The beginning of fall marks the start of a season full of arts and culture, and Art for Art’s Sake features citywide art openings at 31 galleries. There will be a Julia Street block party while the galleries are open, with music by DJ Brice Nice and food from local vendors such as Crepes à la Carte and New Orleans Hot Dogs. The Contemporary Arts Center will also feature its NOLA Now exhibition, including works by Michele Basta, Aaron Collier, and Club S + S, and have an afterparty featuring their 35th Birthday Concert with Ellis Marsalis and DJ Soul Sister starting at 9 p.m..
The event is Saturday, October 1st from 6 – 9 p.m., and the afterparty lasting until 11 p.m. There are cash bars and food, but admission is free for all the galleries.
Warehouse District
"Stalker" by John Waters at Arthur Roger Gallery.
Ariodante Gallery (535 Julia St.): Paintings by Amy Archinal and Isabel Dupuy, Jewelry by Debbie Villa
Arthur Roger Gallery (432 – 434 Julia St.): Catholic Sin by John Waters, Richard Baker album and book cover paintings, James Drake cut paper works, & David Greber video
CAC (900 Camp St.): NOLA Now Various Artists, EXPOSE with Angela Driscoll, Taney Rongier, Yiug Zhu
d.o.c.s., a studio gallery of contemporary art (709 Camp St.): Small Creatures and Smaller Worlds by Lacey Stinson
Gallery Bienvenu (518 Julia St.): New Sculptures by Eva Hild
George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts (747 Magazine St.): Blue Dogs, Cajuns, and Hurricanes: Student Works from the GRFA Scholarship Contest
Heriard-Cimino Gallery (440 Julia St.): Prefiguration by Iva Gueoguieva, Neon Works by Keith Sonnier
Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art (600 Julia St.): La Vie en Roses by Scott Howard
"Succession" by Iva Gueorgieva at Heriard-Cimino Gallery
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery (400a Julia St.): Junk Shot by Skylar Fein
LeMieux Galleries (332 Julia St.): Hot Greens and Cold Reds by Kate Trepagnier
Louisiana Children’s Museum (420 Julia St.): Young at Art by Various Young Artists
Martine Chaisson Gallery (727 Julia St.): Close Your Eyes by Norman Mooney
Ogden Museum of Southern Art (925 Camp St.): Josephine Sacabo’s Oyeme Con Los Ojos (Hear Me With Your Eyes), Southern Photography: From the Permanent Collection, Ersy: The Architecture of Dreams, George Dureau: Paintings, Drawing, and Photograph
Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects (300 Lafayette St., Suite 200): Hardbirdtat… Architecture for the Birds
Søren Christensen (400 Julia St.): Beacon: New landscape & still life works by Libby Johnson
Stella Jones Gallery (201 St. Charles Ave.): MAHALIA: Queen of Gospel Music, Various Artists
"Black Flag for Marcuse" by Skylar Fein at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery
Uptown
9th Street Studio (1029 Ninth St.): Paintings by Alexis Walter, Jewelry by Rachael Adamiak
Academy Gallery (5256 Magazine St.): New Work by Kathy Gergo, Sculpture by Brent Barnidge
Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery (4138 Magzine St.): New Orleans Second Lines All the Time, Nilo and Mina Lanzas
Carol Robinson Gallery (840 Napoleon Ave.): Unfinished Stories by Jere Allen
Chet Pourciau (3652 Magazine St.): The Art of Living by Mike Fenley, Bekye Fargason, and Connie Chapman
Cole Pratt Gallery (3800 Magazine St.): Around & About: New Watercolors by Christine Cozic
"Philodendron" by Christine Cozic at Cole Pratt Gallery
Garden District Gallery (1332 Washington Ave.): Louisiana Landscapes by Various Artists
Guthrie Contemporary (3815 Magazine St.): The Space In Between: Works by Bernd Haussmann, Glass sculpture by Kazuo Kadonaga
Guy Lyman Fine Art (3645 Magazine St.): Paintings from the 1800’s to today, Various Artists
House of Lounge (2044 Magazine St.): Through the Looking Glass, Louis St Lewis & Sean Yseult
Longshore Studio Gallery (4848 Magazine St.): Works by Sarah Ashley Longshore
Mignon Faget (3801 Magazine St.): New Collection by Mignon Faget, New Designs by John Humphries
New Orleans Photo Alliance (1111 Saint Mary St.): NOIR, Various Artists
Octavia Art Gallery (4532 Magazine St.): Southern Gardens: New Mixed-Media Originals and Giclees Nall
Potsalot Pottery (3818 Magazine St.): New Works, Alex and Cindy Williams
Sibley Gallery (3427 Magazine St.): Works by Stefan Daiberl
Thomas Mann Gallery (1810 Magazine St.): Food for Thought, Various Artists
"Big Line of Coke" by Sarah Ashley Longshore at Longshore Studio Gallery
Citywide
A Gallery for Fine Photography (241 Chartres St.): Josephine Sacabo: Photo gravures
Du Mois Gallery (4921 Freret St.): Fear is a Man’s Best Friend, Jeremy Willis
Geystan Originals Studio 123 (1001 S. Broad St.): Indigo Blues & Unleashed: The Red Scarf Series by Jacqueline Geystan
The Big Top (1638 Clio St.): Direct Sunlight: New Works by Sara Essex Bradley and Joe Kight
Angela King Gallery (241 Royal St.): Works by ML Snowden
