✨and so it is✨
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Four sites. Four climate challenges. Four community partners.
2–3 prototypes funded per site. One project awarded $5,000 to bring it to life.
Bayou Barkada – Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish
In partnership with
@bayoubarkada , this site centers Filipinx ancestral healing and land-based gathering along Louisiana’s fragile coast. Shell Beach sits on the frontlines of erosion, storm surge, and disappearing wetlands. We are seeking proposals that honor migration stories, water memory, and cultural resilience while responding to coastal vulnerability and land loss.
Pontchartrain Stables – New Orleans East
Rooted in Black equestrian culture and youth programming,
@pontchartrain.stables is both a healing space and a vital community anchor. The site faces urban heat, infrastructure disinvestment, and flooding. Proposals should explore shade structures, water access, flood resilient gathering space, and regenerative design that strengthens both horses and community.
Bayou Bienvenue Climate Gateway – 2101 Paris Road, New Orleans
In Partnership with
@neworleanskayakswamptours Located at the edge of a restoring cypress swamp, this kayak launch welcomes more than 10,000 visitors annually into a landscape once lost to saltwater intrusion. The site lacks municipal water and faces brackish conditions—making it a powerful opportunity to demonstrate rainwater harvesting, solar microgrids, decentralized infrastructure, and visible climate adaptation in action.
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@weareglassroots – Central City, New Orleans
This collaboration connects Super Sunday as a living cultural tradition with circular design and material reuse. As waste streams and resource scarcity accelerates, this site invites proposals that transform discarded materials into meaningful public art—honoring Indigenous masking traditions while modeling regenerative fabrication and community-based climate solutions.
How to Submit a Public Art Proposal
• Join the Idea Labs on April 2 (1725 Baronne)
• Proposals open April 3
• Deadline: April 13. Prototype selections April 20.
• Exhibition: May 21
