New Orleans Artists Heading to the Bayou Boogaloo

Local artists and roughly 1,000 pieces of their artwork will be heading for Norfolk, Virginia for the 19th Annual Bayou Boogaloo and Cajun Food Festival to be held June 20 - 22, 2008.

This event will showcase handmade original New Orleans’ art and provide needed sales to local artists. The result of many months of planning and coordinating between the Arts Council of New Orleans and Norfolk Festevents, this “take-the-show-on-the-road” trip is part of the Arts Council’s aggressive strategy for promoting the cultural economy of New Orleans while providing viable avenues for artists to bring their creative works to the marketplace.

“We are thrilled to be a part of this very special event,” said Gene Meneray – Director, Arts Business Program for the Arts Council. “Local artist, Darrin Butler, was selected to create this year’s event poster and organizers of Norfolk Festevents are providing complimentary booth spaces, travel and lodging accommodations for our artists at no charge.”

The artists and their artwork will load up at 6:30 p.m. June 18, 2008 at the Arts Council’s Offices at 818 Howard Avenue, New Orleans, LA.

For more details, contact Gene Meneray at 504.218.8869 or via email: GMeneray@ArtsCouncilofNewOrleans.org .