CAC Members' Quarterly 1

CAC Members’

QUARTERLY 1 At the CAC, we are building an exciting community of artists and audiences, and we want you to make full use of the programs we offer to members. To that end, we are introducing a new development, this member-exclusive newsletter, where every quarter, we will share promotions for members, advance information about upcoming artists, and profiles of people like you— active members and driving forces within the CAC’s community.

Whitney White Linen Night 2017, artwork by YAYA

In this issue, you will learn inside information about our upcoming performances and visual arts exhibitions from CAC staff—and be introduced to exemplary members of our community, who have showed great dedication to attending CAC events and programs. Personally, I’m excited about our monthly Second Thursdays—our new series of free evening events featuring a different lineup of entertainment, happy hours, food trucks, and art activations.

I hope you will join us for one or more performances and to visit our galleries this season and take advantage of all the

benefits that membership at the CAC offers you. Also look for our next issue in December, where we will share an exclusive preview of programs in our spring season. Thanks for being a CAC member, and I look forward to seeing you at our programs and events this year!

Neil A. Barclay Director and CEO

UP COM ING Members enjoy these special perks

OCTOBER Art for Arts’ Sake Family fun and free drinks Second Thursdays Curatorial conversation on the new rooftop terrace Trisha Brown $10 off tickets and priority seating NOVEMBER Kaneza Schaal $10 off tickets and priority seating Sidra Bell $10 off tickets and priority seating Prospect.4 Free gallery admission

More info at cacno.org

Meet Our Staff I serve as the Chief Curator of Visual Arts. My central responsibility at the CAC is to develop, organize, and realize exhibitions of both local and international relevance—which means that at any moment, I am part- discovering new work, part- researching projects underway, part- writing books, part- designing exhibitions, part- shipping art, part-working with other museums to travel our exhibitions, part- planning events to share the work with our members, and part- fundraising to make it all possible.

I look forward to any and every opportunity to talk with our members about the work that we are presenting. I was a teacher in a past life, and I still can’t help but see the gallery as an expanded classroom that ignites dialogue and generates more questions. I host regular member tours of our exhibitions.

After working on an exhibition for so long (sometimes years), it is often sad for me to see it come down at its close, and this is always the case for our season opener of work by local artists. But if the show must close to make room for another—I couldn’t be more excited to see our Summer exhibition followed by a performance of early works by Trisha Brown Dance Company in the galleries and throughout the building. In 2008, I spent my weekends studying movement in the Trisha Brown studios in New York. It was the same year that the Walker Art Center presented a large and important exhibition of her drawings in their galleries. Trisha’s work poses defining questions about what it means to think across and even against disciplines—a subject at the heart of our work at the CAC today!

Andrea Andersson The Helis Foundation Chief Curator of Visual Arts

As the Senior Curator of Performing Arts, I am just hitting my one-year mark here at the CAC. My role is to select artists in dance, theater, and music to perform on our season. Members get a discount on tickets and early seating. I try to meet you at the door and ensure you get in and get the seats you want.

We have a very exciting fall season ahead with four incredible artists/companies coming to the CAC. The season launched in September with local theater company Mondo Bizarro’s The Way at Midnight, a look at New Orleans past, present and future through the eyes of seven truly odd characters, performed by just two actors within a magical setting.

The Trisha Brown Dance Company will animate our entire building in October—from the galleries, through the theater, to the Warehouse. Trisha, who died in March of this year, was a highly influential figure in contemporary dance and it is a huge honor that the company is performing her work here.

In November, we’ll welcome two artists from New York—Kaneza Schaal, whose gorgeously ritualistic theater work, Go Forth, is inspired by the Egyptian Book of the Dead—and the choreographer Sidra Bell who is teaming up with a Swedish band for her world premiere, Mönster Outside.

It will be a wild ride from the truly sublime to the somewhat outlandish. I encourage everyone to have fun, take a chance, and be curious!

Laurie Uprichard Senior Curator of Performing Arts

RE CENT July–September 2017 Events and Membership Perks

Trisha Brown Dance Company

Summer Arts Camp Discounted camp tuition

Whitney White Linen Night Free admission to the official WWLN Afterparty Ephemera Obscura Free gallery admission

Maria Berrio, Wildflowers, 2017. Image courtesy of the artist and Praxis Gallery, New York

Mondo Bizarro: The Way at Midnight $10 off tickets and priority seating

Meet Our Members Manon Bellet

in an environment that broadens her own practice and inspires projects that are directly related to the city and its specific geographical and environmental contexts. Manon Bellet, observes rather than controls. The process in the creation of a work is more important to her than its irreversible completion, its shape potentially modified or influenced by the exhibition venue or the visitors.

French Artist born in Vevey, Switzerland, lives in New Orleans since December 2015 Joined CAC in 2016 Favorite CAC moment Soundtrack ’63 live music performance took the audience back in time with a cultural and artistic retrospective of the Civil Rights Movement from 1963 to the Black Lives Matter Movement.

Most looking forward to Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp

MEM BER SHIP RENEW or UPGRADE to the Silver Circle level and receive Manon Bellet’s L’O Perdue

The Contemporary Arts Center’s 2017–18 Silver Circle Artwork, is created by Manon Bellet, exclusively for upper-level CAC Members.

The olfactory work L’O Perdue is a limited scent edition made in New Orleans and Switzerland with the collaboration of Andreas Wilhelm Perfumer.

Manon Bellet is a French visual artist born in 1979, currently living and working in New Orleans. Over the last 10 years, Bellet has lived between Berlin, DE, and Basel, CH, where she was able to develop her artistic practice and exhibit in many international art institutions, fairs, and galleries in Europe, as well as participate in residency programs in Europe.

Bellet has a strong teaching background, giving workshops in various schools and art academies. As an artist with an outside perspective and European background, she finds it stimulating to work

For Bellet, serendipity is the most relevant of all creative processes. In addition, a certain humility informs her choice of materials. Simple and unsophisticated, these materials possess an expressive power that is tapped by the artist in forging her work. Deliberately ‘antiform’, Bellet’s work emerges as much from the environment as it does from the artist herself; it is a field for exploring the mysteries of memory and the vestiges of the present.

CAC Sustaining Members PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL Dawn Barrios Sydney J. and Walda Besthoff Valerie Besthoff Susan G. and Ralph Brennan Debbie Brockley and Jonathan Red Dathel and Thomas B. Coleman Foley Family Foundation International Matex Tank Terminals Paul J. Leaman Barbara and Biff Motley mumms Software Phelps Dunbar LLP Staci Rosenberg Patrick Schindler and Kendall Winingder SILVER CIRCLE Andrea Andersson and John Cable Neil A. Barclay Judy Barrasso and Brent Barriere Virginia Besthoff and Nancy Aronson R Carey Bond and Henry Lambert Randy and Jill Croy Bennett K. Davis and Lisa Brooking Davis George and Millie Denegre Steve and Suzanne Dumez George B. Dunbar Jonathan and Leslie Fawer James M. and Stephanie Huger Carole Jacobson Jule Lang Shelley Middleberg James A. Mounger Kara T. Olidge CCH Pounder-Kone and Frank Roman Nanette and J.C. Saucier Robyn Dunn Schwarz and Andrew Schwarz I. William Sizeler and Jane L. Sizeler Randall A. Smith Jane B. and Rodney Steiner M.K. Wegmann and Lisa Mount Gretchen and Scott R. Wheaton Sarah Wood David B. Workman PATRON NOW Kerry and Tiffa Boutté Sandra S. and Joel Chaisson John Cleveland Laura Glazer Phyllis Glazer James M. and Sally H. Lapeyre Charles A. and Renee B. Levy Roger H. Ogden Samuel Oliver Joy D. and Howard J. Osofsky Brenda Boettner

CENTER STAGE Mary Chapman Albert and Doug Albert Deborah Anderson Tim Arnold and David Shuey David T. Baker Rita Bautista Samuel Bowler Stephen W. Clayton Megan Coates Jarrett Cohen José Cotto Arthur A. Crais Larry Ferguson Yotam Haber and Anna Schuleit Haber Grant Harris and LaQueta Beasley Nicole Hershey Allison S. and Campbell C. Hutchinson Todd J. Jones Sara Lacey Kenetha Lanee Beth S. and Austin Lavin Bryan Lee Rhesa O. and Alden J. McDonald Stephanie V. McKee Whitney Mitchell Julita Montgomery Arthur and Caroline Nead Chandler Nutik Judith Y. Oudt Ann Owens and Robin Forman Andre Perry and Joia Crear-Perry Robert J. Quinet Thomas and Carol Reese Arlene Retana Heidi Schmalbach Alphonse Smith H. P. St. Martin Brien Teasley Ricardo Thomas Ashley Thomas Glenn Vatshell Sharree Walls COLLECTORS CLUB Jacqueline Bishop and Herbert H. Halpern Vivian and Richard Cahn Marianna and Marcus Clayton Jim Cook Tim and Louise Cragin Catherine and Frank Darden Robert and Lisa Dutruch Lin Emery Krystle Ferbos Duplessis and Royce Duplessis Sayde F. Finkel and Trevor Haynes Patrick Finney John and Lyn Fischbach R. W. and Aimee H. Freeman Jennifer and Jon Frosch

