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SALON “UPLIFT” Opening Event
March 14, 2024 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm CDT
Arts New Orleans presents an exhibition of inspiring art and fashion Thursday, March 14th from 4:30 – 6:30 pm at Salon Artist Studios located on the second floor of Canal Place.
Presented through support from the National Endowment of the Arts this exhibition features an eclectic mix of artworks aimed to explore viewers perceptions and presentations of self.
Full Moon Interludes by Muffin Bernstein, this contemplative work brings together and is comprised of Bernsteins’s photo documentation of the moon every month for the last three years.
Joy to Me is Your Joy by Emmanuel Bruins is an ongoing collection of recorded joys Bruins reveals the innerworkings of personal joy in his projected interviews.
Butter-Fly by Robyn Myers and Tia Green is an interactive artwork expressing joy and encouraging visitors to scratch the surface and share their personal joys and pleasures.
Florescence Afrimodiste Collection by Renee Johnson explores the interconnection between life, death and our place in the universe in her latest wearable technology design collection.
Awakening a Kayie Collection by Van Shawn Branch alludes to the moment of becoming and is inspired by the metaphysical energies of crystals. Illuminated clothing interprets the effects of opening the chakras and aligning one’s inner light with their public persona.
Photography by Wyshonda Marshall documenting Afrimodiste’s Florescence collection and Bryce Ells photography of Kayie’s Awakening collection will be on view during the exhibition.
“UPLIFT explores the ways that artists use a variety of mediums to elevate and inspire others,” Arts New Orleans Creative Director Lindsay Glatz said. “This exhibition shares Arts News Orleans sentiment that creatively expressing oneself is an empowering and uplifting experience.”
Presenting artists comprise a mix of creatives who have participated in Arts New Orleans New Media Artist Training supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and residents of Salon Artist Studios, a unique artist residency created in partnership with Canal Place which provides complimentary space to artists to create and exhibit their work within a luxury mall setting.
