Our Garden, The Blueprint: More than a Dream, It’s a Plan
About this Event
Our Garden, The Blueprint is more than the art you see. It's a strategy, a success story, and a vision- cultivated by the young leaders of New Orleans. A seed planted in 2020, with the launch of the New Orleans Youth Master Plan, has since sprouted into an intergenerational collaborative force aiming to create a true community where everyone succeeds.
The core of this exhibition is the true identity of New Orleans youth while honoring their monumental contributions to our city’s safety, culture, and well-being! Around the exhibition you will find contributions from our community of partners, peers, and allies whose initiatives set out to support and engage youth from a place of partnership, respect, and power-sharing.
Guided by the Youth Advisory Board (YAB) of the New Orleans Children and Youth Planning Board (CYPB), system leaders, nonprofit organizations, advocates, and the community at large have established a system of care to support our city’s youth and families. Focusing on themes of Health & Well-Being, Space & Place, Safety & Justice, Learning, Economic Stability, and Youth Voice, our collaborative efforts have resulted in youth-centered initiatives, programs, public and philanthropic investments, and shifts in practices.
Thanks to our city’s amazing youth, the vision is clear, and the fruits of their plan consistently nourish us all.
Our youth deserve to be honored. Let’s honor them by matching our efforts, dollars, and resources to the fulfillment of their vision.
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Opening Night:
Saturday, August 8, 2026, 6 to 10 PM
Exhibition Dates:
Saturday, August 8 to Sunday, September 6, 2026
Gallery Hours:
12 to 5 PM, every Saturday & Sunday
Exhibition Curation and Art Installation:
Déja M. Jones, Artist and CYPB Youth Development Specialist
Exhibition Co-Creators and Artists:
New Orleans Children and Youth Planning Board (CYPB) Youth Advisory Board; Center for Youth Equity (CYE) Junior Civic Safety Council
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Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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