Brooke Davis Anderson Presents: Martín Ramírez: Memory and Mexico at the Joan Mitchell Center

Joan Mitchell Center, Indigo Building
2285 Bayou Road
Wednesday, May 15th at 6 pm

Martín Ramírez left his native Los Altos de Jalisco, Mexico, in 1925 to find work in the United States and support his wife and children back home. Political struggles in Mexico that directly impacted his family and the economic consequences of the Great Depression left him stranded, jobless and homeless on the streets of California in 1931. Unable to communicate in English and apparently confused, he was soon picked up by the police and committed to a psychiatric hospital, where he would eventually be diagnosed as a catatonic schizophrenic. Ramírez spent the second half of his life in California mental institutions. Separated from his homeland, his family, and his friends, and not speaking the language of his adopted country, Ramírez began to assemble found bits of paper -- flattened paper cups, hospital supply forms, and book pages, for example -- using a self-made glue concocted of bread or potato starch and spit to create large surfaces for drawing. Anderson - the author of two books about the artist and curator of several exhibitions - will discuss the artist and his art, as well as explore the myriad ways that he has been misinterpreted and his artwork, misunderstood, all to the benefit of the sanctioned art world. 

Brooke Davis Anderson is the Executive Director for U.S. Biennial. Prior to her appointment, Anderson held the position of Deputy Director of Curatorial Planning at LACMA, where she worked across several departments to develop strong relationships with the community and curators. In this role, Anderson oversaw several major projects, including the Watts Towers Conservation and Community Initiative, and initiated a Mellon funded pilot program, the "Curatorial Diversity Initiative" to change the demographics of museum professionals in American museums across the nation. From 1999 to 2010, Anderson was Director and Curator at The Contemporary Center at the American Folk Art Museum in New York, where she curated more than twenty exhibitions, authored four books and numerous articles, and oversaw the $1 million acquisition of the Henry Darger Study Center. Prior to moving to New York, Anderson was director of the Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem State University (1992-1999). During her tenure there she was recognized by the Chronicle Newspaper as "Curator of African American Art" and an endowment was established in her name to ensure the museum's future.   

In order for the Joan Mitchell Center to accommodate everyone who would like to attend, they request that you RSVP for this event to info@joanmitchellcenter.org. Light refreshments will be served. For more on Ramírez, see the American Folk Art Museum and NPR.

Join us for a cocktail at Ralph's on The Park - May 16th and May 23rd

Prospect New Orleans is the lucky beneficiary of a generous promotion running at Ralph’s on the Park this May. For each specialty cocktail purchased – the Levitator – Ralph's will donate of a portion of the purchase price to Prospect.
 
Ralph’s is also hosting two evening “socials” for Prospect supporters at the bar:
 
Thursday, May 16th
5:30 – 7:30 PM

and

Thursday, May 23rd
5:30 – 7:30 PM
 
Ralph’s on the Park
900 City Park Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119

Both evenings will feature:
Specialty Cocktails & Select Wines for $5.00 
Budlight and Budweiser for $2.00 
Small plate menu created by Chef Chip Flanagan 
Joe Krown on the Piano
 
We hope you will join us for a Levitator and social time with other Prospect New Orleans supporters in the city. Both events are open to the public. Feel free to invite friends and family to join!

Save the Date | Throwdown 2013: Benefit Party for Prospect New Orleans in NYC

New Video! Franklin Sirmans speaks about curating Prospect.3

Check out the video from the panel "Curating in Context" (December 6, 2012 at Art Basel Miami Beach Art Salon)!

Support Prospect.3 this Holiday Season!

Dear Friends,

On behalf of all of us at Prospect New Orleans, I write with my warmest season’s greetings and with much gratitude for the support so many of our friends have given us during the past year.

It has been a transformative year for our organization. Prospect.2 closed at the beginning of last year on a number of high notes. With over 70,000 visitors to groundbreaking exhibits at 16 venues during its 13-week run, Times-Picayune critic Doug MacCash called Prospect.2 “one of the best contemporary art shows New Orleans has ever seen.” Since then we have thrown ourselves headlong into the planning for Prospect.3 and beyond.

The Prospect.3 dates have been recently announced: from October 25, 2014 to January 25, 2015 New Orleans will play host to projects by 50 artists from all over the world at 15+ venues throughout the city. The appointment of Franklin Sirmans as Artistic Director for Prospect.3 has already generated a great deal of excitement. We are also delighted to be welcoming a new Executive Director, Brooke Davis Anderson, who will begin her tenure in January 2013.

