Since July 19th we have raised over $1000 to repair the Louise Bourgeois bronze sculpture, EYE BENCHES IV, on Camp Street.  We truly appreciate the support!  If you can help, you may send a check payable to Lafayette Square Conservancy and mail it to 625 St. Charles, Apt. 5E, New Orleans, 70130 or make a secure donation online.  And please forward this to your friends.  Thanks!

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Harvest the Music Fall Concert Series Announced!  The first concert starts on Wednesday September 15th and goes for 8 consecutive weeks from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Fabulous music, reasonably priced food and drink and great artists' row. Bring the kids, picnic blankets, dogs, friends and family. All proceeds benefit Second Harvest Food Bank which is doing wonderful work for the gulf relief effort. Mark you calendar and come out to see us at our tent to visit and buy our fashionable logo gear.

Lafayette Square is an Art Destination! 

Art critic Doug MacCash weighs in on the best of 2009

By Doug MacCash, The Times-Picayune

December 28, 2009, 1:54PM

Should old exhibits be forgot and never brought to mind?  No way.

In 2009, the New Orleans art scene was as colorful and explosive as the night sky on New Year’s Eve. It was the year the curtain closed on Prospect.1 New Orleans amid international applause, the year Louisiana ArtWorks went to work, Ogden Museum of Southern Art director Rick Gruber bowed out after a triumphant decade, and the Voodoo Music Experience got into the art biz.

Here’s a toast to my 10 favorite 2009 exhibits, objects and installations.

The suite of sculptures in Lafayette Square — including Louise Bourgeois’ eye-shaped benches, Tara Conley’s weird bronze "Bunny" and Aria Da Capo’s giant, concrete morning glories — bring a certain "Alice in Wonderland" vibe to the city center. The works, put in place from 2008-2009, are part of freelance sculpture-park producers Michael Manjarris and Peter Lundberg’s all-volunteer "Sculpture for New Orleans" project that has so far planted 28 modernist marvels in public spaces and college campuses.

Thanks Doug.  We think the three pieces are great too!

Here is more about the three fabulous artists who have placed their work in Lafayette Square:  Louise Bourgeois, Tara Conley, and Aria da Capo.  These artists are participating with Michael Manjarris and Peter Lundberg in bringing Sculpture for New Orleans to the City.  Here's a link to other wonderful public art around the City.

Benches Are Here!   Eight benches have been installed around the perimeter of the park under the shade of the oak trees for our neighborhood friends to enjoy our beautiful outdoor space .  Please share your comments with us about the benches.