The Building

The Building An arts and events venue, The Building at 1427 OC Haley Blvd forms the core of the nascent social an

The Building at 1427 OC Haley Blvd is a venue for the local arts community, as well as a private event space. The undertaking of Christian and Connie Labat, the project is a long-time dream and effort of this husband-and-wife team. Located on the historic Dryades Street commercial corridor, their vision has been many years in the making and a labor of love. Their goal has always been to support th

e social and economic revitalization of Dryades Street as a cultural corridor for the City of New Orleans, while maintaining the unique aesthetic and character of days past. The property was originally built in the mid-1800’s at the center of the local Jewish and Italian communities. In the beginning, it housed, among other things, a popular saloon. Around the year 1900, it became the Dryades Street Branch of Hibernia Bank. Toward the mid-century mark it expanded, and converted to the Sol Katz Furniture Store, and later Barkoff’s Furniture. Then, starting in 1977, for almost two decades it was the local meeting lodge for the Knights of Pythias and Court of Calanthe, a historic and important fraternal organization in the black community. Acquired by Christian and Connie in 2001, and with improvements almost entirely at their own expense, they designed it to host visual art exhibits, original music performances, film projects, and various public and private events.

12/20/2025

Welcome to THE BUILDING. Contact us for your special private event in 2026.

10/08/2025

We had a great opening night for our 2025 national juried show at The Building!

Gallery location and hours:
1427 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, NOLA
12-4, Thursday-Saturday, October 9-November 1

10/08/2025

Looking forward and hoping to see you soon...at The Building 🙂

08/12/2025
08/12/2025

Congratulations to the artists whose work was accepted into the New Orleans Art Association’s 2025 national juried show at The Building!

Cathy Abramson, Josephine Alexander, Mickey Asche, Peter Barnitz, Jessica Bertsch, Carolyn Biggio, Ashley Bond, Sandra Silk Bono, Mark Boudreaux, Jane Brooks, Diane Burchette-Gomez, Bobbie Calandro, Carmela Cattuti, Robin Cheers, Jenny Chernansky, Jamie L Chiarello, Sean Gerard Clark, Waiya Metz Conerly, James Leo Constantine, Chryl Casso Corizzo, Lillian Sage Cosby, Ellen Joan Craft, Carol B Creel, Kara Maria Crowley, Marylyn Daniel, Claire Dawkins, Kathleen DelloStritto, Marsha Ercegovic, Debra Federico, Lucy Galyean, Paul Gick, Devin Hammons, Aisha Hamra-Pinto, Francie Hill, Leon T Hinson, Andrea Hufstader, David Hutto, Amy Lee Carter Ishmael, Laura Jensen, Darlene H Johnson, Emre Karaoglu, Diego Larguia, Ron Larson, Nancy Hirsch Lassen, David Ledet, Beth Ann MacDonald, Ella Madura, Rebecca Birtel Madura, Ben Markus, Janice Ecinja McCaskill, Rosanne Mckenney, Gordon McKenzie, Billy Moro-Wey, Dana Mosby, Betsy Neely, Larry Daniel Nevil, Adam Newman, Nicole Ockmond, Erin Orlowski, Robert Papp, Kitty Parakh, Karen Parsons, Carol Peebles, Antoine Prince, Donna C Richard, Richard Rosenblatt, Glinda Schafer, Sabrina Schmidt, Carol Scott, Carlos E Setti, Barbara Lynn Siede, Nancy Smitherman, Billy Solitario, Keith Thomson, Jason Turner, Jason Van Pelt, Laura Waller, Patricia Wattam, Donna Leah Wolfe, Charon Lynn Zakem.

140 artists from 16 states submitted 454 pieces. Thanks to our juror, Daniel Ludwig, for doing the difficult job of selecting 80 artworks. Our judge, Thomas Friel, will have a difficult task ahead.

Save the date for our reception at
The Building, 1427 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, NOLA
Saturday October 4, 2025, 4-6 pm
Awards announced at 5 pm

Exhibit continues
Thursday-Saturday 12-4pm
October 9-November 1, 2025

Excited to host the NCA's beautiful works on Saturday, August 2 from 7-9pm!
07/28/2025

Excited to host the NCA's beautiful works on Saturday, August 2 from 7-9pm!

Come and enjoy White Linen Night, August 2, 2025 at The Building, featuring The National Conference of Artists, New Orle...
07/18/2025

Come and enjoy White Linen Night, August 2, 2025 at The Building, featuring The National Conference of Artists, New Orleans Chapter.

We'd like to remind everyone - particularly the art lovers - about the "Everyday Pace" opening tomorrow, May 30, 6-8pm a...
05/29/2025

We'd like to remind everyone - particularly the art lovers - about the "Everyday Pace" opening tomorrow, May 30, 6-8pm at The Building. Lucy Galyean is a very talented, young, New Orleans visual artist who will exhibit roughly 2 dozen original paintings and drawings. Come enjoy a relaxed, art-filled evening with us!

Opening for "Everyday Pace", an exhibition of works by visual artist, Lucy Galyean, Friday, May 30, 2025, 6-8pm. Come an...
05/07/2025

Opening for "Everyday Pace", an exhibition of works by visual artist, Lucy Galyean, Friday, May 30, 2025, 6-8pm. Come and enjoy!

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1427 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
New Orleans, LA
70113

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+15043529283

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