ARTinACTION is now AORTA Projects!

The organization previously known as Art in Action is now AORTA Projects. Check out their new weblog and new installations premiering this fall (disclosure - I'm doing one.) The map's right there on the front page. AORTA's had a busy year, with many great projects aimed at reactivating devastated areas. Maps maps everywhere!

Something from Nothing: Bruna Esposito

Elizabeth Underwood of Art in Action interviews Bruna Esposito with New Orleans artist L'Oreal Evans about olfactory pleasures in Bruna's artwork.

Something from Nothing: Paula Hayes

Paula Hayes and local crochet-er Mary Summers are interviewed by Art in Action's Elizabeth Underwood about working together.

Something from Nothing: Mario Rizzi

Mario Rizzi and Art in Action's Elizabeth Underwood discuss Mario's work with the local Latino community to create his installation in the Something from Nothing show at the CAC.

Something from Nothing: the experience of participating in Ellen Harvey's project

Elizabeth Underwood of Art in Action interviews Shannon Citanovich, who sent painter Ellen Harvey a detailed written description of a box of photos she lost in the flood. 2:10 minutes

Something from Nothing: Henrique Oliveira

Elizabeth Underwood of Art in Action interviews Sao Paulo artist Henrique Oliveira, the creator of the cloud of bedding that hangs in the CAC atrium. 3:30 minutes

NYFA Current: the New Orleans Issue

New York Foundation for the Arts newest issue of it's online magazine Current is all about New Orleans. The issue includes:

- A roundtable with Ron Bechet, Allan Eskew, Courtney Egan, and Joy Glidden on what it means/take to be a NOLA artist/arts administrator in post-K NOLA
- Original artwork created specifically for this issue by Kyle Bravo and Dan Tague
- An essay on contemporary public art by Elizabeth Underwood, the founding Director of NOLA's own "ArtInAction"

You do need to register with the website to view the magazine. It's a short process and worth it!