Prospect New Orleans
A Civic Adventure/An Artistic Experiment

Prospect New Orleans is thrilled to announce Jennifer M. Williams as Deputy Director for the Public Experience. Jennifer most recently served as the Executive Director of the McKenna Museum of African-American Art in New Orleans. Her strong commitment to contributing to the cultural and artistic landscape of New Orleans has led her to facilitate discussion groups on Poverty Alleviation at the Clinton Global Initiative, the Urban Bush Women Leadership Institute in Brooklyn, NY and the Dak'Art Biennial in Dakar, Senegal. In her role at Prospect, Williams will oversee, manage and implement all aspects of visitor services and public programs during P.4. Welcome Jennifer!

Jennifer M. Williams, Prospect.4 Deputy Director for the Public Experience

More than 70 artists to participate in the international triennial with the support of a growing network of funders and partners.

Prospect New Orleans will open Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp this November in New Orleans with more than seventy participating artists selected by Artistic Director Trevor Schoonmaker from a global survey of more than twenty-five countries. The exhibition’s theme, The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp, evokes New Orleans’ natural landscape while serving as a metaphor that reminds us that out of the depths of difficulty and desolation, art opens up a space for understanding the complexity and passion of the human condition. Prospect will host two press events to announce the list of participating artists in New Orleans and New York:

In New Orleans on Tuesday, May 23rd and in New York on Wednesday, May 24th

The Public will have two upcoming opportunities to hear P.4 Artistic Director Trevor Schoonmaker’s plans for the upcoming triennial. On May 24th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Schoonmaker will give a public talk describing his approach to the triennial and sharing the participating artist’s projects as part of the Independent Curator Internationals’ Curator’s Perspective Lecture Series at The New School’s Vera List Center for Art and Politics (Wollman Hall 65 W. 11th Street, 5th floor).

Prospect New Orleans thrives on healthy, trusting, partnerships with artists, institutions, and audiences. This year, Prospect has deepened its partnerships with The Joan Mitchell Center and A Studio in the Woods to develop a robust residency initiative that allows for participating artists to connect authentically with the site of the international triennial exhibition—the city of New Orleans itself. At the Joan Mitchell Center, located in the historic Treme neighborhood in the heart of the city, artists are invited to engage with New Orleans complex culture and retreat to state of the art studio spaces. A Studio in the Woods will host one P.4 artist at their retreat and learning center located on approximately eight acres of hardwood bottomland forest thirty-minutes outside of downtown New Orleans. Additionally, Prospect has continued its successful partnership with Independent Curators International (ICI) to host a Curatorial Intensive in New Orleans and sponsoring the participation of two New Orleans-based curators.

In February we hosted another P.4 Prospectors Club event with a wonderful evening at Board Member Staci A. Rosenberg’s home. Our Artistic Director Trevor Schoonmaker and local artist Monique Verdin shared great insights into the cultural fabric and history of New Orleans while a packed house mingled and shared the excitement of P.4 opening this fall!

Prospect New Orleans Board Member Bill Fagaly and Prospect New Orleans Board Chairperson Susan Brennan at the February Prospect New Orleans Prospectors Club Event!

What a wonderful crowd at the February Prospectors Club event!

The Prospectors Club

The Prospectors Club is a group of advocates and ambassadors for Prospect New Orleans. In addition to providing important funding, The Prospectors Club offers our members exclusive events leading up to and through Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp, opening November 11, 2017 and continuing through February 25, 2018.

Special behind-the-scenes access to art and artists, gatherings in the homes and studios of collectors and artists, a free copy of the Prospect.4 catalogue, and more are just some of the many advantages members enjoy.

Requirements

Prospectors—$1,000 ($930 is tax-deductible)
Jr. Prospectors (ages 21–35)—$500 ($430 is tax-deductible)
• Membership is valid through the close of Prospect.4 (February 2018).
• Payment may be made in full at the time of joining, or in two annual installments.

Benefits

Prospectors receive 2 tickets for all events.
(*This does not include the Opening Party Fundraiser or any ticketed fundraiser events.)
• Regular Prospectors Club events in New Orleans – Three events per year, featuring Prospect.4 Artistic Director Trevor Schoonmaker, visiting Prospect.4 artists, and special invited guests; studio visits with local artists; and visits to noted collectors' homes.
• One complimentary copy of the Prospect.4 Catalogue.
• 10% discount on all merchandise purchased via the Prospect New Orleans website.

Click here to become a member of the Prospectors Club now!

Maintaining our strong commitment to collaborative partnerships Prospect New Orleans actively works wth local organizations such as A Studio in the Woods, and the Joan Mitchell Center, while also coordinating with many national and international organizations such as Independent Curators International to expand our creative community's connections.

Prospect New Orleans is Lucky to Have Such an Amazing Group of Partners!

Joan Mitchell Center Studios

Jeff Whetsone at A Studio in the Woods

Prospect New Orleans is supported by Toby Devan Lewis, the Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., The Helis Foundation, VIA Art Fund,Whitney Bank, the Joan Mitchell Foundation, the Reily Foundation/Stephen Reily Family Fund, the RosaMary Foundation, the Gustaf W. McIlhenny Foundation, the Keller Family Foundation, the Arts Council of New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana, the National Council of Jewish Women/New Orleans Chapter, and Regions Bank.

Prospect New Orleans 4th international triennial, Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp (P.4) will open to the public on November 11, 2017 and run through February 25, 2018. P.4 is made possible through generous support from Toby Devan Lewis, the Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., The Helis Foundation, Shawn M. Barney, Ralph and Susan Brennan, Richard and Vivian Cahn, William A. Fagaly, Sean Johnson, Hugh and Beth Lambert, Nicholas Mayor and Jess Bride, Gregory Morey and Scott James, Staci A. Rosenberg, Francesca Schwartz, Michael Wilkinson, David Workman, the Joan Mitchell Foundation, the Reily Foundation/Stephen Reily Family Fund, the RosaMary Foundation, the Zemurray Foundation, the Gustaf W. McIlhenny Foundation, the Keller Family Foundation, the Arts Council of New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, the National Council of Jewish Women/New Orleans Chapter, and the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana.