Public Art - The Helis Foundation Advancing Access to the Arts in NOLA

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"You Are What You Eat" mural by Jessica Strahan. Located in the New Orleans Arts District at 730 Baronne St.

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"Tall Feather" sculpture by Arlene Shechet. Located on Poydras Street as part of Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition.

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"The Wave of the World" (1983–84) by Lynda Benglis, bronze fountain installed in New Orleans City Park at Big Lake

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Fog sculpture by Fujiko Nakaya, located outside Louisiana Children's Museum in New Orleans City Park

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"Rose Crystal Tower" by Dale Chihuly. Outside the New Orleans Botanical Garden.

Unframed presented by The Helis Foundation, a Project of New Orleans Arts Council
- Large-scale murals throughout the New Orleans Arts District downtown
Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition presented by The Helis Foundation
- More than a dozen public sculptures along Poydras Street in the Central Business District
Fujiko Nakaya Fog Sculpture
- Located across the footbridge outside Louisiana Children’s Museum
“The Wave of the World” by Lynda Benglis
- Find it at Big Lake in New Orleans City Park
“Rose Crystal Tower” by Dale Chihuly
- Located outside of New Orleans Botanical Garden

May 13, 2021
RiverBeats: “Did You Know About these Three Hidden Art Installations in New Orleans?”
NO DOUBT NEW ORLEANS IS BRIMMING WITH ART. From street artists to murals, numerous art museums, and the art district, neither residents nor visitors can ever get enough art in our city...
April 29, 2021
NOLA.com: “Earliest Jazz Fest tapes discovered after 20-year quest: Historic performances are heard again”
Some of the most remarkable time capsules unearthed for WWOZ’s “Jazz Festing in Place” date to the very first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 1970...
April 27, 2021
Where Y’At: “Jammin’ on Julia is Back!”
In partnership with Downtown Development District, International High School of New Orleans, and New Orleans Art District, Jammin’ Arts Council and The Helis Foundation will be celebrating the reveal of You Are What You Eat, a mural done by artist Jessica Strahan, from 3 p.m...
April 27, 2021
OffBeat: “Ogden Museum Calls For Entries In Louisiana Contemporary Juried Exhibition”
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art has opened the call for entries for the Museum’s annual juried exhibition, Louisiana Contemporary, now in its tenth year...

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