New Orleans Neighborhoods Partnership Network

Neighborhoods Served:
• St. Thomas Area / Lower Garden District

Planning District:
1

Ward:
4

Zip Codes:
70113

Council Representative:
James Carter

Police Precinct:
1

President / Director:
Mary Len Costa

Mission:

The Arts Council of New Orleans is a private, non-profit organization designated as the City’s official arts agency. Now in its 32nd year, the Arts Council serves as one of eight regional distributing agencies for state arts funds and administers available municipal arts grants and the Percent For Art program for the City of New Orleans.

The Arts Council works in partnership with the City of New Orleans, community groups, local, state, and national governmental agencies, and other nonprofit arts organizations to meet the arts and cultural needs of the New Orleans community through a diversity of initiatives and services.