CANO

Come hear from representatives as we discuss the present and future of cultural community in New Orleans.  The schedule is below.  For more details, visit http://airnola.org/
2nd ANNUAL DOUGLAS REDD CULTURAL SUMMIT
SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2010
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY – NEW ORLEANS, 6400 PRESS DRIVE
CAFETERIA
9AM -4PM

9AM – 9:30AM – LIBATION   HONORING CREATIVE ANCESTORS: Mama Olayela, Sula, Michaela Harrison, Kora Konnection, Ashe’
9:30AM [...]

Times Picayune : Each of the 12 New Orleans mayoral and City Council candidates at the Contemporary Arts Center news conference expressed support for the Cultural Election Coalition for New Orleans’ 21-point platform.

In an unprecedented show of unity, over 60 organizations contributed to or endorsed a platform of actions for the new mayor and council.

Gambit Weekly : Clancy Dubose reviews the Economic Development points outlined by CECNO’s Joint Cultural Platform for the new Mayor of New Orleans

Times Picayune : Several times a week, more than 150 students, mostly high schoolers from the Recovery School District, spend time at the Studio at Colton — a fledgling arts center where an idle campus has been transformed into work space for dozens of artists.

Times Picayune : A fledgling arts colony planted at an idle New Orleans public school campus will disband this summer as the Recovery School District begins renovations at the Faubourg Marigny site.

Art:21 Blog : If you had to point to one institution that best illustrated the progress of the arts community in post-Katrina New Orleans, … you wouldn’t have to look any further than the Colton Middle School