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✨ Meet the Jurors ✨Anne Collins Smith is a cultural curator, art historian, and cultural worker in the literary, visual,...
08/12/2026

✨ Meet the Jurors ✨

Anne Collins Smith is a cultural curator, art historian, and cultural worker in the literary, visual, and performing arts.

Smith is the Chief Curator at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Smith’s professional interests include arts and the economy, audience development, the evolving role of the curator, and artistic and cultural practices across the African diaspora. Before joining NOMA, Smith was director of the Xavier University of Louisiana Art Gallery and held positions including Curator of Collections at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art in Atlanta, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow at the Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College, and Romare Bearden Fellow at the Saint Louis Art Museum. In 2021, Smith was selected for a prestigious Center for Curatorial Leadership fellowship. Smith holds an MA in visual arts administration from New York University and a BA from Spelman College.

Learn more about « The Art of Labour: Past As Promise » and submit work here: https://www.wearebeloved.org/blog/beloved-community-announces-open-call-for-louisiana-based-artists

✨ Meet the Jurors ✨Martine Chaisson We’re excited to partner with Martine Chaisson, a New Orleans-based juror for The Ar...
08/07/2026

✨ Meet the Jurors ✨

Martine Chaisson

We’re excited to partner with Martine Chaisson, a New Orleans-based juror for The Art of Labour: Past As Promise. Chaisson will bring her expertise and rich perspectives as a contemporary art gallerist and artistic director to the juror role. Chaisson has been featured in New Orleans Magazine, The Gambit, The Pearl, and Times-Picayune/NOLA.com.

« Contemporary art speaks to me because it’s always evolving and responding to the world around us. What draws me in most is its ability to spark conversation, challenge perspectives, and create connection. New Orleans has deeply shaped the way I think about creativity, culture, and community, and I’m grateful to be part of such a vibrant artistic ecosystem. I hope to contribute in a way that supports artists, strengthens community, and helps make the arts more accessible and meaningful for everyone. » - Martine Chaisson

Martine Chaisson Gallery
Martine Chaisson Gallery features emerging and established artists who work in a range of mediums: contemporary paintings, drawings, sculptures and photography. Visit “17 Summers” the current group exhibition at Martine Chaisson Gallery through September 30th.

Learn more about « The Art of Labour: Past As Promise » and submit work here: https://www.wearebeloved.org/blog/beloved-community-announces-open-call-for-louisiana-based-artists

🗣The open call for visual artists for the second installment of The Art of Labour is now open! ⁣⁣⁣ Beloved Community in...
07/31/2026

🗣The open call for visual artists for the second installment of The Art of Labour is now open! ⁣⁣⁣ Beloved Community invites Louisiana-based visual artists to apply for a rare opportunity to present a one-day solo exhibition and lead an intimate artist talk and private dinner experience for an audience of collectors, curators, and cultural leaders.

👩‍🎨This three-part series continues in New Orleans, with acclaimed jurors Martine Chaisson of Martine Chaisson Gallery and Brandan ‘bmike’ Odums of Studio BE.

🎨 Curatorial Theme: The Art of Labour: Past As Promise

Artists explore themes of inheritance, memory, cultural stewardship, and the visible and invisible forms of labor that shape communities across generations.

Learn more and submit your work today by visiting: https://rb.gy/h3778v

For any questions or concerns about the submission, please contact [email protected]

✨Artist Appreciation ✨Fútbol Is Life: Animated Sportraits by Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr.Celebrating the arrival of the World ...
06/15/2026

✨Artist Appreciation ✨
Fútbol Is Life: Animated Sportraits by Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr.

Celebrating the arrival of the World Cup in Los Angeles, Fútbol Is Life presents works by award‑winning animator and visual‑effects artist Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr. Crafted from gum wrappers, glue, paint, and other materials, his miniature “sportraits” capture iconic moments in women’s and men’s soccer. Barrois brings a playful yet emotional energy to his meticulously hand‑made sculptures and stop-motion animations, which showcase the game’s grace and power. Fútbol Is Life highlights the artist’s inventive approach to storytelling and animation through his unique vision of the world’s most beloved sport.

At LACMA through July 26, 2026

We’ve been overwhelmed with all of the positive energy, inquiries and interest for our first open call for visual artist...
05/30/2026

We’ve been overwhelmed with all of the positive energy, inquiries and interest for our first open call for visual artists. 🥹

The Art of Labour: Abundance, Despite is the first in a 3-part series that invites artists to reflect on the realities of work life. The inaugural curatorial theme centers one of our core values: Create with abundance.
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Beloved Community invites California-based visual artists to apply for a rare opportunity to present a one-day solo exhibition and lead an intimate artist talk and private dinner experience for an audience of collectors, curators, and cultural leaders.

This three-part series will start in Los Angeles, CA, and we’re honored to partner with respected LA-based voices in the visual arts space.

