You Go Girl - New Orleans

Photo by Turducken

Birthday Pins by Miss Malaprop

From MissMalaprop:
"In New Orleans, we have a tradition of pinning money to the birthday boy or girl. For my upcoming birthday party, I want to put that money to good use and donate it to some great causes, including Kiva.org, Our School at Blair Grocery, and now - my dear friend Lindsey who was supposed to bake her delicious gourmet cupcakes but got badly injured in a bike accident a few days ago.

I made these pins with their giant safety pins on the front - much easier than trying to keep a tiny safety pin pinned to your shirt and also let people add money to it! Plus they're cute!"

Find her online store HERE: https://www.shopmissmalaprop.com/cart.php

Swoon's Musical Architecture for New Orleans

The New Orleans Airlift, is working with the amazing and internationally re-knowned artist Swoon to the create a permanent, interactive sculpture for the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans. It will look like a house, but it will function like a musical instrument. There will be singing walls, organ floorboards, and percussion triggered by the human heartbeat.

A growing group of local and national sound artists are working towards interactive instruments that can be built into its walls and floorboards so that visitors can bring the house to life through their touch. Ultimately, musicians will be invited to play the house, performing orchestrated works at block parties for their friends and neighbors. This project is for the love of New Orleans - its architecture, music, culture and its people.

The New Orleans Airlift has been working hard at getting this project off the ground for for over a year now, developing alliances with architects and volunteers and the powers that be a city hall. They are partially funded by various arts grants and private contributors, but they are not there yet. You can make a pledge to this project starting at $5 dollars. At higher levels your pledge will get you an original and highly collectible art work by Swoon.



For more information on the artists: http://www.dithyrambalina.com/

AD Hoc Art at the New Puppy in Los Angeles

AD HOC ART GATHERS 34 INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS TO EXPLORE DREAMS, NIGHTMARES, SUPERSTITIONS, AND EXISTENCE TO YEILD CREATIONS RANGING FROM THE PAINFULLY REAL TO THE ETHEREAL FANTASTIC.

-- An Art Exhibit Celebrating the Expansiveness of Consciousness & Culture --




WHEN: Exhibition Opens Friday, May 13th, 7-11pm
with an additional Artwalk Opening: Saturday, May 14th, 7-11pm
Through June 18th, 2011. Hours: 12-6pm Thursday – Saturday and by appointment.

WHAT: AD HOC ART presents “I have a dream, I have a nightmare: Friday the 13th”, an eclectic and electric charge of vast creativity, synapses, and neural networks seeping into Los Angeles’ artmind via New Puppy LA.

That we are living in very fascinating and unprecedented times on the cusp of something is crystal clear. What that “something” is, exactly, is not. What waits on the other side? Is it beautiful or horrendous, sustainable or cataclysmic, truthful or deceptive, just or fraudulent? We all play a leading role in guiding the future of this sweet unraveling already well underway.

Around the world, energies are coming together, people are relating, and the future is so bright. Is the light from the billions of shining smiles of a humane and democratic existence that sustains life; or is it the glistening blast from a bomb dropped by the sociopathic ceo/politico at MegaGlobalBankCorp determined to take all or nothing at our expense?

To divine an answer, dreams, nightmares and Friday the 13th energies have been harnessed, channeled and will be unleashed this 13th of May in the City of Angels. Enjoy these visual nuggets swimming through the realms of spacetime.

Artists include: Alison Buxton, Beau Stanton, Bill Fick, Broken Crow, Bunnie Reiss, Chor Boogie, Chris Stain, CRASH, Dabs & Myla, Daryll Peirce, David Loewenstein, Don Leicht, Ezra Li Eismont, Garrison Buxton, Hellbent, Joe Iurato, John Breiner, John Carr, John Fekner, Jordan Seiler, Know Hope, Lady Pink, Michael De Feo, Mikal Hameed, Paul Booth, Peat Wollaeger, Ray Cross, Rex Dingler, ROA, Robert Steel, Sean Starwars, TheDirtyFabulous, & Thundercut.

WHO: Ad Hoc Art – www.adhocart.org
New Puppy LA – www.newpuppla.com

WHERE: 2808 Elm Street, Los Angeles, California 90065


YOUR ATTENDANCE IS WELCOMED

If you love NoLA the way I love NoLA

Check out this amazing video from Crista Rock:

DEFEND NEW ORLEANS

FROM OUR FRIENDS AT DEFEND NEW ORLEANS:

We're excited to announce the opening of our first DNO store on Thursday, April 28th.

