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”.
W.B. Yeats: Poetry, Mysticism, and the Occult
Academie Gnostique hosts W.B. Yeats: Poetry, Mysticism, and the Occult at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 17, at 126 Baronne Street. “The mystical life is the center of all that I do and all that I think and all that I write,” wrote the nineteenth century Irish poet W.B. Yeats. This talk will address Yeat’s…
Blood Jet Fiction Night: Ambata Kazi-Nance and Jessica Kinnison
Blood Jet Poetry Series hosts fiction night with Ambata Kazi-Nance and Jessica Kinnison at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15, at BJ’s in the Bywater (4301 Burgundy). Tom Andes hosts our monthly fiction night at Blood Jet followed by the open mic, (any genre). Musicians welcome. Cash Bar Ambata Kazi-Nance is a writer and teacher…
Music & Poetry: Toby O’Brien & Owen Cook
Bar Redux will host Music & Poetry with Toby O’Brien and Owen Cook at 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 12, at 801 Poland Avenue. Music & Poetry is a showcase of live music with fiction and poetry readings each month. This month features music with Guest Host Toby O’Brien and guest Owen Cook. Spoken word…
Writers in the Community: New Orleans
PEN America hosts Writers in the Community: New Orleans at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 10, at Octavia Books (513 Octavia Street). False narratives and misinformation are polarizing communities around the country. What kinds of creative interventions can writers and others stage to address these divisions? PEN America hosts a presentation and facilitated discussion around…
Dogfish Holiday Party and Reading
Dogfish Reading Series will host its annual holiday party and reading at 7 p.m on Thursday, December 14, at 2448 Villere Street. The reading will feature new work by Dogfish staff Jessica Kinnison, Cate Root, Taylor Murrow, and Alex Jennings.
Blood Jet Closing 2017 Season Poetry Night
Poets Shaina Monet, Anna Delatte, and others will help close out the 2017 season of the Blood Jet Poetry Series at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 13, at BJ’s in the Bywater (4301 Burgundy).
Jami Attenberg at the New Orleans Public Library
The New Orleans Public Library will host Jami Attenberg at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 9, at the main branch (219 Loyola Street). Octavia Books will be on hand to sell copies of All Grown Up.
Bob Schieffer at Tulane University
Newcomb-Tulane College and Tulane’s School of Liberal Arts will host a conversation with Bob Schieffer and H. Andrew Schwartz at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 8, at Rogers Memorial Chapel (1229 Broadway Street). The conversation will be moderated by Brian Brox, Assistant Professor of Political Science. Bob Schieffer, legendary television journalist and former host of…
Graphic Novel Book Club
Tubby and Coo’s will host their brand new Graphic Novel Book Club at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 6, at their storefront (631 N. Carrollton).
Chris Champagne, Karen Maciera, and Valentine Pierce Reading
Chris Champagne, Karen Maciera, and Valentine Pierce will read at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 4, at the New Orleans Public Library’s Milton H. Latter Branch (5120 St. Charles Avenue).
