Louisiana Cultural Equity Arts

2024-2025 Louisiana Cultural Equity Arts Recipients

ArtistName or Title of ProjectProject DisciplineCity
1Eric L CagerConversations with the Arts and Cultural Community, Eric L Cager HostArchiving, Web, Oral, PodcastsNew Orleans
2George IngmireWWOZ Oral History ProjectArchiving, Web, Oral, PodcastsNew Orleans
3Kathryn D HobgoodConfetti ParkArchiving, Web, Oral, PodcastsNew Orleans
4Michael WilsonLive at Couches – Video SeriesArchiving, Web, Oral, PodcastsNew Orleans
5Robin MartinCrucial Conflict: Where Legends CollideArchiving, Web, Oral, PodcastsNew Orleans
6Tanner Guss100 Days of Brian Blade: an exhaustive web series and catalog of Brian Blade drum transcriptionsArchiving, Web, Oral, PodcastsNew Orleans
7Ann GlavianoThe Small DanceArt CreationNew Orleans
8Frank LewisShades of Purple “”New Orleans Musician Series”” ExhibitionArt CreationNew Orleans
9Jamar D PierreTchoupitoulas Art CorridorArt CreationNew Orleans
10Rebecca SnedekerBook of the Deep: Spells from the AnthropoceneArt CreationNew Orleans
11Sheleen JonesArtistArt CreationNew Orleans
12Victor HarrisVictor Harris Beading WorkshopArt CreationNew Orleans
13Chris Tomas KingRobert Johnson’s Delta Blues Myth and How It Reshaped Popular CultureDocumentationPrairieville
14Christopher ParkerJelly Roll: The Legacy of Ferdinand LamotheDocumentationNew Orleans
15Dwight L Bell Jr.Wild Tchoupitoulas DocumentaryDocumentationNew Orleans
16Jari HonoraTo Secure Our Rites: The Origins of African American Parallel Fraternal OrdersDocumentationNew Orleans
17Jeffery AlexanderIn The Pocket: 50 Years of Music From St. John to New OrleansDocumentationLaPlace
18Karen CelestanSo, So Pretty: African-Indian Queens of New OrleansDocumentationNew Orleans
19Kayla AndrusBehind The Mask: Traditional African and African-American Masking TraditionsDocumentationNew Orleans
20Kevin AubreyThe BlockDocumentationSlidell
21Louisiana Organización for refugees and immigrantsDominican NOLA festDocumentationNew Orleans
22Lula ElzyTalking the LegacyDocumentationNew Orleans
23Michael MastrogiovanniNew Orleans Secondline CalendarDocumentationNew Orleans
24Carolyn HembreeFOR TODAY Poetry PerformanceExhibition / PerformanceNew Orleans
25Cassandra Marie Watson FrancillonEternal Harp of Bjork IIExhibition / PerformanceNew Orleans
26David BatisteYoung Voices of New OrleansExhibition / PerformanceNew Orleans
27Gary WashingtonMr.Exhibition / PerformanceNew Orleans
28Laura Belinda TennysonVoices of the Enslaved, in Two Parts A Visual Arts Experience and Performance JourneyExhibition / PerformanceNew Orleans
29Mark T Williams II4TheArtsbytheCulture seriesExhibition / PerformanceNew Orleans
30Paul Mauffraya concert of Baroque Concertos & CantatasExhibition / PerformanceSlidell
31Robert J Warrens“Reflections of Our Time”paintings, and sculptures for public exhibitions at museums and galleries.Exhibition / PerformanceNew Orleans
32Sariyah IdanProducer, Curator, Host, PerformerExhibition / PerformanceNew Orleans
33Sebastian PenaWorshipping A Living Ghost, Presented by Hont Olla Gee & The PalimpsestsExhibition / PerformanceNew Orleans
34Stephanie R. BurnsReimagine New Orleans: Arts and ConversationsExhibition / PerformanceKenner
35Troy SawyerROCK YOUR SOUL: Counter SeriesExhibition / PerformanceNew Orleans
36Benjamin SimmonsHereditas Archivum (Kickoff)FilmNew Orleans
37Brian NelsonYoung Guardians of the FlameFilmNew Orleans
38Gian SmithLevel Up New Orleans Filmmaker CollectiveFilmNew Orleans
39Greta GladneyEdgard Jean Louis Legacy ProjectFilmNew Orleans
40James Jarret LofsteadA Night at the Palm Court: Digitization and Preliminary FilmingFilmNew Orleans
