This looks like a great time, almost a mini Art for Arts Sake. The weather should be nice and not too hot, for this event. A great way to get see what is going on in the Art District. Since its only Julia street you should be able to get to almost all 21 galleries between 6-9 pm…well maybe if your sprinting. Forget the gallery crawl and do a gallery sprint or dash.
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Second Line on down to New Orleans premier art party in the spring! The street party on Julia cuts a swath through the historic warehouse district. Delight all the senses with great art, New Orleans music, and fine cuisine and libations. 21 galleries and museums participate in the annual Jammin’ on Julia, presented by
The Downtown Development District and sponsored by the Renaissance Arts Hotel. Mark your calendars for the first weekend in April for this fundraiser of The New Orleans Arts District.
Since 1990, NOAD www.neworleansartsdistrict.com has been the non-profit organization which brings together the galleries and world class museums in the Arts District, featuring art for all tastes for the casual tourist looking for mementos to museum curators. NOAD sponsors monthly Art Walks on the first Saturday of every month, as well as hosting trend-setting special events. It supports the publication, Art New Orleans Magazine, and the handy New Orleans Arts District Brochure for a walking tour, complete with map of the local galleries, restaurants and businesses. New Orleans has always been a mecca for artists in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, because of its mild climate and picturesque architecture and lifestyle. Today, it has become an Art Destination, with recent international acclaim for the first Biennale Prospect 1. New Orleans, a multi-media citywide installation of contemporary art.
The NOAD galleries offer the collector cutting edge contemporary to classic nineteenth century Louisiana art. Jammin’ on Julia is all about art but it wouldn’t be New Orleans, without the best of local brass bands playing jazz or strolling R & B artists. And it wouldn’t be New Orleans without the local restaurants sharing their specialties, from duck and andouille gumbo to crawfish etouffe.
Jammin’ on Julia 2011 promises to be bigger and better than ever! More mega bars with New Orleans specialty cocktails, local food vendors, music stages, and tables for private parties. Like NOAD’S art street party in August, White Linen Night, when locals and visitors turn out in white linen to beat the sizzling summer heat, Jammin’ on Julia in the spring will inaugurate an equally fun dress code as casual as traditional American blue jeans celebrating N’Awlins Blues. (from their website)
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