3. New Directions
New Orleans Initiatives Upon moving NPN’s National Office to New Orleans in 2000, a commitment was made to create and sustain programs based in Louisiana, by sharing NPN resources with the local community and the organizations and artists of New Orleans. NPN’s commitment to establishing visibility and connections locally grows out of the expectation that NPN Partners engage locally while participating nationally. Important to this effort is NPN’s mandate of a balance between local activities and national programs. As a result, NPN’s local programming is aligned with its national focus of convenings, partnerships, and regranting. The National Office, therefore, engages the New Orleans community by offering fiscal sponsorship services; convening local artists, cultural organizations, and grassroots cultural workers in forums which support their ability to know each other, share ideas, and partner on projects; and by serving as an Intermediary or Institutional Partner to shepherd and support community based projects and ideas at nascent and developmental stages. In return, NPN has been able to significantly impact and influence the New Orleans arts and cultural community while garnering and leveraging resources that has significantly diversified NPN’s base of support and strengthened its financial position.
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Louisa Street (New Orleans, Louisiana) Hijack NPN Performance Residency Pictured: Scott Heron PHOTO : RACHEL ROBERTS
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