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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	BRAZILIAN ORISHA PAINTINGS Sarah Dearie New Orleans, LA	CERAMIC CEREMONIAL MASKS Woodrow Nash Akron, OH

	SENEGALESE GRIOT & KORA PLAYER Morikeba Kouyate Senegal	VODUN FLAGS, CROSSES & BOTTLES Rachel Lafontant ITIAH Arts Chicago, IL

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	MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE ART Najee Dorsey Art by Najee Lithia Springs, GA	HARD PASTEL & ACRYLIC PAINTINGS Richard Wilson Artwork by Richard Wilson Greenville, NC

	INDIVIDUALLY CRAFTED FINE WOOD FURNITURE PIECES ADORNED WITH EAST AFRICAN CARVING Daniel Odhuno Omondi Wood Works New Orleans, LA	HANDCRAFTED LEATHER HANDBAGS Karma McCree KarmaSoul,Int. Ellenwood, GA

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	ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, PAINT & FOUND OBJECTS Eric Paul Julien New Orleans, LA	OIL & ACRYLIC ON CANVAS Damion Hunter Biloxi, MS

	SHOT FILM & DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS PRINTED ON KODAK METALLIC & MATTE PAPERS Clifton Henri Something Flyer Chicago, IL	OIL ON WOOD Sidney Carter Sidney’s Creations Powder Springs, GA

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	FRAMED FIBER ART THREADS DRAPED OVER SILHOUETTE FIGURES IN SHADOW BOX Ronald Witherspoon Rondell Fiber Art Greensboro, NC	OIL PAINTINGS ON LINEN OR CANVAS Mario Padilla Mario Padilla New Orleans, LA

	ACRYLIC & OIL COLORS ON CANVAS Buchi Upjohn Buchi Upjohn Douglasville, GA	FABRIC, OIL & ACRYLIC MIXED MEDIA ART Frank Frazier Visions in Black Dallas, TX

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	HANDFORGED SILVER & GOLD JEWELRY Herb Brown Golden Reign Tampa, FL	ACRYLIC, PLASTER & WOOD SCULPTURE Calvin Walton Stone Mountain, GA

	ACRYLIC ON CANVAS Lionel Milton Elle One New Orleans, LA	CLAY SCULPTURE & MIXED MEDIA Kimmy Cantrell Kimmy Cantrell College Park, GA

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	COLLAGES OF MAGAZINE PAPER Carl Crawford CMC Fine Arts Columbia, SC	ACRYLIC ON CANVAS & WOOD- INLAY COLLAGES Adewale Adenle Artdewale Studio New Orleans, LA

	LINEN & SILK HANDCRAFTED CLOTHING Greta Wallace Simply Greta Irvington, NJ	SILVER, GOLD & BEADED JEWELRY Lou Frederick Danladi Designs New York, NY

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	METALLIC RESIN JEWELRY Oscar Donahue Oscar of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	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	HANDBLOCKED & SCULPTED STRAW HATS Ella Isaac Living In Perfect Style Wilton Manors, FL

	HANDCRAFTED STERLING SILVER & GEMSTONE JEWELRY Henry Colby Timbuktu Art Colony Ellenwood, GA

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	NATURAL MATERIAL COLLAGES Hussein Saidi Hussein Saidi - Ujama’ Art Silver Spring, MD	HANDPAINTED BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS Darrell Lane Lane Fine Art Photography Conyers, GA

	HAND SCREENPRINTED, HANDPAINTED & BATIK GARMENTS Alton Osborn New Orleans, LA	BAMBOO & BONE HANDMADE JEWELRY Abe Lavalais bamboozle Alexandria, LA

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	HAND DYED & BATIK GARMENTS Desari Jabbar Cultural Crossroads Stone Mountain, GA	EGYPTIAN HANDCARVED STATUES, WOODEN OBJECTS & CLOTHING Khaled Hegazzi Pharoah’s Cave New Orleans, LA

	ACRYLIC ON CANVAS & WOOD Muhammad Yungai Muhammad Yungai Norcross, GA	STERLING SILVER & GEMSTONE JEWELRY Doctor Foots Dr. Foots Place New Orleans, LA

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	HAND DYED, HANDPAINTED, LINEN & SILK CHIFFON GARMENTS Allohn Agbenya Allohn Designs Carson, CA	PAINTINGS BY STUART MCLEAN Ernest Skipper Music Industry Production New Orleans, LA

	LEATHER MOLDED HANDBAGS Sylvester Robinson Artwear by Robbie Acworth, TX	HANDMADE TEQUILA STRAW HATS & COTTON & CANVAS TEXTILES Julio Peraza Latin’s Hand New Orleans, LA

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	HANDMADE CRAFTS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA Lumumba Dogas Lumumba and Company New Orleans, LA	HANDMADE OILS & INCENSE, HANDCRAFTED WEST AFRICAN LEATHER & BEADWORK Bilal Sunni-Ali Sameca, Inc. Bronx, NY

	WEARABLE ART SCREEN PRINTED WITH AFRICAN DESIGNS BY DOUG REDD Carol Bebelle Ashe Cultural Arts Center New Orleans, LA	HANDDYED, BLOCKED, SHAPED & EMBELLISHED STRAW HATS Suzette Hallman Suzette Art Couture Philadelphia, PA

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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	WEARABLE ART & ACCESSORIES MADE FROM TRADITIONAL AFRICAN TEXTILES Coretta Hutson Samsara Boutique Jonesboro, GA

	HANDCARVED SCULPTURE, LEATHER BAGS, JEWELRY & PAINTINGS Chris Spears Control Enterprises Westwego, LA

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	HANDCARVED SHONA SCULPTURE FROM ZIMBABWE Rosemary Chimbganda African Authentics Chelsea, MA	TRADITIONAL MOROCCAN GOAT SKIN LAMPS Hamid Naciri On the Road to Marrakech New York, NY

	INCENSE, OIL & HANDMADE BEADED JEWELRY Andaiye Alimayu & Sula Evans King & Queen Emporium Int’l, New Orleans, LA	MUSEUM QUALITY AFRICAN ART FROM CONGO, CAMEROON & NIGERIA Chantal Madio African Tribal Collections New York, NY

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	HANDCRAFTED AFRICAN ART OF WOOD & BRONZE Sebigne Dioume Motherland Imports New Orleans, LA	BATIK ART GARMENTS OF COTTON Nnamdi Ibenagu Chapel Hill, NC

	SCULPTURE FROM GHANA, BURKINA FASO, IVORY COAST & SENEGAL Abdoulaye Gueye Darou-Rakhmane New Orleans, LA	COLLAGES OF BANANA LEAVES & ELEPHANT GRASS Mwamlima Western Banana-Leaf Art from Zambia Norfolk, VA

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