My New Orleans
04/23/2021
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) announces the opening of the Lapis Center for the Arts. The newly renovated cultural space will serve multiple functions, including film screenings, lectures, theater and dance performances, and much more. The renovation, begun in January 2020, features state-of-the-art surround sound and theatrical lighting, and accommodates seating for up to 360 people. Advancing the museum’s aspirations as a nexus for the arts in New Orleans, the Lapis Center will serve as a platform for interdisciplinary arts experiences and provide opportunities for expanded as well as new community partnerships.
The New Orleans Museum has completed a renovation of a cultural space called the Lapis Center for the Arts.
The renovation began in January 2020. The space will serve film screenings, lectures, theater and dance performances and more. It features surround sound, theatrical lighting and accommodates seating for up to 360 people.
The renovation was funded mostly by the Zemurray Foundation which has supported many of the museum’s operations and projects. NOMA director Susan Taylor said the space will provide opportunities for the visual and performing arts and allow the museum to expand its offerings.
On the walls of the Lapis Center is Enrique Alférez’s monumental plaster relief mural, “Symbols of Communication.” Alférez completed the mural in 1967 for the lobby of the Times-Picayune building. It was given to NOMA by investors and developers Joe Jaeger, Barry Kern, Michael White and Arnold Kirschman, who are turning the site of the building into a Drive Shack golf en
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My New Orleans
04/12/2021
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – For nearly 70 years, sculptor Enrique Alférez helped shape the visual landscape of New Orleans. His figurative sculptures, monuments, fountains and architectural friezes, bas-reliefs and carvings grace dozens of spaces and structures from City Park to the Central Business District, and from Algiers Point to Lakefront Airport.It’s difficult to drive even a few miles around the Crescent City without encountering Alférez’s striking creations.
For the first time, the life and work of this preeminent artist has been celebrated in book form Katie Bowler Young’s
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My New Orleans
04/04/2021
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – It’s back! Guests of all ages may safely enjoy viewing outdoor historic sculptures, a garden tour, food and entertainment every Wednesday in April in The Helis Foundation Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Botanical Garden (NOBG) to celebrate the bi-annual event “Evenings with Enrique.” This season’s series is every Wednesday in April, beginning April 7. Throughout the year, every Wednesday’s regular admission/ daytime admission is free to Louisiana residents, courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
During “Evenings with Enrique,” NOBG will safely welcome visitors into The Helis Foundation Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden to view the sculptures under enhanced lighting and fire baskets suspended from the branches of the live oak trees while enjoying music from local Latin artists. Guests are invited to purchase mojitos and food from the “Kitchen in the Garden.” Additional beverages will be avai