To support a public art project

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to the Arts Council of New Orleans to support a public art project. The award date is July 1, 2024, with a completion date of December 31, 2025. The Arts Council of New Orleans is a minority-owned, woman-owned, and Black American-owned non-profit organization that focuses on community revitalization, public art projects, and cultural programming in New Orleans. This federal grant award will enable the organization to deliver diverse arts-related initiatives, such as the annual LUNA FETE illumination festival, LUNA Studio's new media training for artists and youth, public art sculpture development, and community-driven projects like the restoration of Sankofa Wetland Park and the Oretha Castle Haley Cultural Corridor development.