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.
OCT 8th, 10th, 15th & 29th::Critical Response Process Sessions on Antenna’s emerging “Values + Pathways” Framework
Antenna is inviting our community into a Critical Response Process for our emerging Values + Pathways Framework! Developed through two years of listening, reflection, and more than 100 community conversations, the framework asks:: What should Antenna carry forward? What can evolve? What does our creative ecology need from Antenna and what pathways can we build together to get there? These gatherings are FREE (and will have snacks!) and all attendees will receive a FREE Antenna Press book as a token of thanks for your participation!
Click here for the full schedule & to find out more about CRP & Antenna’s Values + Pathways Framework.
OCT 10th Sat RECEPTION @ Antenna:3718 (6-10pm) & Antenna:6330 (6-9pm):: Join us this 2nd Saturday for a 2nd Exhibition Reception at BOTH Antenna locations!
Antenna:3718 exhibitions:
Antenna:3718 Gallery Hours::Thursdays 12-7pm, Fridays & Saturdays 12-5pm at 3718 St. Claude Ave.
Antenna:6330 exhibition:
Antenna:36330 Gallery Hours::Tuesdays-Fridays 10-5pm at 6330 St. Claude
SEPT 24th 6pm @ Antenna:6330::WHO’S DOING WHAT::Join us on 9.24 for the next edition of WHO’S DOING WHAT at Antenna:6330! WDW is a quarterly event for all those in the arts ecosystem to build relationships and share more about their work.
At this month’s gathering, Antenna will also be announcing our emergent “Values + Pathways Framework” and inviting our community to our Critical Response Process (CRP) sessions taking place in October (visit our website for more information)
SEPT 17th 6-8pm Monthly Land & Labor Practice:: Join us at Antenna:6330 for our monthly Land & Labor practice.
This month, we will be watching and discussing the film “13th” by Ava DuVernay! We will also hear from Xavier University professor Sharlene Sinegal-DeCuir on labor, slavery, and citizenship.
SEPT 12th Sat RECEPTION @ Antenna:3718 (6-10pm) & Antenna:6330 (6-9pm):: Join us this 2nd Saturday for an opening exhibition reception at BOTH Antenna locations!
Antenna:3718 exhibitions:
Antenna:3718 Gallery Hours::Thursdays 12-7pm, Fridays & Saturdays 12-5pm at 3718 St. Claude Ave.
Antenna:6330 exhibition:
Antenna:36330 Gallery Hours::Tuesdays-Fridays 10-5pm at 6330 St. Claude
SEPT 8th Monthly Grants & Application Support::Artist CV & Resume support @ Antenna:6330 (6-8pm) & virtually:: Join us Sept 8th from 6-8pm at Antenna:6330 for our Monthly Grants & Applications Support Community Office Hours. This month we will be focusing on crafting and editing creative CVs & resumes.
Bring an old one to brush up or some ready to create one with support from the Antenna Team! Join us via Zoom if you’re not able to join in person
JUNE 2nd Sat RECEPTION @ Antenna:3718 & Antenna:6330 – Saturday June 13th 6-10pm: Join us this 2nd Saturday for an opening exhibition reception at BOTH locations!
Antenna:3718 exhibitions: The Art Farm & FREE FORM
Antenna:3718 Gallery Hours::Thursdays 12-7pm, Fridays & Saturdays 12-5pm at 3718 St. Claude Ave.
Antenna:6330 exhibition: 21 Katrina Cranes: ALCHEMY OF THE FALLING ACORN
Antenna:36330 Gallery Hours::Tuesdays-Fridays 10-5pm at 6330 St. Claude
2nd Sat RECEPTION @ Antenna:3718 & Antenna:6330 – Saturday May 12th 6-10pm: Join us this 2nd Saturday for an opening exhibition reception at BOTH Antenna locations!
Antenna:3718 exhibitions: The Art Farm & FREE FORM
Antenna:6330 exhibition: 21 Katrina Cranes: ALCHEMY OF THE FALLING ACORN
– You can visit the exhibition at Antenna:3718 during gallery hours (Thursdays 12-7pm, Fridays & Saturdays 12-5pm at 3718 St. Claude Ave. from May 12th-June 27th).
– You can visit the exhibition at Antenna:6330 during regular operating hours for Paper Machine (Tuesdays-Friday 10am-6pm from May 12th-June 27th)
APPLY TO BE AN ANTENNA BOARD MEMBER HERE BY JUNE 1st, 2026
In 2026, Antenna is seeking local and national community members for a three year term on the Antenna board. We are seeking folx with knowledge in marketing, philanthropy, real estate, builder, architect, publishing, and community members who are interested in supporting the arts ecosystem. Board members support Antenna’s mission; participate in developing policies and procedures to govern the organization, and advise the team. Applications are due June 1, followed by an interview and approval of the board by early July and August and if accepted onboarding in September – November with your first meeting in December.
