After almost 10 years of providing a platform for collaboration between artists, 1614 Esplanade Avenue officially changed hands on June 17th, 2014. Although we were not being evicted, many residents, including most of the people who maintained the Tree House, chose to move out. Whether or not the house will remain an art collective is uncertain but new management is now in place.
The Tree House is currently being dismantled by the same people who built it. This was the decision by the new ownership, but it had been discussed for years prior based on safety concerns, lack of funding, and the desire to focus on new projects.
....But this isn't bad news! The NOLA Art House has been the home of over 100 artists of all mediums throughout the years, and nobody who ever spent time in the branches of that tree house was left uninspired by the audacity of it. The friendships that were formed and the connections that were established will have a lasting impact on the artists who lived there. A few long-term residents (a group sometimes known as "Home-made Parachutes") are maintaining the spirit of the tree house with some exiting future projects. In the foreseeable future, Home-made Parachutes intends to continue working over at the Red House, trying to make it an environment that inspires people to get involved with the world at large. In addition to that, Our goals are to eventually own and manage our own intentional art community, and to build sustainable floating platforms in an undetermined location.
The Tree House is currently being dismantled by the same people who built it. This was the decision by the new ownership, but it had been discussed for years prior based on safety concerns, lack of funding, and the desire to focus on new projects.
....But this isn't bad news! The NOLA Art House has been the home of over 100 artists of all mediums throughout the years, and nobody who ever spent time in the branches of that tree house was left uninspired by the audacity of it. The friendships that were formed and the connections that were established will have a lasting impact on the artists who lived there. A few long-term residents (a group sometimes known as "Home-made Parachutes") are maintaining the spirit of the tree house with some exiting future projects. In the foreseeable future, Home-made Parachutes intends to continue working over at the Red House, trying to make it an environment that inspires people to get involved with the world at large. In addition to that, Our goals are to eventually own and manage our own intentional art community, and to build sustainable floating platforms in an undetermined location.