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Northshore artist, art educator Gail Hood at the Atrium
20+ hour, 52+ min ago (326+ words) Well-known northshore artist and arts educator Gail Hood, who was instrumental in establishing the Christwood Atrium Gallery, is being honored with a retrospective of her life's work in that Covington gallery." There will be an opening reception for Hood and…...
L. Kasimu Harris and the work that brought 'Vanishing Black bars' into the frame at Mo MA
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (932+ words) Harris was in graduate school studying writing and journalism at the University of Mississippi when Katrina hit his hometown in 2005. He worked on campus as a writer at the Daily Mississippian. A trip back home 45 days after Katrina, combined with…...
Photos: A walk through New Iberia couple Becky and Wyatt Collins' 2, 000-piece folk art collection
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (423+ words) Becky and Wyatt Collins don't just collect folk art" the live in it. The couple's collection of 2, 000-plus pieces are exhibited throughout their home and in their yard. The collection includes pieces by such acclaimed folk artists as Clementine Hunter…...
Mayor Helena Moreno and Adler's Jewelry designed a new key to the city of New Orleans
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (544+ words) Mayor Helena Moreno's new 'key to the city' is an elegant, somewhat abstract design meant to herald a change in administration Mayor Helena Moreno's new ceremonial 'key to the city' will be distributed to dignitaries It is customary for the…...
A $45 million restoration will transform the St. Louis Cathedral: 'A beacon in our city"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1759+ words) Kevin Morris knows St. Louis Cathedral like few other people. Carefully ascending its creaky wooden stairs, climbing through tight doorways and navigating narrow catwalks'as if by rote, Morris points out termite damage here, water damage there, and numerous signs of…...
Bluesberry volunteer creates art, community in Covington
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (571+ words) Artist Taylor Munn brings community art, along with art projects and other creative activities for children to the annual Bluesberry Festival in Covington. Son Camden likes helping her at the fest and is a big part of her inspiration and…...
Abita Springs celebrates 18 years of En Plein Air
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (781+ words) A previous opening night reception for the En Plein Air exhibit in Abita Springs is attended by exhibition founder and art collector Ron Blitch, seated, en plein air exhibiting artists and other lovers of art created out of doors. An…...
New Orleans artists lack financial, government support, study finds. See more.
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (710+ words) The former Ford Motor plant on the Mississippi River is set to be taken over for film production by The Ranch. The renovation will cost about $100 million. Jeanne Nathan is surrounded by the work of local artists in a pop-up…...
Spotlight on Kimbrielle Boult
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (866+ words) Kimbrielle Boult didn't think she was moving back to New Orleans after college. After graduating with a degree in art history and visual culture from Bard College in upstate New York, Boult lived in New York City for a few…...
Longtime journalist turned filmmaker says his Acadiana roots drive search for culture, beauty
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (849+ words) A still shot from "The Taste of Summer," a film by James Edmunds." A poster from "I know what you remember," a film by James Edmunds." James Edmunds has returned to creating short films, which have been exhibited in various…...