41Jane McNultyThe Fabulous Fo’teen – How Tipitina’s was BornFilmMandeville
42Jeremey LavoiRoots of Fire Live!FilmNew Orleans
43Kyshun WebsterNew Orleans’ First Lady of Gospel: Rev. Lois DeJeanFilmNew Orleans
44Louis HillardJourney to FunkstarFilmNew Orleans
45Margaret Emily MacKenzieBanana Routes: from Honduras to New OrleansFilmNew Orleans
46Mark PalmsJoe Hall’s Creole StoryFilmNew Orleans
47Mikeall HawkinsBenny’s Bar Documentary (untitled as of yet)FilmNew Orleans
48Nelson EubanksMastering / Color Correcting The Breath of the Drum DocumentaryFilmNew Orleans
49Paul SimsLegends Live ForeverFilmNew Orleans
50Pomegranate ProductionsDirector/ProducerFilmNew York
51Randy GonzalesReenactments and Music for Settling St. MaloFilmLafayette
52Anamaria BechDirectorMultidisciplinaryMetairie
53Aureal BucknerLand of the RiverMultidisciplinaryWestwego
54Carol BebelleOrigin of Life: An African Creation MythMultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
55Cherie GoinsRhythms of Resilience: The Journey of Louisiana’s Black Womxn MusiciansMultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
56Dominic ScottUnder The MoonMultidisciplinaryAvondale
57Elizabeth HoganFollowing the Song : Lilli LewisMultidisciplinaryBush
58Ellis AndersonQuarter Kaleidoscope”” Community History Project: Outreach, Production Assistance and PublicationMultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
59Gilda M. LewisNOLA Cultural Kaleidoscope SoireeMultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
60Ivan B WatkinsThe DescendantsMultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
61Jared Thomas PellerinThe Pellarious PursuitMultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
62Joshua DanzigWhere Y’at MagazineMultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
63Julius A. EvansJazz Streaming: A Communication Design concept to suppport New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Culture.MultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
64Karla RosasColectiva Manos’ 2nd Annual Día de los Muertos Community Altar & GatheringMultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
65Kim Vaz-DevilleNew Orleans Mardi Gras Baby Doll Maskers Recapturing Afro-Creole Language and CultureMultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
66Kimberly DilosaDJPolo504 NEW ORLEANS DJ HALL OF FAME”” Culture Bearer mental health awareness PSA seriesMultidisciplinaryHarvey
67Noe CugnyOnBeat SessionsMultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
68Osarumwense AdunFrom Route to RoadMultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
69Ric StewartSoul Country Podcast Video SeriesMultidisciplinaryNashville
70Sasha A SolodukhinaMusic Video Series (2024-2025)MultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
71Tucker FullerMedea as a Lounge SingerMultidisciplinaryNew Orleans
72Alexey MartiI know What You WantMusic RecordingNew Orleans
73Alfred banksYesterMonth 2Music RecordingNew Orleans
74Alvin Harris2005Music RecordingNew Orleans
75Amber Rachelle HayesAmber Rachelle & The Sweet Potatoes, Pipin’ Hot!Music RecordingNew Orleans
76Amber René MatthewsUntitledMusic RecordingNew Orleans
77Amy ThiavilleBlues ShipMusic RecordingRiver Ridge
78Andrew BowerThe Songwriter CollaborationMusic RecordingNew Orleans
79Anna Laura QuinnJust… Quinn & BarrettMusic RecordingNew Orleans
80Anthony Arnold DagradiProduction of new recording with Astral ProjectMusic RecordingNew Orleans
81Anthony Gullage Jr.God is With Us”” Vinyl Album Release by Kr3wcialMusic RecordingMetairie
82Arsène M. DeLayLittle Alters AlbumMusic RecordingNew Orleans
