Convening at LA Artworks SUNDAY

From LA Artworks director Joy Glidden:

On December 16th from 3-5 PM, Louisiana ArtWorks will be holding the December artists’ convening session. We will be meeting at the Louisiana ArtWorks building, at 725 Howard Avenue. Artists in attendance will have the opportunity to voice problems, suggest solutions, share opportunities and resources, and discuss trends.
We will also be giving a tour of the Louisiana ArtWorks building, including the metalworking, ceramics, glassblowing, and printmaking workshops, as well as the artists’ studios. The convenings have been a fascinating component of Louisiana ArtWorks programming thus far; please join us on the 16th and help us continue to move them forward!
Pass the word to other artists, and be there promptlyat 3pm this Sunday.

DesCours

Last weekend for DesCours, thanks to humidhaney for the concise arrangement of all the events in the order below.
also see Doug MacCash's blog for info and some photos

FRENCH QUARTER
723 Ursuline Ave. -- Michael Fox and Juintow Lin (FoxLin)
828 N. Rampart St. -- Marcella Del Signore
831 Dauphine St. -- Allison Kudla
926 Orleans Ave. -- Howeler Yoon Architecture
926 Toulouse St. -- FutureProof
726 Saint Peter St. (Preservation Hall) -- Noel Fisher

CANAL STREET
1015 Canal St. -- David Sullivan
920 Canal St. -- Anonymous
920 Canal St. -- Nano
800 Canal St. -- Nano
800 Canal St. -- Atomless
700 Canal St. -- Noah Klersfeld

ST. ROCH NEIGHBORHOOD
NOTE: These shows open on Dec. 10.
2448 N. Villere St. -- Erica Gangsei
1338 Arts St., -- Edward Bekkerman, Lisa Lozano and Gayle Laird
2459 N. Villere St. -- Janice Bellatto
1335 Music St. -- Natsu
2457 N. Villere St. -- Margaret Evangeline
2449 N. Villere St. -- Anne Senstad

UPTOWN
1031 Annunciation St. (Dixie Steel Mills) -- Victor Jones (FievreJones)

Artspeak Returns Weds Dec 12 @ CAC

Art (Star) Fantasies and other Sundry Items

I'm so intrigued by the "come to new orleans and make an artwork" movement. Several approaches to this process are emerging, from the official Prospect 1 Biennial "get-invited-spend-a-little-time-here" approach; to the Brad Pitt money-where-his-mouth-is approach (that's certainly community based! see photo and link); to Takashi Horisaki's self-reliant diy project (which he did get a small grant for from Socrates Sculpture Park); to Art in Action, which faciliates between local and national artists and the N.O. community; to the Paul Chan "put-in-the-time" with the help of Creative Time model of community art; to other sundry people who get grants from elsewhere and arrive (see interview with Mark Bradford and Sam Durant on Transforma website.) And based on my busy weekends, there seems to be alot of artmaking by folks who are pre- and post- storm residents. It feels really active here, but dialogue, other than that of our two local art critics, seems mostly centered around the national artists coming in to town. (**Plug- this is what this website is for, local dialogue...participatory...sorry, that means you! Write something!**;) This is good, right?--all the artists from elsewhere, making work here. And doesn't the "insider - outsider" dichotomy need to be ditched anyway? Maybe each local artist can "adopt" a visiting artist...a welcome wagon... Where is this going?

The Biennal and the crowds it will bring to town have put stars in local artists eyes. There's some talk about New Orleans artists getting together to create their own alternative track to the Biennial. Will alternative, local shows be just another art site for Biennial attendees to fit into their busy schedule? How can local artists leverage our daily lives here to create an alternative that is truly unique? (Art = Life we need you, Linda Montano! Maybe she could come in as a consultant for the local art scene!) But seriously, how can we reframe the Biennial approach to provide a must-see alternative that is more than a bunch of disparate artworks in a warehouse?