The store will offer an expanded range of Defend New Orleans goods and a curated selection of locally sourced products.

Please stay in touch for updates on new styles, new products and store exclusives.

Hope to see you soon,
Defend New Orleans



Defend New Orleans
1101 First Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

SWOON in New Orleans - Sept 2010

This September, New Orleans was once again graced by Swoon. Check it out:

The Conversation by Rex and El Celso

El Celso and Rex collaborated on Picasso's "The Conversation"

The Front - December 12th, 2009

The Front on St. Claude sends us info about their December Opening

The Front • 4100 St. Claude Avenue • New Orleans, LA 70117 • Saturday - Sunday 12 to 5 pm. www.nolafront.org The Front is an
artist-run collective that focuses on the development of contemporary art in New Orleans through exhibitions and community-based projects.

December 12- January 3
Opening reception: Saturday December 12th, 6-10pm

Roadhouse is a collection of artists from here in New Orleans as well as visiting artist Thomas Riess from Vienna, Austria. The show is made up of paintings and mixed media prints with works from Kathy Rodriguez, Matthew Kirscht, Jeff Rinehart and Natalie Sciortino.

This show highlights the life and work of Maria Lovullo (1961 – 2009). A tremendously talented and prolific artist, this exhibition of past and recent work includes a rich array of paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and footage from her performance pieces. Her most recent body of work will be exhibited for the first time here. Also available at the gallery will be a comprehensive catalog of her life's work.

Born in Buffalo, NY, on June 24, 1961, Maria earned a bachelor’s degree at the State University of New York College at Purchase and a Master of Fine Arts degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She was an exhibiting artist who had worked as a gallery director and a film–set decorator when she moved to Louisiana in 1990. While in Lafayette, she was a director at the Lafayette Art Gallery, a board member of the Artist Alliance, and continued to exhibit her work.

In New Orleans, Ms. LoVullo was the print shop director for Young Artists/Young Aspirations, (YA/YA), and an instructor for the Contemporary Arts Center. She led workshops at the children’s “hands–on” tent at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for many years. In 1999, she taught printmaking to Mid–City children and their parents by having them turn discarded paper products into works of art. “By looking at a specific –a piece of trash– and transforming it into a useful or beautiful thing, the individual builds self–esteem,” she said at the time. “It is also an exercise in responsibility, thoughtfulness and patience.”

In 2002, while teaching in St. Charles Parish, Ms. LoVullo was selected by the Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program for a study tour program in Japan. In 2005, after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck, she and her family evacuated to Lafayette, LA, where she helped to create the Talented Arts Program within the Lafayette Parish School System. Upon returning to returning to New Orleans, Ms. LoVullo joined the faculty at Ben Franklin High School and continued to exhibit her work, including her ceramic sculptures in 2008 at The Big Top gallery in New Orleans.

In his essay: "How Little I Know," Buckminster Fuller states that: ... the human brain only waveringly Steers man through constant change. That we are all essential functions of the universe and live in an "exquisite syntropy" of actions and experiences that support as well as undermine each other. Using candies, food and other temporal substances, I've been exploring a slight paraphrase of Fuller's idea in a number of site specific installations each entitled This is All I Know. For the front I have placed on the grounds of the gallery chocolate letters that spell out the phrase. These letters are not meant for human consumption and will eventually dissolve and melt away until only a slight stain is left behind.

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Thanks,

Best wishes from The Front,

Members of The Front include:

Kyle Bravo
Andrea Ferguson
Rachel Jones & Julie Pieri
Morgana King
Jenny LeBlanc
Jennifer Odem
Stephanie Patton
Claire Rau
Megan Roniger
Ann Schwab
Natalie Sciortino & Jeff Rinehart
Jonathan Traviesa

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Please visit our website at www.nolafront.org

Check out www.scadnola.com for other awesome openings and events in the St Claude Arts District.

Haunted Treehouse Party! NOLA Art House

Haunted Treehouse Party! NOLA Art House Fri Oct 30

Burlesque 101 :: Student Showcase II :: Allways Lounge

Just wanted to give a head's up that this Thursday, September 3rd is the 2nd Burlesque 101 Student Showcase. It's at the Allways Lounge--2240 St. Claude Ave--at 9pm. Cost is $5 at the door. Come check out some of the newest burlesque in the city and see what these girls are really learning in class;)

Priest Spams it up with Crack For Your Eyes

Our brother PRIEST recently chatted with the folks at CRACK FOR YOUR EYES in a question and answer interview. It is, by far, the best interview I've seen in awhile. It's cheeky, in your face and 100% the substance of a good Priest... those of us here at N.R. are eagerly anticipating what's next. Until then, here's the latest in the works and some excerpts from the interview (full link to follow below):


QUOTED from CFYE:

CFYE: "What was the first thing you put up on a wall?"
Priest: "It was a tribute to Jackson Pollock, but generally Crayola doesn't splatter as well as acrylic, and then my parents buffed it and I got locked up in my crib."

