Arts District New Orleans will hold its monthly First Saturday Art Walk on Saturday, October 4th from 5-9pm in conjunction with the 45th annual Art For Arts' Sake, a celebration of the arts in downtown. This annual rite of fall was created by the CAC in 1980, has been presented with ADNO since the early 90s, and has become one of the hottest events of the year for art lovers in and around New Orleans. Guests are invited to come Downtown for a full day of artful fun and evening openings in the 21 member galleries and museums of the Arts District. Reinvigorating this event post-pandemic, the Arts District New Orleans has since added a philanthropic component, illustrating the power of art to go beyond art's sake.
This year, a number of galleries will be setting up collection sites for Grace at the Greenlight, a New Orleans-based non-profit whose mission is to offer unhoused members of our community choices while also providing them with items to meet their basic needs. The items we'll be collecting are men's and women's clothing, hygiene items (deodorant, disposable razors, travel-size toothpaste, NEW men’s underwear, NEW women’s underwear), and food items (individually packaged peanut butter crackers, Slim Jims, fruit cups, chicken salad kits, Subway gift cards, bulk quick cook oatmeal and grits). Below, you'll find a list of which galleries will be set up as donation-collection sites.
PARTICIPATING GALLERIES and MUSEUMS
Ariodate Gallery, 535 Julia St.
Arthur Roger Gallery, 432 Julia St.
Beata Sasik Gallery, 541 Julia St.
Boulier Gallery, 618 Julia St.
Callan Contemporary, 518 Julia St.
Curated, 328 Julia St.
Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St.
Creole Connection, 612 Andrew Higgins Blvd.
ESOM ART, 400 Julia St.
FERRARA SHOWMAN GALLERY, 400a Julia St - DONATION COLLECTION SITE
Gallery 600 Julia, 600 Julia St.
LeMieux Galleries, 332 Julia St. - DONATION COLLECTION SITE
Martine Chaisson Gallery, 727 Camp Street
Octavia Art Gallery, 700 Magazine St. Ste 103
Orleans Gallery by Louisiana Art, 603 Julia St.
Ogden Museum, 925 Camp St
Parlour Gallery, 822 Camp St.
SPILLMAN | BLACKWELL Fine Art, Virtual Gallery
Smith & Clark Collection, 900 Camp St.
SMITH Contemporary, 440 Julia St.
Stella Jones Gallery, 201 St. Charles Ave