Read the linked article and check out the Transforma website, which posits a community based approach to artmaking. It will be interesting to see what community-based projects will be in the Biennial. The Transforma New Orleans project is a beta test for extension of this approach into other cities.

'Tis...

a couple of holiday events, shop locally y'all

Newcomb Art Department Holiday Sale
Friday and Saturday, December 7th and 8th
10 am – 4 pm, in the Carroll Gallery, Newcomb Art Department
Special Preview for Newcomb Art League Members Thursday, December 6th, 6 – 8 pm
Join that night and enjoy early shopping and a special reception.

The New Orleans Craft Mafia presents…
The Crescent City Craft Market - Holiday Shopping Edition
The Big Top Gallery (504-569-2700)
1638 Clio St. - near Lee Circle, between St. Charles Avenue and Carondelet Street
Sunday, December 9th, 2-6pm

Last Stop Shop at The Big Top
The Big Top Gallery (504-569-2700)
1638 Clio St. - near Lee Circle, between St. Charles Avenue and Carondelet Street
Thursday, December 20th, 6-10pm
Further Info: New Orleans Craft Mafia

Marigny & Bywater Open Studios

This coming weekend Dec 8 & 9 - go check out the wide variety of artists east of Elysian Fields, see link for details.
While you are there, stop by the Recycle for the Arts Art Auction and Oddities Bazaar!

articles about Godot

Insider and outsider articles about Waiting for Godot. wait wait, which is which?

NYTimes article

NOLA Fugees article

NYTs article is about Paul Chan, his vision and his process as an artist / activist. NOLA Fugees article is a review of the experience of the play from a local's perspective.

Photo NOLA

an amazing lineup of photo-related events from Nov 30 - Dec 15th, check out website for details.

Local Artists Biennial Meeting

NOLA ARTISTS BIENNIAL PLANNING MEETING
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Calling all New Orleans visual artists:

We are gathering to discuss ideas, plans, and possibilities the upcoming New Orleans Biennial slated for the Fall of 2008. What do you want to do? Group shows in abandoned buildings? Art truck convoys? Parades? Massive grafitti and propaganda campaigns? Paint the superdome black? Bring your ideas and we’ll hash things out, get inspired by each other, and hopefully get a sense of where we’re all headed and what we’re all thinking. Work with us, work against us, it doesn’t matter just so long as we’re all working toward something to make an awesome show of New Orleans artists’ presence at the Biennial.

Meet at Buffa’s, 1001 Esplanade, Dec 8th, 8pm. Email hotironpress@hotmail.com if you have any questions.

Lucy Lippard quote for the day

" Actions left untheorized tend to disappear from history, if only for lack of serious consideration."

Identifying Outsider Art - Tomorrow Night 11/27

The Home Repo Project

Installation on home demolition site, in Gentilly
Tuesday 3:30 - 6
1432 Aviators Street, one block from robert e lee towards the river, between st. bernard and paris

[ ] Projects is a collaborative group consisting of three artists: Rachel Jones, Jeff Rinehart, Natalie Sciortino and Fernando Braxton. The Home Repo Project will be the groups' first effort as a collective. Working on the remaining terrazzo floor slab of a flooded home in Lake Vista, [ ] Projects utilizes traditional materials of home construction and domesticity: nails, wood, floor polish, yarn, string and other fabrics. These materials and methods come together to create a type of installation reconstruction atop this existing floor while exploring ideas of growth, spaces, scale, and rebuilding. In addition, a sounds component will be incorporated into the art environment to broaden the depth of the experience as a whole. A small house will also be constructed and raised up in avoidance of potential threats - representative of the current neighborhood and city as a whole. It is these issues of "safety" and "domesticity" that [ ] seeks to address through this space. [ ] Projects also joins with Art in ACtion to promote and further a dialogue not only with other AiA artists, but with the community as a whole.