83Benjamin CousinsBenjaminMusic RecordingMetairie
84Brennon DonaldsonDon’t Count Me OutMusic RecordingNew Orleans
85Bryant WatsonAlbum (No name yet)Music RecordingNew Orleans
86Cameron WatsonOne Of A KindMusic RecordingNew Orleans
87Catherine DeMersA Thing Called LoveMusic RecordingGretna
88Debbie DavisThe Coven: Ritual VideoMusic RecordingNew Orleans
89Dontae WilmoreKatrinavilleMusic RecordingNew Orleans
90Durell GreenSumma Cum LuadeMusic RecordingNew Orleans
91Emily MikesellGive Way – Album Pressing and PromotionMusic RecordingNew Orleans
92Glenn PrestonTwice LifeMusic RecordingNew Orleans
93Jahmad RandolphPausing TimeMusic RecordingNew Orleans
94Jeron Oricio FrugeFamily DinnerMusic RecordingNew Orleans
95Jonathan JouetHomeworld Record ReleaseMusic RecordingKenner
96Juliun LawrenceAll in a Days WorkMusic RecordingNew Orleans
97KalindahMarie A.LaveauxVoodoo, Jurés, and WorksongsMusic RecordingNew Orleans
98Kayla J BuggageSunflower seedsMusic RecordingNew Orleans
99Keion Dominique HaydelCamp Stellar”” The AlbumMusic RecordingGretna
100Kelcy WilburnEver More Nest Holiday EPMusic RecordingNew Orleans
101Kiana ArdoinProject 042623 (Album)Music RecordingNew Orleans
102LeTrainiump RichardIn Real TimeMusic RecordingNew Orleans
103Mariana SantiagoStanley and His DemonMusic RecordingNew Orleans
104Mark CarsonPodnahs (working title)Music RecordingJefferson
105Marlon JordanMarlon Jordan Presents: A Kidd Jordan Second LineMusic RecordingNew Orleans
106Mercedes DiamondMedicinal HarmonyMusic RecordingNew Orleans
107Michael WatsonThe contents of my headMusic RecordingHarvey
108Paul CarmoucheTribe of Fox Love LotusMusic RecordingNew Orleans
109Pennsylvania Wolfe JohnsWolfe JohnsMusic RecordingNew Orleans
110Rachel W JordanPortrait of Girl in GladdMusic RecordingNew Orleans
111Renée Catherine GrosAwake””, working title for my debut full-length albumMusic RecordingNew Orleans
112Sabine McCallaDon’t Call Me Baby – Sabine McCalla’s Debut AlbumMusic RecordingNew Orleans
113Santrell Jade PerdueWhere Do We Go Now?Music RecordingNew Orleans
114Sasha MasakowskiSteve Masakowski Family & Friends albumMusic RecordingNew Orleans
115Snuggles ZydecoWelcome 2 SqueezeVilleMusic RecordingOpelousas
116Stanley TateGoat Mode Vol. 3Music RecordingNew Orleans
117Stephanie JordanStephanie Jordan Visual Jazz: Nothing Will Be As It WasMusic RecordingNew Orleans
118SydniBetter ConvosMusic RecordingGretna
119Tiago Guy Raiunec CivileVinyl pressing for my upcoming album “”Paper ThinMusic RecordingNew Orleans
120Matt LemmlerPsalm SundaysOtherNew Orleans
121Mona Lisa Saloy, Author & FolkloristKatrina & Rita 20 Years Later: Louisiana Poets Reflect (state-wide anthology)OtherNew Orleans
122Nasir WilsonNasGotNextOtherNew Orleans
123Tinice WilliamsStory Time With Baby Doll SparkleOtherNew Orleans
124Dominique RichardElevating The ArtistPhotographyNew Orleans
125Elliot ThompsonJazz Muses: Celebrating Female Jazz Vocalists of Color in LouisianaPhotographyMarrero
126James S CullenThe Carnal and the DivinePhotographyNew Orleans
127Josh FarriaBamboulaPhotographyNew Orleans
128Michael Daniel HigginsNew Orleans Photographs, 1985 to 2005, Until KatrinaPhotographyBaton Rouge
129Our Sacred StoriesStories of the Babydolls: Celebration and Release of the First Official Babydoll PosterPhotographyNew Orleans
130Paul M. JohnsonNew Orleans Street Culture Archive and Outreach ProjectPhotographyNew Orleans
131Wiletta FerdinandMeet Me At The Park”” Photo ExhibitPhotographyNew Orleans
132American RoutesAmerican Routes: Documenting and Broadcasting Louisiana CultureRadio ProgramNew Orleans