New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | Food & Crafts | Crafts


Filled with music, art, and energy, the Congo Square African Marketplace is alive with the culture and spirit which helped create the jazz and heritage for which New Orleans is known. You will find an array of local, national, and international artisans exhibiting ancient crafting techniques, as well as modern variations and adaptations of those techniques. Enjoy the exchange of wares, customs, and ideas that embodies a true marketplace experience as you encounter people and art from throughout the African Diaspora. While at the market, be sure to visit the Sankorè Pavilion’s celebratory exhibit, *Sacred Art of the African Diaspora, featuring demonstrators from New Orleans, Haiti, and Senegal. Sculptures, paintings, handcrafted leatherworks, ceramics, jewelry and wearable art are just a few of the treasures that can be found in Congo Square’s 52 booths, including the 4 Artist Demonstration areas. Traditional art making techniques from various cultures of the African Diaspora* are featured in the Congo Demonstration booths. The highlighted crafts include Tanzanian furniture making, Zimbabwean stone sculpture, Haitian oil painting, leather crafts, wood carving, and collages

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	ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX PAINTINGS Aisha Abdullah-La New Orleans, LA	TUAREG & KHEMETIC SILVERSMITHING Baba G Inglewood, CA

	VODUN FLAGS, CROSSES & BOTTLES Rachel Lafontant ITIAH Arts Chicago, IL

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	ACRYLIC & MIXED MEDIA PAINTINGS WITH WOODWORKING Rondell Crier Rondell Crier Design Hixson, TN	HAITIAN OIL PAINTINGS ON CANVAS Jean Monfort JJ M Artwork Los Angeles, CA

	FABRIC, TEXTURED SAND & ACRYLIC MIXED MEDIA ART John Sims John Sims Artworks Birmingham, AL	HAND CARVED STONE SCULPTURE Peter Rujuwa Unique Rock Art Indianapolis, IN

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	ORIGINAL OIL & ACRYLIC Latifa Venckus Latifa Venckus: Artist- Painter Worth, IL	ACRYLIC ON CANVAS Ronnie Phillips Ronnie Rondu Phillips Lithonia, GA

	HAND BUILT CLAY SCULPTURE Elliot Hubbard Art By Elliot Hubbard Fairburn, GA	ACRYLIC PALETTE KNIFE PAINTINGS ON PAPER, CANVAS, GLASS & WOOD Deborah Shedrick Shedrick Studio Montgomery, AL

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	HANDCRAFTED FIBER ACCESSORIES OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN FABRICS Cathy Johnson Cathy’s Creations Covington, LA	WATERCOLOR ON ARCHIVAL PAPER Stacy Brown Fine Art by Stacey Brown Atlanta, GA

	SEPIA TONE & COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS PRINTED ON FUJI CRYSTAL ARCHIVE PAPER Emerson Matabele Emerson Images New Orleans, LA	ACRYLIC PAINTINGS ON CANVAS & SLATE Jerome Ford Colors Of Culture New Orleans, LA

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	SHIBORI TIE DYE ON STUDIO-MADE WASHABLE SILK & COTTON GARMENTS Michael Smith Weaverville, NC	STERLING SILVER & GEMSTONE JEWELRY Chester Allen Chester Allen New Orleans, LA

	ARYLIC ON CANVAS Marcus Akinlana Positive Creations Fine Art New Orleans, LA	BRONZE AND TERRA COTTA STONE SCULPTURE George Nock George Nock Fine Art Alphretta, GA

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	COLORED PENCIL DRAWINGS ON WATERCOLOR PAPER Aaron Reed Art By Aaron Reed Albany, GA	TREATED BROWN PAPER BAGS EMBELLISHED WITH FABRICS, LEATHER, BEADS & FEATHERS Joyce Robinson Brown Paper Bags Gone Wild, LLC Union City, GA
	STEEL, COPPER & BRONZE HANDCRAFTED FRAMES WITH NATURAL & COLOR PATINAS ON CANVAS PAINTINGS William Cowherd Atlanta, GA	HANDBEADED JEWELRY OF NATURAL STONES, AFRICAN AMBER, TRADE BEADS, SILVER & GOLD Lou Frederick Danladi Designs New York, NY

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	AFRICAN INSPIRED CHILDREN’S CLOTHING; COPPER, BRASS & SILVER JEWELRY Joan George Made by the Hands of Joan Marie Reserve, LA	PAINTINGS, METAL SCULPTURES & STRAW HATS FROM HAITI Marie-Jose Poux Majo New Orleans, LA

