Mississippi River Photo Exhibit Travels Downstream to New Orleans;
Photos from across the nation to be displayed at New Orleans Public Library

December 3, 2013 —[New Orleans, La]— The Arts Council of New Orleans as part of the the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative’s (MRCTI) presents the national Mississippi River Photo Exhibit, beginning Dec. 9th, 2013 on the second floor of the New Orleans Main Library located at 219 Loyola Ave. MRCTI, a new mayoral-led effort to create a coordinated voice for the Mississippi River, has partnered with over a dozen member-city arts councils to display photographs representing cities from the entire length of the waterway. The travelling photography exhibition premiered on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. last March and has been displayed in 13 cities as it travels the nation.

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PERFORMANCE DOCUMENTATION
Plan high-quality performance documentation for public relations, grant panels, web presence, personal archives and beyond.
Saturday, December 14th, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Arts Council of New Orleans, 935 Gravier, Suite 850
Free, but please rsvp to Gene Meneray via email

This workshop provides dance, theater, performance and time-based visual artists the opportunity to improve the documentation and preservation of their work. The workshop includes discussions of best practices for different types of documentation, how to make a strategic plan, and how to budget for the documentation process. Artists will learn techniques they can use themselves, or discuss with editors and videographers to create high-quality performance documentation for use in personal archives, work samples, marketing campaigns and beyond.

More information below...

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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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Trudel | MacPherson, an arts consultancy, has created a national survey which measures messaging alignment, resource allocation and communications effectiveness in digital and social media. The goal of the research is to help arts organizations understand and navigate the quickly evolving digital communications landscape. The survey probes expanding usage of the internet and other digital technologies to share content with the public, build audiences, fundraise and meet other organizational objectives.

Please take the survey, which requires about 15-20 minutes to complete.

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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.) 

The Board of Directors of the Arts Council of New Orleans is pleased to announce Kim Cook as the new CEO. Ms. Cook will be on staff May 1. Board Chair Tom Reese made the announcement today stating ‚ÄúMs. Cook is passionate about the intersection between culture and community, and cognizant that the arts play an instrumental role in advancing economic, social, and human interests. New Orleans is the quintessential city for culture and creative expression and we are pleased that Kim plans to be actively engaged in advancing goals that serve our artists, arts organizations and the citizens of New Orleans.‚Äù  Continued »

"25 FOR 25"

Celebrating 25 Years of the City of New Orleans

Percent For Art Collection

Watch the Entire "25 for 25" Video Collection Online!

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ELLA Project Supervising Attorney and Project Co-Founder has been named Best Music Attorney in the 2012 Best of the Beat Awards presented by Offbeat Magazine. Fifth year in a row for Ashlye. Congratulations to Ashlye for this well deserved honor!

ELLA Provides low to moderate income Louisiana artists and grass roots non-profits with pro bono legal assistance. If you need help from ELLA, please call 504-523-1465

The ELLA Project is a partnership of the Arts Council, Tipitina's Foundation and Tulane Law School, and received additional support from the Greater New Orleans Foundation, the Louisiana State Bar Association, and Lambent/Tides Foundation 

The price of admission to a ticketed performing arts event is the greatest barrier to attendance in New Orleans, according to a new citywide survey released by the University of New Orleans Graduate Program in Arts Administration. There is evidence, however, that if other marketing and communication issues are addressed, price could become less of a hindrance, according to the survey.

Working jointly with the market survey company Q2 Insights, Inc., under the direction of Kirsty Nunez, UNO students conducted and analyzed both a focus group and an online survey with more than 400 respondents to identify attractions, barriers and preferences in attendance at live ticketed performing arts events.

To view the complete study, please click here.