Join us EVERY 2nd Saturday of the month from 6-10pm at Antenna:3718 for Second Saturday receptions in honor of our current exhibitions! Check this page to find out about 2nd Saturday events at Antenna:6330 which happen periodically throughout the year.
PLATFORMS FUND IS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS MAY 1st-31st, 2026
Project grants of $10,000 and research grants of $1500 are awarded annually to New Orleans based individuals,collectives, and collaborative art groups in support of new and innovative artistic commissions that take place outside the museum or gallery walls, within the public realm, or in a non-traditional exhibition environment. Grants are awarded to projects that best exemplify an attention to the histories, communities, and ecologies of the region and their (trans)national implications, while reimagining visual artmaking for social change. The Platforms Fund is a collaborative effort of Antenna, Ashé Cultural Art Center, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
4.14.26::PLATFORMS FUND PUBLIC INFO SESSION ABOUT PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS: come learn more about The Platforms Fund and how to apply from local partners Antenna & The Ashé C.A.C. If you are unable to make these information sessions, drop in sessions with Antenna staff are available on Thursdays and Fridays in May from 1-5pm upon request. Email egidirector@antenna.works to schedule an appointment.
Ashé Info Session @ Ashé Cultural Arts Center:
Tuesday April 30, 6-7:30 pm
2nd Sat RECEPTION @ Antenna:3718 – April 11th: Join us this 2nd Saturday for another reception for “0UR M0NSTERS”, a group exhibition curated by The Antenna Collective, led by Flora Cabili.
You can visit the exhibition at Antenna:3718 during gallery hours Thursdays 12-7pm, Fridays & Saturdays 12-5pm at 3718 St. Claude Ave. from March 14th-April 25th.
OPENING RECEPTION @ Antenna:3718 – March 14th: Join us this 2nd Saturday for the opening reception for “0UR M0NSTERS”, a group exhibition curated by The Antenna Collective, led by Flora Cabili.
You can visit the exhibition at Antenna:3718 during gallery hours Thursdays 12-7pm, Fridays & Saturdays 12-5pm at 3718 St. Claude Ave. from March 14th-April 25th.
CLOSING RECEPTION @ Antenna:3718 – Feb 21st: Join us this 3rd Saturday of the month for a community reception to celebrate our current exhibitions (moved from 2nd Saturday due to Mardi Gras). This Saturday Feb 10th will serve as the Closing Reception for our current exhibitions “I Thought About Killing A Man” by Gurleen Rai & “A Problem of State” by Frank Robinson. You can also visit Antenna:3718 during gallery hours Thursdays 12-7pm, Fridays & Saturdays 12-5pm at 3718 St. Claude Ave.
SECOND SATURDAY OPENING RECEPTION @ Antenna:3718 – Jan 10th: Join us every 2nd Saturday of the month for a community reception to celebrate our current exhibitions. This Saturday Jan 10th will serve as the Closing Reception for our new exhibitions “I Thought About Killing A Man” by Gurleen Rai & “A Problem of State” by Frank Robinson. You can also visit Antenna:3718 during gallery hours Thursdays 12-7pm, Fridays & Saturdays 12-5pm at 3718 St. Claude Ave.
Join us on Saturday Nov. 8 from 6:30-9:30 PM to celebrate Second Saturday by taking the Art Bus to the open galleries across St. Roch, St. Claude, and Arabi! Hosted by Antenna Board Member Rahsaana Ison, the Art Bus is FREE to ride and will stop at each gallery for approximately 20-25 minutes. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Suggested donations of $15 to $20 are appreciated, but not expected. No one turned away for lack of funds and there is no reservation required. Please email info@antenna.works with questions.
SECOND SATURDAY OPENING RECEPTION @ Antenna:3718 – Nov 8th: Join us every 2nd Saturday of the month for a community reception to celebrate our current exhibitions. This Saturday Nov 8th will serve as the Opening Reception for our new exhibitions “Da Dung Roi” by Horatio Nguyễn & “Porch to Pulse” by Patrick Davis. You can also visit Antenna:3718 during gallery hours Thursdays 12-7pm, Fridays & Saturdays 12-5pm at 3718 St. Claude Ave.
SECOND SATURDAY OPENING RECEPTION @ Antenna:6330 – Nov 8th: This Saturday Sept 13th will serve as the Opening Reception for our new exhibition “Words of the Redeemed: Hurricane Katrina through the Eyes of Danita Bright” by Danita Bright. You can also visit Antenna:6330 during regular hours Tues-Friday 10am-6pm at 6330 St. Claude Ave.
