The Helis Foundation was honored with the 2018 Celeste Judell Arts Award on WYES Steppin’ Out.
The Helis Foundation President David Kerstein and Managing Director Jessie Haynes join host Peggy Scott Laborde to share the work of The Helis Foundation…
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NEW YORK – ARCAthens (Artist Residency Center Athens), a new 501(c)(3) based in New York, announced on December 17 that The Helis Foundation has joined ARCAthens as a Founding Patron. The Board of Trustees of The Helis Foundation approved a contribution from the Diana Helis Henry and the Adrienne Helis Malvin Art Funds in support of ARCAthens Pilot Program: Spring 2019.
“ARCAthens represents a unique opportunity for The Helis Foundation to honor the Helis family’s Greek heritage and their longstanding commitment to supporting the arts,” said David Kerstein, President of The Helis Foundation…
I went to the New Orleans Botanical Garden to meet Director Paul Soniat on a crisp, sunny day where, to my surprise, flowers were still blooming as they wound around the garden’s brick walls and iron trellises. Soniat met me at the gate and took me on a quick tour, pointing our tropical vines and the occasional loofah, a gourd-looking plant that can be cleaned and used in the bath.
We passed a vegetable garden where brassica plants (kale, broccoli and the like) were still growing, and he explained that the garden has plans for a new outdoor kitchen to host cooking demos and other events...