Asphalt Art Project to Celebrate Pride

We are a diverse city made up of diverse neighborhoods which is what makes us Who. We. Are. This is reflected in the pride we have in ourselves and in others self-expression and the collective acceptance for our differences.  

To celebrate our Diversity and the Pride we have in it, we are decorating the sidewalks, intersections and surrounding areas between Mags 940 and The Phoenix Bar. It is intended to be a reflection of our Diversity. The things that make each of us unique.

To start, we have enlisted the help of Jeremy Novy to stencil Koi, orange, black and white with rainbow markings, circling and floating in the street to create a sense of space and place. But since we are a diverse neighborhood, we need to show our local diversity by including other fish that are native to us and the other places where people come from which make up the melting pot of New Orleans. This will be a yearly community project to gather, maintain and add to the mural and celebrate our diversity.

With all these fish in one spot, what should we call it? The "Fish Bowl"? The "Fish Pond"? Or what name do you think makes sense? Let us know what you think info@theFMIA.org.

What to help out? Drop us a line. Want to see this mural come to reality? Donate to the Project.