Craig Frosch Doyle Gertjejansen Owen Grossman, M.D. Charles D. Hadley Gia Hamilton Morgan Hankin Elizabeth and Henry Hefler Helen Rose and Steven Patterson Roy-Lynne and Colin Hulin Emmett Hummel and Joanna Robinson Robert Campbell and Tamara Hutchinson Mary Jacobs and Kristin Kavanaugh Ellen Johnson and Ronald Swartz Tatiana and Jason Jurzak David E. Kavanagh Sonia Kenwood Edward D. Levy Colleen and Scott Levy Joseph Lizer and Amy Carman Lory Lockwood and Tony R. Watts Bruce Lowry and Shelly Gallender Shirley R. Masinter Orelia Minor Steven Montgomery and Brian Weatherford Elizabeth P. Moran Courtney Mouton Laura Mullen Marshall and Julie W. Oreck Mary Jane Parker and Gary Oaks Bryan Pfleeger Stuart I. Phillips Pam and Phil Pourciau Tyler Robinson Ron Rona Kelly Juneau and Matt Rookard Rosemary G. Ryan Howard Shapiro and Catherine Boozman Helen Siegel and Missie McGuire W Howard Thompson Jason Waguespack Austin Waguespack and Alicia Damiano Karen Walks and Gene Geisert Chloe Walters Wallace Justin and Edith Wolfe Christy S. Wood and Alec Vance Leopoldo Yanez and Patrick Hernandez

Hannah and Thomas Hood Paulette Hurdlik and Keith Hardie Betsy Threefoot Kaston Lorraine LeBlanc Craig Leydecker Jonathan McCall Stacy McDonald and Tomas Mulleady Alexandra Monett Dean Paschal John A. and Ellen R. Pecoul Elliot and Sondra Raisen Z. E. Smith and Caz Taylor Ebie and Berney Strauss

FRIEND Haley Allen Patricia Barnett Philip and Julie F. Breitmeyer Tim and Taryn Cohn A. E. Dragon and Jean C. Dragon Martin Drell, M.D. Randy Fertel and Bernadette Murray Tina Freeman and Philip Woollam Robert Glass Janine Guzzo and Stephen Stryjewksi

*Active Members as of 9/8/17.

JOHN T. SCOTT GUILD BENEFACTOR Cox Communications Penny & Todd Francis JOHN T. SCOTT GUILD PATRON Neil A. Barclay Jessica Bride and Nick Mayor Liberty Bank and Trust Company David B. Workman JOHN T. SCOTT GUILD SUPPORTER Wayne F. Amedee David T. Baker Brenda Boettner Debbie Brockley and Jonathan Red Ronald V. and Sheila Burns Colleen Levy Kara T. Olidge Staci Rosenberg Robyn Dunn Schwarz and Andrew Schwarz Mike and Aimée Siegel Hank L. Torbert M.K. Wegmann and Lisa Mount Jennifer M. Williams BUSINESS ARTS FUND (BAF) PATRON Audubon Communities BUSINESS ARTS FUND (BAF) SUPPORTER The Joan Mitchell Center Wine Institute New Orleans

We do our best to list each member accurately. For corrections or to have your name removed from this listing, please contact membership@cacno.org

CAC Board Officers

CAC Staff

Deborah Brockley President and Chair

Neil A. Barclay Director and CEO

Gregg Porter Vice Chair

Nanette Saucier Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer

Bush Wrighton Treasurer Staci Rosenberg Secretary CAC Board of Turstees Carla D. Arriola* Bryan Bailey David T. Baker* Luis BaĂąos III* Judy Barrasso Dawn Barrios Valerie Besthoff Jacquee Carvin Leslie Castay Sandra Chaisson Anna Coleman Dunbar* Jonathan Fawer Krystle Ferbos Sayde F. Finkel, J.D. Grant Harris Elizabeth Hefler Russ M. Herman Mark Jeanfreau Orelia Minor Kara Tucina Olidge, Ph.D. Virginia Freeman Rowan* Patrick Schindler Robyn Dunn Schwarz Randall A. Smith Hank Torbert Gretchen Wheaton Sarah Wood David Workman Leopoldo J. Yanez* *Welcome to our new board members!

Andrea Andersson The Helis Foundation Chief Curator of Visual Arts Hasan Aquil Associate Director of External Affairs Lindsay Barfield Exhibitions Manager and Chief Preparator William Bowling Performing Arts Manager Noni Clemens Individual Giving Manager Nelly Cotton Financial Services Associate Jennifer Francino Senior Curatorial Associate Michele Frentzos Senior Manager, Financial Services Gracie Goodrich Institutional Giving Manager Joel Jackson Assistant Director of Rentals and Hospitality Services Beth Lavin Associate Director of Development Jo Nazro Resident Technical Director Summer Mead Frontline Supervisor Courtney Mouton Finance Associate Samuel Oliver Senior Manager of Executive Affairs Christopher Staudinger Patron Services Coordinator Mariana Sheppard Associate Director of Education and Public Programs Laurie Uprichard Senior Curator of Performing Arts

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