True Colors focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) experiences. Founded and curated by Holis Hannan, True Colors features prominent and emerging LGBTQ and allied artists alongside community events. Featured artists: J.B. Harter, David Hockney, George Dureau, Skylar Fein, Jack Balas, Sarah Sole, John Paradiso, Lovie Olivia, Stephen Honicki, Zoe-Perry Wood, Tyrus Clutter, Keith Perelli, … True Colors 2nd Annual Exhibition
Heroes A Labor Day Screening Program Program (3pm-9pm): 3PM Union Maids (51 min) 4PM Vanishing Pearls (80 min) 5:30PM Open Screen, New Orleans 7PM American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs (82 min) Labor Day is a chance to reflect on the spirit of America’s workforce and acknowledge the importance that each worker has … CINEMA RESET – Heroes: A Labor Day Screening Program
The Jung Hotel works by Susan Gisleson “The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, chancy and temperamental: it rejects the edifying cathedral and indelibly photographs the small boy outside, chewing a hunk of melon in the dust.” — Elizabeth Bowen, Irish-born writer (1899-1973) The Jung Hotel is an … The Jung Hotel
There are lots of things to discover within the glossy pages of Phillip Collier’s newest book, Making New Orleans: Products Past and Present, many of which have already left an indelible impression on New Orleanians. The beautifully crafted oversized book is chock full of photos and advertisements of companies both active and extinct. While the collection … Canned frogs, exquisite cigs, Tabasco, beignets, and all the heart desires: Phillip Collier’s MAKING NEW ORLEANS: PRODUCTS PAST AND PRESENT
Representatives from Press Street will be in Atlanta June 20-22nd for the 9/50 Southeast Arts Presenters Summit. If you are in the area swing by the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and check us out! Proximity does not always yield closeness: ACAC and co-organizers Seed Space (Nashville, TN) and Elsewhere (Greensboro, NC), have devised a … 9/50 Summit in Atlanta
Local author Allison Alsup was among the winners of the 2014 O’Henry Prize, which honored her short story “Old Houses” published in issue 38.1 of the New Orleans Review. Alsup’s story will be included in the anthology The O. Henry Prize Stories 2014, to be released in September by Random House. The annual O’Henry anthology … Allison Alsup wins a 2014 O’Henry Prize for a story published in the New Orleans Review
A map of Dublin, drawn by Vladimir Nabokov, based on Ulysses. New Orleanians will celebrate the (fictional) life and times of James Joyce’s protagonist Leopold Bloom with a communal marathon reading of the famous novel that features Bloom’s antics, Ulysses, at this year’s Bloomsday, sponsored by Crescent City Books, beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 16, … Bloomsday 2014: New Orleans does Dublin via Joyce – Again!
By Jeri Hilt Richard Campanella’s newest book, Bourbon Street: A History, provides an impressive historiography of the street, from genesis to its present-day manifestation, and attempts to unpack the role that the “adaptive commodification of culture” has had on its longevity and success. Bourbon Street is described in the book as both a phenomenon and … A walk down Cultural Fascination Street with Richard Campanella
Press Street’s Antenna Gallery is pleased to announce the Call for Artists for the 2nd Annual True Colors LGBTQ Art Exhibition. The exhibition will take place August 9th through September 6th, 2014. Antenna will be accepting submissions in this open call now until through July 7th. True Colors is inspired by Cyndi Lauper’s performance of the song … Call for Entries: 2nd Annual True Colors LGBTQ Art Exhibition
Press Street welcomes Sandra Wang and Crockett Bodelson (aka SCUBA), collaborative artists from Sante Fe as they bring their ICESHELF Smile Tour to New Orleans for the weekend. ICESHELF is a 22 foot diesel truck converted into a mobile gallery, performance, and work/live space inspired by the contemporary research stations of Antarctica. Biodiesel compatible … ICESHELF Pop Up at Press Street
