NEW ORLEANS - Five new murals are up or going up in New Orleans, within walking distance of each other. The Arts Council of New Orleans got a $175,000 grant from the Helis Foundation for what executive director Heidi Schmalbach described as phase one of its Unframed project. The council wants to create as many murals as it can get money and walls for, starting with a downtown phase 2. ... We want New Orleans to be a destination for contemporary visual art as much as we’re known for our music, food, and unique culture,” she said. There are a number of murals around New Orleans, but relatively few in the Arts District and downtown, Schmalbach said.

Source: thestar June 01, 2019 14:15 UTC