Art Unleashed NOLA ? Graphite Gallery 936 Royal Street New Orleans, LA 70116 artunleashednola@gmail.com ART UNLEASHED A Benefit for NOLA Dog Rescue Art Unleashed is a benefit event for local volunteer-run animal rescues to be held on Saturday, May 19th from 2pm to 8pm. Partnering with Graphite Gallery, located at… More >
Come take a mixed-media painting class with local painter NANCY HIRSCH-LASSEN Thursday, May 24th from 6-8PM at the Hirsch-Lassen Gallery 324 Metairie Road Metairie, LA 70005 Class Fee $75 (We will provide all materials including a 16x20 canvas) Please RSVP by emailing HirschLassenGallery@gmail.com or calling Christine at 504.835.6249. (Limit to… More >
Join us on Friday, May 25th, from 5pm to 9pm at NOMA for Where Y’Art! 5pm to 8pm Art Making Activity 530pm to 830pm Music by Banu Gibson 630pm Comedic Gallery Tour by The New Movement 7pm Screening Academy Award Winner 'The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore' Following… More >
Join us Friday night at NOMA on June 1 from 5pm to 9pm for Where Y’Art?! 5pm to 8pm Art Making Activity 530p to 830pm Music by DJ Kazoo 6pm to 8pm Visiting Jewelry Artist in Museum Shop Jessa Matthews 6pm Lecture by Dario Robleto About 'Dario Robleto The Prelives… More >
Where Y'Art moves outside to the Sculpture Garden for Friday, June 8th! Join the New Orleans Museum of Art and the The New Orleans Film Society as we present music, art making, and an outdoor screening of the classic film, The Wizard of Oz, on Friday, June 8th in the… More >
The 20th annual Cemeteryscape photography contest & exhibit opening reception. An exhibit showcasing photographs that celebrate the beauty and historic value of cemeteries around the world. Photographes featured in the exhibit are selected by fine photographers Josephine Sacabo, Richard Sexton and Richard K. Leach, Art Director of Shutterbug and PHOTOgraphic… More >
Chris Montero is the Culinary Curator of Café NOMA. This cooking demo will bring ‘Still life’ Veggies to Life in your Kitchen! Learn to pickle vegetables, cure bacon and make condiments at home. More on "Art You Can Eat" Café NOMA presents “Art You Can Eat”, a 12-week summer series… More >
Join us Friday night at NOMA on June 15th from 5pm to 9pm for Where Y’Art?! 5pm to 8pm Art Making Activity with Studio in the Woods 530pm to 830pm Music by Sarah Quintana 6pm Lecture by artist, Katie Holten 7pm Screening ART21 Boundaries (Following the lecture by Katie Holten)… More >
Brett Gauthier is an Executive Pastry Chef for Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group This weeks cooking demo is on artistic license - cocktails reinterpreted as dessert including edible sazeracs, mint juleps, brandy milk punch and more! More on "Art You Can Eat" Café NOMA presents “Art You Can Eat”, a 12-week… More >
Join us on Friday, June 22nd for the exhibition opening of "Ralston Crawford and Jazz" Though he is often remembered for his pre-WWII precisionist paintings of urban and industrial subjects, Ralston Crawford produced a significant body of work after 1949 inspired by the culture of New Orleans. This summer, NOMA… More >
Chip Flanagan is the Executive Chef for Ralph’s on the Park This weeks cooking demo is on Louisiana surf, turf and sparkle, recipes from the rich bounty of Louisiana waters and wetlands. More on "Art You Can Eat" Café NOMA presents “Art You Can Eat”, a 12-week summer series featuring… More >
Join us Friday, June 29th from 5pm to 9pm for Where Y’Art?!. Programs include 5pm to 8pm Art Making Activity 530pm to 830pm Music by Bruce Daigrepont 630pm Screening WYES’ New Orleans Food Memories 730pm Screening WYES’ Growing Up In New Orleans The New Orleans Museum of Art would like… More >
This week there will be a guest photographer, TBD, who will offer tips and tricks for mouthwatering food photos, even with your camera phone. More on "Art You Can Eat" Café NOMA presents “Art You Can Eat”, a 12-week summer series featuring the artful culinary creations of Ralph Brennan Restaurant… More >
Join us Friday, July 6th from 5pm to 9pm for Where Y’Art?!. Program includes 5pm to 8pm Art Making Activity 530pm to 830pm Music by the Pfister Sisters 6pm to 8pm Visiting Pottery Artist in the Museum Shop Rachael DePauw 7pm Screening Academy Award Winner 'The Fantastic Flying Books of… More >
Chip Flanagan is the Executive Chef at Ralph’s on the Park This weeks cooking demo is on summer grilling and chilling. Create gourmet rubs, sauces and accompaniments for the ultimate July BBQ More on "Art You Can Eat" Café NOMA presents “Art You Can Eat”, a 12-week summer series featuring… More >
