Cover: Basquiat and the Bayou presented by The Helis Foundation; Prospect.3 at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
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Art For All: The Helis Foundation Free Days for Louisiana Residents The Helis Foundation is committed to providing access to New Orleans’ rich cultural heritage by underwriting free admission for all Louisiana residents at leading local institutions including:
ART&AC Every August, The Helis Foundation partners with the meteorologists at FOX affiliate WVUE to offer free admission to local museums when the temperature hits 93 degrees.
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The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is free to Louisiana residents every Thursday courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Photo Credit: Crista Rock
Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection presented by The Helis Foundation This groundbreaking exhibition presented by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and the Baltimore Museum of Art tells the history of art by African American artists from the 1940s to the present moment. The exhibition will tour seven institutions throughout the United States over three years. Tour Locations: Ogden Museum of Southern Art Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University Snite Museum of Art Smart Museum of Art at University of Chicago Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Baltimore Museum of Art Perez Art Museum Miami Sam Gilliam (born 1933). Stand, 1973. Mixed media on canvas; 7 ft. 1½ in. x 9 ft. 101⁄8 in. (217.2 x 300 cm). © Sam Gilliam. Courtesy of the artist
Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition presented by The Helis Foundation Founded in 2013 as an initiative of non-profit organization, Sculpture for New Orleans, The Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition presented by The Helis Foundation has installed more than 30 sculptures by artists of local and international acclaim on Poydras Street, quickly becoming the South’s leading rotating public sculpture exhibition.
Chakaia Booker’s FOCI is one of 25 sculptures currently installed in Downtown New Orleans on Poydras Street between Convention Center Boulevard and S. Galvez Street. Photo Credit: Crista Rock
Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp The Helis Foundation proudly supported Prospect New Orleans as a lead sponsor of the fourth iteration of the citywide contemporary art triennial, Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp curated by Artistic Director Trevor Schoonmaker.
Cauleen Smith, EGUNGUN, 2017, Production still, Image courtesy the artist, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago and Kate Werble Gallery New York.
The Helis Foundation , Enrique Alferez Sculpture Garden The sculpture garden celebrates the history, influence, and work of Mexican-American New Orleans artist Enrique Alférez (1901-1999) and features 16 sculptures set within sweeping footpaths surrounded by greenery an a monumental oak tree in New Orleans Botanical Garden.
During the months of April and October, the New Orleans Botanical Garden stays open late for “Evenings with Enrique,” a celebration of artist Enrique Alférez with Latin music, food, and drinks, and admission provided by The Helis Foundation. Photo Credit: Crista Rock
The Wave of the World by Lynda Benglis Following the 1984 New Orleans World’s Fair, a fountain sculpture created by world-renowned avant-garde artist Lynda Benglis sat hidden for decades in a former sewage treatment plant outside of New Orleans. In October of 2015, after a complete restoration personally overseen by Benglis, The Wave of the World returned to public view in City Park’s Big Lake, underwritten entirely by The Helis Foundation. Steps away from The Wave of the World, Lynda Benglis’ large scale aluminum sculpture, Wing, extends dramatically from a gallery wall at the New Orleans Museum of Art, acquired by the Museum with funds provided by The Helis Foundation.
Lynda Benglis’ The Wave of the World installed in Big Lake in New Orleans City Park. Photo Credit: Crista Rock
Watch Art21’s short documentary on The Wave of the World at bit.ly/bengliswave
Art of the City: Postmodern to Post-Katrina presented by The Helis Foundation History and contemporary art will interact to refresh perceptions of the city in the inaugural exhibition at The Historic New Orleans Collection’s new Seignouret-Brulatour Building. The exhibition assembles the diverse perspectives of Louisiana artists reacting during three decades of strife and progress, from the 1984 New Orleans World’s Fair through Hurricane Katrina, in the layered city that fueled their inspiration.
Detail: Burning Orchid Night Club; 1984; oil on linen by Douglas Bourgeois; The Historic New Orleans Collection, gift of Dr. Jerah Johnson, 2012.0299. Image courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Louisiana Contemporary presented by The Helis Foundation Louisiana Contemporary is an annual, state-wide, juried exhibition established in 2012 by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art to promote contemporary art practices in the state of Louisiana, provide exhibition space for the work of living artists and engage an audience that recognizes the vibrant visual culture of Louisiana and the role of New Orleans as a rising, international art center. The juror for the 2018 exhibition was Courtney J. Martin, Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the Dia Art Foundation. In 2018, the Museum established The Helis Foundation Art Prize, awarded to the exhibition’s Best in Show winner as selected by the juror. David Knox was the winner of the 2018 Best in Show and recipient of The Helis Foundation Art Prize. David Knox, The Fall of Leviticus, 2017, Archival pigment print on aluminum. Collection of the artist, courtesy of Cole Pratt Gallery.
Unframed presented by The Helis Foundation A PROJECT OF THE ARTS COUNCIL NEW ORLEANS
In the summer of 2018, the Arts Council of New Orleans announced Unframed presented by The Helis Foundation, downtown New Orleans’ first multi-mural exhibition of artwork by local and international artists. With a focus on the epicenter of the Arts District’s museums and galleries, the initiative will commission a series of large-scale public murals, enhancing New Orleans’ reputation as a leading city for contemporary art. The series of murals and public programming will launch in early 2019.
Attendees at Whitney Hancock White Linen Night in the Arts District complete a participatory mural announcing the launch of Unframed presented by The Helis Foundation. Photo Credit: Crista Rock
Fujiko Nakaya at the Louisiana Children’s Museum When the Louisiana Children’s Museum’s new campus in New Orleans City Park opens in 2019, visitors will be welcomed across the museum’s footbridge by the first permanent installation by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya in the American South. This significant commission will be completely underwritten by The Helis Foundation. Nakaya’s sculptures have been presented all over the world from the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao to the Australian National Gallery in Canberra to the grounds of the Philip Johnson Glass House in New Canaan. This commission is her first project in the American South and only second permanent installation in the United States.
Visitors walk across the 'Fog Bridge' at the Exploratorium on March 7, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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