Creative Assembly Cohort artist Simone Immanuel has just launched Created to Create, a new talk show designed to spark important conversations about creativity in New Orleans.
In the words of Immanuel, “Since high school, I have aspired to host a talk show. Over the years, I have explored various formats, but the timing was never quite right. My enduring interest in the human experience and personal transformation has fueled my passion. Numerous interviews have inspired my artistic journey and motivated me to persevere.
Immanuel continued, “As a member of NOMA’s Creative Assembly Cohort, I was tasked with developing projects that focus on the New Orleans community. This assignment led to the creation of Created to Create,. The show aims to foster honest conversations about creativity with local Black artists in New Orleans. Our goal is to spotlight their work, promote community growth, and amplify the voices of cultural bearers in the city.”
Featuring different artists in each episode, the show’s emphasis on personal transformation and the human experience aligns with the museum’s mission to support and showcase diverse perspectives within the arts.
Watch the first episode, featuring Mariah Moore and Yaisha Bubbles Alexander, now on YouTube:
About Creative Assembly
NOMA Creative Assembly seeks to give renewed expression to the diverse voices embodied in New Orleans’ various neighborhoods. These neighborhoods are places that give birth and places where the honored dead remain present. They invite belonging, whether for a day or for many generations. Gathered between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, our neighborhoods are spaces where cultures flow from across continents and oceans to flourish. They are landscapes where nature takes on countless culinary, linguistic, ancestral, and sacred forms. Neighborhoods allow us to share our anguish and ask us to offer a voice for those who have suffered in the silences of injustice and ignorance. Through music, dance, images, and stories, we hope to create a space of belonging where people can see reflections of their own neighborhoods and find themselves at home.