When the “Spirit of Louisiana Katrina 20th Commemorations” are presented on Saturday, August 30 in Slidell, the commissioned artwork by artist Adam Sambola will beautifully capture the essence of two decades of resilience and rebirth.
The work features Sambola’s signature RedBean the Crawfish preparing for the Spirit of Louisiana Second Line with brass instruments and Louisiana’s state flower, the magnolia, atop a leafy green fleur de lis with a backdrop of Katrina floodwaters.
The image will be featured on the Spirit of Louisiana commemorative poster, which will be offered in a limited edition of 100. Posters are 11” x 14”, available via the Krewe of Black & Gold website. The poster will also be available for purchase the day of the event if not sold out in advance. Posters are $40, signed and numbered.
Sambola’a original painting will be included in the “Katrina, Then and Now” community art exhibition opening Friday, August 29 from 6 to 8 pm in the Slidell Cultural Center’s George Dunbar Gallery in City Hall. Additional information about the exhibition is available at NorthshoreCEC.org.
The Spirit of Louisiana events have been made possible by the Rebirth title sponsor, Visit the Northshore, with support from Sophisticated Woman, Edge of the Lake and Where Y’at magazines, and Lowry-Dunham, Case and Vivien insurance. The events are supported by a grant from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s Community Partnership Grant program. Funding has also been provided by the St. Tammany Commission on Cultural Affairs, an agency of the St. Tammany Parish Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and support by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works.
For additional information about Slidell’s Spirit of Louisiana Katrina 20th commemorative events, visit the website at KreweOfBlackAndGold.com. To see more of the artist’s works, visit sambolart.com.
