AMMO teams up with The Porch

A Mardi Gras Indian dances with neighborhood children during the Porch 7th Ward Cultural Festival.

For Immediate Release:

The directors of AMMO are thrilled to announce their partnership with The Porch 7th Ward Cultural Organization. As The Porch begins their very first workshop for adults, the Mardi Gras Indian Cooperative Workshop, AMMO's directors, Cedric Angeles and Mia Kaplan, will be joining them to assist with the presentation, marketing, and development of the workshop as an ongoing collective.

This October the Porch 7th Ward Cultural Organization is beginning a
Mardi Gras Indian Cooperative Workshop for individuals interested in
the traditional sewing and beading techniques of the Mardi Gras
Indians. the Porch is a community-based cultural organization that
seeks to promote and sustain cultures of the neighborhood, city and
region, and to foster exchange between cultural groups. The workshop
is free and open to all, and hopes to bring together as many different
Mardi Gras Indian styles and histories as possible. It will be held at
the Porch every Thursday evening from 7-9pm, October 1st through July
29th, and will culminate in an exhibition of the collective’s work in
October 2010 at Ammo Gallery in the French Quarter: a contemporary art
gallery that represents emerging to established artists and produces
other innovative projects.

The workshop will be led by “Coach”
Collins Anthony Lewis and Nicole W. Ramsey, and the Porch will supply
all materials. If you would like to participate and you are highly
creative and committed, please come by the Porch at 1941 Pauger
(corner of Urquhart) to fill out an application anytime between 9am
and 7pm from Monday, September 14th through Wednesday, September 23rd.
Participants’ children are welcome to come with them to the workshop.
Please call the Porch Program Coordinator with any questions at
914-714-8757.

visit The Porch online at http://www.theporch-7.com.