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When you walk into just about any interior space in the US – from the biggest office building to the smallest apartment – you're almost certain to find art hanging on the walls. And not just one piece. From your doctor's waiting room to your sister's bedroom, you'll typically find multiple works of art. Sure, they're not all paintings, some of them are posters or prints, but at some point, each one had to be created by an artist. Only around 1% of the US workforce are artists. So, with limited availability and high demand you'd expect artists to be highly paid. Most of them, though, are not. The reason might be something to do with the business model by which visual artists get paid. In the film business, actors, directors, and writers pay agents a commission of 10% of their income. Musicians pay booking agents 10% of their income. Directors of commercials pay their business representatives 18% commission. If you're a visual artist, you'll pay your business representative – typically a gallery owner – a commission of 50% of the sale price of your artwork. How does an artist survive in this kind of financial setup? That's what we're asking Anastasia Pelias. Anastasia is a New Orleans born-and-raised visual artist whose paintings and sculptures are in museums and in private and public collections across the country and around the world. In New Orleans you can see Anastasia's paintings in the permanent collections of The New Orleans Museum of Art, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art and The Newcomb Art Museum. You can see her sculptures in St. John Park in Lake Terrace, and on Poydras Street as part of the Helis Foundation's Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition. In case you're thinking all 50% commission art gallery owners must be hard-hearted blood-sucking mercenaries, meet Marguerite Oestreicher. Marguerite owned an art gallery in the heart of New Orleans' art district on Julia Street, until Hurricane Katrina closed it down. In part, Marguerite credits the skills she picked up running her art gallery with her ability to perform her current job as Executive Director of New Orleans Area Habitat For Humanity. NOAHH, as it's commonly known, has 65 full-time employees and builds around 25 homes a year. Their stated mission is, “To responsibly build communities where families can thrive in homes they can afford.” For whatever reason – maybe because it helps bring order to a chaotic world - human beings like to divide by 2. We like to put things in one category, or another. Republican or Democrat. Employed or unemployed. Artist or Businessperson. Renter or Homeowner. Marguerite's mission at Habitat For Humanity is defined by categories: moving people from one to another. From renter to homeowner. To survive as an artist, like Anastasia, you have to defy the categories of art versus business – you need to keep one foot in each world. Across all these categories, the one thing most of us have in common is, we like to live in an affordable home where we can hang our art on the walls. Out to Lunch was recorded live over lunch at Columns in Uptown New Orleans. You can find photos from this show by Blake Langlinais at itsneworleans.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Louisiana's Northshore is home to roughly 264,570 people, but it's never had a Pride parade — until now. This year, organizers are hosting the area's first-ever parade to celebrate LGBTQ pride along Lakeshore Drive in Mandeville. Event organizers Mel Manuel and Jeremy JF Thompson tell us about the more than 200 floats and krewes set to walk, and what it means to celebrate pride during a time when LGBTQ rights are under threat.Taxis and rideshares are a vital part of New Orleans' economy, but they're not always accessible for people with disabilities. In fact, there's only one wheelchair-accessible taxi driver in all of New Orleans. Chelsea Brasted recently reported on this for Axios New Orleans. She joins us for more on the impacts of limited accessible transportation in the city.Artist Matt Scobey is turning heads towards the sky with his latest installation of a towing figure at the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition, presented by The Helis Foundation. Jessie Haynes, managing director of the foundation, joins us for more on the latest works of art.___Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Diane Mack. Our managing producer is Alana Schrieber. Matt Bloom and Aubry Procell are assistant producers. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman.You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12 and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!

