Architecture + Visual Arts Event Des Cours Open Through Sunday DesCours, an annual five-day contemporary architecture and visual arts event, has returned to Downtown through December 14. DesCours looks toward the future in showcasing cutting-edge new media and interactive installations while embracing New Orleans' rich cultural heritage. During DesCours, internationally recognized architects, artists and musicians will transform spaces within Downtown and the French Quarter into destinations for visitors and locals alike. Over the course of five days the public is invited to see contemporary architecture and art installations within walkways, rooftops and buildings located Downtown and in private courtyards located in the historic French Quarter. These spaces, which are often less traveled and hidden from public view, provide a rich architectural framework in which to view both the installations and sites themselves.
Throughout DesCours, ten bands, including Rebirth Brass Band, Kidd Jordan, and the Treme Brass Band, will be showcased alongside the architects' and artists' installations. Event goers will witness how each performance interacts with, transforms and enhances these sites and installations. “DesCours is another example of Downtown welcoming industries of the mind – art and architecture largely contribute to Downtown as an attractive home for the entrepreneurs and innovators that will drive our future economy,” said DDD President Kurt Weigle. DesCours is a project of the American Institute of Architects and is sponsored in part by the Downtown Development District. For more information, visit www.descours.us.
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