CFYE: "What got you into to street art and what makes you keep on doing it?"
Priest: "An abandoned oil refinery I raided in high school had a stencil that said "TRASH". After spraying it on a wall I was hooked. The stencils I make have changed but they still have that original message."

CFYE: "Do you prefer doing your work legal or illegal?"
Priest: "I generally prefer to ask the person living there if they mind, which most don't care as long as you don't steal their cardboard houses and use them as stencils. But the legality of painting an abandoned eyesore is something I take very serious, seriously."

For a full and fun-filled interview, click here...no HERE

Burlesque 101 :: Classes by Bella of Fleur de Tease

As many of y'all know, here at NoLA Rising world headquarters, we like to support all things New Orleans. Dance and theater is no exception. Our city has always had a rich nightlife and one of the more enjoyable outlets that has been thriving again is the burlesque scene.

One such troupe in NoLA is Fleur de Tease and they describe themselves as such:

Fleur de Tease is a premiere Variety Burlesque Revue. This modern twist on a classic vaudeville show has something to please and tease every audience member. Magicians, fire eaters, comedians, aerialists and of course beautiful burlesque dancers all make up the core members of the troupe. Special guest artists such as sword swallowers, singers, and other circus acts make each show a unique and different experience so no two programs are ever the same. Please join us and be prepared to thrill your senses with the lovely burlesque beauties, the comedic cuties, and talented tricksters of Fleur de Tease.

But, how does this burlesque scene develop and how do the girls learn such seductive dance? For women in the city who are interested, where do they go to find out more? A Burlesque 101 class would answer most of those questions...

Every Thursday night at the Crescent Lotus (located at 3143 Calhoun) from 6:30 to 7:30, there are Burlesque classes for every skill level. No need to make a reservation as you can just show up for lessons. However, it's recommended you bring a pair of comfortable heels...pink sunglasses are obligatory...

And if you're unsure of going, on the group's facebook page, Bella says, "Most of the girls in the class have had little or no dance experience! Have no worries."

For more info: Burlesque 101 is designed for anyone and everyone to learn the sexy art of the tease. Class is only $10 per person and promises an amazing adventure into the world of burlesque every time. Call Bella at 504-912-1734 for more info.

BURLESQUE 101

Priest Comes to New Orleans

Priest has come to New Orleans to add to the commentary on the Grey Ghost and give a little personal flare to our abandoned and run-down buildings that have long been neglected by the owners.





For those who are unaware, the Grey Ghost is a "buffer" who illegally takes it upon himself to "buff" graffiti (consequently making himself a tagger). Despite the police protection he has and uses with impunity to assault the culture of New Orleans, it still doesn't seem to deter street artists from commenting. Many business owners have finally taken notice of his totalitarian attitude and realized that his extreme philosophy (that of Broken Windows which has since been widely disputed), actually causes more graffiti.



Spot Team crouching on urban patrol...


Priest...

Burlesque 101 :: Featuring the Students of Bella Blue

NoLA Rising will be headed out on Thursday July 9th @ 9pm to see the students of Burlesque 101 who will take the stage for the very first time in the Burlesque 101 Student Showcase. The students are those of our illustrious Bella Blue

Come see the hottest new burlesque acts in the city and support a great cause! Half of the proceeds will be donate to Le Petit Theatre New Orleans. $5 at the door.

Host: Bella Blue and the students of Burlesque 101
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009
Time: 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Allways Lounge
Street: 2240 St. Claude Ave
City/Town: New Orleans, LA

For more information: See this FB Group

POP CITY T-SHIRT PROJECT! Tonight!

POP CITY T-SHIRT PROJECT
3430 St. Claude Ave • (504) 528-5889

Art and Rock Show

Featuring art by:
Rachel O'Brien (Manwitch)
Kenny Sunera (Spickle)
Michelle Lacayo (Manwitch, Terranova)
Brett Davis (Spickle)
Gregg Harney (Spickle)
Catherine Terranova (Terranova)

With music by:
Terranova, Spickle and Manwitch

Proceeds to benefit the SPCA

Event Hours: Saturday, May 9th, 6 - 9pm

For other goings on in the neighborhood, check out www.scadnola.com

Fred Radtke Makes Front Page News

I have received a lot of celebratory calls this week and while there has indeed been a victory, it is not mine to enjoy. Fred Radtke, the man who used his personal vendetta to have me cited for 1,100 counts of posting on telephone poles, has seen his day in court.

