LUNA Fête 2020 offers a light, diffused, but still breaking up the darkness!

LUNA Fête is a visionary initiative created by the Arts Council New Orleans to demonstrate the power of art to transform communities. This free and open to the public festival of light, art, and technology celebrates New Orleans creative industries and provides a memorable experience for diverse event attendees. Since its 2014 inception, LUNA Fête has presented some of the top light and projection-based artists in the world, while simultaneously providing training to local artists to advance their capabilities to create large-scale and interactive art animated with light.

In a year unlike any other, we present a light in the darkness. Despite the challenges of 2020 we know the creativity, imagination, and artistry that make up the spirit of New Orleans remain and provide a beacon of hope and healing for our future. This year LUNA Fête will be celebrated differently, with smaller installations illuminating public spaces across various corners of the city as we welcome new partners across multiple weekends.

Twilight to Sunrise - December 11 – 13th  & 18 – 20th

Jazz Fest Crafts Online Auction - May 26 to June 1, 2020!

In an effort to support the hundreds of visual artists who would have participated in JazzFest 2020, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is pleased to host the online Jazz Fest Crafts Auction. For many participating artists, sales from Jazz Fest constitute a large percentage of their yearly income; your auction bid is an opportunity to support these vendors while also purchasing a unique piece of art.

Beginning Tuesday, May 26, the Foundation will feature 25 artists each week, for four weeks. View and bid on this week's items, featuring works from the artists listed below, starting at 10am NOLA time, 8am L.A. time, here: https://one.bidpal.net/jazzfestauction/welcome. 

Bidding on closes on June 1st at 8pm NOLA time, 6pm L.A. time. 100% of your bid will go to the artist. Artists featured in the subsequent weeks will be announced soon.

NOLA Artist Chris Roberts-Antieau exhibits at Superfine!LA - Thursday 2/6 - Sunday 2/9

Come see NOLA artist Chris Roberts-Antieau’s exceptional work at Superfine! LA - Thursday February 6 - Sunday February 9. “My work is about joy. It’s about the mysterious origin of joy, and the wonder of childhood. (I try to hang onto that wonder with every ounce of my being!!) My art is really a by-product of my life and what I believe about being alive. I seem to be cursed with a constant vision of the “big picture” part of life, which constantly brings forth the same truths - that we are all blessed with the ability to recognize and create joy, and that life is about that creation.”

Superfine!LA says, “We’re first-movers in the curated, accessible art fair space and an anomaly among art fairs. With our plucky name and omnipresent exclamation point, we’ve remade the art fair model by dismantling tired, stuffy art world conventions one by one. We believe in a fair, transparent, and thriving art market built for business-minded art entrepreneurs and eager collectors alike.”