The latest releases from Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation
The Actors Fund – Efforts of Grace, Inc. – Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation – Sweet Home New Orleans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Actors Fund Contact
Monday, October 31, 2011
David Engelman
917.281.5976
dengelman@actorsfund.org
Ashé Cultural Arts Center Contact
Viola T. Johnson
504.813.9008
violatjohnson@gmail.com
The Actors Fund, Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation, and Sweet Home New Orleans offer free seminar on health care reform for
local visual and ... read more →
Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Announces Economic Opportunity Fund Grant Application Deadline, September 30, 2011
LA, Statewide– Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation is pleased to announce its 2011 Economic Opportunity Fund, grant round. Application submission deadline is September 30, 2011, 5pm, CST. This is a hard deadline. All applications must be submitted online and can be found at www.culturaleconomy.org. The grant ... read more →
MEDIA ADVISORY
September 1, 2011
Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation (LCEF) Presents LA Fête Lafayette 2011,
A Celebration of Culture
What: The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation (LCEF) announces LA Fête Lafayette 2011, presented by C’est Magnifique Title Sponsor, Cox Communications. LA Fête is LCEF’s annual fundraiser, which will be held this year in Lafayette. The event celebrates our state’s diverse cultural industries ... read more →
Media Advisory
August 22, 2011
Louisiana Cultural Economy Healthcare Initiative ( LCEF-HI ) Partners with
MusiCares and the Smile Program to Provide Dental Exams, X-Rays, and Cleaning to
Music Professionals.
What: The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Healthcare Initiative (LCEF-HI) in partnershipwith
MusiCares, a service division of the Recording Academy (Grammys) and the Smile Program will provide
dental exams, X-Rays, and teeth cleanings ... read more →
August 22, 2011
Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation (LCEF) Sponsors Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco
Band CD Release Party in Partnership with Tobacco Free Living, Let’s Be Totally Clear.
What: The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Healthcare Initiative (LCEF-HI) in conjunction
with Lets Be Totally Clear and Tobacco Free Living will be sponsoring a smoke free musical event
featuring noted musician ... read more →
Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Releases Economic Impact Report and Return on Investment
of the Economic Opportunity Fund Grant Program:
A Report by The University of New Orleans Hospitality Research Center (May 2011)
July 27, 2011
Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation (LCEF) is pleased to announce the results of a report compiled
by the University of New Orleans Hospitality Research Center. The ... read more →
Media Contact: Christie Andras-Royster; Andras Advertising (on behalf of LCEF) (504)722-8960;
Christie@andrasadvertising.com
LOUISIANA CULTURAL ECONOMY FOUNDATION (LCEF) ANNOUNCES
NEW BOARD CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS AND 2011 FUNDERS
July, 2011-The Board of Directors of Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation (LCEF) recently elected Jay
Weigel as Chairman of the Board. Weigel is the Executive Director of the Contemporary Arts Center in
New Orleans and has ... read more →
The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Healthcare Initiative (LCEF-HI) is currently seeking behavioral health partners to offer services to our state’s cultural workers.
LCEF-HI makes healthcare accessible for individuals working in the cultural industries. The program provides a referral and service system for managed care to connect cultural workers and their families with a statewide healthcare provider ... read more →
Watch this screencast of the EOF Webinar from 9/21/10. You may watch the webinar in its entirety (it’s about 1-1/2 hours) or you can use the fast-forward button or slider feature to scroll to the section you are interested in.
Lots of people showed up. It was a great time and a great way to celebrate culture in New Orleans.” So said Brittany Cruickshank after a recent bash, which was marqueed “A Celebration of Culture.” Held at the Contemporary Arts Center and under the auspices of the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation (LCEF), the fifth-year fundraiser honored “those whose distinct traditions make our region unique.”
Sally Ann Roberts interviews Lisa Picone on the Cultural Economy Foundation and LA Fete Cultural 2010, on the WWL Morning Show.
Chef Tory Stewart of Broussard’s joins Sally Ann and Lisa to prepare Crepes Broussard and promote La Fête Cultural 2010.
What is the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation? What does it do? Who benefits? What’s a cultural worker? Watch our first public service announcement for the answer to these and other questions.
Louisiana, The State We’re In: Interview with Kathy Richard of the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation to discuss healthcare assistance for Louisiana artists.
The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation is a private organization dedicated to supporting the overall quality of life for the state’s cultural workers. That workforce includes artists of every kind. They offer grants to help the artists, businesses and nonprofit organizations develop new and innovative streams of income generating programs. The LCEF recently awarded its second ... read more →
Read Todd Price’s interview with Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation’s Lisa Picone, featured in the May 2011 issue of New Orleans Living magazine:
As lieutenant governor, Mitch Landrieu stressed the economic value of the arts. His support of our state’s “cultural economy” spurred the creation of the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation, a nonprofit group that helps ... read more →
Leaders from Louisiana’s tourism, hotel, restaurant and seafood industries have met to forge a unified response to the ongoing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
“Unprecedented,” is how J. Stephen Perry, president of the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau describes the meeting of nearly 50 executives and marketers to stabilize the state’s cultural ... read more →
Lots of people showed up. It was a great time and a great way to celebrate culture in New Orleans.” So said Brittany Cruickshank after a recent bash, which was marqueed “A Celebration of Culture.” Held at the Contemporary Arts Center and under the auspices of the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation (LCEF), the fifth-year fundraiser honored “those whose distinct traditions make our region unique.”
