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In front of a studio wall with 3 elaborate feathered and beaded costumes, 3 people visit Denice who stands at center,at center, a Black woman with short black hair.
Artists in the studio of Big Queen Denice Smith at the Joan Mitchell Center. Photo by Stephanie Pearl Travers.
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Date

June 27, 2025

Time

7:00pm - 9:00pm CT

Venue

Joan Mitchell Center

Location

2275 Bayou Rd
New Orleans, Louisiana 70119

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Join us for an evening Open Studios, an informal opportunity for the public to meet the current Artists-in-Residence and learn more about their work. All are welcome! This event will take place in the studio building; refreshments will be served.

Please note masks may be required in some studios.

Meet the Participants

Jerri Allyn smiles impishly. A white woman with medium light skin tone, shw has short, wavy blonde hair and wears chunky tinted glasses, a patterned shirt and hoop earrings,

Artist-in-Residence

Jerri Allyn
David Antonio Cruz leans on a ladder in a room with exposed ceiling beams, chandeliers, and lighting equipment. He is a Latino man with closely shaved black hair.

Artist-in-Residence

David Antonio Cruz
Ivelisse Jiménez gazes to the right in a black and white photo. A Puerto Rican woman, she has long dark curly hair, and wears a dark collared shirt and pendant necklace.

Artist-in-Residence

Ivelisse Jiménez

Artist-in-Residence

Rodrigo Lara Zendejas

Artist-in-Residence

Gabriel Martinez

Artist-in-Residence

Jarrad Mckay
Denise Smith smiles slightly, only her face showing from an elaborate costume with black feathers and colorful beaded designs. She is a Black woman with medium dark skin tone.

Artist-in-Residence

Denice Smith
Angela Tucker smiles warmly with arms folded in front of her. She is a Black woman with a medium skintone, long honey blond-brown braids, and wears round fuschia glasses and matching knit shirt.

Artist-in-Residence

Angela Lynn Tucker