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Written by Ryan Tramonte Tuesday, 26 May 2009 13:29
A Round with Ryan
When my sister was a kid, I used to read her the book “The Little Engine That Could”. My Aunt Tina would read that book to me every time I slept at her house and I remember, as a kid, thinking that little engine was nuts. Each time Aunt Tina would read that book, I would wait to hear that the little engine would fail miserably. Perhaps it is my dark side. However, each time the little engine “would” I “would” rejoice as if it were the very first time I had ever heard the story. 
For starters, this year is the first year that the Boogaloo has gone green. The festival founders have created Louisiana’s first Green Music and Arts Festival. With solar powered stages, biodiesel generators, locally grown and organic foods, and a comprehensive recycle program and sustainable living and coastal restoration education section, this festival has gone from growing to grown. A kids’ stage makes the festival a family event for those interested in having their children aboard for the ride. This kids’ stage is more than just a babysitting station. It engages kids and adults alike, making this section of the festival, again, unique and appealing.
early Catholic churches where Spanish influence meets religious faith. For a more modern turn on painting, I spent a few minutes in front of New Orleans native Jeffery St. Romain’s vibrantly painted, hangable skateboard decks. Artists that are rolling out the old and bringing in the new, but giving those of us that love the old something to hold on to, are rare. This guy “could” be doing just that. Bergeron Woodworks was another outstanding contributor, taking the old and making it new; David Bergeron is the new “Green Artist.” He takes found and old objects and makes them into new working pieces of furniture. Each piece has a rustic charm, but does not become too country inspired in its attempts to be weather beaten.
New Act and “Best Live Show” by Gambit Weekly, they claimed the title of “Best Hip Hop Act” from Where Y’at Magazine. I was not disappointed by the blend of jazz and reggae infused lyrics that I thought were appropriate social messages for our times. 
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| Ryan Tramonte |
 Ryan Tramonte is the General Manager of French Art Network and Rue Royale Art Partners of New Orleans. With galleries in Carmel by the Sea, California; Santa Fe, New Mexico; New Orleans and Key West, Florida; the company’s family of galleries represents 54 artists from across the globe. With his office in the center of the French Quarter at 541 Royal Street, Ryan has managed to surround himself with some of the most beautiful aspects of New Orleans, its artists. Artists mold the way we think and live on a daily basis, they are one of society’s most prized possessions. Ryan, himself works in all mediums, but centers his work on painting and collage. |
