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Ms. Sarah Lastie, who is a resident of the Lower 9th Ward, lost her home to flood water from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In 2008, Ms Sarah met with international artist Wangechi Mutu who arrived in NOLA to participate in the Prospect.1 International Biennial Artist Festival. Mutu constructed an installation called "Miss Sarah's House" on Ms Sarah Lastie's vacant lot to be included in Prospect 1. During that time, Mutu felt compelled by Ms Sarah's story and she committed to restoring and rebuilding Ms Sarah's home. With the support of NOWAC, the rebuilding of Ms Sarah's House began in November of 2009. More information and picture galleries are here.
If you wander down to Caffin and Chartres in the Lower 9th ward and your ear gets caught by the sing-song of hammers and saws,
what you are hearing is the sound of a community coming home. ... The story of the project's beginnings, Ms. Sarah, & Wangechi Mutu, here.
Read more on the ongoing blog of the Ms. Sarah's House Project here.
During the Spring of 2009, students from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, on their second trip to New Orleans to work with NOWAC, worked on a project for the Ashé Cultural Center, to paint the Redd House, which will become artist residential and studio space. More information and pictures of this project here.
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