Presenting works that use abstraction as a powerful modality of expression. Each of the artists in the exhibition project their own voice to convey their individual visions. Read More about What Music is Within Black Abstraction from the Permanent Collection

CURRENTS is an annual exhibition that highlights the diverse photographic work created by New Orleans Photo Alliance members. Read More about PHOTONOLA: CURRENTS 2020 Highlighting the Work of New Orleans Photo Alliance Members

Peer into Melvin Edwards’ world of twisting, sinuous metal and you will find a place of possibility, an environment where found objects expand—both formally and conceptually—beyond the boundaries of their given form. Read More about Melvin Edwards: Crossroads Presented by The Helis Foundation

Established in 2009, CURRENTS was designed as a showcase exhibition, featuring multiple images per selected photographer, to offer an overview of contemporary photographic practices and projects. Read More about Photonola: Currents 2019

Since the 1960s, Lynda Benglis has employed a variety of materials including beeswax, latex, vaporized metals and ceramic to explore the physicality of form. Read More about ELEPHANT NECKLACE Works by Lynda Benglis

As five artists of color with deep ties to the city of New Orleans, Level Artist Collective developed with the intent of creating a platform to promote, support and sustain their cooperative voice and vision. Read More about Level Artist Collective

Mario Petrirena was born in 1953 in Cuba. In 1962, when he was eight years old, Petrirena was sent to the United States as part of Operation Pedro Pan. He lived for months in a Colorado orphanage before his parents and other siblings arrived in the U.S. The traumatic experience of separation from his family and of being a political refugee – combined with the reality of his bifurcated identity as both Cuban and American – has informed much of his art practice. Read More about Collection Focus Mario Petrirena

Christenberry was a multifaceted artist – utilizing painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, found object assemblage and installations to weave a deeply personal narrative with universal relevance. Read More about Memory is a Strange Bell: The Art of William Christenberry

The Jazz Fest poster is a longstanding and singular highlight of the annual celebration of music and culture in New Orleans. Launched in 1975 by Bud Brimberg, the poster provides great support for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Foundation and encapsulates the energy and enthusiasm for each year’s Festival. Read More about Family Portrait Jazz Fest at 50