“Disturbance Ecologies,” reflects upon the possibility of living cooperatively towards partial recuperation in the wake of a human disturbed world. A disturbance marks simultaneously a problem, an end, and a beginning of something new. Places marked by human disturbance have struggled and responded with real world examples consisting of new mineral classifications, plastic eating fungi, … Disturbance Ecologies
Photo documentation by Jose Cotto. New Orleans Center for the Gulf South at Tulane University and Antenna with collaborating partners launches Insurgent Ecologies, an exhibition project featuring artwork by forty-five artists, collaborative projects, and initiatives across the Mississippi watershed. Insurgent Ecologies is curated by Imani Jacqueline Brown & Shana M. griffin and organized by Antenna … Insurgent Ecologies
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Prior to the term “art” being defined as “skill resulting from learning or practice” in 13th-century Middle English (which was in turn derived from the Latin ars meaning “skill” or “craft,”), art in communities such as Ifẹ̀ (an ancient Yoruba city in southwest Nigeria) was simply a translation of a feeling or experience into a … “I’d rather get out of jail than get $1,000,000”
A solo exhibition highlighting Thom Karamus in his (ongoing) six year journey. New Orleans : Drawn To This Place is 500+ drawings with corresponding photographs, hundreds of paragraphs of historical research and journalism mixed with personal reflections on time and spaces. Biography Thom Karamus is a creative explorer. From a very young age, Thom had … Drawn to This Place: New Orleans 2017-2022
Exhibition Dates: October 8th – November 6thOpening Reception:October 8th, 2022, 6PM – 10PM Artist Talk: Sat. Nov 5th, 1pm [b]REACH: The Libretto is a series of mixed-media collages and paintings rendered as abolitionist-inspired tarot spreads. The work introduces a group of divergent characters: a Trickster, an Empire, some Fugitives, a few Magas, and a Chorus … [b]REACH: THE LIBRETTO
Exhibition Dates: September 10th – October 2nd 2022Opening Reception: Saturday September 10th 2022, 6pm – 10pm Union is an investigation of the unity of blackness beyond borders using paint. The idea that blackness exists in an infinite space operating outside of white supremacy is inferred through the painting by disregarding a typically western style of … Union
Exhibitions Dates: August 13th – September 4th 2022Opening Reception: Saturday August 13th 2022, 6pm-10pm “As the lukewarm hands of the godsCame down and gently picked my adrenalin pearlsPlaced them in their mouths and rinsed all the fear outNourished them with their saliva All rested As if the healthiest pastimeIs being in life-threatening circumstancesAnd once again be … Meta-Retrospect
Exhibition Dates: Saturday April 9th 2022 – Sunday May 8th 2022Opening Reception: 6pm-10pmGallery Hours: Wed-Sun 12pm-5pm Antenna hosts an exhibition of works by Tulane MFA candidates: Upon Further Consideration Diane Appaix-Castro (Sculpture) Christian Dinh (Ceramics) Danielle Fauth (Sculpture) Shabez Jamal (Photo) Blaine Steiner (Glass) Image: Shabez Jamal
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Exhibition Dates: Saturday July 9 – Sunday Aug 7, 2022 //
Opening Reception: Saturday July 9, 6pm-10pm
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Exhibition Dates: Saturday June 11 – Sunday July 3, 2022 //
Opening Reception: Saturday June 11, 6pm-10pm
What should Antenna carry forward? What can evolve? What does our creative ecology need from Antenna now & what pathways can we build together to get there?
This October, Antenna invites artists, writers, culture bearers, cultural workers, neighbors, partners, and audiences to join a series of Critical Response Process (CRP) sessions around our emerging Values + Pathways Framework.