Mr. Radtke was cited for criminal damage to private property and plead "no contest" to the charge of criminal trespass. As an end result, Judge Sens ordered Radke to cease his signature gray paint without the prior and express permission of the property owner. According to sources in the media, city and state property is also off limits.

With his plea agreement for his trespassing, Mr. Radtke received a 60 days suspended sentence under a probationary period of 6 months. After the 6 month period, on 21 September 2009, Mr. Radtke will return to court for a status hearing. If his behavior is exemplary, then the charges can cleared from his record. However, any sign of wrong doing on his part and the court can hold him liable for punishment.

In any case, what can we hope has been learned from this tale of vandalism with a good meaning?

First, to the people who support Mr. Radtke, let's hope that the lesson has been that you cannot trust someone who acts on behalf of people who do not want or request for his help.

Second, to Mr. Radtke, let's hope that this can be a time of proper reflection that you have done more harm than good. Having said that, I don't believe your task is finished. What people want from you is simply that you respect what is theirs to respect. You are more aware than most of the numerous products that remove graffiti and yet for years you have persisted in painting street signs, irresponsibly on historic brick, and on peoples' property without their express, written consent. Removing graffiti, not covering it with more vandalism, is but one of the ways to address the noble issue you care so much about. The backlash you have been suffering recently is because of your methods, the disregarding way you've treated the general public and your relentless efforts to make this a Crusade. I feel for you and I extend to you an olive branch...

Third, to the people of New Orleans, this is a minor victory in the overall battle for the welfare of our city. In the past when something has been institutionally broken in New Orleans, it is allowed to continue and exist in its own way. To a certain degree, Mr. Radtke gets to fight on, but he has to do so with the norms of society being applied to him. Perhaps right now he feels a bit like Jean ValJean, unjustly punished for doing the "right" thing.

Some may lament that our city will now look like a ghetto because taggers will be out unabated. To a some degree, you have to address the simple fact that despite all the laws on the books and all the police on the streets, there has been no abatement and there will never likely be. Slathering grey paint over a tag doesn't fix graffiti, it makes it worse (artistically, socially, and economically). You aren't fixing the issue, you are covering it up and then pointing out that the issue still exists.

At no time in the past has anyone ever said his cause isn't a fair one. BUT, they have said his methods are terribly inappropriate on historic property and unlawful without permission from the property owner. What was won yesterday in the plea was not a punishment against Mr. Radtke, but a general sense that at some point, somewhere along the chain of justice, there has to be a time when enough is enough. INDEED, that time has come. Mr. Radtke's blatant chest-pounding about irrational comments that artists are "anarchists, agitators and Members of the Church of Satan" have done little help his cause.

Perhaps this small victory for New Orleans will lead to other much larger victories around the city. We can hope that from this, people can draw hope that other injustices can be won. There is reason to fight on for our grand ole city because if something as minimally important like this can attract so much attention, just imagine what we can do for the housing concerns of Mid-City if we all speak up. Imagine that a collective voice can force the powers that be to address corruption wherever it may reside. Believe it possible that we can conquer the crime problems that we face on a day to day basis. Collectively we can be the change we wish to see.

With that, in the coming months, it will be up to you, the people to watch to make sure Mr. Radtke stays in line. You've asked for justice to prevail and in a very small way, it has. Now, there are rules and guidelines he has to follow and it is up to you to make sure they aren't just brushed over by the police or by him. If you see him painting inappropriately in public: photograph him, call and report him as the perpetrator, and be prepared to give the police an accurate accounting and possibly the approximate cost of the repairs. If the police won't take action, our City Attorneys office can take complaints.

With all that, let us hope it doesn't come to that. No one wants to see people punished here other than what is reasonably applicable. I'm willing to give Mr. Radtke a second chance providing he plays by rules that aren't inconsistent with the culture of New Orleans or the wishes of the people of out fair city.

New Orleans graffiti activist told to keep his hands off
by Doug MacCash, The Times-Picayune
Wednesday March 25, 2009, 9:40 PM

SEE THE ARTICLE LINKED BELOW...

"Some people's trash is another person's treasure, " Sens said after the sentencing.

