If you were once a YAYA Artist, this page is for you!

YAYA in partnership with the Ana & Adeline Foundation are working hard to keep YAYA Alumni informed about artist and professional opportunities, as well as to keep you connected and engaged with the growing YAYA community.

Click on any of the buttons on the right side of this page (mobile scroll to the bottom) to view artist opportunities and other ways of staying connected.

For more information on staying engaged and connected as YAYA Alumni, please contact Ilyssa Galloway at ilyssa@yayainc.org or by calling the Arts Center.

Learn more about how the Ana & Adeline Foundation is here to service YAYA Alumni by visiting anadeline.org or calling 504.484.0533.

Visit Us!

We love having YAYA Alumni
stop by the office and studio!

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YAYA Arts Center

3322 LaSalle St.
New Orleans, LA 70115

Office Hrs: M-F 10am-6pm
Studio Hrs: T-F 3:30-7:30pm; Sa. 12-4pm
504.529.3306

Opportunities & Resources

Are you interested in being a guest artist, Urban Heroes teaching artist, or lead a workshop? Contact Senior Director of Programs & YAYA Alumna Timeka Junius at timeka@yayainc.org or call the Arts Center at 504.529.3306.

Alumni Spotlight

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Noire Queen Series

Has A New Home

Jourdan Barnes’ series, The Noire Queen, has a permanent home in New York at the Lower East Side Girls Club, a longtime partner of YAYA & organization dedicated to connecting girls and young women to healthy and successful futures. To learn more about Jourdan’s work, click here.

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Help HER Grow Art Show

Kara Crowley will host her first solo exhibition, Help HER Grow, at The Commandment. The opening reception is on January 20th from 5:30-7:30pm and the exhibition is on view through February 7. To learn more about Kara’s work, click here.

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Level Artist Collective

at the Ogden

Rontherin Ratliff and the members of Level Artist Collective have an exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art that presents a distinctly New Orleans narrative to the larger contemporary art dialogue through fiercely independent studio practices. The exhibition is on view through March 1. Click here to learn more about Rontherin and here for more information about Level Artist Collective.

 

Congratulations to the 2019-2020 grant recipients! Click the photo below to view more of each recipient’s work.