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May 12, 2021
City of New Orleans, Arts Council and Consulate General of Canada in Dallas Partner on Mural Donation
NEW ORLEANS The City of New Orleans today announced that the Canadian government is dedicating funds to create a large public mural in downtown New Orleans. The agreement was signed, pictured above, by Mayor Cantrell; Consul General Rachel McCormick, Consulate General of Canada in Dallas; and Interim Executive Director Joycelyn Reynolds, Arts Council New Orleans. This mural will speak to the shared people-to-people history between Canada and New Orleans. Themes and storylines in the artwork will evoke references to Acadian history, French language, music, food and culture.
My New Orleans
03/15/2021
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Downtown New Orleans’ first and largest signature mural collection expands with the addition of “You Are What You Eat” by New Orleans native and artist, Jessica Strahan. Strahan’s work is the seventh mural featured in
Unframed presented by The Helis Foundation, a project of the Arts Council New Orleans. Strahan was the first muralist to be announced from the
Unframed 2.0 international call to women artists, which resulted in 82 submissions. “You Are What You Eat” is located in
Legacy Park at 730 Baronne St.
“Jessica celebrates New Orleans’ distinctive culture in her artwork,” says The Helis Foundation Managing Director Jessie Schott Haynes. “She not only captures the city’s rich community, but she engaged with local students to create this impressive and vibrant mural.”