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GEORGE RODRIGUE VISITS S.J. MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY
On February 19, 2013, George Rodrigue visited the Kindergarteners of SJ Montgomery Elementary in Lafayette, LA. On the visit, George painted with the...
RODRIGUE STEINWAY
Rodrigue Steinway Unveiled To benefit LSU's School of Music and the arts in education initiatives of the George Rodrigue Foundation of...
NEW PRINT DONATION PROGRAM PRINT!
Announcing the addition of "A Number One Tiger Fan" to our "Print Donation Program!"Fundraise for your non-profit...
SUMMER ART CAMPS A SUCCESS!
We just wrapped up our 2012 Summer Art Camps! In total we had 7 weeks of camps for ages 3-17. Click below to see a video...
A+ SCHOOLS INFORMATION SESSIONS
Arts-‐Integrated Learning System to Improve Louisiana Education The George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts, Oklahoma A+ Schools and LSU Work...
FIRST FEDERALLY ENDORSED ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAM!
Cllck here to see great video from Good Morning America of Sarah Jessica Parker endorsing a new federal arts-integrated school program. We at the...
ARTIST CHRIS KING TO TEACH GRFA GRAFFITI WORKSHOP
We are excited to announce that Chris King will be teaching our Summer Art Camp for ages 13-17! The camp will be a lesson in street art and grafitti...
BICENTENNIAL POSTER FOR SALE
ANNOUNCING LOUISIANA'S OFFICIAL BICENTENNIAL POSTER Winning Louisiana high school student creates poster The Louisiana Bicentennial Commission and...
NATIONAL ARTS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AWARD
Congratulations George Rodrigue, who received this week from the National Arts Education Association (NAEA) their top national award for...
LOUISIANA VISITS OKLAHOMA A+ SCHOOLS
Oklahoma A+ Schools is a diverse network of 70 public, private and charter schools with a mission to nurture creativity in every...
CONGRATULATIONS TO ARKANSAS A+ SCHOOLS
Arkansas A+ Schools are well on their way! Using Oklahoma A+ Schools as a model, they have started the process to make fully arts-integrated...
2012 ART CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Congratulations to all the junior and senior winners!On February 4, 2012, GRFA awarded over $50,000 in college scholarships and art supplies to...
ANNOUNCING OUR 2012 DIGITAL ART CONTEST!
Announcing our first ever Digital Art Contest !$15,000 in scholarships to the Louisiana students who design the best fully rendered 3D...
ART CONTEST REGISTRATION CLOSED
Thank you to everyone who particapated in our 2012 Art Contest !Winning entrants will be notified durning the week of January 23 of where to...
LOOKING FOR INTERNS!
We are currently looking of qualified college students in the New Orleans area to work with us as interns. In some cases, college credit may be...
NEW GEORGE RODRIGUE FOUNDATION MOVIE
We are very excited to share our new movie with you! Please take a minute to learn more about where we came from and what we do. It has been a...
WHITE LINEN NIGHT AND BLUE DOG FANS
Be sure to stop by and see us for White Linen Night on Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 6:00 - 9:00 PM.This is the first year that we will be open for...
RODRIGUE FOUNDATION FEATURED IN NEW ORLEANS TIMES-PICAYUNE
George Rodrigue Foundation aims to create young artists in Louisiana schools by Sheila Stroup with photos by Ted Jackson, The Times-Picayune At the...
LSU BLUE DOG PRINT AND ARTS4EDUCATION.ORG
"Arts 4 Education.org" is a new art campaign created by Louisiana's Artist Laureate and creator of the Blue Dog series, George Rodrigue,...
OPEN HOUSE/PREVIEW FOR SATURDAY'S ART WALK
We will be be having an Open House/Preview opening for this Saturday's Art Walk on Julia St. by the New Oleans Arts District . Our official Grand...
LSUMOA SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS FOR BLUE DOGS AND CAJUNS ON THE RIVER
Click the form below to learn more about school field trips available for the upcoming "Blue Dogs and Cajuns on the River" exhibit at the...
NEW FOUNDATION OFFICE
Announcing the opening of our NEW Foundation Offices in New Orleans, LA at 747 Magazine Street near Julia St.! We are officially in our new space...
EAGLE SCOUT PRINT BENEFITS BOY SCOUTS AND GRFA
In honor of George Rodrigue receiving the "Distinguished Eagle Scout" award from the Boy Scouts of America, he created this limited edition...
GEORGE AND JACQUES RODRIGUE DISCUSS OUR ART CONTEST FINALISTS
Visit our blog to see the video!...
AWARDS LUNCHEON PHOTO GALLERY AND BLOG POST NOW ONLINE
View a complete photo gallery from our big 2011 Art Contest Awards lucheon here .Read all about our day in our GRFA blog post here ....