May 5th, 2026 from 6-8pm::
GiveNOLA Day Community Vibe Dinner!
GiveNOLA Day is Tuesday May 5th – This year Antenna is raising $5,000 for our Emergency Grants for Artists and we’d love to see you all on 5.5.26 from 6-8pm at our Vibes Dinner – an evening of conversation, community, and celebration of artists as workers. Featuring a light dinner as well as a creative sharing by Pink Slipper (recipient of the Antenna Press Award), this event is hosted by our wonderful board to celebrate and uplift the New Orleans creative community during this local fundraising holiday. All donations from the Give NOLA Day platform and this event supports Antenna’s Artist Emergency Fund, helping sustain artists and cultural workers during times of need. Scaled donations of $25–$150 are asked for those wishing to attend the dinner, with donations of $50 or more receiving a copy of the Pink Slipper book!
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”.
Platforms Fund 2019-2020
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Rm 220 Presents: SHRINE & SOUND: Artist Talk & Short Film Screening
At Antenna Gallery, 3718 Saint Claude Ave Thursday November 29th, 7-9pm. Room 220 is happy to present “Shrine and Sound,” the first in a series of interactive artist talks on the function and depiction of the sacred in popular culture. Room 220 Editor, Kristina Kay Robinson will construct a shrine dedicated to New Orleans’ spiritual…
Black Joy & Justice Schedule at the Words & Music Festival 2018 New Orleans
Join us & other talented Black New Orleans writers and artists at the 2018 Words & Music Festival, November 15-18th at The Pere Marquette Hotel. This year’s Black Joy and Justice track of programming is curated by poet and consultant, Kelly Harris Deberry. Check out the complete schedule: Black Joy & Justice at BrassyBrown.com Entire Words &…
Katherine Clark at Octavia Books
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Dogfish presents Jerika Marchan and Nathaniel Rich
Dogfish presents Jerika Marchan and Nathaniel Rich at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, at 2448 N. Villere St. NATHANIEL RICH is the author of King Zeno, published this year, and two previous novels: Odds Against Tomorrow and The Mayor’s Tongue. His short stories have appeared in McSweeney’s, Vice, and the Virginia Quarterly Review, which awarded…
Unlikely Stories: 20th Anniversary Party
Unlikely Stories hosts a celebration of their 20th anniversary at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, at the New Orleans Art Center (3330 St. Claude Ave). They’ll be releasing our three new books: Left-Hand Dharma: New and Selected by Belinda Subraman, Pachuco Skull with Sombrero: Los Angeles, 1970 by Lawrence Welsh, and Apocalyptics by C Derick Varn. The three…
Unlikely Stories: Music & Spoken Word
Unlikely Stories hosts a celebration of their 20th anniversary at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 22, at the AllWays Lounge (2240 St. Claude). This show will feature an Unlikely Jam Band: Christopher Shipman, Lizz Hough, and special guest Willis Gordon of Cleveland, collaborating with the spoken word of James Blanchard, Jessica Mashael Bordelon, Alex Johnson, and Frank Xteele. Cover just $5!
Dogfish presents Brett Martin and Jae Nichelle
Dogfish presents Brett Martin and Jae Nichelle at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 21, at 2448 N. Villere St. BRETT MARTIN is the author of “Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution” and of the forthcoming “Fuck You, Eat This.” He is a correspondent and lead food critic for GQ magazine and a two-time…
Caleb Johnson & Katy Simpson Smith at Turkey & the Wolf
Garden District Book Shop hosts Caleb Johnson in conversation with Katy Simpson Smith at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, at Turkey & the Wolf (2727 Prytania Street). Join us with Caleb Johnson – Author in conversation with Katy Simpson Smith discussing his book, Treeborne. Caleb with sign books after the discussion. With Treeborne-inspired menu by Nate Barfield…
Rita Bullwinkel w/ Maurice Ruffin at Octavia Books
Octavia Books hosts Rita Bullwinkel w/ Maurice Ruffin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, at their storefront (513 Octavia Street). The event celebrates the release of Bullwinkel’s Belly Up. Reading, conversation, with a book-signing to follow. Free & open to the public. In Rita Bullwinkel‘s debut collection, BELLY UP (out from A Strange Object on May 8th), we find ghosts,…
