Prospect.1 New Orleans: Largest Biennial of International Contemporary Art

Prospect.1 New Orleans, the largest biennial of international contemporary art ever organized in the United States, is pleased to announce that its Vernissage will take place on October 30 and 31, 2008. With private previews to be held at all participating venues throughout the city.

A press conference will be held for all pre-registered and accredited press on Friday, October 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Among the highlights of the Vernissage is the Opening Gala at the classic New Orleans restaurant, Antoine’s, on October 31, which will help to underwrite the costs of presenting Prospect.2. This event will be followed by the annual Frenchman Street Halloween Parade, in which the entire city and visitors turn to the streets to celebrate.

The biennial will then open to the public with a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 1, 2008 at the U.S. Mint, Louisiana State Museum followed by a second ribbon cutting at the Contemporary Arts Center. Other opening weekend events include panel discussions with artists, educators, museum directors, and curators; free concerts featuring local New Orleans musicians; the All-Night Opening Party at Mardi Gras World; and the Farewell Brunch at Commander’s Palace.

The biennial is free to the public and will remain open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. throughout the weekend. Prospect.1 will be on view until January 18, 2008, Wednesday through Sunday in most locations.

Prospect.1 New Orleans was conceived by Dan Cameron to reinvigorate the city, a historic regional artistic center, following the human, civic, and economic devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The primary goal of the biennial exhibition is to redevelop the city as a cultural destination where the visual arts are celebrated and can once again thrive. New Orleans was the first U.S. city to host a recurring international art exhibition, beginning in 1887 with the Exhibition of the Art Association of New Orleans. In this tradition, Prospect.1 will provide the public with work by 81 artists conceived and developed for the city. The largest international art biennial ever held in the United States, Prospect.1 will reach an estimated audience of 100,000 visitors, half of whom will likely be Louisiana state residents.

For more information visit www.prospectneworleans.org

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