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.
WEEKEND 1
Edward Wycliff
Bow Shoeshoe
BOWTIES AND NECKTIES USING A COTTON TEXTILE FROM LESOTHO
Washington, DC
Tent D
Joachim Mcmillan
GLASS, STONE, AND CERAMIC AFRICAN BEADS
Beaverton, OR
Tent D
Oscar Donahue
Oscar of New Orleans
METALLIC RESIN JEWELRY, PINS AND BADGES
New Orleans, LA
Tent D
Janeen St. Louis
The St. Louis Collection
STERLING SILVER, BRASS, COPPER, BRONZE AND STONE JEWELRY
Ellenwood, GA
Tent D
Christian & Nicole Pazos
Brecha
HANDBAGS, SHOES, DECORATIVE PILLOWS & HAMMOCKS
Metairie, LA
Tent M
Clifton Henri
FLYPAPER Chicago
LIMITED EDITION PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS
Chicago, IL
Tent M
Lamine Sene
Sunugal la Classe
SENEGALESE CLOTHES FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
New Orleans, LA
Tent M
Abdoulaye Gueye
Darou Rakhmane
HANDCARVED WOODEN AFRICAN ART
New Orleans, LA
Tent M
Ndeye Sall
Nafi Hand Made
HANDMADE CRAFTS, HATS, AFRICAN BASKETS, CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES
Leander, TX
Tent N
Elliott Hubbard
Art by Elliott Hubbard
CLAY SCULPTURES
Fairburn, GA
Tent N
Patrick Henry
3D ACRYLIC PAINTING ON WOOD
Slidell, LA
Tent N
Bianca Gedeon
STERLING SILVER SHEET METAL AND WIRE JEWELRY
Crestview, FL
Tent N
Marely Peraza
Cella’s Boutique
CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICAN WEARS
New Orleans, LA
Tent O
Phillip Snead
Rare Imaje Art
OIL OR ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
Baltimore, MD
Tent O
Aita Carmichael
La Linguere Fashions
AFRICAN PRINT, MUDCLOTH AND TIE DYE CLOTHING
New York, NY
Tent O
Khar Tall
Tall African Arts
HANDMADE WOODEN CARVING ART FROM WEST AFRICA
North Brunswick, NJ
Tent O
Chicquita Attipoe
Global Gateway LLC
METAL JEWELRY
New Orleans, LA
Tent P
Andre Guichard
Gallery Guichard
ACRYLIC, MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS
Chicago, IL
Tent P
Edwin Lester
ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS NARRATIVE PAINTINGS
Newark, DE
Tent P
Lou Frederick
Danladi Designs
AMBER, TRADE BEADS, SILVER & GOLD JEWELRY
New York, NY
Tent P
Grace Minala Harris
The Maasai Store
AFRICAN CLOTHING AND HANDBAGS
Clarkston, GA
Tent Q
Gregory Worsham
MAT PRINT ON METAL WITH WOOD FRAME
Long Beach, CA
Tent Q
John Sims
John Sims Artwork
MIXED MEDIA
Fultondale, AL
Tent Q
Henry Osaygefo Colby
Timbuktu
STERLING SILVER & 14KT GOLD GEMSTONE JEWELRY
Ellenwood, GA
Tent Q
Kwame Baah
Kwame Baah
KENTE CLOTH SHOES
Fort Worth, TX
Tent R
Shirley Wilfred
Wilfred Designs
HAND-DYED AND SHAPED HATS
Folsom, LA
Tent R
Kimmy Cantrell
Clay by Kim
STONEWARE CLAY
College Park, GA
Tent R
Charity Safo
Charik African Fashion
HANDMADE AFRICAN CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES
Gaithersburg, MD
Tent R
Desari & Jabriel Jabbar
Cultural Crossroads
BATIK, TIE-DYED & EMBROIDERED WEST AFRICAN CLOTHING
Stone Mountain, GA
Tent S
Marie-Jose Poux
HAITIAN ARTWORK & STRAW HATS
New Orleans, LA
Tent S
Jeribai Andrew-jaja
Andrew Jaja Art
CHARCOAL & PASTEL DRAWINGS
Fort Worth, TX
Tent S
Anastasia Baah
AUTHENTIC AFRICAN COTTON CLOTHING
Gaithersburg, MD
Tent S
Wycliffe Bennett
Linc’s Art
2D & 3D FABRIC COLLAGE
Atlanta, GA
Tent T
Erika Kirkland
Nohemm
HANDMADE AFRICAN SUNDRESSES
New York, NY
Tent T
David Gandy
Ecowrist, LLC
WRIST & POCKET WATCHES
Brooklyn, NY
Tent T
Harriet Rosebud
Rosebud New York
STRAW, FELT, PRINTED FELT, FABRIC AND SINAMAY HATS
Wappingers Fall, NY
Tent T
Kwame Boama Mensa-Aborampa
Kwaboama Fine Art Inc.
