Lauren Barron

Lauren Barron is a multidisciplinary artist and community organizer in New Orleans. Her community work started as the program director of 24 Carrot gardens, now known as Material Institute, where she still collaborates as an artist for their musical and sustainable fashion showcases. Also known as “Shivers” in the art community, she’s a go to artist collaborator in town. Collaborating on projects such as New Water Music presented by New Orleans Airlift and installations for cultural and community events with MusicBox Village. Her never-ending curiosity for exploring the waterways and landscapes of south Louisiana started as a toddler when her dad took her out on the bayou where they saw a raccoon family in a cypress tree. Inheriting the DIY trait from her scrappy Pawpaw, she has a knack for using whatever materials are handy, exercising a creative inventive approach to her work. She is excited to curate a space that values the creation of art and environmental research. Her ethos is that art and knowledge really are powerful in cultivating culture, joy, community, and environmental justice.