Kamis, 15 Agustus 2013

New Orleans' Outstanding Art Galleries

By Harrison Feldman


New Orleans and it is celebrated for the diversification of art and galleries within New Orleans. The old Warehouse District is now called the Art District with a great many of the old warehouses being changed into magnificent galleries. Other districts that are graced with many New Orleans art galleries in the Faubourg Marigny, Garden District and French Quarter.

The Contemporary Arts Center

The up to date Arts Center is one of those old warehoused transformed into a modern gallery composed from 30,000 sq feet in 1976. It displays photography, sculpture, paintings music, theater, dance and other performance art. Visual arts are rotated throughout the year and come from international, local and national artists to keep captivating visitors to one of the very best art galleries in New Orleans.

The New Orleans Art Museum

The New Orleans Art Museum opened in 1911 by a businessman Isaac Delgado. The New Orleans Art Museum is the oldest fine arts museum in the area and has a sizeable permanent collection that includes French, American, African, and Japanese works. It also is composed of art glass, Arts of the Americas and photography. Works come from all time periods and include those of Degas and Picasso, and go all the way way back to pre-Columbian times. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden is composed of five acres of landscaped trails, pools and trees in which 60 sculptures are located.

Arthur Roger Art Gallery

One of the art galleries in New Orleans that has been located there for quite some time is the Arthur Roger Art Gallery. It originally opened in the Garden District, but moved to the Art District in 1988 to grow themselves in to three separate gallery areas. The gallery was instrumental in the renewal for Arts in New Orleans in 2006. The gallery operates over one or two locations and shows works from a variety of modern artists.

Barristers

Barristers was originally found on Royal Street in the French Quarter and exhibited fine and folk art made by African Artists in a dark and gothic atmosphere. It now can be found in a much more spacious, less dishevelled building on St. Claude in the Garden District and exhibits paintings, lithographs, carvings, masks, sculpture and other media forms of art that are quite miraculous with lots of exhibits dedicated to spirituality.

New Orleans ArtWorks

New Orleans ArtWorks is in the Arts District and offers demonstrations and works in torchworking, glassblowing and printmaking. While there are many items on view in the gallery, visitors can also attend workshops to form their own works of art in a variety of media including glass, paper and metal. It happens to be one of the best New Orleans art galleries and learning centers.

A Gallery for Fine Photography

This gallery is focused on pictures and found on Charles Street. It presents around a dozen different exhibitions per year in a 5000 square foot gallery. All photos are original coming from the photographer or reliable sources.




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