Deadline March 27

Dear Artists,
You are invited to consider the following opportunity to create custom painted artwork to enhance two utility boxes located on Robert E. Lee Blvd. in Lakeview, New Orleans.

Project Details:
Background – A separate group, Community Visions Unlimited, initiated the utility box painting project throughout the Lakeview neighborhood to beautify the neighborhood. The project was very successful and the City of New Orleans adopted the idea into their streetscape enhancement plan. As roads in the neighborhood are improved, utility box artwork will also be included in the project scope. The Department of Public Works, and subcontractor Command Construction, have asked the Arts Council to solicit designs for two utility boxes ready to be painted. We are looking for two painters who would like to complete the small murals. All work must be done on site. The design concept should reflect the immediate area and represent a beautiful scene or landscape, or trompe l’oeil to make the box disappear into the surroundings.

Please contact Morgana King with questions and proposals at mking@artscouncilofneworleans.org 

Deadline March 26, 2014

The Office of the Lt. Governor and the Office of Cultural Development, in partnership with the Louisiana State Arts Council, the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation, the Louisiana Archaeological Survey and Antiquities Commission, the Louisiana Folklife Commission and the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, are sponsoring the annual Louisiana Culture Awards. The purpose of this awards program is to recognize individuals and organizations making outstanding contributions to Louisiana’s culture.

The Louisiana Culture Awards are open to any individual, organization or community whose efforts contribute to preserving or enhancing the state’s culture. Awards will be given in the following categories:

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Deadline March 14, 2014

The Parish Hospital Service District for the Parish of Orleans District A desires to engage a qualified artist or artistic group from the New Orleans metropolitan area to create a sculpture to be permanently located outside the main lobby of the hospital. The sculpture should depict the theme Rebirth, Re-growth and Renewal of the New Orleans East Community . The sculpture will have to be fabricated off site then permanently installed in the specified location at a designated time prior to the opening of the hospital.

For more information, please click here.  

The Arts Council of New Orleans, in partnership with the New Orleans Health Department, is hosting an informational session on March 17th 2014 at 3:30 p.m. to discuss potential health insurance options that might be available to you through the new federal Healthcare program. The New Orleans Health Department will offer a short presentation explaining these benefits and how local artists and musicians may qualify.

When: March 17th 2014 at 3:30pm
Where: 935 Gravier Street, Suite 850
Cost: Free and open to the public!

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Deadline March 20, 2014

Entries to be showcased later this month at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, March 22-28 with winners to be displayed at NOMA

The New Orleans Museum of Art together with The Idea Village are issuing a call for artists to share their 3D printed designs to be included in New Orleans Entrepreneur Week’s inaugural 3D Printed Design Contest. Since New Orleans is an incubator for creativity, and early adopters are making both practical and artistic use of new printing technologies, this contest aims to encourage new forms of production of artwork made possible by 21st-century methods of computer-assisted digital fabrication.

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The Arts Council’s annual awards ceremony honors outstanding achievements and lifetime dedication to the arts. Nominations should be based on artistic excellence, sustained contributions, unusual achievements, perseverance, and a deep commitment to the local arts and cultural community. Nominees may be individuals, organizations and corporations in the Greater New Orleans region. Past recipients select honorees. Deadline is March 31st.

Click here to submit your nomination and tell us who should be in that number! 

Arts Council of New Orleans today names E. Tiffany Adler as Chair of the Board of Directors. In this position Adler will support the Arts Council’s work to facilitate awareness and investment in the role that arts and culture play in advancing civic life.

A member of the Arts Council board since 2011, Adler has played a leading role in the Arts Council’s most public community events. She has served as Chair of the 2012 Community Arts Awards, an annual celebration honoring lifetime and exceptional achievement in the arts, in addition to developing Lux Lounge, which premiered in 2013 as the official Dirty Linen, One Hot Night after party.

“Tiffany brings a transformative vision to Art Council, recognizing the community-wide benefit of public art in the new proposed airport and as part of a healthy environment in our new hospitals,” Arts Council President and CEO Kim Cook said. “She is equally committed to grassroots cultural activities, which she demonstrates through her passion for Hollygrove Market and participation as a musician in New Orleans Concert Band.” Continued »

Hello folks, meet Dolita Brown. You may recognize Dolita’s welcoming smile from the Arts Market information tent or, up until a few weeks ago, from her post at the front of the Arts Council office. You may have thought Dolita was our receptionist— but she is so much more to the Arts Council.

As Membership Manager, Dolita has revamped our membership program and boldly set a goal to DOUBLE ARTS COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

Why this year? We have a new CEO and lots of ideas for enhancing the local arts community so we think there’s no better time to welcome new friends into the Arts Council. And besides, as patient and sweet as Dolita is, she’s a real go-getter and thinks it’s about time that folks realized how cool the Arts Council really is.

We need your help to reach Dolita’s goal. Over the next few weeks we will introduce you to our newly expanded staff, let you know what we’re up to and share our reasons to gain your support. So whether you’ve lapsed in membership or never signed up before, we hope you plan to join the Arts Council as an official member in 2014. After all, who couldn’t use a few more friends?

JOIN US TODAY  

Support of the Arts Council helps grow our cultural economy.

Arts Entrepreneur $75

• Invitation to members-only events
• Access to Riverland Credit Union
• Arts Council Resource Center access

Arts Enthusiast $150

• One free annual use of the Arts Council Conference Room
• One Community Arts Awards Patron Ticket

Arts Patron $250

• Two Community Arts Awards Patron Tickets
• Name entered in quarterly gift basket drawing
• $25 Arts Market Dollars

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Who: Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu, the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Evacuteer.org, and the Arts Council of New Orleans, and artist, Douglas Kornfeld invite you to attend the unveiling ceremony for EvacuSpots!

What: EvacuSpots are the intersection of art and emergency preparedness. Each sculpture designates a gathering place for transportation to safety in the event of a mandatory evacuation.

When: Monday June 3rd, 2pm

Where: Armstrong Park (N. Rampart St. @ St. Ann St.)