Start your Bastille Day celebration early at Where Y’Art on Friday, July 13th from 5pm to 9pm! 5pm to 8pm Art Making Activity 530pm French Opera with The New Orleans Opera Association (more info coming soon!) 630pm Screening Art21 Romance featuring French artist, Pierre Huyghe 730pm Screening Art21 Identity featuring… More >
Chris Montero is the Executive Chef at café b. This week features special guest Leah Chase for a 'do it yourself' Creole cream cheese, mozzarella and ricotta ART-isan cheesetraditions and tasting. More on "Art You Can Eat" Café NOMA presents “Art You Can Eat”, a 12-week summer series featuring the… More >
On July 14, 1789 more than 8,000 men and women stormed a prison fortress in Paris known as the Bastille, demanding the release of the political prisoners being held there, plus the prison's store of weapons. The storming of the Bastille was the spark that set off the French Revolution,… More >
Haley BIittermann is an Executive Chef for Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group. This weeks cooking demo is called "The crossroad of Art, Science and New Orleans Cuisine." This is a 'do it yourself' demo where molecular gastronomy meets bananas foster and other New Orleans classics. More on "Art You Can Eat"… More >
Brett Gauthier is the Executive Pastry Chef for Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group This weeks demo is called "Offbeat Sweet and Savory Desserts" where overlooked ingredients transformed into fabulous desserts. More on "Art You Can Eat" Café NOMA presents “Art You Can Eat”, a 12-week summer series featuring the artful culinary… More >
Michael Gottlieb is the Executive Chef at Red Fish Grill This week features chef Leah Chase for a cooking demo called “Zecrets Z’herbs,” and is on the art of roux making and other Gumbo tales. More on "Art You Can Eat" Café NOMA presents “Art You Can Eat”, a 12-week… More >
White Linen Night is New Orleans Arts District’s annual summer art-walk and outdoor celebration along Julia Street (300-700 blocks) and throughout the New Orleans Arts District. Enjoy gallery and museum art openings with contemporary works by local, national and international artists. Official After-Party hosted at the Contemporary Arts Center, from… More >
Haley BIittermann is an Executive Chef with Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group. This weeks cooking demo features Leah Chase and is on "The Soul of New Orleans," modern twists on New Orleans classics and other family-friendly comfort foods. More on "Art You Can Eat" Café NOMA presents “Art You Can Eat”,… More >
Dirty Linen Night was founded by the artists at one small Royal Street gallery in 2001, as a tongue-in-cheek way to invite visitors to an Art Party during the slowest month of the year. Since then, DLN has taken place annually, a week after its inspiration, Julia Street's "White Linen… More >
Thomas Register is the Beverage Specialist for Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group. This weeks demo is called "Muddling and Mixing; The art of the cocktail," and will teach you to enhance cocktails with infusions and garden fresh fruits and vegetables. More on "Art You Can Eat" Café NOMA presents “Art You… More >
Steven Marsella is the Executive Chef at Heritage Grill. This weeks demo features Leah Chase and is called "Take a Walk on the Lite Side..." Creole Classics undergo an extreme makeover…Will you miss the butter? More on "Art You Can Eat" Café NOMA presents “Art You Can Eat”, a 12-week… More >
Join more than 30,000 art lovers at one of the most chic street parties ever, held each fall at Art for Arts’ Sake. With hundreds of fabulous galleries and shops open on Julia Street, the Warehouse Arts District and Magazine Street, Art for Arts’ Sake is an annual tradition that… More >
Immerse yourself in another culture for a day! Japan Fest will take place on Saturday, October 20th. Starting at 10 a.m., visitors will experience a day full of martial arts demonstrations, performances, exhibits, and hands-on activities, all exploring the rich culture of Japan. Keep checking back for full list of… More >
Looking for ideas of things to do for Halloween? Get into the mood by going on one of the many haunted tours in the city through the French Quarter. Exploring one of the city’s historic and beautiful cemeteries will also set an eerily perfect tone to the day. One of… More >
Off the beaten path but comfortably situated in one of the most scenic sections of New Orleans, Bayou St. John was once the city's "back door." Until the early 20th century boaters could travel to within a mile of the business section of New Orleans from Lake Pontchartrain and take… More >