Ep.198 Allison Janae Hamilton (b. 1984 in Kentucky, raised in Florida) has exhibited widely across the U.S. and abroad. Her work has been the subject of institutional solo exhibitions at the Georgia Museum of Art, the Joslyn Art Museum, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), and Atlanta Contemporary, as well as a commissioned solo project with Creative Time. Her sculpture, Love is like the sea… (2023) is currently on view in the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition, presented by The Helis Foundation in New Orleans, LA. Select recent group exhibitions include The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Shifting Horizons, Nevada Museum of Art; Enunciated Life, California African Art Museum; More, More, More, TANK Shanghai; and Indicators: Artists on Climate Change, Storm King Art Center. Work by the artist is held in public collections such as the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Hood Museum of Art, The Menil Collection, Nasher Museum of Art, Nevada Museum of Art, and Speed Museum of Art, among others. Hamilton has participated in a range of fellowships and residencies, including at the Whitney Independent Study Program, New York, NY; the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY; and Fundación Botín, Santander, Spain. She is the recipient of the Creative Capital Award and the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant. Hamilton holds a PhD in American Studies from New York University and an MFA in Visual Arts from Columbia University. She lives and works in New York. Portrait: Heather Sten Artist https://www.allisonjanaehamilton.com/ Marianne Boesky Gallery https://marianneboeskygallery.com/artists/60-allison-janae-hamilton/press/ Storm King Art Center https://indicators.stormking.org/allison-janae-hamilton/ Georgia Museum of Art https://georgiamuseum.org/exhibit/allison-janae-hamilton-between-life-and-landscape/ University of Georgia https://www.wuga.org/show/museum-minute/2022-10-28/museum-minute-allison-janae-hamilton Nasher Museum of Art https://nasher.duke.edu/stories/allison-janae-hamilton-floridawater-ii-sisters-wakulla-county-fl-and-when-the-wind-has-teeth/ Helis Foundation https://www.thehelisfoundation.org/pcse/love-is-like-the-sea... Pippy HouldsworthGallery https://www.houldsworth.co.uk/exhibitions/140-tales-of-soil-and-concrete-brett-goodroad-allison-janae-hamilton-yun-fei-ji-arturo/works/ The Highline https://www.thehighline.org/art/projects/allison-janae-hamilton/ Contemporary Art Library https://www.contemporaryartlibrary.org/artist/allison-janae-hamilton-6327 Artpil https://artpil.com/allison-janae-hamilton/ The Clark https://www.clarkart.edu/microsites/humane-ecology/about-the-artists/allison-janae-hamilton UGA Today https://news.uga.edu/nature-is-at-the-center-of-allison-janae-hamiltons-work/ Rema Hort Mann Foundation https://www.remahortmannfoundation.org/allison-janae-hamilton/ Ogden Museum https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/florida-stories-a-conversation-with-author-lauren-groff-and-visual-artist-allison-janae-hamilton/ Kids Kiddle https://kids.kiddle.co/Allison_Janae_Hamilton WWD https://wwd.com/feature/allison-janae-hamilton-marianne-boesky-gallery-art-exhibition-1234792142/ Whitewall Art https://whitewall.art/art/allison-janae-hamilton-interrogates-myths-around-landscape-and-stories-of-paradise/ Whitewall Art https://whitewall.art/whitewaller/allison-janae-hamilton-a-romance-of-paradise/ Where y'at https://www.whereyat.com/allison-janae-hamilton-lauren-groff-florida-new-orleans The Bitter Southerner https://bittersoutherner.com/summer-voices/aunjanue-ellis/allison-janae-hamilton C& https://contemporaryand.com/exhibition/allison-janae-hamilton-a-romance-of-paradise/ The University of Texas at Austin https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/items/3f37e356-f2a7-4f3b-a9d4-7614ddfac848 Urban Milwaukee https://urbanmilwaukee.com/people/allison-janae-hamilton/

