Before a 2024 lecture organized by the Fine Arts Preservation Society & hosted by a Friend.
Fine Arts Preservation Society Friend Organizations:
Degas Gallery
http://www.thedegasgallery.com/about
Located on Magazine Street in New Orleans’ premier corridor of art, antiques, and interior design shops, the Degas Gallery offers fine contemporary paintings and drawings characterized by vibrant color and surface texture. The Gallery is named in celebration of French Impressionist Edgar Degas (1834-1917), who briefly visited and painted in New Orleans in winter 1872-73.
3909 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
Louisiana Museum of Art and Science
https://www.lasm.org/mission-vision-history/
We seek to enhance the understanding and appreciation of art and science for general audiences and students by presenting unique, educational and entertaining experiences that encourage discovery, inspire creativity, and foster the pursuit of knowledge.
100 South River Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
812 Royal Gallery
https://www.812royalgallery.com/
Nestled in the heart of the historically rich French Quarter, 812 Royal Gallery celebrates the timeless elegance of New Orleans’ historical interior designs while paving the way for new artistic expressions.
Our two-room gallery offers a curated experience: one space honors the mastery of renowned traditional artists displayed among carefully selected antiques, while the contemporary bay showcases exceptional talent from around the globe.
Gryder Gallery
GRYDER is an artistic platform established for artists to express diverse perspectives, new ideas, and experimental discourses to help propel humanity forward by presenting thought-provoking divergent exhibitions that highlight the intellectual and illuminating role of art. Dedicated to contemporary art, GRYDER works with artists from all over the world. We represent well-established, outsider, and emerging artists who show great potential for future development. We showcase artists working in new dimensions that approach artistic expression most purely and who break out of the mold. Our unique programming generates meaningful content that correlates with the higher art historical nexus and broader contemporary art practices from a global and philosophical perspective. We aim to create an inclusive milieu that uplifts the artist’s voice, unafraid to fulfill one of the essential roles of art – asking difficult questions about our culture and society.
Colton Fine Arts Gallery & Arts Center of the Academy of the Sacred Heart New Orleans
https://www.ashrosary.org/events/facility-rentals/colton-arts-center
Located just steps off St. Charles Avenue, the Richard C. Colton Jr. Performing & Fine Arts Center offers guests the perfect space for a variety of events. The room and stage are the perfect setting for small-scale productions such as plays, musicals and even book signings. The room is equipped with theatrical lighting and a sound system.
The walls of this lovely room can also serve as a perfect palate to display an artist’s exhibit. Other events include receptions, meetings, cocktail parties, birthday or anniversary parties, and recently a chef/dining experience.
LeMieux Galleries
LeMieux Galleries opened its doors in 1983 founded by New Orleanian, Denise Berthiaume on Pelican Avenue in Algiers Point. By 1987 LeMieux Galleries had expanded to show the work of Louisiana and “third coast” artists and moved to Julia Street in New Orleans. Since 1990 we have been at our current location at 332 Julia Street. In 2015 long time employees Christy Wood and Jordan Blanton purchased the gallery. Since then they have widened the galleries focus on art of the Southern US and expanded their roster to include more emerging artists.
The Blue Easel Club
Lessons at the Blue Easel Club are based on observational drawing in the Classical Realist Tradition. Our goal is a humble observation of Nature, a likeness to our subject. Drawing is the cornerstone of all artistic visual expression, so our classes are in dry media – mostly charcoal, graphite or pastel.
PaintSpace NOLA
https://www.paintspacenola.com/about
Founded by Nancy Hirsch Lassen and Jim Gambill, PaintSpace NOLA is a creative space for artists to collaborate, learn, and exchange ideas. We provide a space for unlimited creativity for the city of New Orleans by hosting a vibrant, talented, engaged community of artists with many gifted teachers and students, alike. We bring together the best instructors from all corners of the globe to inspire as many creatives as possible.
It brings us pleasure to share our city, our culture, and our talent with those who come here to teach and learn. Close-knit, giving, kind and engaging, our art community here is like no other – and we are eager to grow our circle of friends.
A Museum of American Painting and Pedagogy: The Ozols Collection
https://ozolscollection.org/about-auseklis-ozols/
The Ozols Collection is an organization dedicated to preservation, research, practice, and education in historical painting techniques. It is a federally recognized non profit 501(c)(3) organization.
Preservation, conservation, and maintenance of Auseklis Ozols’ life’s work is our immediate task; his paintings, drawings, demonstrations, lecture notes, carvings, cartoons, correspondence, and personal collections are in desperate need of care and conservation. These archives include artwork and notes on classes and lectures he developed for color theory, drawing, painting, sculpture, figure drawing, anatomy, portrait painting, plein air landscape, still life and more. Ozols’ life’s work offers a unique window into techniques as they intersect with broader culture and contemporary expression; providing a valuable resource for future generations.
Bayou Clay Studio
https://www.facebook.com/midcityart/
French Quarter Journal
https://www.frenchquarterjournal.com/fqj-history
French Quarter Journal is the second digital publication founded by writer Ellis Anderson, who first moved to the Quarter in 1978. She began the Shoofly Magazine in nearby Bay St. Louis on the Mississippi coast in 2011. The Shoofly quickly became a community lifestyle mainstay, averaging more than 30k readers a month and thousands of subscribers.
In 2018, Anderson began working with a small team of seasoned and emerging young writers to create another digital publication based on the same sponsor and reader-supported model as the Shoofly. The new one would focus on the French Quarter as a community – not a commodity. Anderson, who came of age in the neighborhood and was a French Quarter gallery owner for many years, launched FQJ in the fall of 2019. The magazine immediately gained a loyal following, obtained several Annual Sponsors and established a solid social media presence.
Indra Botanica
https://indraozols.com/pages/about?srsltid=AfmBOoq2GrnjQF-h8dnaZ2H2bNsrgaAzG-bOXaxQ1Na_pPSqfnTCGnXE
Having original art in your home is a powerful way of stating who you are to the world and it will always be a great conversation piece with guests. Just imagine the feeling of walking into your home and being greeted by art that expresses your personality and that was designed just for you!
With a commission, you know exactly what to expect regarding style and technique, and you also have a say in what the outcome will be. You are part of the process so the finished product will be uniquely yours. Watercolor paper can be cut to almost any size, so you get to decide what will work in your home. Once we start chatting, we’ll work to figure out exactly what’s right.
The Collina House
http://collinaretreathouse.com/hospitality
Collina House provides a magical landscape for restoration and renewal, a blank canvas for creative pursuits, and a stunning backdrop for film or television production.
Located in historic Port Gibson, Mississippi, the town Ulysses S. Grant famously said was “too beautiful to burn,” Collina House, listed on the National Register Of Historic Places, is a perfectly preserved example of a 1830’s planters cottage in the Greek Revival style. The decoration ranges from period to contemporary, as we honor the past and embrace the future.
The Collina House interiors are stately yet simple, featuring a 40-foot center hall leading from the front porch to the back and charming fireplaces throughout. The house is characterized by spacious and comfortable common rooms including a billiards room and both formal and casual dining rooms, as well as a relaxed interior sun porch.