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MEDIA ADVISORY
NOMA Celebrates Spring with Dog Day in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden

WHAT: For one day only in celebration of famed Blue Dog artist George Rodrigue’s career retrospective, dog lovers can bring their best friend to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden to enjoy New Orleans’ finest sculpture collection.

An on-site adoption team from the LASPCA will also be available for those looking to adopt a new dog.

As a special treat in the garden, George Rodrigue will host a painting demonstration for all ages while his wife Wendy Rodrigue discusses his artistic career. Art activity booths for children will be located at several locations in the garden for visitors to decorate a Blue Dog mask, produce their own balloon dog, or color their own Blue Dog.

In addition, all attendees will be able to enjoy Cajun music, take a picture with their dog and the 8-foot Blue Dog steel and chrome sculpture or purchase a snowball.

Following Dog Day will be a reading of Why is Blue Dog Blue? by George Rodrigue inside of the museum (dogs not allowed).

WHEN: Saturday April 12, 2008
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m Dog Day in the Sculpture Garden
10:00 a.m. to Noon Painting Demonstration by George Rodrigue

HOW: The event is free and open to the public.

WHO: George Rodrigue, Artist
Wendy Rodrigue, Art Historian
LASPCA Adoption Team
NOMA Education Department

WHERE: The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park
504.658.4100

For the Rodrigue exhibition inside the New Orleans Museum of Art, admission for Louisiana adults is $5.00 (seniors 65 and older $4.00) and $10.00 for non-residents (seniors 65 and older $9.00.) All children under 18 are admitted free courtesy of The Helis Foundation. For the exhibition, NOMA will be open five days a week, Wednesday 12pm-8pm and Thursday through Sunday 10am-5pm. An audio tour of the exhibition featuring commentary from the artist is available with admission.

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