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EvacuSpots

Started April 6, 2013

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In partnership with Evacuteer.org and Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, 15 sculptures and 2 signs were installed at 17 EvacuSpots, New Orleans’ designated emergency evacuation locations, to facilitate public transportation during a mandatory evacuation in advance of a Category three or higher hurricane. In collaboration with Arts New Orleans, Evacuteer.org commissioned artist Douglas Kornfeld to create the public art pieces to both beautify neighborhoods and serve as noticeable and memorable markers for the city’s 17 designated evacuation pick-up points. But they are not just art: Their true function is to serve as a meeting point for anyone who can’t evacuate on their own. If you meet at one of these EvacuSpots, someone will come to your location to shuttle you, your family, and pets to the nearest shelter.

Here’s a list of EvacuSpot locations in New Orleans:

Arthur Monday Center – 1111 Newton Avenue, Algiers
Kingsley House – 1600 Constance Street, Lower Garden District
Central City Senior Center – 2101 Philip Street, Central City
Mater Dolorosa – 1226 S. Carrollton Ave., Carrollton
Smith Library – 6300 Canal Blvd., Lakeview
Palmer Park – S. Claiborne and S. Carrollton, West Carrollton
McMain High School – 5712 S. Claiborne Ave., Broadmoor
Lyons Community Center – 624 Louisiana Ave., Irish Channel
Dryades YMCA – 1924 Philip Street, Central City
Warren Easton High School – 3019 Canal St., Mid-City
Armstrong Park – 801 N. Rampart, Treme
Harriet Tubman Charter School – 2832 General Meyer, Algiers
Stallings Community Center – 4300 St. Claude, Bywater
Sanchez Center – Caffin and N. Claiborne, 1616 Caffin Ave., Lower Ninth Ward
Walmart – Chef Menteur and Press Drive, 4301 Chef Menteur Highway, Gentilly
East New Orleans Regional Library – 5641 Read Blvd., New Orleans East
Mary Queen of Vietnam Church – 14001 Dwyer, New Orleans East

Exhibition contents

  1. EvacuSpots by Douglas Kornfeld, Image 1.

    Douglas Kornfeld

    EvacuSpots, 2013

    Stainless steel w/ bead blast finish

  2. EvacuSpots maquette by Douglas Kornfeld, Image 2.

    Douglas Kornfeld

    EvacuSpots maquette, c. 2013

    Stainless steel