The Alliance Française de La Nouvelle-Orléans, the French language and cultural center for the Crescent City, is seeking submissions for its annual photo contest, with the 2012 theme being, “Ma Louisiane: What Makes Louisiana French?” The entry deadline is Monday, Nov. 5. Submissions will be accepted for adult and junior (ages 14-18) categories. The entry… Read More »Alliance Francaise seeks photo contest submissions by Nov. 5

Two exhibits featuring portraits, by NOPA member and New Orleans photographer Judy Cooper, of women who founded the first gallery run by and for women in the United States–namely, the A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn–will open simultaneously at two New York galleries in early November. The first opening reception will be held at the A.I.R. Gallery on Thursday, Nov. 1,… Read More »Judy Cooper’s ‘A.I.R. Pioneers’ exhibit opens Nov. 1-3 in NYC

Due to popular demand, the deadline for submissions to the Briana Dekemel Memorial Juried Photography Exhibition, a project of the Olde Towne Arts Center of Slidell, La. and Slidell Little Theatre, has been extended to Tuesday, Oct. 23. The final deadline was previously Octoberr 16. The exhibition will begin on Friday, Nov. 2, during the… Read More »Deadline extended for Slidell’s “OFFstage” exhibit submissions

An exhibit featuring the work of recent recipients of New Orleans Photo Alliance grants, including winners of the Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography’s grant awards, as well as Clarence John Laughlin Award, will begin this Saturday, Oct. 20 at the NOPA gallery in the Lower Garden District. An opening reception for the exhibit,… Read More »NOPA grant winners exhibit opens Oct. 20 at Alliance gallery

An exhibit curated by New Orleans Photo Alliance member Pat Jolly, “Spirit Realm,” a show featuring works from several NOPA members, will open this Saturday, Oct. 13, at Barrister’s Gallery in the Crescent City’s St. Claude Arts District. An opening reception is set for 6 to 10 p.m. The exhibit will feature works from NOPA members… Read More »Pat Jolly-curated ‘Spirit Realm’ opens at Barrister’s Saturday

The Crusade for Collecting, a nonprofit whose mission is to cultivate new art lovers, patrons and collectors via innovative engagement with the arts, is  is seeking images from New Orleans-based photographers for a pop-up show scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 1. The deadline for submissions is Saturday, Oct. 20. The exhibit will be held in connection with… Read More »Photos from NOLA artists sought for Julia Street pop-up show

NOPA is hosting a closing reception for its “Odd Words II” exhibition on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 6-8 p.m. at its gallery in the Crescent City’s Lower Garden District. The reception will be held in connection with Art for Art’s Sake, a gallery open-house night taking place in the Warehouse District and on and just… Read More »‘Odd Works II’ closing reception at NOPA gallery Saturday

NOPA member, photographer, and filmmaker, David Rae Morris is seeking support for his film “Yazoo Revisited.” From Morris’ statement about the film:My current project, “Yazoo Revisited” re-examines a critical period in Mississippi history, the integration of the public schools in 1970.  My father, the late writer Willie Morris, grew up in Yazoo City, Mississippi in the… Read More »Member David Rae Morris seeks funding for ‘Yazoo Revisited’