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August 5, 2006
Whitney White Linen Night
Presented by the New Orleans Arts District Association
Fun!
Contemporary Arts Center
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
6-9 pm visit the art galleries on Julia Street
9 - 12 pm After-party at the CAC
(Rain date: August 12)
For ten years the CAC has coordinated this elegant, evening block party which celebrates the dynamic art scene in the Arts District of New Orleans. Up and down Julia Street (300-700 blocks) and throughout the District, locals and visitors alike experience great art, tempting eats, flowing libations and tunes.
The Block Party
From 6 - 9 PM, cash bars and cuisine are provided by Ketel One vodka, Ravenswood wines, Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream, Sun Ray Grill, Wolfe's in the Warehouse, Zoe Bistrot and more. Swing-style music is offered by Marc Dobriner Ensemble and New Orleans Jazz Vipers.
Admission to the block party is free.
At the CAC
At the CAC, doors open at 6 PM for the exhibition openings of Gina Phillips: Southern Tales in the First Floor Galleries and New Orleans Gumbo: Works by Children from the CAC Summer Art Camp in the 2nd floor Children's Art Gallery.
From 8 PM - 10 PM, gallery-goers can opt to perfect their Swing Dancing with professional
Swing Dance lessons and then practice their technique to Leif Pedersen's 1944 BIG BAND from 9 PM - 12 AM.
Cash bars and cuisine are provided by Nirvana Indian Cuisine and Damian's Catering throughout the CAC's party from 6 PM - 12 AM.
Admission: Free for CAC Members and Seniors, $10 general admission.
Participating Galleries
Arabesque Gallery & Studio
614 Julia Street
Sebastien Lemaire - Contemporary Painting
Ariodante
535 Julia Street
John Palmer - Paintings
Dawn Chatoney - Ceramics
Arthur Roger Gallery
432 Julia Street
Nicole Charbonnet - The Truth About God
Mixed Media Paintings
Arthur Roger Gallery Project
730 Tchoupitoulas Street
John Geldersma
Burned and Painted Wood Sculpture
Contemporary Arts Center
900 Camp Street
GINA PHILLIPS: Southern Tales
Children's Art Gallery - New Orleans Gumbo: Works by Children from the CAC Art Camp
d.o.c.s. Gallery
709 Camp Street
Derek Cracco: Love - Digital Frescoes
Nikki Jacksons - Ceramics
Gallery Bienvenu
518 Julia Street
Aric Mayer
Balance + Disorder: A Response to Hurricane Katrina and the Photographic Landscape
Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art
600 Julia Street
Chuck Broussard: Louisiana, South of Highway 90
Oil Paintings
Heriard-Cimino Gallery
440 Julia Street
Monica Zeringue - Mixed Media Drawings
Audra Kohout - Box Assemblages
Jenkins Connelly Gallery
400a Julia Street
Michaelene Walsh - Ceramic Figures
Edie Tsong - Ballpoint Pen Drawings on Paper
Winifred Ross Reilly - Acrylic, Silkscreen and Collage on Paper
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery
843 Carondelet Street
Kathleen Ariatti Banton: White Goods Only
New Paintings & Mixed Media Work
LeMieux Galleries
332 Julia St
Kurt Schlough: REPEATERS
(Of the Earth, Of the Body)
Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures
Palma Gallery
828 Howard Avenue
Jessica Goldfinch and Demond: Iconic Anomalies
Recent Works
Soren Christensen Gallery
400 Julia Street
Steven Seinberg - Paintings
Lael Kmecza - Works on Paper
Stella Jones Gallery
201 St. Charles Avenue
Wosene Worke Kosrof - Recent Paintings
Steve Martin Studio
624 Julia Street
Bill Iles: Tribulations
Paintings
Support
Whitney White Linen Night is sponsored by Whitney Bank, Cabinet Works, Deutsch, Kerrigan and Stiles, Coca Cola, RCB Developers, WWNO 89.9 FM Radio, Gambit Weekly, Salon du Beau Monde, Big Easy Flowers, Renaissance Art Hotel (Preferred Hotel for White Linen Night), Perrier Party Rentals, Propaganda Group, Ketel One Vodka, and Ravenswood Wines.