The process of selecting artists and venues for Prospect.3 has already begun, including identifying the 10-15 artists who will be commissioned to create large-scale, site-specific works. During the coming months, approximately half of the artists selected for Prospect.3 will visit New Orleans, venues will be secured, and plans for everything from our education programs to the Opening Weekend schedule will begin to take shape.

As we take on the challenge of realizing Sirmans’ ambitious vision for Prospect.3, I invite you to join our growing community of supporters. We have recently relaunched our signature support group, The Prospectors Club, with a retooled slate of benefits and offerings. Membership is payable in installments, valid through the close of Prospect.3, and offers members opportunities to engage with Prospect.3 artists and curators, tickets to Prospect.3 opening weekend events, and an invitation to our first annual “Art Weekend” in New York City April 19-21, 2013. If you would prefer to make a 100% tax-deductible donation to support our work, we would be grateful for any amount you are able to give this season.

Recent events on the East Coast have had me thinking about the origins of Prospect New Orleans. Born from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Prospect has lived on as a powerful artistic and social force in our community. From the way in which Prospect.1 artists addressed a city recovering from a great tragedy with incredible sensitivity and compassion, to the many Prospect works that have celebrated New Orleans past and present, to the ripple effects that the arts bring to our economy, Prospect’s founding principle – that art has the power to bring us together and to inspire us collectively – seems more relevant than ever. Our past and recent accomplishments have made me very excited about our future! We look forward to sharing more about our plans with you in 2013.

Thank you so much for considering supporting Prospect New Orleans as part of your charitable giving plans this year.

With best wishes for a peaceful, healthy, and art-filled holiday season,

Susan Gore Brennan
Chairman

Prospect.3 New Orleans Artistic Director Franklin Sirmans to speak at Art Basel Miami Beach Thursday, December 6th

For those of you in Miami this week: Prospect.3 Artistic Director Franklin Sirmans will be speaking as part of the panel "Curating in Context" at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 6th! The panel is part of the Art Salon program featuring artist talks, panels, lectures, and performances. All events are located at the Miami Beach Convention Centre, Hall D, in the auditorium. General admission tickets include access to Art Salon.

For more information visit: http://miamibeach.artbasel.com

Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

Dear Friends,

During this difficult time in New York everyone at U.S. Biennial sends our support and best wishes for a speedy and safe recovery. Many of the most impacted neighborhoods are those with art galleries and artist's homes, with few resources at the ready.  If you have time to help out, here are some organizations who are taking volunteers, donations and providing support toward Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts. 

Occupy Sandy 

Occupy Sandy Donations 

Red Hook Recovers 

Lower Easy Side Recovers  

Astoria Recovers 

Brooklyn Based: How to Help 

Brokelyn: How to Help  

Rockaway Relief 

Food Not Bombs: Sandy Relief 

The Week: How to Help 

Art in American: Chelsea Galleries Hit Hard by Storm Sandy  

Free Showers and Exercise at New York Sports Clubs  

Your Friends in the Arts, 

U.S. Biennial Team

Brooke Davis Anderson Appointed Executive Director

Prospect New Orleans Announces
Brooke Davis Anderson As New Executive Director
And Announces Dates for Third Edition of Biennial
Prospect.3 New Orleans
Vernissage: October 23 and 24, 2014
Public Dates: October 25, 2014 - January 25, 2015

New Orleans, LA, October 23, 2012 – The Board of Directors of U.S. Biennial, Inc, the organizers of Prospect New Orleans, has announced the appointment of Brooke Davis Anderson as its new Executive Director, effective January 21, 2013. The Board has also announced that the third edition of the international contemporary art biennial, Prospect.3, curated by Artistic Director, Franklin Sirmans, will open to the public on October 25, 2014 with vernissage days October 23 and 24, 2014. It will be on view through January 25, 2015.

“The Board of Directors of U.S. Biennial, Inc. is thrilled to welcome Brooke Davis Anderson as its new Executive Director,” says Susan Brennan, Chair of the U.S. Biennial Board of Directors. “Brooke’s enthusiasm for promoting and preserving the cultural life of communities and her impressive track record as a dynamic curator, dedicated community leader, and talented administrator will be invaluable in leading our organization. We look forward to her working closely with Prospect.3 Artistic Director Franklin Sirmans to realize a spectacular show in 2014 and providing vision and leadership for the organization’s future growth and development.”

