For this month’s BookLENS, former NOPA president and creative nomad, Sesthasak Boonchai is interviewing Isaac Diggs and Edward Hillel about their recently published book: Electronic Landscapes: Music, Space and Resistance in Detroit. Electronic Landscapes: Music, Space and Resistance in Detroit (EL) celebrates Detroit’s techno, house and hip-hop musicians who construct home studios, renovate buildings and sustain … Continue reading July 2021 BookLENS: Isaac Diggs + Edward Hillel
For this month’s BookLENS, we are welcoming Jonathan Blaustein as a guest reviewer. Jonathan is an artist, writer, and educator based in Taos, New Mexico. He has exhibited his work widely in galleries and museums in the US, and in festivals in Europe as well. His photographs reside in several important … Continue reading June 2021 BookLENS: Kristin Bedford
New Orleans Photo Alliance is now looking for interns for this summer from now to August 20, with opportunities to extend into the Fall Semester! We are accepting applications for a virtual reality intern, NOPA gallery interns (2), and Nobechi Creative online workshops intern. To learn more about each opportunity and apply, see the links below. … Continue reading Application open for NOPA Summer and Fall Internships
Introducing BookLENS, a new interview series coordinated by PhotoNOLA’s PhotoBOOK Fair and published on NOPA’s online blog. Each month leading up to PhotoNOLA, we will bring you an interview with a photographer who recently authored a photography book of interest. This month we bring you Bryce Lankard, one of the founding members of both the … Continue reading May 2021 BookLENS: Bryce Lankard
Pitot House, 1440 Moss Street, New Orleans Sunday, May 2, 2021 | 12 – 6 pm As a part of our fundraising campaign for the 2021 GiveNOLA season, we have partnered with the Louisiana Landmarks Society to present the inaugural Sunday Guinguette at Pitot House! This event will feature live music by Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes. Sunpie … Continue reading Sunday Guinguette at Pitot House: May 2, 2021
New Orlean Photo Alliance’s programming director, Kevin Lajoie, will be interviewing Iranian artist Navid Memar. Memar is a photographer, videographer, director and writer living in Tehran. His work is often cross-disciplinary, including architecture, collage, sculpture, short film, time-based media and theatre. His work is influenced by Iran’s history and native culture, as well as his … Continue reading April 2nd Tuesday: Interview with Navid Memar
The Disposable Camera Workshop, a new exhibition coming to the NOPA Gallery’s Community Wall, features photographs made by military veterans participating in the Headway Program, part of the Bastion Community of Resilience in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Disposable Camera Workshop will be on display starting April 3rd, 2021. After participating in lessons on formal photography, … Continue reading The Disposable Camera Workshop Exhibition