✨Our curators - Delaney George and David Colbert with .co are just amazing. Delaney is an artist in her own right and David opened the first fine art gallery in Compton. As the song says, they’re a movement by themselves, but they’re a force when they’re together. ✨

🌺Our Special Guest Jurors of and and Candice Taylor of .fine.art don’t just represent emerging and established artists, but they share our vision for how art can transform ways of knowing, community connections, and social change. 🌺

⁣⁣⏰8 Days left to submit your work - link at the QR code or in the comments below.
🧐 Artists - please submit your questions to [email protected]

Learn more about Beloved Community: http//WeAreBeloved.org/ways-of-knowing


🌺Meet the Jurors 🌺Candice TaylorWe’re excited to partner with Candice Taylor as an LA-based juror for The Art of Labour:...
05/20/2026

🌺Meet the Jurors 🌺

Candice Taylor

We’re excited to partner with Candice Taylor as an LA-based juror for The Art of Labour: Abundance, Despite. Candice Taylor, founder of Taylor Fine Art Gallery, brings her expertise in the arts, entertainment, and public relations industries to blend strong artistic vision with meaningful relationship-building. Every exhibition is designed to foster connection — between artists and audiences, collectors and creators, and people brought together by a shared appreciation for art.

Since 2024, Taylor Fine Art Gallery has hosted nearly 30 exhibits with emerging and established artists in Los Angeles as well as featuring artists at Intersect Art & Design (Palm Springs) and Spectrum (Miami). Their mission is to make the art world more accessible. Taylor Fine Art Gallery is a welcoming community art space designed to connect artists, collectors, and art enthusiasts in an approachable and inspiring environment. Through curated monthly exhibitions featuring master-level and career artists, the gallery creates opportunities to discover, learn about, and collect exceptional contemporary art.

Learn more about « The Art of Labour: Abundance, Despite » and submit work here: www.wearebeloved.org/blog/beloved-community-announces-open-call-for-the-art-of-labour

🌺Meet the Jurors 🌺Aubrie Wienholt We’re excited to partner with Aubrie Wienholt as an LA-based juror for The Art of Labo...
05/20/2026

🌺Meet the Jurors 🌺

Aubrie Wienholt

We’re excited to partner with Aubrie Wienholt as an LA-based juror for The Art of Labour: Abundance, Despite. Wienholt will bring her expertise and keen perspectives on traditional and new media, nontraditional installations and art as cultural dialogue. For over 10 years, Wienholt has specialized in Public Relations and Fine Art as founder of PR for Artists and Wienholt Projects, LA-based firms. Committed to supporting artists and their evolving needs, Wienholt Projects seeks to challenge conventions, advance contemporary art, and foster cultural dialogue.

Her recent benefit exhibition, Landscape & Power, Paisaje & Poder with the Museum of Contemporary Art of Santa Barbara, was recognized as one of the 6 exhibits shaping California’s art scene.

Wienholt Projects is a curatorial platform developing alternative frameworks for supporting and presenting contemporary art. Currently operating as a pop-up, project-based program, Wienholt Projects will open their first gallery space in May 2026. Whether via project-based programming or gallery exhibitions, their platform remains the same: championing artists across mediums and career stages, bringing together both internationally recognized and emerging voices to draw connections within their practices and contribute to a wider cultural dialogue.

Learn more about « The Art of Labour: Abundance, Despite » and submit work here: www.wearebeloved.org/blog/beloved-community-announces-open-call-for-the-art-of-labour

In March, we kicked off our Sustaining Change webinar series with an inspiring conversation on rest as infrastructure. W...
05/19/2026

In March, we kicked off our Sustaining Change webinar series with an inspiring conversation on rest as infrastructure. We shared lots of resources for how you might create a culture of care, encourage rest practices for your team, and even resource a sabbatical.

✨Now, there’s talking about rest and then there’s resting. ✨

🛏️ Last week, we brought together an intimate group of New Orleans area leaders for a rest activation. An opportunity to practice what we’re preaching. To experience in our own bodies how long it takes to actually quiet our brains, slow our breath, and let our thoughts wander until we’re lulled into our own rest. Gabrielle Wyatt guided us in a practice that did just that.

In a Sustaining Change x Dreaming in Color crossover moment, Darren Isom moderated a panel with Charmel Gaulden, Rhonda Broussard, and Gabrielle Wyatt on the role of rest as a catalyst. Stay tuned for the podcast release later this year. 🎤

We’re thankful to the guests who said « I don’t know what a rest activation is, but I’m coming. » Thank you for trusting and trying it out. And to our partners in rest at The Highland Project, The Bridgespan Group, and Foundation For Louisiana — we will rest.

05/18/2026

Rhonda reminded the audience that even when we know - intellectually and intuitively that our body needs to rest - mission-driven leaders still struggle with actually choosing rest for themselves. When you have the time, the permission, and the resource to rest - what will you do with it ?

05/18/2026

Our Founder & CEO, Rhonda Broussard, gave the keynote at Greater New Orleans Funder Network’s awards luncheon for the R2I awards.

This year was the second cohort of awardees — leaders nominated by local community members for their tireless work. The R2I award is accompanied by an investment and each champion decides how they’re going to use it to rest and rejuvenate for the work ahead. (1/2)

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