Prospect New Orleans is excited to announce the unveiling of its second Artists of Public Memory Commission, Memoirs of the Lower 9th Ward, by New Orleans based artists Chandra McCormick and Keith Calhoun.

Country Roads Magazine’s Alexandra Kennon talks with New Orleans-based artist kai lumumba barrow and Deputy Director, Taylor Holloway about Prospect New Orleans' first Artists of Public Memory Commission, Abolition Playground. ⁠

A glimpse into the world and work of artists, collaborators, and friends of Prospect New Orleans through unfiltered and contemplative conversations.

NOLA.com/ The Times-Picayune’s Doug MacCash discusses kai lumumba barrow’s Abolition Playground ahead of Friday’s unveiling.

Prospect New Orleans is thrilled to announce the unveiling of Artists of Public Memory Commission, Abolition Playground, a new project by kai lumumba barrow on Friday September 22, 2023 located at Norman C. Francis Parkway, between Bienville and Canal.

NOLA.com/ The Times-Picayune’s Doug MacCash discusses the development behind kai lumumba barrow’s Abolition Playground.

Last weekend, the Prospect team visited St. Louis to join the closing ceremony for the second edition of Counterpublic.

Last month, Prospect headed to Atlanta to celebrate the exceptional talent of Prospect.6 Co-Artistic Director Ebony G. Patterson as she received the prestigious Driskell Prize at the High Museum of Art. 

Since its establishment in 2005, the Driskell Prize has become a symbol of the High Museum's unwavering commitment to fostering innovation in the arts and advancing research on African American artists and scholars.

A glimpse into the world and work of artists, collaborators, and friends of Prospect New Orleans through unfiltered and contemplative conversations.