“It is with great excitement that I join the Prospect New Orleans team and take on this new role. I have admired Prospect since its inception in 2008, and I am delighted to be working with Franklin Sirmans on the third edition, Prospect.3,” says Brooke Davis Anderson. “I am also looking forward to working with Prospect’s many partners in New Orleans and beyond to realize the organization’s mission of bringing important contemporary art from around the world to the culturally-exceptional city of New Orleans.”

Most recently, Anderson was Deputy Director of Curatorial Planning at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 2010 to 2012, and Director and Curator at the Contemporary Center and the Henry Darger Study Center at the American Folk Art Museum in New York, from 1999 to 2010.

With the announcement of Brooke Davis Anderson as Executive Director, the dates of the third edition of the biennial, Prospect.3, have also been announced. The exhibition will run October 25, 2014 through January 25, 2015, with vernissage days October 23 and 24, 2014. Anderson will work with Franklin Sirmans, and curatorial advisors Rita Gonzalez and Christine Y. Kim, Associate Curators of Contemporary Art at LACMA, to produce Prospect.3. Presented at venues ranging from museums and other art institutions to unique New Orleans sites, Prospect.3 will showcase the work of approximately 50 artists, including many works developed specifically for the city of New Orleans and in collaboration with various community partners. Further details on Prospect.3 will be announced in 2013.

About Brooke Davis Anderson, Executive Director:

Most recently, Brooke Davis Anderson held the position of Deputy Director of Curatorial Planning at LACMA, where she worked across several departments to develop strong relationships with the community and curators. In this role, Anderson oversaw several major projects, including the Watts Towers Conservation and Community Initiative, and initiated a Mellon-funded pilot program, the "Curatorial Diversity Initiative" to change the demographics of museum professionals in American museums. From 1999 to 2010, Anderson was Director and Curator at The Contemporary Center and the Henry Darger Study Center at the American Folk Art Museum in New York, where she curated more than twenty exhibitions, authored four books and eighteen articles, and gave lectures to promote the museum’s collections and programs. Previous to these posts, Anderson was Director of the Diggs Gallery and Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, at Winston‑Salem State University, in Winston‑Salem, North Carolina; Adjunct Instructor at Columbia University, New York, and City College of New York, New York; Guest Curator at Museo National Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain; and Acting Director, Assistant Director, and Gallery Assistant at the Francesca Anderson Gallery, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Anderson has curated exhibitions and lectured extensively around the world. She has authored numerous books including Martin Ramirez: The Last Works (Pomegranate Press, California, 2008), Martin Ramirez (American Folk Art Museum with Marquand Books, 2007), and Darger: The Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum (American Folk Art Museum with Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001), among many others, in addition to numerous articles and essays.

Born in Connecticut, Anderson was given a deep appreciation of the arts by her creative family, particularly by her grandmother, a portrait painter. Educated in printmaking and ceramics at Bennington College, Anderson received her B.A. from Hartwick College and an M.A. from New York University.

Media Contacts:

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Blue Medium, Inc.
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Introducing Franklin Sirmans, Artistic Director, Prospect.3

Come Say Hello to Prospect at The Fourth Annual Culture Collision!

Once again this year, Prospect will have a table at Culture Collision: A City-Wide Celebration to Kick-Off the Cultural Season in New Orleans on Wednesday, September 5th. We hope you'll stop by to say hello and enter to win a bundle of Prospect.2 merchandise, including a copy of the recently-released, fully-illustrated Prospect.2 catalogue, T-Shirt, and R. Luke DuBois' The Marigny Parade on DVD.

Culture Collision
Generations Hall
310 Andrew Higgins Drive, New Orleans, LA 70130
5:30 – 8:00: Network with over 50 Performing and Visual Arts organizations
8:00 – 10:30: Party on in the Big Room

Admission is FREE. Parking is available for $10 in the Fulton Street Garage; additional street parking also available. We hope to see you there!

Join us for a cocktail at Ralph's on The Park - May 24th and May 30th

Prospect New Orleans is the lucky beneficiary of a generous promotion running at Ralph’s on the Park this May. For each specialty cocktail purchased – the Mid-City Sparkler – Ralph's will donate of a portion of the purchase price to Prospect.

