Frontier Preachers

The Soap Factory
518 2nd St SE
Minneapolis, MN

June 6 – July 26, 2009
Frontier Preachers

"As cities that sit at the origin and conclusion of the great Mississippi River, New Orleans and Minneapolis are connected by commerce, travel, and folklore. Long after the heyday of the Mississippi River as the central artery in the heart of America, Frontier Preachers developed out of a desire to investigate this rich history through the work of contemporary New Orleans artists Tim Best, Kyle Bravo & Jenny LeBlanc from Hot Iron Press, Aubrey Edwards & Allison Fensterstock, Courtney Egan, Stephen Collier, Sally Heller, Srdjan Loncar, Cynthia Scott, David Sullivan and Dan Tague.

Curated by Jayme McLellan, Civilian Art Projects, Washington, DC

[text and graphic from Civilian Art Projects website. Cross-posted to Signal Fire.]

Way Down in New Orleans

Civilian Art Projects
406 7th STREET NW (at "D" Street)
Washington, DC 20004

Sept 5 - October 11, 2008:
WAY DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS

Showing just days after the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, WAY DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS unites an array of New Orleans-based artists with other artists nationwide; both groups affected and shaped by the storm, and its aftermath. Each artist involved in this show was affected by this American tragedy viscerally. Their work was, in turn, affected and they each address the catastrophe and rebirth in very distinct ways. Curated by Aubrey Edwards and Jayme McLellan.

Artists & Vendors include:
Abby Gitlitz, Aubrey Edwards, Beth Dary, Beth Schindler, Brice Bishcoff, Brad Jenson, Courtney Egan , Daryn DeLuco, David Grant, David Wingo, Dread Scott, Elizabeth Underwood, Kid Camera Project, Kevin Golden, Kristin Littwin, Chin Music Press, Constance, Dirty Coast, New Orleans Craft Mafia, Jason Reeves, Jenny Hart, Jenny Leblanc, JR Portman, JT Yost, Lauren Castle, Leo McGovern, Marc Bianchi, Marlowe Parker, Matthew Rodriguez, Mike Combs, Miranda Lake, Neighborhood Story Project, Tabitha Soren, Skylar Fein.

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[photograph from Civilian Art Project Web site.]