	ACRYLIC ON CANVAS Kenneth Scott Jr. Halo Baton Rouge, LA	HANDCRAFTED STERLING SILVER & GEMSTONE JEWELRY Henry Colby Timbuktu Art Colony Ellenwood, GA

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	HAND SEWN SILK, LINEN & STRAW HATS Shirley Wilfred Wilred Designs Covington, LA	ACRYLIC ON CANVAS Varion Laurent New Orleans, LA

	GHANIAN TEXTILE ART E. Aminata Brown BaBa Blankets & Crafts New Orleans, LA	HANDMADE STERLING SILVER JEWELRY Sham, Kwesi, Musa & Enoch Ecclesiastes Those Brother Jewelry Brooklyn, NY

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	TIE DYED & BATIK RAYON GARMENTS Desari Jabbar Cultural Crossroads Stone Mountain, GA	HANDSEWN MUDCLOTH GARMENTS Abdul Diouf Aziz Fashions, NYC New York, NY

	HANDMADE LEATHER HANDBAGS & ACCESSORIES, SILK CUSTOM APPAREL Lubna MuhammadLubna Originals & Idris Designs Pennsauken, NJ	STERLING SILVER & GEMSTONE JEWELRY Doctor Foots Dr. Foots Place New Orleans, LA

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	MUD CLOTH & TIE DYE SILK CLOTHING Aita Carmichael La L inguere Fashions New York, NY	ACRYLIC ON CANVAS Ernest Skipper Music Industry Production New Orleans, LA

	HANDBLOCKED, DYED & SHAPED HATS Anthony Nixon Rosebud New York Atlanta, GA	TORCHWORK GLASS, GEM & BEADED JEWELRY Evette V. Everett Jewelry Artist College Park, GA

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	STERLING JEWELRY HANDCARVED & CUT STONES Sekou Ra Sekou Ra Jewelry Artist Billingsley, AL	HANDMADE ORIGINAL KENYAN ARTWORK Grace Harris The Maasai International Stone Mountain, GA

	HANDMADE JEWELRY & HANDWOVEN DRESSES IMPORTED FROM MOROCCO Fatiha Khanboubi Casablanca Bazaar New Orleans, LA	GLASS, STONE & CERAMIC BEADS FROM ETHIOPIA, KENYA & UGANDA Jula Dukuray Bronx, NY

	HAND BATIKED GARMENTS FROM KENYA & UGANDA Erica Trani IN EXCHANGE Fair Trade Store New Orleans, LA

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	HANDCRAFTED STERLING SILVER, BRASS & COPPER JEWELRY Ronald Eccleston Universal Love Jewelry Macon, GA	HANDCRAFTED HATS FROM WEST AFRICA, HAITI & MEXICO Lynn LeBeaud Ujamaa African Market New Orleans, LA

	HANDCRAFTED AFRICAN ARTS & CRAFTS Hajj Khalil Naim Unique Designs Detroit, MI	HANDCARVED SCULPTURE, LEATHER BAGS, JEWELRY & PAINTINGS Chris Ashanti SpearsControl Enterprises Westwego, LA

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	SHOES MADE OF RECYCLED TIRES & ORGANIC COTTON FABRICS HANDLOOMED & SPUN Mary Chenet & Rob Owen Local Threads New Orleans, LA	HANDCRAFTED ITEMS FROM WEST, CENTRAL & SOUTHERN AFRICA Omar Rahman Omar Enterprise Long Beach, MS

	ITEMS MADE FROM STEEL DRUMS, WOOD, COW HORNS & LEATHER Nicole Victor Madsounic North Miami Beach, FL	SILK THREAD ART ON LEATHER Salomon Mbala Salomon Mbala Norcross, GA

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	SOUTH AFRICAN BASKETS, DOLLS, & BEADED WORK Binta Diaby Zulu African Art New Orleans, LA	WOODEN MASKS, BRONZE, PAINTINGS & AFRICAN ARTS Moussa Kone Femos Art New Orleans, LA

	FINE AFRICAN ART FROM CAMEROON, CONGO & NIGERIA Otis Williams Universal Creations Philadelphia, PA	HANDCARVED SHONA SCULPTURE Leanne Chicksen Discover Arts International Houston, TX

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