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Employer Description
We believe the arts are essential to the life of the community. It is the mission of the Arts Council of New Orleans to support and to expand the opportunities for diverse artistic expression and to bring the community together in celebration of our rich multi-cultural heritage.
The Arts Council provides Cultural Planning, Advocacy, Public Art, Economic Development, Arts Education, Marketing, and Grant and Service Initiatives focused on its vision of New Orleans as a flourishing international center for arts and culture.
WHO WE ARE The Arts Council of New Orleans is a private, non-profit organization designated as the City’s official arts agency. Now in its 33rd year, the Arts Council works in partnership with the City of New Orleans, community groups, local, state, and national governmental agencies, and other nonprofit arts organizations to meet the arts and cultural needs of the greater New Orleans area through a diversity of initiatives and services.
MISSION STATEMENT We believe the arts are essential to the life of the community. It is the mission of the Arts Council of New Orleans to support and to expand the opportunities for diverse artistic expression and to bring the community together in celebration of our rich multi-cultural heritage. The Arts Council provides Cultural Planning, Advocacy, Economic Development, Arts Education, Arts Marketing, Public Art, and Grant and Service Initiatives focused on its vision of New Orleans as a flourishing international center for arts and culture.
WHAT WE DO Advocate for positive public sector, business and foundation policies and funding priorities at the local, state, and federal levels on behalf of arts and cultural interests. Administer grant programs that provide access to city, state, and private funds to organizations and artists in the greater New Orleans area. Serve as one of nine regional re-granting agencies for the Louisiana Division of the Arts. Contract with the City of New Orleans to administer Community Arts Grants. Administer the Percent for the Art Program for the City of New Orleans and place art in the public venue as a positive contributor to the visual landscape to create a “sense of place” that preserves and strengthens our city’s identity not only for our citizens but for the world beyond our borders. Provide services through the Arts Business Program to individual artists, start-up arts businesses, and arts non-profits through business and career planning, monthly business development workshops, pro-bono legal assistance, collaborative arts marketing projects such as the NOLA Arts & Culture Big List and neworleansvoices.com, and group health insurance to arts businesses and non-profits. Showcase the Visual Arts through the Arts Market of New Orleans. Held the last Saturday of each month, the Arts Market features handmade artworks from many of the area’s finest artists and craftsmen, vibrant music, children’s activities, food, and more. Present NOLAFunGuide.com, a comprehensive centralized events calendar of arts and cultural activities for the Greater New Orleans area. A joint initiative of the Arts Council of New Orleans and the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, NOLAFunGuide.com is helping to rebuild the area’s cultural infrastructure by promoting local events to the world via the internet. Conduct the Annual Community Arts Awards to honor organizations and individuals for steadfast dedication and outstanding contributions to the arts and culture of our community.
- Preforming Arts,
- Visual Arts,
- Marketing,
- Cultural Planning,
- Advocacy,
- Arts Education,
- Economic Development,
- Grant And Service Initiatives,
- Non Profit
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How We're Different
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Advocate for positive public sector, business and foundation policies and funding priorities at the local, state, and federal levels on behalf of arts and cultural interests.
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Administer grants programs to help increase access to city, state, and private funds to organizations and artists in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area. Serve as one of eight regional regranting agencies for the Louisiana Division of the Arts.
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Administer the Percent for the Art Program for the City of New Orleans and place art in the public venue as a positive contributor to the visual landscape to create a “sense of place” that preserves and strengthens our city’s identity not only for our citizens but for the world beyond our borders.
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Provide services through the Arts Business Program to individual artists, start-up arts businesses, and non-profits through business and career planning, monthly business development workshops, pro-bono legal assistance, collaborative arts marketing projects such as the NOLA Arts & Culture Big List and group health insurance to arts businesses and non-profits.
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Showcase the Visual Arts through our Monthly Arts Market of New Orleans. Held the last Saturday of every month at Palmer Park, the Arts Market features handmade art from some of the city’s finer artists, food, music, and more.
- Present NOLAFunGuide.com, a comprehensive centralized events calendar of arts and cultural activities for the Greater New Orleans area. A joint initiative of the Arts Council of New Orleans and the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, NOLAFunGuide.com is helping to rebuild the area’s cultural infrastructure by promoting local events to the world via the internet.
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Conduct the Annual Community Arts Awards to honor organizations and individuals for steadfast dedication and outstanding contributions to the arts and culture;
The Arts Council of New Orleans has its origin in the Cultural Resources Committee appointed by Mayor Moon Landrieu in 1970. In 1975 the group was incorporated under the name Arts Council of Greater New Orleans and was designated by the Mayor and City Council as the official arts agency for the City of New Orleans. Among its programs and services were fall and spring Brown Bag Concerts and an annual Arts Fest in downtown New Orleans; "Arts Report," a weekly radio program; the Mayor's Arts Awards; "Seldom Seen" exhibits of artworks from private collections; and various projects employing local artists through the CETA program.
In 1978 Mayor Ernest N. Morial reinforced the commitment to the arts espoused in his campaign. The mayor appointed a Task Force on Arts Policy to recommend policies to guide the role of City government in the support and promotion of the arts in New Orleans. The Task Force, composed of thirty-six citizens representing a broad range of interests in the arts, completed its work in May, 1979. The resulting recommendations have formed a basis for subsequent City and Arts Council action while being updated through ongoing planning with public agencies, nonprofit organizations, community groups, and interested individuals.
One recommendation of the 1979 Task Force was that the Mayor establish an Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, and a Committee for Arts and Cultural Development was subsequently appointed. It soon became evident, however, that local government could not be the sole support of arts development in New Orleans, and it was obvious that a partnership between the public and private sectors would form a more promising vehicle for generating financial support, maintaining and expanding programs, and sustaining growth for all the arts in this community.
In 1981 the Arts Council of Greater New Orleans and the Mayor's Committee on Arts and Cultural Development merged to form the Arts Council of New Orleans. The thirty-two member Board of Directors is representative of the arts community and the community at large. The Arts Council works in partnership with the City of New Orleans, community groups, local and State governmental agencies, and other nonprofit art organizations to meet the arts needs of the New Orleans community through a diversity of programs and services.
Since 1981 the Arts Council has increased its programs and services and broadened its base of support in the community.
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Hiring Information
We are always hiring fun and creative people in all areas of the arts. Frequently check our job website for up-to-date postings.
