayed at the CAC, New Orleans' preeminent contemporary arts exhibition space.

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(New Orleans, LA) New Orleans’ Cultural Ambassador Irvin Mayfield will host a signature event the day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 25th at 8:00 PM at the House of Blues.  “Project 2010: Creating the Cultural Renaissance” is a musician-sponsored benefit concert designed to raise funds for local artists in need of urgent healthcare.   Ailing local musicians, such as Marva Wright, Lady BJ, Bo Dollis, J.D. Hill, and Humberto “Pupi” Menez will reap benefits from the event to go toward their medical care.

The event, co- hosted by PROJECT 2010, is also designed to pay homage to - and focus attention on - the City’s culture bearers and the thousands of men and women who work in the hospitality and tourism industry, the hub of the New Orleans’ economy.

What:  Happy Holiday Helpers Present - ‘Tis the Season Extravaganza
When:  Saturday, December 19,  11 AM – 4 PM
Where: Fontainebleu State Park, 62883 Hwy. 1089, Mandeville , LA 70448

Festivities include:
Visit with Santa, Food and Craft booths, Raffles, Inflatable Jump for the Kids, Face painting, The Audubon Zoo BugMobile, Boudreaux the Zephyr’s mascot, and MUCH MORE!!

ALL PROCEEDS will benefit Happy Holiday Helpers, an organization started by a local 10 year old to help needy families during the holidays.

ADMISSION: $1.00 per person (or 2 canned goods per person)

What: “The Language of Flowers”: A Group Invitational Exhibition

Where: Garden District Gallery - 1332 Washington Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana

When:  December 5, 2009* - January 9, 2010
*Opening Reception to meet the artists, December 5, 2009 - 6pm - 8pm

(New Orleans, LA – November 18, 2009)   A rose is a rose is a rose … But is that really all?
Looking back into the ancient history of flower symbolism, that same rose might represent love, pleasure, pride, pain, secrecy, and even old age.  The meaning, sentiment and “Language of Flowers” -  a term first used in print in 1809 – traces its origins back to the earliest Chinese Dynasties.

 

What:  WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?
When:  Saturday, November 21st, 10:00 AM
Where:  STUDIO 527, 527 Julia Street

The Big Idea is back on! Studio 527 and the Creative Alliance of New Orleans invite you to join a group of creative thinkers who are kicking off a series of brainstorming sessions to come up with new ideas for New Orleans and its greater region. The Creative Alliance will also ask participants to contribute suggestions for cultural projects that can help expand and grow the cultural economy, listed as one of four new emerging industries by GNO Inc, Horizon Inc, and the Master Plan.

Other emerging industries that will be addressed include the bio- medical,  alternative energy, green building industries, and issues of coastal restoration. Coastal restoration and hurricane protection have been Big Ideas since Katrina in New Orleans and the surrounding Gulf of Mexico region.

NEW ORLEANS - The entire month of November 2009, Ochsner Medical Center is honored to display the Lilly Oncology On Canvas, a free, public art exhibit featuring works by actual cancer patients.

The show is designed to honor the physical and emotional journeys people face when confronted by a cancer diagnosis. The 45-piece Ochsner exhibit, which includes several Louisiana artists, is on display 24 hours, 7 days a week at 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans in the hospital's 1st floor Art Walk.

Lilly Oncology On Canvas was launched in 2004, received more than 400 pieces of art from 23 countries, and began a world tour in 2005 that reached millions of people in more than 100 cities. Following its initial success, the 2006 program received more than 2,000 pieces of art and toured nearly 200 cities worldwide.

This publication is the culmination of seven years' worth of research, education projects, performances and exhibitions of Torres-Tama's exploration of the free people of color in New Orleans.
--David Houston, Chief Curator Ogden Museum of Southern Art

José Torres-Tama's art book titled New Orleans Free People of Color & Their Legacy coincides with the Ogden Museum's exhibition of the same name.  Les gens de couleur libres are considered the first multiracial people in the United States, borne of an illegal but tolerated mixing between the French, Spanish and African races of colonial Louisiana.

Proceeds to Benefit Vaccination Clinics, Spay/Neuter and Advocay

The Sula Foundation, New Orleans' pit bull rescue and advocacy group, has released the 2010 edition of The Pit Bulls of New Orleans calendar. Featuring two dozen dogs from all over the city, this year's edition features photos at Fair Grinds Coffee House, Jackson Square, Snake and Jakes Christmas Club Lounge, Bud Rips, Lake Ponchartrain, the Industrial Canal, the Treme, the Holy Cross neighborhood, and more.

Proceeds from the calendar go to support the work of The Sula Foundation, which sponsors low-cost vaccination clinics, free spay and neuter, and promotes responsible dog ownership.

Thursday Performance at the Hi Ho Lounge to Air on WWOZ

New Orleans­- Family Fish Productions announced today a two-night series of concerts starring the highly acclaimed Mardi Gras Indian Orchestra.  The concerts will be held on Thanksgiving night, November 26, 2009 and the following Friday at the Hi Ho Lounge located at 2239 St. Claude Avenue in the Bywater section of New Orleans.

The Thanksgiving night performance will be broadcast on WWOZ radio (90.7 FM and streaming world wide at WWOZ.org).  Both shows will be dedicated to the memories of Big Chief Alfred “Tootie” Montana and his
brother, the late Trail Chief Edward Montana.  The Montanas are widely regarded as two of the most significant Mardi Gras Indians of the 20th century for their contributions to the traditional culture of New Orleans.