MenuAllison Montana Institute of Art, Culture and Tradition
Small Center partnered with the Allison Montana Institute of Art, Culture and Tradition (AMIACT) to assist with research, support fundraising activities, and producing a brochure.
Project Dates
January 2010–December 2010
Context
The future site of the AMIACT at Dumaine and North Claiborne Avenue is located in historic Treme, one of the oldest urban African American neighborhoods in the country. This location has often been considered a highly charged place of international significance, as a point of origin for countless genres of music, the birthplace of uniquely New Orleanian artists and cultural expressions, and the heart of Carnival in the African American community. The museum is named after the legendary Chief of Chiefs, the late Allison “Tootie” Montana, who was affectionately admired and respected locally and internationally for his remarkable spirit and artistry.
Small Center Engagement
Small Center partnered with AMIACT to assist with research, support fundraising activities, and producing a brochure that included site and program studies and described the history of the various cultural groups to be represented by the museum.
Partner Organization
The “Big Chief Tootie” Montana Institute of African American Art, Culture and Tradition (AMIACT) seeks to present, to document, to preserve, and to celebrate the unique cultural heritage and street performance traditions of people of color native to the City of New Orleans. Prime examples are the activities of Black Mardi Gras Indians, Marching and “Stepping” Clubs, Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, as well as Neighborhood Brass Bands.
Collaborators
AMIACT
- Darryl Montana
- Joyce Montana
- Sabrina Montana
Neighborhood Story Project
- Rachel Breunlin
Faces of Culture
Team Members
Project Lead
- Irene Keil
Students
- Greg Barton
- Dan Kautz
- Michael Keller
- Jeremiah Anyaele
Staff
- Scott D. Bernhard
- Dan Etheridge
- Alison Popper
- Emilie Taylor Welty
Special Thanks
- Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes
- Jeffrey Ehrenreich
- Al Harris
- Helen Regis
- Matt Sakakeeny
- Ivan Watkins