Ralph’s is also hosting two evening “socials” for Prospect supporters at the bar:

Thursday, May 24th
5:30 – 7:30 PM

and

Wednesday, May 30th
5:30 – 7:30 PM

Ralph’s on the Park
900 City Park Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119

Both evenings will feature:
Specialty Cocktails & Select Wines for $5.00
Budlight and Budweiser for $2.00
Small plate menu created by Chef Chip Flanagan
Joe Krown on the Piano

We hope you will join us for a Mid-City Sparkler and social time with other Prospect New Orleans supporters in the city. Both events are open to the public. Feel free to invite friends and family to join!

Fresh Art International Interview with Franklin Sirmans

Franklin Sirmans Talks About LACMA and Prospect.3
Cathy Byrd talks on the phone with Franklin Sirmans, curator of contemporary art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Their conversation considers the essential role of public art at LACMA and previews upcoming LACMA exhibitions. Recently appointed Artistic Director for Prospect.3 New Orleans, Franklin also shares some of his thoughts about the 2014 exhibition.

Listen here.

Take the Prospect.2 Visitor Survey

Prospect New Orleans is working with with the Hospitality Research Center at the University of New Orleans to conduct a study of visitor satisfaction and spending at Prospect.2. The survey will help us to calculate the economic impact of Prospect.2, as well as gauge overall satisfaction with the exhibition, and identify areas for improvement.

If you visited Prospect.2 we would be deeply appreciative if you would take a few minutes to tell us about your experience. Your feedback is completely confidential.

Take the survey here.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

Prospect.3 New Orleans – Third Edition of New Orleans International Contemporary Art Biennial To Open in Fall 2014

Prospect.3 Artistic Director Franklin Sirmans

Curatorial Advisors Rita Gonzalez and Christine Y. Kim

New Orleans, LA, April 26, 2012 – Jane Farver, Consulting Director of Prospect New Orleans, along with the Board of Directors of U.S. Biennial, Inc., has announced that Prospect.3 New Orleans, the third edition of the international contemporary art biennial will now open in the Fall 2014.

“Presenting Prospect.3 in 2014 will allow us additional time to build strong relationships and develop dynamic collaborations with participating artists, and partnering cultural institutions in New Orleans and elsewhere, and to present an exhibition that is indelibly woven into the fabric of this most remarkable American city,” says Susan Brennan, Chair of the Board of U.S. Biennial. “Opening Prospect.3 in the fall of 2014 will also afford Prospect.3 the attention it deserves, avoiding scheduling conflicts with other major international art events in 2013 such as the Venice Biennale, the Istanbul Biennial, and the Carnegie International.”

Franklin Sirmans, Prospect.3 Artistic Director and Terri and Michael Smooke Department Head and Curator of Contemporary Art at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), has already begun planning for the exhibition, including works of art created specifically for the Crescent City.

“There is a great deal of excitement as we look towards the next evolution of Prospect New Orleans,” says Sirmans. “We plan to work closely with artists and community partners to present a lively exhibition that is true to the original mission of Prospect New Orleans: to bring important contemporary art from around the world to the historic and culturally-exceptional city of New Orleans.”

Sirmans has announced that he will work with Rita Gonzalez and Christine Y. Kim, Associate Curators of Contemporary Art at LACMA, who will serve as curatorial advisors on Prospect.3. The biennial will include approximately 50 artists at venues ranging from museums and other art institutions to unique New Orleans sites.

As the first curator outside U.S. Biennial to take up the artistic directorship of Prospect New Orleans, Sirmans will establish the thematic structure of Prospect.3. Among the themes Sirmans plans to explore are the distinctions between self-taught art and academic art, a topic that has ties to the contemporary art scene in New Orleans. Additionally, in recognition of the burgeoning film industry in New Orleans, Sirmans plans to invite artists who incorporate film and video prominently in their work to participate in Prospect.3.

Further details on Prospect.3 New Orleans will be announced in early 2013.