CONGRATULATIONS TO SAVANNAH BRIDGES: OUR 2011 ART CONTEST WINNER
Savannah Bridges from Riverfield Academy in Rayfield, Lousiana took home the top prize in our 2011 Art Contest. Her entry, No More, was chosen from...
2011 ART CONTEST FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The finalists from the 2011 Art Contest have been selected from and will be judged again in-person on March 26 at the GRFA Art Contest and...
GEORGE RODRIGUE VISITS DUFROCQ ELEMENTARY
Thank you to everyone who came to Dufrocq Elementary in Baton Rouge, LA on February 24, 2011 with us. We had a great day painting with all of their...
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VISITS PONCHARTRAIN ELEMENTARY
We would like to thank all of the students and teachers at Ponchartrain Elemenetary in Mandeville, LA for hosting our Executive Director, Jacques...
2011 ART CONTEST STATS TABULATED AND JUDGING BEGINS
We just finished tabulating our 2011 GRFA Art Contest stats. Overall, we had 424 entries from 112 cities across Louisiana! That is a 30% increase in...
GEORGE RODRIGUE VISITS BATON ROUGE SCHOOL TO PLAY OUR IPAD APP
Thanks to Mrs. Dore's class at Trintity Episcopal School in Baton Rouge for having us. From their blog : "We had such a fun time making all...
N.O. COLLEGE PREP VISITS GALLERY TO PLAY IPAD APP
Thank you to all the students of New Orleans College Prep for joining us at Rodrigue Studio New Orleans on February 4, 2011. The students had the...
CONGRATULATIONS TO STUDENTS FROM WATKINSVILLE, GA FOR BEING FEATURED IN OUR STUDENT ART GALLERY
Blue Dog Art - Featured Gallery 3rd graders began the unit by viewing and discussing Blue Dog. We learned how Rodrigue began painting Blue Dog...
LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY (LPFA) GRANT AWARDED TO GRFA!
New Orleans - George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts is proud to announce that we recently received a $50,000 grant from the Louisiana Public...
GRFA VISITS A+ SCHOOLS IN OKLAHOMA
On Monday, January, 25th the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts staff visited the headquarters of A+ Schools in Oklahoma City, OK. We...
LAKE CHARLES EXHIBIT OPENS AND A SIDEWALK CHALK EVENT
On Friday, January 21st, the Lake Charles' Imperial Calcasieu Museum launched their exhibit of "Blue Dogs and Cajuns" The exhibit is on...
BLUE DOG FREE EDUCATIONAL IPAD APP RELEASED!
Artist George Rodrigue’s Blue Dog Goes Digital: Blue Dog 123 iPad App Released New Orleans, Louisiana --- The George Rodrigue Foundation of the...
GRFA NOW ON TWITTER!
Show us that you support arts in education! It's easy. Just follow us and be kept up to date in all of the latest trends and our latest news. ...
CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. TAYLOR'S CLASS FROM HOUSTON, TX FOR BEING FEATURED IN OUR STUDENT ART GALLERY
Blue Dog Art - Featured GalleryTo start the unit, students were introduced to the paintings of Blue Dog in several recognizable places (the White...
2011 LOUISIANA RODRIGUE MUSEUM SHOW DATES ANNOUNCED
George Rodrigue tour of original paintings from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art:“Blue Dogs and Cajuns”Jan 21 – Mar...
RODRIGUE DESIGNED LOUISIANA WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS TREE ON DISPLAY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GEORGE RODRIGUE SELECTED TO CREATE STATE ORNAMENTS FOR 2010 NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING Washington, D.C. (December 1,...
SWAFSAA DONATES $5,000 TO GRFA
On December 16, 2010, the Southwest Association of Financial Aid Adminstrators (SWAFSAA) donated to us over $5,000 as part of their annual meeting...
LAUNCH OF 2011 ART CONTEST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...
GRFA WELCOMES OUR NEWEST EDUCATION PARTNER: SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
As part of the partnership, SCAD will match the $1,500 award for four years given to our 8th place Art Contest finalist making the total scholarship...
LAUNCH OF GEORGE'S ART CLOSET 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gus Anderson, Director of Operations, George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts, Cel: 504-913-9444 and E-Mail:...
GRFA 2010 ART CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
1ST PLACE$5,000 College Scholarship$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art SuppliesLaissez Les Bon Temps RoulerSean HicksHackberry High...
GEORGE RODRIGUE VISITS BISSONET ELEMENTARY
Thank you to everyone at Bissonet Plaza Elementary in Metairie, LA for having George in their art classroom on March 5, 2010 and for helping the...
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GEORGE RODRIGUE VISITS BATON ROUGE MAGNET SCHOOL
On December 2, 2009, George Rodrigue visited with students at Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. During the two-hour...
AWARDS LUNCHONEON PHOTO GALLERY AND BLOG POST ONLINE
AWARDS LUNCHONEON PHOTO GALLERY AND BLOG POST ONLINE
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