Roughly a third of workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama want to join the union, according to the United Auto Workers.  This comes after the UAW won a substantial new contract from the Big Three Automakers in November. The UAW previously failed to unionize in Alabama after an initial attempt that began in 2011. Stephen Silvia is the author of The UAW's Southern Gamble. He spoke to Stephan Bisaha of the Gulf States Newsroom about why the Mercedes union campaign in Alabama failed and what it means for the UAW's new southern push.  Unframed, a multi-mural exhibit in downtown New Orleans is celebrating a milestone with its 10th installation, “Drum Major NOLA,” by New Orleans artist Keith Duncan. Jessie Hayes, managing director of the Helis Foundation, the organization behind the project, tells us more about the city's newest mural.  The Nous Foundation and the Historic BK House & Gardens recently unveiled a new exhibit of contemporary art in New Orleans made primarily by Haitian artists. The exhibition, titled “Haiti-Louisiana: Tides of Freedom,” celebrates the cultural, linguistic and historic ties between the two nations.  Scott Tilton, co-founder and director of the Nous Foundation, and Max Jean-Louis, a Haitian-born curator who helped bring this exhibition to life, tell us more about exploring the two countries' connection through art. Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Diane Mack. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our assistant producer is Aubry Procell. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman. You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12 and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode of Louisiana Considered: What do beer koozies, Allen Toussaint and intellectual property law have to do with each other? Also, a conversation with Jessie Haynes of the Helis Foundation about the organization's efforts to restore an abstract art installation along the Poydras Corridor that was damaged when Hurricane Ida hit the state almost one year ago. This episode originally aired on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. To hear the full episode, click the play button above.   The Allen Toussaint Legacy Act was signed into law earlier this year. It seeks to protect the rights of individuals to commercially use their image and likeness. It came about after beer koozies with Allen Toussaint's image printed on them showed up at the 2016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival following his death — even though Toussaint wasn't exactly available to say whether he was OK with this appropriation of his image.   On Wednesday's segment, we analyze the Allen Toussaint Legacy Act with Marina Biragova, business and intellectual property attorney and executive director of the Technology and Entrepreneurship Clinic at Southern University Law Center. We ask who benefits from this law, what the potential liabilities are for artists and businesses, what parts of intellectual property law the legislation addresses, and what remains ambiguous two months after the act was signed into law.   Also, we speak with Jessie Haynes of The Helis Foundation about a colorful sculpture that's returning to the corner of Poydras and Loyola in New Orleans. The beloved “Box of Artificial Flowers #6” by the late abstract artist Ida Kohlmeyer has been restored after damages from Hurricane Ida.   Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Adam Vos. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh.    You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.    Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.   Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're looking for a new summer activity without making a dent in your wallet, “Art for All,” might be perfect for you. The program from the Helis Foundation is offering free admission to art institutions on select days for Louisiana residents. The Helis Foundation's managing director, Jessie Haynes, tells us more about where and when Louisianans can access these free art exhibits.  But first, some favorite storybook characters come to life in James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical, Into the Woods. Director and Professor of Theatre at Tulane University John “Ray” Proctor tells us about the latest production of this forest adventure at the Summer Lyric Theatre. Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Diane Mack. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh.  You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode I speak with Jessie Haynes, Managing Director of The Helis Foundation in New Orleans, LA. We discuss:The role of a foundation Transitioning from being an attorney to running a foundation The role of art and public art and the projects around New Orleans they fund such as Art for All: The Helis Foundation Free Days; the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition presented by The Helis Foundation; and Unframed, the first multi-mural exhibition of large scale artwork in Downtown New OrleansHer experience as a board member for organizations such as Ogden, PRC, Arts Council of New OrleansJessie received her B.A. from Newcomb College of Tulane University, majoring in English and Art History, and her J.D. from Loyola University College of Law.  After serving as a judicial law clerk, practicing law in the private sector, and directing programs on the staff of a statewide public policy organization, she joined The Helis Foundation in 2014.  Jessie received Gambit Weekly's “40 Under 40” honor in 2017, was a CityBusiness Women of the Year in 2017 and one of New Orleans Magazine's “People to Watch” in 2015 and Adore Magazine's “Most Influential New Orleanians” in 2020.  Listen to this episode on sarahstoryartlife.com, Spotify, or apple podcast. You can follow us on instagram @sarah_story_artlife, @jhaynes1979, @poydrascorridor, and TheHelisFoundation.org. Thank you for tuning in! Please DM any questions or comments on my instagram. 

