FRIDAY NIGHTS AT NOMA BOOK SIGNING

New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Cir, New Orleans, LA 70124

January 24th, 2020, 5pm-8pm

In conjunction with the exhibition Inventing Acadia: Painting and Place in Louisiana, an ensemble of photographers known as Southerly Gold will present an installation in the Evelyn L. Burkenroad Creative Concept Studio that revisits many of the locations in south Louisiana painted by landscape artists in the 19th-century. The photographers will sign copies of God’s Country, a bound set of six visual guides to parishes that form the corner borders of Louisiana: Caddo, East and West Carroll, Washington, Cameron, the Felicianas, and Plaquemines. Music by Free Ferel and a performance by Serpentine Choir, more information here.

PHOTONOLA 

New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Cir, New Orleans, LA 70124

December 11th-14th, 2019

PhotoNOLA is an annual celebration of photography in New Orleans, produced by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with museums, galleries, and alternative venues citywide. Showcasing work by photographers near and far, the festival includes exhibitions, workshops, lectures, a portfolio review, gala and more. PhotoNOLA’s broad range of programming connects and inspires our community through photography. Land of Evangeline: Reconstructed is an official PhotoNOLA exhibition. 

LAND OF EVANGELINE: RECONSTRUCTED OPENING AND ARTIST TALK

New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Cir, New Orleans, LA 70124

November 22, 2019 opening 5-9pm with artist talk at 5:30pm

In conjunction with Inventing Acadia: Painting and Place in Louisiana, NOMA's exhibition of 19th-century Louisiana landscape paintings, Southerly Gold has contemporized the exhibition’s painted landscapes by photographing the original locations through a feminine lens, thus bringing the Louisiana land into the 21st century. Land of Evangeline: Reconstructed is  photo-based multimedia installation is in the Creative Concept Corner on the first floor of the museum. Artist talk will take place in front of the installation. 

More info here.

GOOD BITE GROUP EXHIBITION

Napoleon, 319 N. 11TH ST. 2L, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Opening November 1st, 2019, 6-10pm

Show will run November 1st- 29th, 2019

Established in 2009, Good Children Gallery is a founding collective in the St. Claude Arts District in New Orleans. Good Children’s monthly exhibitions showcase engaging work from local, national and international artists. This exhibition will give you a Good Bite from Good Children by featuring the work of our current members including: Joshua Edward Bennet, Grant Benoit, Jessica Bizer, Carrie Fonder, Leslie Friendman, Generica Art Solutions, Brian Guidry, Marta Rodriguez Maleck, Christopher Saucedo, Southerly Gold, Dan Tague, and Michel Variso. More info here.

NOMA ONLINE MAGAZINE

A lovely write up about Southerly Gold, our process as a collective, and our upcoming installation at the New Orleans Museum of Art can be found in the most recent edition of NOMA Online Magazine. Read the full article here.

BOOK DONATIONS

Copies of God’s Country have recently bee donated to educational institutions within the project’s focal parishes. The books can be found in the Louisiana or archival collections at the following libraries: Cameron Parish Library, East Carroll Parish Library, Franklinton Library, West Feliciana Parish Library, Plaquemines Parish Library, and the Noel Memorial Library at LSU Shreveport.

NEW ORLEANS ABORTION FUND GALA

One of our beloved pieces from the first iteration of God’s Country was donated as an auction item to the New Orleans Abortion Fund for their annual gala. We are grateful that this image found a new home and that it raised money for a humans rights organization we proudly stand behind.

GOD’S COUNTRY BOOK LAUNCH

Mosquito Super Club, 3824 Dryades, New Orleans, LA 70115

Launch Party February 13th, 2019, 6-9pm

Please join us—Aubrey Edwards, Ariya Martin and Elena Ricci— as we celebrate the release of our six-book set God’sCountry. From 2012 through 2016, we traveled to the parishes that occupy the six delineated corners of the state, following the trails of industrialization and desire for Southern Utopia. These publications are an exploration of the promises and resources that the farthest reaches of Louisiana have held. From timber to oil, from land to sea, our images of the contemporary landscapes—captured along routes of the past—bear witness to the residue of these promises. More information about the book and ways to purchase can be found here.

GOD’S COUNTRY: THE TERRITORY AHEAD

Good Children Gallery, 4037 St. Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117

Opening February 8th, 6-10pm

Show will run February 8th - April 7th, 2019

Over the course of five years, Southerly Gold ventured across the state of Louisiana creating a record of place, of stories stumbled upon, and a documentation of relics accessible to any wandering traveler or curious eye. The Territory Ahead is an ode to this region: to the industry and resources that are beholden to the land; to the people and places that have suffered and sacrificed in the name of prosperity; to the complex identity of place that arises in the intermingling of potential versus reality.

GOOD CHILDREN GALLERY

We are pleased to share that we are one of the newest members of Good Children Gallery. The artists run gallery is located on St. Claude Ave in New Orleans and features monthly exhibits of member’s work. Learn more about the space and upcoming shows here.

PLATFORMS FUND

We proud to announce that we were chosen as a Platforms Fund recipient for the 2016 funding cycle. The grant we received will be used to turn our four year long project, God’s Country, into field guide inspired art book. Stay tuned...