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Budding Artists: Week Two
We had so much fun at the library on our second week of programming last Thursday! We learned about the importance of trees and made our very own trees using collage and organic materials. Everyone had a lovely time picking out their favorite sticks to use for tree trunks and branches in our activity. And,…
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Cultivating the Community Garden
The NOLA Artist Incubator has been hard at work establishing a vegetable garden to grow food for the community of St Roch. We’re pleased to update you on our progress! A total of nine beds have been assembled and placed in the garden. Currently we have planted seeds of corn, sunflowers and squash in the…
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Budding Artists: Week One
We’re delighted to share that we have reached full capacity for our programming through the month of March! Today we had our first week of classes, and so much fun at the library! We completed two projects with learners while exploring beneficial insects through art and literature. Specifically we learned about caterpillars and butterflies, and…
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Progress on the Native Plant Initiative
We’re delighted that with everything going on we were able to work more on the Native Plant Initiative at Galvez Garden! We planted several new flowering native species and our sign was delivered. We’ll need to install the new signage, but check out the progress and how these native plants add to the garden! We…
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Call for Volunteers!
One bed installed, NINE more to go! Consider this the “before” picture! We’re sharing it here to show you how phenomenal this opportunity is for the Incubator, the Galvez Garden, and the community of St. Roch. Want to get involved? This Saturday we’ll be putting some serious work into setting up the foundation for our…
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Request for Community Input
Cultivating the Community Garden Award News: Galvez Garden Grows Vegetables Today marks the first day of our community outreach events to share our goals for the garden as recipients of the Cultivating the Community Garden Award. This is one event of many to gain community input on the project. We plan to hold two events…
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NOLA Artist Incubator: Grant Recipients of $10,000 to Transform Galvez Garden to Address Food Insecurity
The Community Resources Connection, Inc. 2022-2023 Community Garden Award has been announced. NOLA Artist Incubator was among six applicants from Louisiana and South Carolina selected as awardees. Cultivating the Community Garden Award aims to assist organizations purchasing garden supplies to increase availability of fresh fruits and vegetables within underserved communities. With shared goals to increase…
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REGISTRATION OPEN! Budding Artists: A Nature-Inspired Art and Literacy Program
We’re pleased to inform you that registration for Budding Artists is open! Our 5-week program series designed for children ages 2 – 5 years old and their caregivers starts March 2nd. We welcome community members to join us and create sustainable art projects inspired by nature at the Norman Mayer Library. Sign up on the…
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NOLA Artist Incubator Selected to Participate in Artspace Immersion
We are pleased to announce that the NOLA Artist Incubator has been selected to participate in the 2023-2024 Artspace Immersion Cohort! Artspace Immersion is a program of Artspace, a national nonprofit developer dedicated to a mission to create, foster, and preserve affordable and sustainable space for artists and arts & cultural organizations. Artspace Immersion is…
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