Installation view of Willie Birch’s portraits of 7th Ward residents from Changing Course

NOMA welcomes David Clark, Saundra Grayes, Mary Irvin, and Clinton Smith, 7th Ward residents who are the subject of a series of portraits by artist Willie Birch. The group will comment on their experiences as artistic subjects and recent efforts to revitalize a stretch of Old Prieur Street.

The Community Perspectives Series features community members sharing their views on topics and works on view in the exhibition Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories.