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Growth at Galvez Garden
We are proud as an organization to operate and maintain the Galvez Garden, a community garden located in St. Roch. Established in 2021, the Galvez Garden has come a long way and we’re happy to report that it is flourishing! All of the hard work from the last year and resulting improvements in our garden…
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Art & Entomology Project at the Louisiana Children’s Museum Underway
This week our Executive Director wraps up her first month as Artist-in-Resident at the Louisiana Children’s Museum. After spending the last two weeks with summer campers, the studio is once again open to the public and Lissie is starting a new collaborative art project. The Art and Entomology project invites visitors to create their own…
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Incubator Featured in Times-Picayune, Louisiana Inspired Stories
Hot off the press, the NOLA Artist Incubator was recently featured in the Louisiana Inspired section of the Advocate, Times-Picayune, and Acadian. Read the full story from the interview with our Executive Director below! https://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_inspired/lissie-stewart-with-nola-artist-incubator/article_7fcb76df-6292-512e-bdcd-7063ed297285.html Stewart makes the world a better place a block at a time BY JAN RISHER Staff writer Lissie Stewart worked…
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Artspace Immersion Visits New Orleans
Last week we had the privilege of participating in workshops, meetings, and tours led by Artspace Immersion. As part of the 2023 New Orleans cohort, the NOLA Artist Incubator is immersed in a year long learning community to practice storytelling, build partnerships, and connect our work with broader discussions of community development and spatial equity.…
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Growing Food for the Community: New Farm Stand Installed at the Galvez Garden
Pleased to announce the new farm stand has been installed at the Galvez Garden! In anticipation of upcoming harvests, we recently added the farm stand for fresh produce to be shared with anyone and everyone who would like it. This morning we picked fresh spinach, lettuce, herbs, tomatoes, and peppers and added them to the…
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Executive Director Starts Artist-in-Residency at the Louisiana Children’s Museum
Executive Director, Lissie Stewart, started her Summer Artist-in-Residency at the Louisiana Children’s Museum to today. For the next two months she’ll be working at the Studio in the Park on the second floor of the museum. Her project, “How Does Your Garden Grow?” aims to work with children exploring themes in nature and also creating…
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Announcing the Art in the Park 2023 Cohort!
Our selection committee was very impressed with the quality of submissions we received in Call for Artists. After careful consideration we are pleased to announce that these ten Louisiana based artists were selected to participate in our Art in the Park Program this Fall! Their work will be made at Art in the Park at…
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The NOLA Artist Incubator Hosts a Second Line to Celebrate “Arts, Education, Sustainability, and Cultural Development Day”
We are pleased to announce we hosted “A Garden Party; Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Collaborative Cultural Arts & Crafts” this Sunday! The event included: •Magical Mobile Art Cart Tour; •Second Line Featuring Shannon Haynes Brass Band; •Acoustic Performance Featuring Bogue Chitto; •Collaborative Installation with Featured Artist Lissie Stewart; AND •Special Appearance by Big Chief Tee…
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Magical Mobile Art Cart Delivers at ART JAM
We were thrilled to be asked to participate in this year’s ART JAM, an annual free art festival hosted by KID smART. For this event we brought our shade tent, which really came in handy! We set up our table underneath it and we’re protected from the sun as we had fun making paper pots…
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2nd Weekend of Jazz Fest a Huge Success!
The second weekend of Jazz Fest was filled with excitement and fun in the Peace Garden. We offered printmaking on seed envelopes, weaving, painting, planting, and making God’s Eyes from the Magical Mobile Art Cart. Festival goers of all ages enjoyed making from our Sustainable Environmental Art Delivery (S.E.A.D.) program. We completed our Earth Loom…
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