WGNO'S SHELDON FOX REPORTS ON RADTKE'S COURT CASE

FlowerGuy in New Orleans

New Orleans has been a very lucky city over the past year with a lot of famous artists coming to visit and leave their mark on New Orleans. We've had artists shipped in for Prospect1 and we've had some decide to come on their own. Some have come to hang out with friends and others have come make a statement. In August, we were honored to have Banksy; in November, we were graced with Swoon; and in December, we were privileged to have FlowerGuy (MDeFeo).



FlowerGuy's artwork can be found in Amsterdam, New York, Barcelona, Chicago and Paris just to name a few places. To have him come to New Orleans and share his art with us is indeed an honor, thus Rex raises his glass and salutes FlowerGuy. Our city is always open to you!



For more information, see MDefeo

Support your Local Bookstores - Let's Keep New Orleans Original

This weekend, NoLA Rising would like you to go out and support your local bookstores. With the opening of the new Borders megastore on St. Charles Avenue, those small bookstores that have been our friends and neighbors since childhood will now be feeling extra holiday crunch.

If you were planning on purchasing books for someone special this holiday season, remember the small guys like you and me. There's Deville books at 134 Carondelet and then there's also the Garden District Bookshop in The Rink on the corner of Prytania and Washington. There are many other New Orleans bookstores to be found in your neighborhood too so look them up! Let's keep New Orleans original!


Arcadian Books & Prints
714 Orleans Ave., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 523-4138
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Shop Type: Book Store

Community Book Center
2523 Bayou Rd. , New Orleans, LA 70119 [Map It]
(504) 948-7323
www.communitybookcenter.com
Neighborhood: Mid-City
Shop Type: Book Store

Crescent City Books
204 Chartres St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 524-4997
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Shop Type: Book Store

deVille Books
736 Union St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 569-1016
Neighborhood: Central Business District/Downtown
Shop Type: Book Store

Faulkner House Books
624 Pirate's Alley, New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 524-2940
www.faulknerhousebooks.net
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Shop Type: Book Store

Garden District Book Shop
2727 Prytania St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 895-2266
www.gardendistrictbookshop.com
Neighborhood: Uptown/Garden District
Shop Type: Book Store

Iron Rail Bookstore & Library (The)
511 Marigny St., New Orleans, LA 70117 [Map It]
(504) 944-0366
www.ironrail.org
Neighborhood: Faubourg Marigny/Bywater
Shop Type: Book Store

Kaboom Books
901 Barracks St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 529-5780
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Shop Type: Book Store

Kitchen Witch
631 Toulouse St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 528-8382
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Shop Type: Book Store

Librarie Book Shop
823 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 525-4837
Shop Type: Book Store

Maple Street Book Shop
7523 Maple St., New Orleans, LA 70118 [Map It]
(504) 866-4916
www.maplestreetbookshop.com
Neighborhood: Uptown/Garden District
Shop Type: Book Store

Maple Street Children's Book Shop
7529 Maple St., New Orleans, LA 70118 [Map It]
(504) 861-2105
www.maplestreetbookshop.com
Neighborhood: Uptown/Garden District
Shop Type: Book Store

McKeown's Books and Difficult Music
4737 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans, LA 70115 [Map It]
(504) 895-1954
www.mckeownsbooks.com
Neighborhood: Uptown/Garden District
Shop Type: Book Store

New Orleans Books & Tours
1 Poydras St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
Neighborhood: Central Business District/Downtown
Shop Type: Book Store
In Mall: The Riverwalk

Octavia Books
513 Octavia St, New Orleans, LA 70115 [Map It]
(504) 899-7323
www.octaviabooks.com
Neighborhood: Uptown/Garden District
Shop Type: Book Store/>

NoLA Rising at Prospect Everyone

Prospect EveryOne - The New Orleans Opening for Prospect 1

On Thursday, October 30th, NoLA Rising joined the team of New Orleans all stars on Julia Street for the locals opening of Prospect One. NoLA Rising opted to provide the entertainment of an art jail where you could have your friends thrown in jail for a small fee. Once inside the jail you had to work hard labor making artwork until you could convince someone to come and bail you out. A good time was had by all...enjoy the pictures of our madness:

Jess and Jen Patrol the streets

Immunity for no one

NoLA Rising

I eat a lot of donuts to look this good

The first prisoner of the evening

---And a very special thanks to everyone who helped make this night happen: Avi, Angela, Max, Mags, Travis, Jess, Denise, Varg, Jenn, Romy, & Alicia---