TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY Features Over 150 Events
CALENDAR OF EVENTS (click here)
BIG READ of the “The Grapes Of Wrath” by John Steinbeck
North Louisiana has been selected by the National Endowment for the Arts to receive significant grants to motivate people from 8th grade through adults to read “The Grapes of Wrath” - the quintessential story of the Great Depression – by Pulitzer prize winning author, John Steinbeck. The BIG READ will take place from October 1st through November 25th in libraries, galleries, bookstores, schools, and community centers throughout North Louisiana.
Creation and Exhibition of New Works of Art:
Through a four month Professional Artists’ Residency, nationally and regionally renowned Artists are creating new works of Art to commemorate the impact of the Great Depression/New Deal Era in North Louisiana. The new works will be exhibited during, “Triumph Over Tragedy” at ARTSPACE, 710 Texas Street, Downtown Shreveport, November 6 – December 29.
MONOPOLY Crash Bash – Tuesday, October 27th:
MONOPOLY was distributed by Parker Brothers/HASBRO in 1935 as a “cure” for the depression associated with the Great Depression. The game was designed to help people imagine that they could become rich. They could feel money in their hands; acquire property; and “stick it” to the Monopolies that had dictated their lifestyle. To commemorate the actual 80th “Black Tuesday” families, friends, and students across North Louisiana will gather at one site in each of 21 parishes to play Monopoly!
GREAT VIRTUAL SCAVENGER HUNT:
Log onto www.eye20creativecorridor.com on Tuesday, October 27th to participate in the finale event – the Triumph Over Tragedy GREAT VIRTUAL SCAVENGER HUNT that will use technology and “Hobo Symbols” to lead “virtual hunters” across North Louisiana to meet the “Elders,” discover the architectural sites, murals, and other icons of the Great Depression that impacted North Louisiana during that era. The GREAT VIRTUAL SCAVENGER HUNT will engage thousands of people in North Louisiana and beyond in a “virtual hunt” to discover the people, places, and events that comprised the Great Depression/New Deal Era in North Louisiana. This “virtual hunt” is web-based and includes more than 700 questions that lead hunters through the artworks that have been created. The Great Virtual Scavenger Hunt will “kick-off” on Tuesday, October 27th, the 80th anniversary of Black Tuesday and will culminate on Saturday, November 21. A $2,000 Grand Prize will be awarded to the individual or team who answers the most questions correctly!
Art Exhibitions and Performances:
More than 150 Cultural Arts organizations in North Louisiana are developing programs, theatrical, music, and dance performances, and arts exhibitions that encompasses the history, architecture, people and stories of the Great Depression / New Deal Era in North Louisiana. These Exhibitions will “open” in a museum or cultural venue in a major city within the 21 parish region. After the opening, they will be transformed into smaller exhibits that will travel to library branches and other cultural venues. The Masur Museum, Barnwell Center, Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, Meadows Museum, Biedenharn Museum and Gardens, Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Dorcheat Museum, Ouachita’s Parish Children’s Museum, and artspace have committed to produce an exhibition commemorating the lives and events of the Great Depression.