ACRYLIC ON PANEL
Bolingbrook, IL
Tent T
Awa Thioubou
Back to Africa
WEST & CENTRAL AFRICAN BASKETS & CRAFTS
Chalmette, LA
Tent U
Bilal Sunni-Ali
FULANI HATS, KUBA CLOTH, OILS, INCENSE, TRADE BEADS & JEWELRY FROM MALI AND BURKINA FASO
Atlanta, GA
Tent U
Kurt Glasgow
Glasgow’s Enterprise
LEATHER AND STRAW SHOES & ACCESSORIES
Ponchatoula, LA
Tent U
Lahcen Boubi
Noor
HANDMADE MOROCCAN LEATHER GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES, JEWELRY AND ACCESSORIES
Gretna, LA
Tent U
Adam Ecclesiastes
Universal Love Jewelry
STERLING SILVER, BRASS & COPPER GEMSTONE JEWELRY
Macon, GA
Teny V
Khaled Hegazzi
TREASURES FROM EGYPT
New Orleans, LA
Teny V
Hajj Khalil
Naim
HANDCRAFTED JEWELRY, STRAW BASKETS & HATS FROM WEST AFRICA
Southfield, MI
Teny V
Chris Spears
Control Enterprises
SILVER & COPPER JEWELRY, AFRICAN TEXTILES, INCENSE, OILS & LEATHER
New Orleans, LA
Teny V
Natashia Paul
Chuupul Leather
CHUUPUL LEATHER BAGS
Metairie, LA
Tent W
Letitia Lee
LEE MEE Art & Design
OIL, ACRYLICS CONTRASTING & LINES ON CANVAS
Bethesda, MD
Tent W
Mahamadou Dukureh
Dukureh Import Enterprise
HANDMADE AFRICAN ART AND JEWELRY
Bronx, NY
Tent W
New Orleans Black Mardi Gras Indians
New Orleans Black Mardi Gras Indian Coop
BLACK MASKING INDIAN SUITS
New Orleans, LA
Tent W
William Kwamena-Poh
Osibisa Fine Arts
OPAQUE WATERCOLOR PAINTING
Savannah, GA
Tent X
Charmelle Dukes
Afrodesiac Worldwide
AFRICAN CLOTHING FROM GHANA
New York, NY
Tent X
Manuel Corona
Khepra Jewelers
SEMI-PRECIOUS GEMSTONES SET IN STERLING SILVER JEWELRY
Milwaukee, WI
Tent X
Donovan McLean
Uplift Artworks
OIL-BASED, PASTEL AND ACRYLIC PAINTINGS
Chicago, IL
Tent X
WEEKEND 2
Athlone Clarke
Art Core
ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA
Douglasville, GA
Tent D
Astou Dioum
Dioum Basket
BASKETS MADE FROM NATURAL FIBERS
New York, NY
Tent D
Carl Crawford
Collage Illusion
COLLAGE OF MAGAZINE PAPER ON GLASS
Columbia, SC
Tent D
Akeem Agbelekale
Keemkale Batik Design
BATIK WEARABLE ART
Houston, TX
Tent D
Aaron Reed
Art by Aaron Reed
HAND DRAWINGS WITH COLORED PENCILS ON WATERCOLOR PAPER
Conyers, GA
Tent M
Helen Stubbs
Chriscerrines Accessories
HANDMADE HATS
Deptford, NJ
Tent M
Chester Allen
STERLING SILVER JEWELRY
New Orleans, LA
Tent M
Adama Sylla
Soma Fashion
HANDMADE WEARABLE ART
Mount Vernon, NY
Tent M
Debra Crain
Savanna Baskets
HANDWOVEN BASKETS
New Orleans, LA
Tent N
Thomas Williams
William’s Fine Art
OIL PAINTINGS ON BIRCH WOOD
Chicago, IL
Tent N
Demond Brown
Demond Brown
WEST & CENTRAL AFRICAN CRAFTS & ACCESSORIES
New Orleans, LA
Tent N
Travis Breihan
Teysha
CUSTOM SHOES
Austin, TX
Tent N
Angelica Callanta
Found Objects
HANDMADE LEATHER JEWELRY
Chicago, IL
Tent O
Julio Peraza
Latin’s Hand
HANDMADE HATS, HAMMOCKS, MARACAS
New Orleans, LA
Tent O
Catherine Kyei
Cathy’s Global
TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN CLOTHING
Severn, MD
Tent O
Herb Brown
Golden Reign
STERLING SILVER AND STONE JEWELRY
Crestview, FL
Tent O
Sandra Second
Sanjules Unique Art Creations
HANDSEWN, TIE-DYED AFRICAN CLOTHING
Brooklyn, NY
Tent P
Jula Dukuray
Gambissara Beads
GLASS, STONE AND CERAMIC AFRICAN BEADS
Bronx, NY
Tent P
Lionel Milton
MIXED MEDIUM GRAFFITI
New Orleans, LA
Tent P
Lou Frederick
Danladi Designs
AMBER, TRADE BEADS, SILVER & GOLD JEWELRY
New York, NY
Tent P
Sylvester Robbie Robinson
Robbiewear
HANDCRAFTED LEATHER HANDBAGS
Chicago, IL
Tent Q
Epaul Julien
GOLD & SILVER LEAF PHOTOGRAPHY
New Orleans, LA
Tent Q
Nii Addo-Ankrah
Nii Addo-Ankrah Fine Art
MIXED MEDIA
Grayson, GA
Tent Q
Henry Osaygefo Colby
Timbuktu
STERLING SILVER & 14KT GOLD GEMSTONE JEWELRY
Ellenwood, GA
Tent Q
Ella Isaac
L.I.P.S.
