Intersection / New Orleans

As New Orleans rebuilds its city and its public schools, literacy and art programs are an important contribution. That's why all the proceeds from the sale of the literary and visual arts collective Press Street's first title, Intersection/New Orleans, are being donated to a new literacy program in a partnership between Press Street and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts|Riverfront.Designed by Tom Varisco of "Spoiled" fame, Intersection/New Orleans is a collaborative effort between 25 visual artist s and 25 writers. The book is an exploration of the personal and imaginative connections to the streets of the city. Intersection is the result of a project started in the summer of 2005, and despite the relocation of many of the book's contributors due to the hurricane, the project came together.Intersection/New Orleans includes a mix of both pre-and post-Katrina works by artists such as Jacqueline Bishop, Mary Jane Parker, George Schmidt, and Clifton Webb and writers such as - Andrei Codrescu,Christine Wiltz, Martin Pousson and Ken Foster.