News & Press

• January 7, 2020
  The Helis Foundation Artist Talk: Teresita Fernández

  Join artist Teresita Fernández for a discussion about her work, presented by The Helis Foundation. Fernández’s 60-foot mosaic mural Viñales (Mayombe Mississippi) is among the works on view in the expansion of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden...

• January 7, 2020
  “Woke Dreams” Event to Unite Artists, Community Activists & Thinkers on MLK Day

  WOKE DREAMS, a free event, features live art-making by Jose Cotto and Les Femmes Feroces, panel discussions with community leaders, a curated DJ set by Raj Smoove, and complimentary admission to CAC galleries featuring works by Mickalene Thomas, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Meg Turner and more

  The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans (CAC) and The Helis Foundation will present WOKE DREAMS, a reflective celebration of the legacy of Dr...

• November 18, 2019
  SuperTalk Mississippi: “Mississippi ‘Dingbat’ featured in New Orleans’ Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition”

  “For Mississippians traveling to New Orleans this holiday season, they can now view a piece of home on Poydras Street in downtown New Orleans...

• November 11, 2019
  WHERE Traveler: “Misty Memories”

   

  Fujiko Nakaya’s fog sculpture, courtesy of The Helis Foundation, is on view daily outside of the Louisiana Children’s Museum...