HAND-DYED HATS
Riverton, NJ
Tent R
Ayodele Owolabi
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
Avondale, LA
Tent R
Ken Beauchum
Aboriginal Bling Blam!
HANDCRAFTED WIRE-WRAPPED JEWELRY
St. Louis, MO
Tent R
Allohn Agbenya
Allohn Designs
HANDPAINTED & SEWN GARMENTS
Carson, CA
Tent R
Desari & Jabriel Jabbar
Cultural Crossroads
BATIK, TIE-DYED & EMBROIDERED WEST AFRICAN CLOTHING
Stone Mountain, GA
Tent S
Marie-Jose Poux
HAITIAN ARTWORK & STRAW HATS
New Orleans, LA
Tent S
Sidney Carter
Sidney’s Creations
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
Powder Springs, GA
Tent S
Abdul Diouf
Aziz Fashions
AFROCENTRIC DESIGNS IN CONTEMPORARY STYLES
New York, NY
Tent S
Aaron Paskins
Our Story Studios, LLC
RESIN, CLAY, STEEL AND WOOD SCULPTURES
Dove, DE
Tent T
Stuart McClean
Stuart McClean Art and Accessories Gallery
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
New Orleans, LA
Tent T
Abe Lavalais
Bamboozle
BAMBOO EARRINGS, BRACELETS, NECKLACES, BELTS
Alexandria, LA
Tent T
Ibiwunmi Olaiya
WOW WOW by WUNMI
HANDCRAFTED, ARTISAN MADE CLOTHING FROM WEST AFRICA
Brooklyn, NY
Tent T
Fatiha Khanboubi
Anaya Bazaar
MOROCCAN CLOTHING AND JEWELRY
New Orleans, LA
Tent U
Bilal Sunni-Ali
FULANI HATS, KUBA CLOTH, OILS, INCENSE, TRADE BEADS & JEWELRY FROM MALI AND BURKINA FASO
Atlanta, GA
Tent U
Mark Vaughn
Kruccus
HANDMADE LEATHER PURSES
Chicago, IL
Tent U
Nnamdi Ibenagu
Nnamdii Batik Art
TRADITIONAL AFRICAN HAND-DYED BATIK CLOTHING
Chapel Hill, NC
Tent U
Adam Ecclesiastes
Universal Love Jewelry
STERLING SILVER, BRASS & COPPER GEMSTONE JEWELRY
Macon, GA
Teny V
Georges Valris
Haitian Vodou Flags by Valris
HAITIAN VODOU FLAGS
Cecilia, LA
Teny V
Hajj Khalil
Naim
HANDCRAFTED JEWELRY, STRAW BASKETS & HATS FROM WEST AFRICA
Southfield, MI
Teny V
Chris Spears
Control Enterprises
SILVER & COPPER JEWELRY, AFRICAN TEXTILES, INCENSE, OILS & LEATHER
New Orleans, LA
Teny V
Stacy Landrum
AJA (Aluminum Jewelry Art)
HANDWRAPPED ALUMINUM DESIGNS WITH SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES
Jonesboro, LA
Tent W
Fampodgie Kaba
Ngaya Blankets and Clothes
TEXTILES AND CLOTHING FROM SENEGAL
New Orleans, LA
Tent W
Ragan Willis
Angel Bands
NATURAL GEMSTONES, CORALS, LEATHER ACCESSORIES AND LEATHER HATS
New Orleans, LA
Tent W
Shakor (B. Cameron) White
Gallery Cayenne
THREE-DIMENSIONAL ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
New Orleans, LA
Tent W
Birama Berthe
Muso Masiri
AUTHENTIC JEWELRY MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS
Dundalk, MD
Tent X
Jessica Strahan
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
New Orleans, LA
Tent X
Zora Djenohan
Djenohan African Art
WEST AFRICAN CRAFTS, TEXTILES AND WOODWORKS
New Orleans, LA
Tent X
Yvonne Tawiah
WEST AFRICAN INSPIRED WOMEN AND MEN’S CLOTHING
Brandywine, MD
Tent X