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2018 READ-A-THON
Community Book Center has been an enduring institution in the New Orleans cultural landscape for 35 years. As part of our 35th Anniversary celebration, we’re organizing a Read-A-Thon to highlight literacy, celebrate readers and writers, and raise funds to keep this institution thriving for the next 35 years and beyond.
This free, family-friendly indoor/outdoor event coincides with the 35th anniversary of Community Book Center, and will feature readings by a variety of local authors and poets, and music and dance performances. Community organizations and businesses will also be invited to staff outreach booths during the event. The Read-a-thon is produced by a coalition of artists, educators, non-profits, and grassroots organizations in partnership with Community Book Center. Please consider sponsoring an hour of the Read-A-Thon. Sponsorship benefits at the $1,000 level includes: • 5 minutes to address the audience and promote your organization at the top of your sponsorship hour • An hourly acknowledgement or thank-you from the Read-a-thon Master of Ceremony • Promotion on Community Book Center Social Media (Facebook and Instagram) and email blasts to 2,000 member mailing list promoting the Read-A-Thon • Sponsor logo featured on Read-a-thon E-promotions and print materials – flyers, postcards, bookmarks, and newspaper ads; and • An outreach booth/table if desired Please contact me at cfnnola@gmail.com for more details! |
Celebrating New Orleans Families
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
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The New Orleans Loving Festival is seeking participants for a new photography project called "WE ARE FAMILY." The family photos will be featured on the Loving Festival's website, social media pages, and in a photo exhibition that celebrates the rich diversity of New Orleans.
Participating families will be photographed in their homes or another location to be determined. Families will be asked to provide a short bio to accompany the photo, and will receive a free photograph by New Orleans based artist, Leona Strassberg Steiner. The "We Are Family" exhibition has tentatively been scheduled for June of 2019 at the Southern University at New Orleans "SUNO" Art Museum. Interested families should contact Jerald L. White (cfnnola@gmail.com) or Haitham Eid (heid@suno.edu) to participate, recommend a family or get additional information. Click HERE to support this project! |
The Himelstein Family
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I'm really excited about this project! I'll be working with three amazing DSXSO artists (Belinda Flores-Shinshillas, Cynthia Ramirez and Rolando Palacio) on two Day of the Dead Altars honoring women Civil Rights leaders. The altars will be presented in conjunction with the 5th Annual Martin Luther King/César Chávez Commemorative Luncheon.
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In 2015, Angela Fama brought her traveling photo studio to the Loving Festival to question WHAT IS LOVE with attendees. Well she's back with an amazing multimedia exhibition full of answers, and a book featuring New Orleanians and others from across Canada and the United States. This is a must see exhibition. Please spread the word!
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This project is the official relaunching of Deep South by Suroeste, a creative platform that connects, supports and promotes Black and Latinx artists in New Orleans, LA and beyond. It's been five years since DSXSO hosted a creative collaboration, and it feels good to be back!
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Blended Books Club Youth Essay & Poster Contest
Win cash prizes and have your writing and artwork published! ELIGIBILITY: The writing contest is open to youth in the Greater New Orleans Area, age 18 and younger. ESSAY TOPICS: Richard and Mildred Loving, Loving v. Virginia, Loving Day, Intersectionality, Colorism, Colorblindness, Racism, and the Multiracial Experience. JUDGING: Essays will be judged by Loving Festival staff and volunteers, based on the following criteria: (1.) Knowledge of essay topic, (2.) Development of the topic and (3.) Clarity of ideas. Posters will be judged on (1.) Appearance, (2.) Presence of a racial justice theme(s), (3.) Creativity and (4.) Neatness. PRIZES: Awarded for 3 essays and 3 posters! First place winners receive $100, second place $75 and third place $50. Winners will be announced in June of 2017. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 14, 2017. For submission guidelines and application visit www.charitablefilmnetwork.submittable.com/submit. Please spread the word! #LoveYall #BlendedBooksClub |
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New Orleans Art Institute for Social Innovation is an initiative by the M.A. Museum Studies Program, Southern University at New Orleans to expand social innovation thinking and strategies in the art community.
Supported by a grant from Joan Mitchell Foundation, New Orleans Art Institute for Social Innovation provides professional development and workshop opportunities to artists about the intersection between art and social innovation. I am serving on the Institute's Leadership team. The next workshop will be from September 26-29, 2016 at Southern University at New Orleans. The workshop is free. Applications are available online. The deadline for applying is August 15, 2016. |
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#PutYourStampOnLoving is a project to create and publish 50 great stamp designs that commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Loving v Virginia Supreme Court decision. Selected, stamp designs will be featured in a limited edition Loving Festival Philatelic Collection and online Exhibition. The project will be implemented through the New Orleans Loving Festival.
The DEADLINE for receiving submissions is Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Midnight - Central Standard Time. You will need to create a Submittable User Account to submit your stamp designs. Your stamp design should include text indicating that the stamp commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Loving v Virginia Supreme Court decision, for example: "Loving v Virginia Supreme Court Decision, 50 Year Commemoration 1967 - 2017." Stamp designs submitted after November 1, 2016 must include a $12 submission fee. For submission guidelines visit www.charitablefilmnetwork.submittable.com/submit. |
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NOLF BLENDED BOOKS CLUB is a pilot project that promotes youth literacy and family reading time in the Greater New Orleans Area. Elementary and middle school students, and their families will be invited to monthly book give-a-way events where they can create art, and read books by and about people of color, social justice and the multiracial experience. The pilot project will be implemented through the New Orleans Loving Festival. For information about supporting this effort with a donation of new or gently used books, contact mail@bottletreeproductions.com.
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NEW ORLEANS TOKENS & SOUVENIRS
Tokens & Souvenirs is an ongoing photography and essay project that documents how Black Americans are depicted in contemporary New Orleans tourism memorabilia.
Tokens & Souvenirs is an ongoing photography and essay project that documents how Black Americans are depicted in contemporary New Orleans tourism memorabilia.
NOLA·RE·SET is a platform for exploring Afrofuturism and cultivating creative projects that further the independence and creativity of youth of color. RESET NOLA will be implemented through the Charitable Film Network.
THE NERDY GIRL GANG is a literary blog and craft store rolled into one Sassy·Classy·Smart website. The Nerdy Girl Gang is the brainchild of three nerdy sisters and a cat on a mission to prove that when girls work together the sky's the limit!
MY 3DS LIFE is an online art exhibition featuring media created with a Nintendo 3DS Player and other electronics by a very cool kid! The website is an extension of the BLACK BOYSus·pect Photography Project.
BLACK BOYSus·pect
"Black Boys Suspect / Black Boy Suspect" is a photography project celebrating the diverse identities of African American boys who are embarking on manhood and questioning what it means to become invisible and prejudged as suspect.
"Black Boys Suspect / Black Boy Suspect" is a photography project celebrating the diverse identities of African American boys who are embarking on manhood and questioning what it means to become invisible and prejudged as suspect.