More News @ Antenna
The Lay of the Lack of the Land
This work investigates ecological change in Gulf Coast ecosystems and along the Mississippi River, juxtaposing repeat patterns of troubling plant species with the architecture of fossil fuel extraction. Large scale tapestries of hand-printed textiles suspend in translucent layers, accompanied by works on paper. Learn more about and view more of Nicole’s work on their website.
Intertwined
Intertwined by Flora Cabili is an immersive, mixed media exhibition that reflects on space, carving, permanence, and expansion. The paintings, collages, sculptures, videoed movement story, and soundscape are entangled in metaphysical environments that are both confined and liberated. IIntertwined invites us to consider how we experience these patterns, at times entangled, to find the release in the spaces in between.
UPCYCLING: The Creative ReUse of Waste Materials :: April12th-June 1st, 2025:
This Antenna collective member exhibition, curated by collective member Kerry Punzo, highlights works that utilize discarded items and trash. A range of thematic and aesthetic choices made by the artists explore and celebrate unique paths opened by the inherent potentials of repurposing
FROM WHERE WE STAND:: April12th-June 1st, 2025
From Where We Stand” Exhibition Statement: “As a disparate group of artists selected by renowned New York-based curator, Niama Safia Sandy, our works explore a variety of issues in different visual mediums: the Indigenous people of Bvlbancha; spirituality and the subconscious, memory and nostalgia, love, place, and the anti-immigrant hysteria. The 2025 Louisiana Group Show asks each visitor to consider – to witness – FROM WHERE WE STAND”.
The Poetry Buffet presents Evans, Jackson, Oneric & Shipman
The Poetry Buffet presents Evans, Jackson, Oneric & Shipman at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 3, at the Milton H. Latter Branch of the New Orleans Public Library (5120 St. Charles Avenue).
Robert Olen Butler at Arnaud’s
Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler, will speak at Words & Music, 2017 during the Literature & Lunch session at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, December 8, at Arnaud’s Restaurant – Creole Cottage. Bob Butler is not only one of the very best American writers, he is one of the very few fiction writers who also are…
Cassie Pruyn at Octavia Books
Cassie Pruyn will celebrate the release of Bayou St. John: A Brief History at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 10, at Octavia Books (513 Octavia Street). The book offers a comprehensive narrative history of the most beloved waterway within the city. Bayou St. john played a significant role in the neighborhood of the same name, fueling debate…
Laura Cayouette Book Signing at Trashy Diva
Pick up the latest Charlotte Reade Mystery, “The Missing Ingredient,” and meet the author as well as people featured in the book including members of the pretty-in-pink Pussyfooters dance krewe from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, at Trash Diva (2048 Magazine Street). Join us for some champagne and spirits, questions and answers…
Damaris Phillips Book Signing
Damaris Phillips will be signing Southern Girl Meets Vegetarian Boy at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 30, at Octavia Books (513 Octavia).
Andy Young, Laura Mattingly, Melinda Palacio, and Gina Ferrara
The Poetry Buffet will host Andy Young, Laura Mattingly, Melinda Palacio, and Gina Ferrara at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, at the Milton H. Latter Branch of the New Orleans Public Library (5120 St. Charles Avenue).
Team SNO December Slam/Final Qualification for 2018 Team
Team SNO will hold their December Slam and Final Qualification for the 2018 Team at 7 p.m. on Sunday, December 3, at the Ashe’ Powerhouse Theater (1731 Baronne Street). Doors open at 6:30; show begins at 7 p.m. $5 entry.
Author and Abolitionist: A Conversation with Fox Rich
The New Orleans Center for the Gulf South welcomes Fox Rich to Tulane University at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, at Rogers Memorial Chapel. Rich is a Shreveport native, speaker, business owner, and author of The One that Got Away: A True Story of Personal Transformation. Facing 297 years in prison for her part…
History Between These Folds: A Reading and Conversation
Big Class will host a special reading and panel to reflect on the History Between These Folds at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, at G.W. Carver High School. The young authors of History Between These Folds will join acclaimed writer Kiese Laymon for a special reading and panel discussion, reflecting on the project and the…
Winter Louisiana Cultural Vistas Party
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities will host their annual year-end celebration as they unveil the new issue of Louisiana Cultural Vistas and hear from NEH Interim Chairman Jon Parish Peede at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, at the New Orleans Jazz Museum (400 Esplanade). The event is free and open to the public.…