Cultural Community Commitment Miranda Restovic, President and Executive Director of Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities​, Managing Director of Jessie Haynes of the Helis Foundation, and Deputy Director Chris Harter of the Amistad Research Center talk art, community and the Louisiana Culture Care Fund.

Conversation with Jessie Haynes, managing director of The Helis Foundation. You can find more info online at thehelisfoundation.org

Art of the City, Postmodern to Post-Katrina highlights contemporary art in New Orleans. Presented by the Helis Foundation this is the first exhibit to be displayed in the The Historic New Orleans Collection's Seignouret-Brulatour building.(THNOC). Join me and curator/artist Jan Gilbert for a tour of the exhibit, and a discussion of contemporary art in New Orleans. Jan's enthusiasm for the art and the artists really comes through. By the end of this episode you'll be planning your next visit to THNOC and mapping out your route to find the art scattered across New Orleans. Sponsor: The Old 77 Hotel and Chandlery When you're ready to visit New Orleans and check out the exhibit you'll need a place to stay. The Old 77 is ideally situated in the Warehouse District, just three blocks from the French Quarter. It features a variety of pet-friendly rooms, the award-winning Compere Lapin restaurant, and more. You'll love the location, the rooms, and the food, but the details and the service are what you'll fall in love with! To book your room, click here or use code BBOLD77 to save 25% off their regular rates. Sponsor: Two Chicks Walking Tours Want to explore the Garden District? Head on over to Two Chicks Walking Tours. They’ve got you covered with a wonderful tour that will provide plenty of history along with fun facts about some of the neighborhoods’ residents, past and present. You also get to learn about our cemeteries because this tour includes Lafayette Cemetery, in the heart of the Garden District. Two Chicks also offers several varieties of French Quarter tours, as well as tours of St. Louis #1. Whatever you choose, know you will be in great hands and will have a wonderful time. Use code BEYOND and save 15%. twochickswalkingtours.com   Thank You Thanks to Jan Gilbert for joining me today, and to Eli Haddow at The Historic New Orleans Collection. A special thanks to the Helis Foundation for making the exhibit possible. Subscribe to the Podcast If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play Music or wherever you get your podcasts. If you do enjoy listening, please share Beyond Bourbon Street with someone who shares our love of New Orleans. Join Us on Facebook We have a free Facebook group where you can ask questions, share your New Orleans experiences and engage with others who love all things New Orleans! Join us by going to beyondbourbonst.com/facebook. Support Us on Patreon Would you like to help us continue to create the content you love? If so, join the krewe by becoming a financial supporter. Your monthly support will help us grow, and will provide you with exclusive content, access, and more. If you would like to join the krewe, check out our Patreon page. Thanks, Mark  

Joshua Perry, Executive Director of the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights, discusses LCCR’s report calling for youth to be removed from adult jail, and problems with the juvenile justice system. Next, Alysia Savoy, Performing Arts Manager at the Contemporary Arts Center, promotes “How to Build a Forest,” a colorful, interactive eight-hour installation and performance inspired by recent environmental disasters impacting Louisiana woodlands and ecosystems. Then, Jessie Haynes, philanthropy director for the Helis Foundation, promotes opening of the Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden in City Park, and discusses the sculptor’s life and work, and the foundation’s support of the arts. Finally, UNO’s Dr. Ed Chervenak joins Jeanne to preview the upcoming elections.

Climate Interactive’s Co-Director Drew Jones, and NASA scientist Dr. Gavin Schmidt talk about recent trends with the warming Earth, and climate change science. Next, Dr. Karin Muraszko, Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan, talks multiple sclerosis and other neurological health issues as she attends a neurological conference in New Orleans. Then, local attorney and art collector Chris Alfieri discusses a lost sculpture by Lynda Benglis from the 1984 World’s Fair in New Orleans that he found in Kenner, restored with the help of the Helis Foundation, and placed in City Park. Finally, artist Monique Verdin, discusses her work that focuses on the culture and challenges of Houma Indians.