As the month of November is coming to a close, we are delighted to share with you our upcoming exhibition!

Audubon Louisiana Nature Center and the NOLA Artist Incubator Presents: “En Plein Air: Observation and Perspectives of Nature in New Orleans”.

This public art exhibition uses art to interpret ideas and concepts reflecting changing environments specific to Southeastern Louisiana. The collection was created at “Art in the Park”, a public art project funded by the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, Percent for the Arts Fund, and the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area. The collection includes artwork painted at the center by the 2023 Art in the Park Cohort. Curated by Executive Director, Lissie Stewart, M.Ed., the exhibition will be open for public viewing for one month on Thursdays and Saturdays at the interpretive center located at the Nature Center. Opening Saturday, December 16th at 10:00, come for the art and stay to explore the trails at the nature preserve. This exhibition is free and open to the community.

The collection aims to call audiences to action in the environmental issues that impact our region. This collection highlights the beauty in nature, while contextualizing its fragility and examining our relationship with the natural resources available to us, addressing important cultural topics such as conservation and green infrastructure initiatives in our community. Discussions including history of landscape painting and literature, conveying specific political messages about what land is and who has the right to move through it, are encouraged. The collection invites audience participation and discussion about sustaining nature in urbanized areas and the conflicts associated with New Orleans’ unique relationship with the wetlands and river. Through documenting the post Katrina reconstruction of the Audubon Nature Center after the devastation of flooding, we can reflect on our roles in environmental stewardship, preservation, and sustainability.

Join us in celebrating these phenomenally talented artists and their contributions to the arts! 2023 Art in the Park Cohort: Malaika “Mecca” Burke, Cheryl Anne Grace, Sara Hardin, Ellen Ogden, Andrew Liles, Annie Moran, Brendon Palmer-Angell, Hayley Roussel, Sabrina Schmidt, and Brandon Surtain.

This Exhibition is produced in Partnership with NOTCF