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Brianna Smyk has an M.A. in Art History. A former New Orleanian, she maintains a passion for the city and its people and writes about arts and culture for NolaVie.
We can all attest that Abita beer is a New Orleans staple. Though I’m not an avid beer drinker, I fell in love with this NOLA tradition when I had my first Abita Strawberry upon a visit to [...]
On Friday, June 22, at 7 p.m. at Parse Gallery, Wesley Stokes will unveil Caligula, his latest installation of paintings, drawings, sculpture, and video. The event will feature a special performance by Justin Benoit with Michael Jeffrey Lee. The installation [...]
Though he is only twenty-three years old, J. Stirling Barrett is quickly becoming a prominent New Orleans artist. A native New Orleanian who moved to Metairie after spending his early childhood downtown, Barrett possesses talent, charm, and the ability [...]
When Clyde Casey began playing drums at the age of 13, he didn’t imagine himself becoming a New Orleans street performer. But with his unique mobile percussion units and signature avant garde look, for more than 40 years, [...]
In 1978, my parents came to New Orleans to visit my uncle, who was then a student at Tulane University School of Medicine. He had heard about some “cool music thing” at the Fair Grounds and sent my [...]
Few can deny the vitality and uniqueness of the New Orleans art scene. Yet recent happenings in the arts community have prompted a dialogue about the Contemporary Arts Center and the state of the arts in New Orleans. [...]