New Orleans was founded by the French, governed for forty years by the Spanish, and was also settled by large numbers of Germans, Italians, Irish and those of African-Caribbean descent. But the city also has a sizable population of Greeks, and every year descendents of one of the Western world’s… More >
Every year, the Voodoo Music Experience places New Orleans under a weekend-long spell of music, food, crafts and culture. The Festival began in 1999 and has grown in size ever since. For three whole days, the festival takes over City Park with two main stages and several smaller stages not… More >
Celebrating Hanukkah in New Orleans? “Hanukkah at the Riverwalk” lights the largest Menorah in Louisiana and features contemporary Jewish music and free latkes (potato pancakes). Children are treated to dreidels and chocolate coins during the celebration. Temple Sinai, a Reform Judaism Temple located on Saint Charles Avenue, hosts “Hanukkah on… More >
Jeffrey Pitt Order/Chaos May 5 – 26, 2012 Reception with the artist May 12, 6 – 8 pm Octavia Art Gallery is pleased to present Order/Chaos, an exhibit of new works by New Orleans artist Jeffrey Pitt. Jeffrey Pitt is an accomplished and widely collected artist whose work is culturally… More >
UNO St. Claude Gallery is proud to present the University of New Orleans Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibitions of Natalie Tobacyk and Maria Levitsky. More >
On Saturday May 5, 2012, through May 27th, M. Francis Gallery will unveil paintings by local artist Carl Joe Williams. Created with found objects such as old doors, palettes and a variety of other odds and ends, Williams has been hailed as one of the best kept secrets within the… More >
Structure for Landscape Exploring the Built Environment. A gathering of artists and architects examining the built environment; responding to and revealing alternatives to the usual presentation of shelter and structure, while honoring the basic materials of built space--wood, concrete and paint. A group show featuring the multi-media work of seven… More >
The Freret Market is held the first Saturday of the month, except July and August, at the intersection of Freret Street and Napoleon Avenue. The market is split up along three category lines food, art, and flea. Besides all of the great shopping every week, the market also hosts local… More >
LeMieux Galleries is pleased to present a new exhibition of paintings and drawings by Shirley Rabe’ Masinter. The show will open with an artist’s reception on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 6-8 p.m., and will remain on view until May 26, 2012. LeMieux Galleries is open from 1000 a.m. to… More >
Learn to Saw™ with Thomas Mann in May & July In the 3 hour Learn to Saw™ class, Thomas Mann delivers a succinct understanding of one of the primary tools of metalsmithing and guarantees students will be sawing like champs in under three hours. Students will learn what it takes… More >
Presented by the Arts Council of New Orleans, the Arts Market is a monthly arts market held the LAST Saturday of every month. Located in lovely Palmer Park, at the corner of South Carrollton and South Claiborne Avenues, last stop of the historic St. Charles streetcar. The Arts Market features… More >
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Preservation Hall, the Louisiana State Museum launched a major exhibition at the Old U.S. Mint titled "Preservation Hall at 50." The exhibition opened on November 5 and will run throughout 2012. In keeping with the memorable occasion, the world-renowned Preservation Hall Jazz Band… More >
Free admission for all, sponsored by The Helis Foundation, on Wednesdays, 10 am to 5 p.m. NOMA Members free at all times. More >
The St. Claude Arts District is in the forefront of contemporary art in New Orleans. This area really shined during Prospect 1 and challenged anyone who thought New Orleans might lack a contemporary art scene. This area is off the beaten path and will guarentee an intellectual evening of gallery… More >
StART your weekend at the New Orleans Museum of Art with a Friday evening series called "Where Y'Art!" Every Friday from 5 pm to 9 pm, enjoy live music, performance, theater, good food, children’s activities and, of course, great art! Check the NOMA website for weekly Where Y'Art programming! More >
Arts Council Of New Orleans
935 Gravier Street, Suite 850
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 523-1465