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Exhibition opening of the Prospect.2 Student Biennial at the Prospect Visitor Center, 1036 Esplanade Avenue.

**PLEASE NOTE that the Prospect.2 Student Biennial reception has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 21 from 12:00 - 2:00 PM, so as not to conflict with the Saints' playoff game this coming Saturday.

KCP had the pleasure of working with some wonderful young people from Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools thanks to the partnership with Prospect.2 Education initiative. Their photographs will be on display! Read below for details and join us next Saturday!!

The Prospect.2 Student Biennial features work made in response to and collaboration with various Prospect.2 artists, and features artwork from students throughout New Orleans. Exhibit highlights include a 16-panel mural created collaboratively by Prospect.2 artist Bruce Davenport and members of the Roots of Music Marching Crusaders band; photography by students from Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools, shot in the style of Prospect.2 artist Lorraine O’Grady and based on workshops with the New Orleans Kid Camera Project and the Prospect.2 Education Department; photography submissions from New Orleans-area students inspired by Prospect.2 artist William Pope.L; and a digital sound installation created by Prospect.2 artist Dan Tague and students from Lusher Charter School. The exhibit will remain on view until January 29, 2012.


The Prospect.2 Student Biennial could not have been possible without our incredible partners. The education partners include The Roots of Music, the New Orleans Museum of Art, Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools, the New Orleans Kid Camera Project, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

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The Roots of Music’s mission is to preserve and promote the great music heritage of New Orleans by providing free music education, academic tutoring and mentorship to at risk youth. The organization's program objectives are to bring children from different parts of the city together; to keep children off the street; to support economic development efforts in the City of New Orleans; and to develop talent for NOCCA and other intensive music programs. More information about The Roots of Music and its programs can be found here.

Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools are a group of students in New Orleans who want to rethink and rebuild our schools after Hurricane Katrina. Rethinkers come from all over New Orleans, and believe above all that no one deserves a voice in rebuilding New Orleans schools more than the students who go to these places every single day. Learn more about the Rethinkers and what they're doing here.

The New Orleans Kid Camera Project was created to address the psychological and emotional impacts of Hurricane Katrina on children returning home to New Orleans. Through the use of photography, creative writing and mixed media, children from flooded neighborhoods explore their environment and express themselves, their stories and feelings with their friends. This project provides a venue for growth and recovery. By teaching the children tangible skills and exposing them to new means of expression, the Project hopes to empower them to impact their lives and environment. More information about the New Orleans Kid Camera Project can be found on their website.

The New Orleans Museum of Art is New Orleans’ oldest fine arts institution, and recently celebrated its centennial birthday on December 16, 2011. The Museum boasts an impressive permanent collection of almost 40,000 objects. The collection, noted for its extraordinary strengths in French and American art , photography, glass, and African and Japanese works , continues to grow. Learn more about NOMA here.

The Ogden Musuem of Southern Art seeks to broaden the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the visual arts and culture of the American South through its permanent collections, changing exhibitions, educational programs, publications, research center, and its Goldring-Woldenberg Institute for the Advancement of Southern Art and Culture. Visit the Odgen Museum's website for more information about their exhibits and programs.

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A New Orleans Kid Camera Project slideshow at this event, in conjunction with Slideluck Potshow and PhotoNola. Please join us!!

Click here to find out more about this organization and the important work they are doing.

Their mission: Among the Houma people our healers, our medicine people, are known as “Traiteurs” or “Treaters.” For centuries they have studied and practiced the ancient ways, learning the many cures inherent in the medicinal plants that grow in our homeland. With dedication and faith they go to the heart of our lands and bring forth healing for the ills affecting our people.

We, the Bayou Healers, seek to carry on that ancient faith to meet the challenges of our age. Today we go to the heart of the people seeking a healing for the illness that inflicts our land.

Coastal erosion, subsidence, land-loss, deforestation and now the influx of millions of gallons of oil threaten the health and viability of these bayous, swamps and marshlands we have called home for millennia.

We dedicate ourselves to protection and restoration of “Yakni Houma.” We commit ourselves to the healing of our homeland.

Please come out and show your support!

The New Orleans Kid Camera Project will be participating in the 5th year commemoration of Hurricane Katrina with a slideshow at this event hosted by musician Armand St. Martin and his wife Patty Lee.

As we may have mentioned in earlier posts....KCP was fortunate enough to get funding through Transforma's Creative Recovery Mini-Grant program. Although our proposed project was not without obstacles, we are proud to be able to contribute content to the Transforma publication. Please take a moment to look at the amazing work that Transforma has been doing in New Orleans.

And, enjoy some of the images made by our participants at the Adams St Community Center










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