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Baby Artsplay!™ is offered as a series of six free 30-minute workshops held weekly to engage young children ages 12 to 24 months and their caregivers in research-based performing arts experiences that support their cognitive, physical, and social development.
Register at the following link: Baby Artsplay! Spring 2019
On January 25, 2018, Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.), along with music business leaders and economic development partners, launched the New Orleans Music Economy (NOME) initiative.
The New Orleans Music Economy initiative was created to jumpstart a thriving full music economy in Greater New Orleans that provides jobs and wealth to support musicians, intellectual property managers, publishers, agents, labels, professional services, creative services and all other aspects of the “business of music.”
“While New Orleans has a global brand for music, that brand has largely been based on live performance and festivals,” said Michael Hecht, President & CEO of GNO, Inc…
A historically black university in New Orleans has been awarded a grant to develop a new graduate degree for museum and gallery professionals.
The Helis Foundation provided the grant to develop a master’s degree in curatorial practice and exhibition management at Xavier University of Louisiana, the school said in a news release last Thursday.
“People of color have been underrepresented in the field of curatorial practices and in museum fields in general,” said Jessie Schott Haynes, managing director of The Helis Foundation…
With the support of a recent Helis Foundation grant, Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) will develop a new master’s degree in Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Management.
The initiative places XULA among a host of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that are working to increase diversity in museum and curatorial fields, while expanding representations of African-American and African Diaspora art.
Read more at www.diverseeducation.com...
KINGFEST AT LOUISIANA CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Jan. 19-21, Saturday-Monday, celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during Kingfest Weekend at Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St. Listen to guest readers narrate stories, including “Martin’s Big Words” by Doreen Rappaport, pictured above. Hear live local music and share your future hopes and dreams in a collaborative art projects and more.
Thanks to the Helis Foundation, admission is free to Kingfest on Sunday, Jan. 20, from noon to 4:30 p.m…