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"It's that bracing spirit of art anarchy that makes the on-and-near St. Claude Avenue art scene the spot to watch in 2008." - Doug MacCash, Times-Picayune, Dec. 28, 2007 "...in many respects the most satisfying exhibition I've ever had... Maybe because of the burgeoning art district... developing there. Or maybe because of the nature of the unfeigned eccentricity of the New Orleans resident." - Skip Williamson, Artist, April 2008* |
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NEW YORK TIMES By DALE IRVIN WHILE New Orleans continues to struggle to repopulate many residential neighborhoods after Hurricane Katrina pummeled the region in late August 2005, the bulk of the city’s popular cultural assets, which generally suffered little damage, are pulling in tens of thousands of out-of-town visitors. And not only are those old venues still big draws — breakfast at Brennan’s, a stroll past street artists on Jackson Square, a visit to Preservation Hall to hear traditional jazz — an entirely new selection of cultural and culinary sites has emerged. There are several new galleries, some wailing new music clubs and more than a dozen new restaurants — always a big draw in New Orleans. Even in parts of the city still in recovery there are new showcases for chefs, artists and musicians who continue to find that New Orleans inspires them in a way no other place can... St.
Claude Arts District Patrons were spilling out the door of L’Art Noir gallery even though it was still gutted just two months after Katrina. It had managed to mount a show of words and images displayed against walls of brown paper tacked to bare studs. L’Art Noir (504-324-2489) is one of three galleries pioneering a still-threadbare landscape just downriver from the French Quarter. “I wanted to go someplace again that is still historic, where the houses were responsibly priced,” said Andy Antippas of Barrister’s Gallery (504-525-2767). He found such a house — completed in 1869 — on St. Claude Avenue with plenty of room for a gallery. A few doors away, the Farrington Smith Gallery (504-942-8600) brought a neglected vintage storefront back to life. The galleries have branded themselves the St. Claude Arts District and hold coordinated openings the second Saturday of each month. |
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