UNSCENE!

Shreveport Regional Arts Council

Funding Received: 2013
Shreveport, LA
$240,000
Funding Period: 1 year and 5 months
https://www.facebook.com/unscenesb

Shreveport Regional Arts Council with 2011-Academy-Award winning director and animator Brandon Oldenburg, and a team of local artists curate UNSCENE!, an UNpredictable, UNabashed, UNabridged calendar of regular, never-the-same-twice events. 

From October 2013 - August 2014, these monthly events - in formerly unused spaces - paired national artists-in-residence with regional and local artists to attract new and diverse audiences to experience the look, feel, tastes, smells, and sounds of Shreveport Common, a 9-block UNcommon cultural district and Creative Placemaking initiative. 

UNSCENE! continues on a quarterly basis in 2015, with two of the most successful events brought back by popular demand. Audiences, artists, and funders have called for and support the return of UNdisputed! (June 2015) and the Tribute to Stan ‘the Record Man’ Lewis Festival (August 2015). UNdisputed! 2015 is expanded to a week-long celebration of professional arts: the National Art Critic Series, Art Collection masterclasses, juried arts market, curated open studio tours, and the crowd-pleaser finale extravaganza, UNdisputed! ART CHALLENGE which sees artist teams compete arena-style for a $10,000 cash prize, as determined by art critics and a voting, cheering, edge-of-their-seat audience.

UNSCENE! UNlocks the possibilities of Shreveport Common, leaving indelible marks that permanently advance the Vision for a creative cultural community. 

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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project

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By Tiana Kennell Update Since the last time the Shreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC) blogged we’ve experienced more incredible happenings in Shreveport Common that have... Read More
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Stan Lewis in Memorabilia Room at artspace Updates Talk about Authenticity, Creativity, Vibrancy, Diversity, Inclusion, and that mysterious but palpable sense that, indeed, “we are... Read More
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Steve Olson with model of “Skateable Sculpture;” photo by Mary Catherine Rollo Updates The six-week residency of Steve Olson, World Champion Skateboard Performer and multidisciplinary... Read More
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Rich Table chefs Evan and Sarah Rich Updates The New Year began in Shreveport Common with the welcoming of skateboarding legend Steve Olson, who began... Read More
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A skyline view of UNSCENE! Inside Out Project in Shreveport Common Updates What an unbelievable 2013! The Shreveport Regional Arts Council’s (SRAC) implementation of UNSCENE!... Read More
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UNSCENE! at Makers Fair fills up with a full day of fun in Shreveport Common Updates UNSCENE! is underway with two events under our belts... Read More
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Updates We enter November with our first UNSCENE! Under our belt. On Friday, October 11, 2013 UNSCENE! debuted as a ‘Prelude’ to the MSPS New... Read More
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The first UNSCENE! launches on Friday, October 11 in Shreveport Common. Update UNSCENE! has allowed us to put a plan in action to revitalize the... Read More
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Update On Saturday, July 27 the Shreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC) invited ALL Artists in Northwest Louisiana to spend the day at Central ARTSTATION for... Read More
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Update Hallelujah! The UNSCENE! Production Planning is moving forward rapidly and with great enthusiasm! Artists everywhere are excited about becoming an integral part of this... Read More
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Update UNleash the vision. On June 24 and 25 the UNSCENE! artists’ management team met together UNder one roof to unleash the vision during the... Read More