The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans (CAC) is excited to invite you to join us for the opening of “Behind Every Beautiful Thing: Encountering Bodies, Wrestling the Human Condition,” our annual Open Call exhibition featuring multimedia works by Gulf South artists from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida. The Opening Night Celebration will take place July 31, from 6 – 10 pm at the CAC, located at 900 Camp Street.

Curated by Dr. David W. Robinson-Morris Ph. D, "Behind Every Beautiful Thing: Encountering Bodies, Wrestling the Human Condition" offers a deeply personal portrayal of artists’ experiences with health and illness, and the reverberating impact on the life, body, and psyche of the individual and their community. To learn more and view the list of the participating artists, click here.

We will celebrate the opening of the exhibition with libations, food, music by DJ Felice Gee, and a Grounding Ritual and Activation led by local healer and artist Gia M. Hamilton. The exhibition is a cornerstone of Inter[SECTOR], the CAC’s multi-year, multidisciplinary program that explores issues of incarceration, health, and the environment. Through this contemporary art exhibition, the CAC aims to place art and health into context, while fostering cross-sector collaborations and coalition-building between artists, civic leaders, and our impacted community. The exhibition launches the CAC's Summer / Fall 2021 multidisciplinary arts season and we are eager to enhance our relationship with community leaders like yourself.