CONCEPT

A sanctuary is a place of refuge and protection, a place for someone to feel in control. The New Orleans Heritage Center is a sanctuary created to give talent of all types a space to exhibit receipts, display art, showcase performers and develop audiences in a unique venue while also involving the community.
The driving force behind New Orleans’ culture is an eclectic mixture of food, art, dance and music. All of these elements are fueled by creativity and the ability to express oneself in each of these various aspects. New Orleans experiences a plethora of festivals and fairs but is, however, lacking a place for all of these ingredients to successfully mix regularly while simultaneously involving the community. The New Orleans Heritage center provides a haven for all of the arts to combine and intermingle while keeping an open and engaging scene for the local community not every once in a while but on a daily basis.
The New Orleans Heritage Center is a place that combines indoors and outdoors to create an inspiring environment for all ages and walks of life. The center offers rentable studios for dance and art, gallery space, fully equipped kitchens, offices and classrooms as well as a public park. Each space combines private and public quarters to make a learning conducive atmosphere welcoming and inviting to all. The hope of the New Orleans Heritage Center is to support interdisciplinary collaborations that integrate the work of creative and culinary arts not only in the center, but also the surrounding community.