Art envelopes The Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery. Our commitment to the arts runs deep, and we are proud to share our unique art stories with you. It spiffs up the walls of each guest room as well as the rotating collections in the dedicated gallery highlighting our partnerships with local creative communities.
United by a shared passion for New Orleans art, we found kindred spirits in the Where y’Art Works team. They’re a group of curators that showcase the works of New Orleans artists, painters, sculptors, craftsmen and jewelry designers in their online gallery and within their brick-and-mortar space on Royal Street, in the Marigny neighborhood. At The Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery, Where y’Art Works offers their creative perspective by continuously curating the gallery so guests experience an extension of their interactive exhibitions without leaving the hotel.
The Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery guestroom walls are covered in art from students of the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, NOCCA, the city's legendary tuition-free high school of the arts. Works by six students are being displayed in our hotel. They includeTombstone by Savana Jonau, Parking Lot Girl by Kane Huynh, Heart Break Hotel by Gabrielle Cantelli, Daisy Deuces by Amanda Wilkes, Taking Back What Is Hers by Armand deLaureal and Trumpets for Eyes, Fur Man and The Study by Monica Catalanotto. In addition to this, all guestrooms also feature copies of UMBRA, an annual publication created by NOCCA’s creative writing students. From poetry to fiction to essays, guests can read UMBRA during their visit and purchase copies at the hotel. When guests buy a copy, their purchase supports NOCCA’s creative writing program and future editions of the publication.
Each summer, our Artist in Residence program invites out-of-town artists for a month-long residency program with plenty of space to dream and create. At the close of the program, a special exhibition is open to guests and the public to view the art developed during the residency. Past artists have included Indianapolis-based multi-disciplinary artist Chase Cannon; Chicago-based creator, Kate Lewis, who captured New Orleans magic through large scale black and white illustrations; and Thomas ‘TJ’ Kiser, who debuted as the first Artist in Residence in 2016.
In 2018, New Orleans celebrated 300 years of its heritage. From coastal restoration and urban conservation efforts, water management and industry, 300 More explored themes and issues around environmental and cultural preservation, including works by 32 local artists.
The exhibit featured a series of portraits that speak both to you and about you - each person seeing something different, interpreted by focus, attitude, mood or situation.
The Culture of Architecture in New Orleans was curated by Gene Guidry, Architect, Trapolin-Peer Architects. An intersection of the prevailing cultural attitudes that have shaped New Orleans’ architecture, this show was a look at the influences of French, Spanish, and American styles, overlain with the distinctive Creole character that have become synonymous with the city’s unique neighborhoods.
In 2018, New Orleans celebrated 300 years of its heritage. From coastal restoration and urban conservation efforts, water management and industry, 300 More explored themes and issues around environmental and cultural preservation, including works by 32 local artists.
The Culture of Architecture in New Orleans was curated by Gene Guidry, Architect, Trapolin-Peer Architects. An intersection of the prevailing cultural attitudes that have shaped New Orleans’ architecture, this show was a look at the influences of French, Spanish, and American styles, overlain with the distinctive Creole character that have become synonymous with the city’s unique neighborhoods.
