Cultural Program
As one of the three pillars of the NOHHF, culture is embedded in our mission, the promotion and cultivation of the Hispanic culture through the New Orleans community and South Louisiana greater region has been an important part of our purpose as an organization. Since 2012 the NOHHF Cultural Program has been organizing and participating in cultural events that showcase the diverse Hispanic cultural heritage with the aspiration of creating a stronger more diverse and culturally rich community.
CULTURAL EVENTS
"Chalk Painting our Hispanic Heritage: Student Contest"
Saturday, October 5, 2024 | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
at the Peristyle at City Park in New Orleans by Café Du Monde (42 Dreyfous Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124).
The Foundation has once again invited private, parochial, and public high schools in the city to participate in the contest with a limited capacity of 12 school teams. Each school team will have the opportunity to choose a design theme based on a Hispanic country, they wish to represent and will have a designated space of 10 ft x 10 ft for their design to be executed and presented to a panel of three art professional judges.
The execution of the artwork will commence on October 5th at 9:00 am, each school will participate with a delegation of 3 students and a supervisory adult. The Chalk Painting our Hispanic Heritage: Student Contest will be judged at 12:30 pm by a team of local artists and art professionals.
After the judging process is completed, award certificates will be presented to the winning team with prizes consisting of art supplies courtesy of David Art Center.
The closing ceremony will start at 1:00 pm.
