New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

FEATURED PROJECT

PUBLIC ART PROGRAM | CALL TO ARTISTS

Dumez Development Group managed the Call to Artists process for the Convention Center's landmark public art initiative. Responsibilities included developing the artist solicitation, coordinating communications, managing submissions, facilitating the selection process, and serving as liaison between the owner, artists, and project stakeholders.

The result is a curated public art program that celebrates New Orleans' and Louisiana's culture while enhancing one of the region's most significant civic destinations.

Rendering by: NANO, LLC

  • Below we have highlighted various artists selected for this project.

  • MOLLY MCGUIRE

    CYMBAL BOY, SPY BOY, SPY GIRL & FLAG BOY SERIES

  • BRANDAN “BMIKE” ODUMS

    FAMILY TREE

  • FRANCIS PAVY

    THIRD COAST SUNRISE

  • JOHN T. SCOTT

    HAND PRESSED WOODCUT PRINT SERIES

  • PIPPIN FRISBIE-CALDER

    SHIFTING LANDS

  • EDGAR CANO LOPEZ

    LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

  • GINA PHILLIPS

    SON HOUSE

  • SHIRLEY MASINTER

    NEWPORT

  • LESLEY DILL

    WILD GRACE

  • ANITA COOK

    COSMIC GEARS, PULLEYS AND PATHWAYS

  • RON BECHET

    IMPERTENANT SOLITUDE

  • GEORGE DUNBAR

    BRIDGE

Stage-1 Artists Include:

Aaron Reichert  |  New Orleans Joint and Laughing

Alexander Stolin  |  Shipyard, Dry Dock I, Dry Dock II

Anita Cooke  |  COSMIC GEARS, PULLEYS AND PATHWAYS

Ann Boudreau  |  Flying Tutus

Annie Moran  |  Porch Life and Watercolor Landscape

Aron Belka  |  Market Woman

Ashley Teamer  |  Swampscape

Ayo Scott  |  Any Given ‘Supa’ Sunday

Bradley Sabin  |  Ceramic Floral Wall

Brandan “Bmike” Odums  |  Family Tree

Brandon Surtain  |  Makeshift Band

Brendon Palmer-Angell  |  Threshold Sentinel

Carl Joe Williams  |  Echoes in the Sun

Carlos Mendieta  |  Lost Worlds

Charles Hoffacker  |  Traveler and Skater

Cora Rose Nimtz  |  Storm at Sea, Wild Goose Chase, Live Bait

Courtney Eagan  |  Magnolia

Courtney “Ceaux” Buckley  |  Next Stop and Bands

Ed Smith  |  Republic of Virtue

Edgar Cano Lopez  |  Life is Beautiful

Ellen Macomber  |  The Nine Muses

Elmore Morgan Jr.  |  New Orleans Roof Top View

Elton Davis Jr.  |  Catilina, Holl’in At You, and Big Chief

Eternal Seeds Youth Artists  |  Community Wall

Falola “Ojo” Akinlana  |  Love Language

Francis Pavy  |  Third Coast Sunrise

Frank Relle  |  Berard, Oree, Architecture

George Dunbar  |  Bridge

Gina Phillips  |  Son House

Gretchen Weller Howard  |  Tousled

Harlin Miller  |  Unlabored Remains

Herb Roe  |  Le fête de quémande

Hunt Slonem  |  Purple Haze

Jacob “Repitle” Martin  |  Elephant Ear

Jacqueline Bishop  |  Sonatina

Jamal Denzel Barnes  |  Tone Deaf

Jay Davis  |  Floating In The Flowers

Jeremy Tauriac  |  Once In a Life Time and Keeping Time

John T. Scott  |  Louis No. 2, Old House, Waiting at the Station

Kaori Maeyama  |  The Batture

Kate Blacklock  |  Blue Vase Series

Keith Perelli  |  Soul River

Kelli Scott Kelley  |  Journey Home

Kelly Mueller  |  Nest

KID smART  |  Community Wall 

Lesley Dill  |  Wild Grace

Marjorie Pierson  |  Louisiana Lace Series

Meg Turner  |  Wildlife Revelry Series

Mike Hewett  |  Grace in Stillness and Fraternitas

Mitchell Gaudet  |  Storyville

Molly McGuire  |  Cymbal Boy, Spy Boy, Spy Girl, Flag Boy

Monica Kelly + Sasha Kopfler + Lillian Aguinaga  |  Heartbeat of the Crescent

Nonney Oddlokken  |  Dream of Rouseau

Pippen Frisbee Calder  |  Untitled White Birds

Raine Bedsole  |  Vessel

Ron Bechet  |  Impertinent Solitude

Ruth Owens  |  Water Boy

Shirley Rabe Masinter  |  Newport

Simon Blake  |  Societe De Sainte Anne

Simon Gunning  |  The River Turns

Terrance Osborne  |  Bayou St. John Second Liners

Ursa Eyer  |  ENGULF

William Dunlap  |  Flat Out; Late Light

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MISSION
This project seeks to identify and amplify a myriad of artists' voices, moving in the spirit of true inclusion, and working with artists that represent as wide a swath of the community as possible, including both seasoned and emerging talent. By bringing their art into the Convention Center, we invite the world to experience Louisiana not only through its industry but through its imagination. This project is not just about filling walls. It is about embedding Louisiana’s creative spirit into the heart of a space.