About Franklin Sirmans, Artistic Director and Curator for Prospect.3 New Orleans

Franklin Sirmans is the Terri and Michael Smooke Department Head and Curator of Contemporary Art at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), a post he has held since January 2010. Sirmans previously served as the head of modern and contemporary art at the Menil Collection in Houston, TX, for several years, where in 2008 he organized NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith, an exhibition that later traveled to P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center in New York and the Miami Art Museum. He was also the curator of Maurizio Cattelan: Is There Life After Death?, Vija Celmins: Television and Disaster: 1964-1966, and Steve Wolfe: On Paper, of which the latter two traveled to LACMA. A former U.S. Editor of Flash Art and Editor-in-Chief of ArtAsiaPacific magazines, Sirmans has written for several journals and newspapers on art and culture, including The New York Times, Newsweek International, Art in America, ARTnews, Grand Street, and Essence Magazine.

Sirmans was co-curator of Basquiat (2005-2006: Brooklyn Museum, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston), as well as, Make It Now: New Sculpture in New York at Sculpture Center; One Planet Under A Groove: Contemporary Art and Hip Hop (2001-2003: Bronx Museum of Art, Spelman College Art Gallery, Atlanta, the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis and Villa Stuck, Munich, Germany); and Ralph Bunche: Diplomat for Peace and Justice at the Queens Museum of Art (2004).

Sirmans has edited numerous catalogues on contemporary art including Transforming the Crown: African, Asian, and Caribbean Artists in Britain (University of Chicago Press), Jean-Michel Basquiat (Tony Shafrazi Gallery), Freestyle: The Studio Museum in Harlem and Black Belt (The Studio Museum in Harlem), and has contributed to Gary Simmons (The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and The Studio Museum in Harlem), and Double Consciousness: Black Conceptual Art Since 1970 (Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston), in addition to several monographs. He was the 2005 Maryland Art Place Critic-in-Residence and an instructor at the Maryland Institute College of Art and Princeton University.

Born in New York City, Sirmans was raised in Harlem, Albany, and New Rochelle, New York. He received a B.A. in Art History and English from Wesleyan University.

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Blue Medium, Inc.
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F: +1 (212) 675-1855
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Prospect.2 Is Now Closed!

Thank you to everyone who made it a success!!!
Stay posted for information on Prospect.3.

Artwork Included in Throwdown.2 Art Auction - Friday January 27, 2012

 In no particular order:

R. Luke Dubois
A More Perfect Union: Louisiana, 2011
Pigment ink on photo rag
1 of 6, 2 AP
Retail value: $950
Courtesy of the artist and bitforms gallery, nyc

Beth Dary
Trace, 2010
Egg tempera and encaustic on panel
13" x 13"
Retail value: $1,100
Courtesy of the artist


Frahn Koerner
Stars, From the Apostolic Project Series, 2008-2010
1 of 10
Photograph
17" x 22"
Retail value: $500
Courtesy of the artist 

Sophie Lvoff
Mercedes Benz, 2011
Archival pigment print
AP
18" x 24"
Retail value: $250
Courtesy of the artist & Good Children Gallery 

Robert Tannen
Lighthouse of New Orleans
Digital image of vinyl
30" x 40"
Protograph courtesy of Rick Oliver

Stephanie Patton
Bronze Pill, 2012
Mattress quilting, cording, upolstery foam, wood
28" x 16"
Retail value: $500
Courtesy of the artist & The Front

Rachel Jones
Here Now #14, 2011
Oil on plastic
6.25" x 5"
Retail value: $600
Courtesy of the artist

Natalie McLaurin
Real Legs, 2011
Watercolor
20" x 20"
Retail value: $200
Courtesy of the artist

Brian St. Cyr
Untitled
Graphite, ink on paper
5" x 9"
Retail value: $450
Courtesy of the artist


Luis Cruz Azaceta
City, 211
Permanent ink, prism-color on paper
9" x 12"
Retail value: $1000
Courtesy of the artist & Arthur Roger Gallery


Clyde Meridian
Harrier Quad Series NS, 2011
Drawing on recycled wood
6.25" x 18"
Retail value: $75
Courtesy of the artist 

Gina Phillips
Rooster Genie, 2011
Fabric, thread, paint
26" x 26"
Retail value: $1500
Courtesy of the artist & Jonathan Ferrara Gallery

Fred Tomaselli
August 31, 2005 
8-color silkscreen
16" x 14.5"
Edition of 80 
Retail value: $1,000 

Paul Villinski
Aloft, 2010
Vintage record albums
10" x 10" 6.25"
Boxed edition of 20
Retail value: $2,000 

Robin Rhode 
St. Bernard Parish, 2008
Retail value: $3,000 

Photos not available for: 
Wayne Amadee
Remnant #1, 2012
Acryclic/digital imagery
5" x 6.5"
Retail value: $800
Coutesy of the artist

Elizabeth Shannon
The Last Ride, 1983
Lithograph poster
28" x 22"
Handcolored & signed 
Retail value: $500
Courtesy of Elizabeth Shannon, Producer of The Last Ride & Dawn Dedeaux, Publisher of the poster

Additional works by:
Bruce Davenport, Jr., Dawn DeDeaux, Keith Duncan, Deborah Luster & more!

