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City: New Orleans
Website: http://www.prospectneworleans.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/prospectnola
Twitter: @Prospect_NOLA
Address: U.S. Biennial, Inc. 135 Grand St. 4th Floor
Phone: 212.680.5305
About The Partner
About Prospect New Orleans
Prospect New Orleans, founded in 2008 by Dan Cameron, is the largest biennial of international contemporary art in the United States. Conceived in the tradition of the great international biennials, such as the Venice Biennale and the Bienal de São Paulo, Prospect New Orleans showcases new artistic practices from around the world and contributes to the revitalization of New Orleans by spurring tourism and bringing international attention to the city's vibrant visual arts community. In its inaugural year, Prospect.1 New Orleans featured 81 artists who exhibited at 24 venues throughout the city, occupying a combined 200,000 square feet of space spread widely over miles of the city's eclectic and historic neighborhoods. From November 2008 through January 2009, Prospect.1 attracted 42,000 individual visitors (88,000 admissions), generating over $23 million in economic activity.
Prospect New Orleans was founded on the principle that the art of our time can play a significant role in the revitalization of an important U.S. city. As it evolves from a first-time biennial in Prospect.1 to a local tradition with each subsequent Prospect New Orleans, the biennial remains committed to building a contemporary art tourism infrastructure upon a signature event that galvanizes local art creation and entrepreneurial activity, while attracting tens of thousands of art lovers to New Orleans every other year.
Associated Artists
Artists from Prospect New Orleans
Artworks from Prospect New Orleans
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