Art sights in New Orleans
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Louisiana Artworks
- New Orleans, USA
- Sights › Art
This 90,000-sq-ft space was established by the Arts Council of New Orleans to bring working artists and lovers of art together. By providing artists with affordable studio spaces, the project hopes to foster a continuation of the city’s growing arts scene, even as rents go up around town. The Arts Council hopes to promote the local arts by keeping the facility open to the public, thus giving visitors the opportunity to witness art being created. Tourists who appreciate art are the obvious target audience here. It’s an interesting idea, and a positive step for the city as it attempts to rebuild its tourist-based economy without going down the Mickey Mouse route.
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Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
- New Orleans, USA
- Sights › Art
Just outside the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Besthoff Sculpture Garden opened in 2003 with some 45 pieces from the world-renowned Besthoff collection. The garden collection is growing and includes mostly contemporary works by artists like Antoine Bourdelle, Henry Moore and Louis Bourgeois.
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Porché West Gallery
- New Orleans, USA
- Sights › Art
In Bywater, this is the rustic shop and studio of photographer Christopher Porché West. Pathos defines Porché West’s black-and-white images of the people of New Orleans, and his photos of the Mardi Gras Indians are among the best. Call for an appointment.
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