CANO is a unique organization formed by the artists, businesses and citizens of New Orleans to help develop and promote one of the city’s greatest assets — its living community of creative professionals who continue to call New Orleans home. By recognizing and helping the creative sector thrive, CANO assists in the development of the New Orleans economy as well as improving the overall quality of life for its residents and worldwide visitors. For more information, visit www.cano-la.org.
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Creative Alliance of New Orleans (CANO)
Patterned after NPN's model performing arts program, the Visual Artists Network was launched in 2007 as a pilot, and in 2009 the program was formally established through the induction of the VAN Partners, fifteen leading contemporary arts organizations from across the United States.
The boundaries between the performing and visual arts are more than blurred: "Performance art" on the stage and "installations" in a gallery. Using the residency model of a touring performing artist, VAN is a way for the visual artist to engage in community.