New Orleans Festival of Photography
Jim Steg: Polaroids Jim Steg December 10, 2022 – January 8, 2023 Opening: Saturday, Dec 10, 6-9 pm Jim Steg was an influential printmaker who lived, taught, and created ground-breaking work in New Orleans. Late in his career, he began working with Polaroids. We are honored to present these rarely seen, darkly fascinating images […]
Latin American Immigrant Roofers Post-Ida José Torres-Tama December 10, 2022 – January 14, 2023 Opening: Saturday, Dec 10, 4-8 pm In the wake of Hurricane-Ida, it was Latin American immigrant workers who were everywhere on rooftops across New Orleans-repairing the many damaged roofs. I did not have to go far to document my people […]
Nameless Feeling Berhane Tendai Cole December 10, 2022 – January 8, 2023 Opening: Saturday, Dec 10, 6-9 pm Nameless Feeling is a solo show of multimedia constructions employing photo-collage, video, sound recordings, and assemblage by New Orleans based artist Berhane Tendai Cole. This collection focuses on the concept of notions–topics, ideas, senses that are […]
HARD LIVING IN THE BIG EASY: Immigrants & Photography of Post-Katrina Protests 2010 – 2019 José Torres-Tama December 6, 2021 – January 30, 2022 Opening: Saturday, Dec 11, 4:00 pm-8:00 pm Artist talk at 7:00 pm Ode to the Immigrant Workers, a spoken word performance at 7:30 pm Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination required. No […]
Land/Sea/Sky: Cyanotype Flags December 1, 2019 – March 1, 2020 Opening: Saturday, Dec 14, 7-9pm Most ancient peoples had no word for the color blue. They could not explain the sky nor the ocean. Poetry and love letters suffered. Once “blue” entered the world the earth rattled and chimed, sending forth “turquoise” and “sapphire.” The […]
The Trees Beneath: An installation by Matt Vis & Jack Niven December 14, 2019 – January 5, 2020 Opening: Saturday, Dec 14, 5-9pm “The Trees Beneath”: A digital and sculptural collaboration by Matt Vis and Jack Niven The title The Trees Beneath describes the underpinnings of two bodies of work. In one it is used […]
Venice: Two Perspectives: Lovell and Skuber December 14, 2019 to January 4, 2020 Opening: Saturday Dec 14, 6-9pm Venice: Two Perspectives: Lovell and Skuber brings together two artists views of Venice, Italy, through photography. Charles Lovell presents 21 color photographs from his first residency at the Emily Harvey Foundation in 2007, and Berty Skuber presents […]
No Human Being Is Illegal: Children of the Resistance José Torres-Tama December 8, 2018 – January 12, 2019 Opening: Saturday, Dec 8. 5-9pm Artist Talk: Dec 8 at 7pm “No Human Being Is Illegal: Immigrant Children of the Resistance” The most neglected story of the city’s current 2018 Tricentennial celebrations is the immense contribution Latin […]
Of Water, Air, and Glass Kristina, Margot, and Marianne Knipe December 8, 2018 – January 6, 2019 Opening: Saturday, Dec 8, 6-9pm Of Water, Air, or Glass is a collaboration between two sisters and their mother: Margot Knipe, Kristina Knipe, and Marianne Knipe. This multimedia installation is an exploration of psychological space. Image: Kristina Knipe […]
Jose Torres-Tama: Somos Humanos / We Are Human December 9, 2017 – February 4, 2018 Opening: Saturday, Dec 9, 4-8pm On Opening night, Jose Torres-Tama, photographer and performance artist, will offer an Open Studio talk on the series called “Somos Humanos / We Are Human” at 7pm, and all PhotoNOLA attendees will hear an intimate […]