P.2 Student Biennial

We had such a wonderful time this past Saturday celebrating New Orleans' young, talented artists at the gallery reception for the first ever Student Biennial! Prospect.2 is immensely grateful for the support and sponsorship of our organizational partners. Without their support, our programming could not have been possible. Huge thanks to Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools, New Orleans Kid Camera Project, The Roots of Music, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Contemporary Arts Center, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. A special thank you as well to Isidore Newman School student, Jessica Richard, for designing the digital exhibit's website, which can be viewed here.  

Below are some photos from Saturday's event, and be sure to see the show this week at the Prospect Visitor Center, 1036 Esplanade Avenue. The Center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Rethinkers Kyron and Arieanna, in front of their photographyTrinity student and photographer, Courtney Harris, with her familyIsidore Newman School student and website designer, Jessica Richard, with her mother

Prospect.2 Events This Week - Student Biennial, Lecture by Alexis Rockman, Throwdown.2

SEE PROSPECT.2 BEFORE IT CLOSES ON JANUARY 29TH!
Wednesday through Sunday
11 AM to 4 PM
$10 - Day pass
$20 - Week pass
Click here for tickets.

EVENTS THIS WEEK
RECEPTION - Prospect.2 Student Biennial
Saturday, January 21, 12 - 2 PM
Prospect.2 Visitors Center
1036 Esplanade Avenue
Free

The Prospect.2 Student Biennial features work made in response to and collaboration with Prospect.2 artists by students throughout New Orleans. Exhibit highlights include: a 16-panel mural created collaboratively by the Roots of Music Marching Crusaders and artist Bruce Davenport. Jr.; photography by students from Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools shot in the style of Lorraine O’Grady; photography submissions from New Orleans-area students inspired by William Pope.L; and a digital sound installation created by Dan Tague and students from Lusher Charter School. The exhibit will remain on view until January 29, 2012 during regular Prospect.2 opening hours.Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University

LECTURE - Alexis Rockman
Wednesday, January 25, 7:30 PM
Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University
Woldenberg Art Center  **easiest access via Willow Street
Free

For Prospect.2, artist Alexis Rockman produced the large-scale painting, Battle Royale (on exhibit at CAC), which pits creatures that are native to Louisiana against animals that have been introduced by humans into the Southern ecosystem over the last 500 years. The artist will discuss his large-scale nature paintings and murals as part of the P.2 Lecture Series at Newcomb Gallery.

Throwdown.2 - Closing Party and Benefit Auction for Prospect.2

Regular Tickets $50 ($25 for students/artists)
Patron Tickets $100- $250*
*includes VIP reception with curator and Prospect New Orleans Founder, Dan Cameron, that will take place on Saturday, January 28th at the New Orleans African American Museum.

Purchase tickets here. Please note: In lieu of paper tickets, there will be a guest list at the door.

Sponsored by:



Artwork by Luis Cruz Azaceta, Wayne Amadee, Beth Dary, Bruce Davenport, Jr., R. Luke DuBois, Frahn Koerner, Rachel Jones, Deborah Luster, Gina Phillips, Elizabeth Shannon, Brian St. Cyr, Robert Tannen and many more!

Student Biennial reception RESCHEDULED for January 21!

The reception for the Prospect.2 Student Biennial has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 21 from 12:00 - 2:00 PM, so as not to conflict with this weekend's Saints playoff game. We hope to see you at the Prospect Visitor Center, 1036 Esplanade Avenue, on the 21st!

Learn more about the Student Biennial here, and view the digital exhibit -- designed by Isidore Newman School student Jessica Richard -- here. The digital exhibit features photography from New Orleans-area students in grades 7-12. The photography submissions were created in response to Prospect.2 artist William Pope.L's piece, "Blink." The digital exhibit also features the Bon Enfants project created by Prospect.2 artist Dan Tague and creative writing students from the Lusher Charter School.