Jazz Fest artists find opportunity in house floats
After a year without work, business is booming as Jazz Fest artists create art, not for festival, but for house floats.
Jazz Fest artists find opportunity in house floats By Olivia Vidal | January 22, 2021 at 5:11 PM CST - Updated January 22 at 5:45 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The cancellation of 2020 Jazz Fest due to the pandemic put many businesses and artists out of work. Now artists are finding work by creating works of art for house floats around New Orleans.
Stronghold Studios oversees the artwork, sculptures and paintings that bring extra pizzazz to Jazz Fest. Coco Darrow, owner at Stronghold, said a lot of uncertainty came with the cancellation of last year’s festival.
New Orleans Yardi Gras Parade -Krewe of House Floats 2021
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