Prospect.1 New Orleans Announces Organizations and Preview Events Schedule

November 17, 2007

	Prospect.1 New Orleans
	Prospect.1 New Orleans  Announces Participating Organizations and Preview Events Schedule Website Launched Preview Events Held on October 30 and 31, 2008  http://www.prospectneworleans.org  With just a year before the inaugural launch of Prospect. 1, Dan Cameron has announced an initial list of eleven organizations with which it will partner in hosting the biennial, which will be on view November 1, 2007 through January 18, 2008. The venues are among New Orleans' most prominent and beloved cultural institutions, and will form the hub for exhibitions during Prospect.1. Participating Organizations (in alphabetical order):  The Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans The Historic New Orleans Collection L9 Louisiana Artworks The U.S. Mint Louisiana State Museum The National World War II Museum The Louisiana African American Museum New Orleans Center for Creative Arts|Riverfront The New Orleans Museum of Art The Newcomb Art Gallery at Tulane University The Ogden Museum of Southern Art Additionally, several historic landmarks are being renovated specifically for the biennial, and other venues, including warehouses, factory spaces, and municipal open spaces across the city will also welcome exhibitions. With a total of over 100,000 square feet of exhibition space, the biennial will have a visible presence across the city throughout its eleven-week run. On view will be work by 75 local, national, and international artists most of whom are creating new, original works that respond both to the locations in which they will be installed and to the city of New Orleans as a whole. "It's a sign of the community's support for Prospect.1 that these eleven institutions have already joined us as exhibition venues. It speaks very strongly to our shared belief that the biennial can play a leading role in rejuvenating both the contemporary art scene and the economy of the city of New Orleans," said Dan Cameron, Director of PROSPECT.1 New Orleans. Opening Events The vernissage of Prospect.1 will take place on October 30th and 31s, with private previews to be held at all participating venues. A Gala Opening Ball to help underwrite the costs of presenting Prospect.1 will take place on the evening of the 31st. The biennial will open to the public with a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 1, 2008 and will remain open from 10am to 8pm throughout the weekend. Prospect.1 will be on view until January 18, 2008, Tuesday through Sunday, 12pm to 8pm. Website Prospect.1 has just launched its website http://www.prospectneworleans.org The site will act as a resource for information on the biennial, venues, artists, events, and the city as a destination and will be updated regularly. About Prospect.1 New Orleans: Dan Cameron conceived Prospect.1 New Orleans to reinvigorate the city, a historic regional artistic center, following the human, civic, and economic devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The primary goal of the biennial exhibition is to redevelop the city as a cultural destination where the visual arts are celebrated and can once again thrive. New Orleans was the first U.S. city to host a recurring international art exhibition, beginning in 1887 with the Exhibition of the Art Association of New Orleans. In this tradition, Prospect.1 will provide the public with new work by 75 artists conceived and developed for the city. The largest international art biennial ever held in the United States, Prospect.1 will reach an estimated audience of one quarter million visitors, half of which will likely be Louisiana state residents. Prospect.1 is founded on the principle that art engenders social progress, so the exhibition and all related events will be free to the public. The biennial will be open every day except Monday, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and visitors can see the exhibition in any order they choose and as many times as they like. There will be daily guided tours of the biennial venues.  Fore more information on Prospect.1 New Orleans, please visit http://www.prospectneworleans.org or contact U.S. Biennial, Inc. at (212) 686-5305  or info@prospectneworleans.org. ### Media Contacts: For further information, interviews, and images, please refer to the following contact: Kellie Honeycutt Blue Medium, Inc. T: (212) 675-1800 F: (212) 675-1855 E: kellie@bluemedium.com

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Tulane 2007 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition

The Carroll Gallery presents: 2007 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition
Juror: Dennis Sipiorski, Head of Visual Arts, Southeastern Louisiana University

Opening reception: Thursday, Nov. 15, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Exhibition dates: November 15 – 30, 2007
[gallery closed Nov. 21, 22, 23]

Cash prizes will be awarded.
questions? please contact Laura Richens, Curator, Carroll Gallery
Newcomb Art Department, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University
phone: 504.314.2228