NICOLE OCKMOND STUDIO

HAPPY NEW YEAR PEEPS! Not sure what 2025 holds for me just yet but I will be updating here and on Facebook & Instagram as soon as I have news to share. If you're not already following please pop on over to your social media platform of choice and follow me. I'm @nicoleockmondmusic on both of them. XOXO Nicole

• March 29th-30th I will be at Congo Square Rhythms Festival in Armstrong Park. It will be the start of my spring festival season and I can’t wait!
• April 25, 26 & 27 I will be back in Lafayette for Festival International! I was given the honor of Best of Show last year so part of the award is a booth. Just filled everything out yesterday so it's confirmed. I will be in booth 69 which is right around where I was last year.
• May 1-4 I will be at Jazzfest for the 3rd year in a row! Yay! I’m in the Louisiana Marketplace which is over by the Fais do do. Tent F Can’t wait!
• Thought I would try something new this year and I am happy to share that May 16-18 I will be in Norfolk Virginia at the Bayou Bon Vivant Festival. It’s a weekend of food , music, art ….all things Louisiana on the riverfront in Norfolk. I have been hoping to represent our music and culture and this is the year. Yay!

Peeps! So EXCITED for the fall! The dates for the fall festivals are trickling in. I will add here as they become available.

• October 11-13 I will be at the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival at Lafayette Square in New Orleans. This will be my second year and I'm so looking forward to it!
• October 27th I will be in the art market at PoBoy festival.
• November 9-10 I will be at the Treme Creole Gumbo Festival in Armstrong Park.
• November 16th I will be at Beignet Festival.
• December 6-8 I will be at Deutches Hause for a holiday market.
  
  

Happy New Year Peeps! So excited for the coming year and all it will bring to each and every one of us. I'm going to update any festival, events & pop-ups that should happen this year right here & of course on Facebook & Instagram. If you don't already follow me please pop over and do so @nicoleockmondmusic.

• I will be at Wednesdays at the Square for the entire 10 weeks….it starts March 6th and runs 10 weeks straight every week on Wednesday. That’s the after work festival in Lafayette Square downtown New Orleans. It’s 5pm-8pm.
• My first festival this year will be on March 23rd & 24th in Armstrong Park. I will be in the Art Market of Congo Square Rhythms Festival.
• next up is Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette, Louisiana April 26-28 2024. I will definitely be bringing some if not all of the instrument makers series that I worked on in 2023 & some new goodies. Can't wait!!   Update : I won best of Show at Festival International de Louisiana! So unexpected but I am honored because there were so many other great artists there! Yay! 
• I have been invited back to the Jazz & Heritage Festival here in New Orleans for my 2nd time! I will be there the second weekend May 2- May 5. I will be showing my paintings and wearable fiber art. I can’t wait! I will be in the LA Marketplace over near the Fais Do Do stage.
• May 17, 18 & 19 I will be at Bayou Boogaloo here in New Orleans on the banks of Bayou St.John.
• May 25th I will be at Arts Market New Orleans at Harmony Marsalis Park.
• June, July & August I will be working on new paintings and doing the Arts Market New Orleans markets in City Park. If anything new comes up I will post here and on my Instagram and Facebook page so make sure to follow me there.  I also want to remind you that 24/7 you can order here from the website and I can ship right to you or whoever you want to receive the art. OK that's all I got. Have a great summer!

I have been invited to two new to me festivals this Fall and if anything new turns up I will post here but follow me on social media as I post there too @nicoleockmondmusic

• September 30th weather permitting I will at Marsalis Harmony Park as part of Arts Market New Orleans
• October 13-15 I will be showing my work for the first time in the Arts Market at the Crescent City Blues & BBQ festival in Lafayette Square in New Orleans. I'm excited for this as it's my first time and involves all the best things. Music, BBQ & Art.
• October 21st I have been invited to the Big Easel which is a one day art festival in Lafayette. I have heard this is a great time so I am looking forward to being there. It will be my first time so can't wait!
• Next up November 19th I will be part of the Art Market at the Oak Street Po Boy Festival. This is always so much fun!
• I had my last market and won’t be back until next year. If there’s anything you need or want and don’t see listed on the site just message me here or fill out contact form and I will get back to you ASAP. Happy holidays!

Wow what a great spring! So busy and so much FUN! I don't have anything major booked right now and the fall festivals are still not finalized just yet. For the next few months I will be concentrating of a new group of portraits in my air-conditioned studio and any commissions that come up. I will try and make it to a couple of the markets in Marsalis Park and City Park but that all depends on the weather. You can check back here periodically and I will update should something come up. If you're not already following me on Instagram and/or Facebook please do so @nicoleockmondmusic . If anything last minute pops up I will post there. Since you're here on the website I don't have to remind you that it's open 24/7 and I can ship right to your home.

Sorry I haven't updated this lately. I have been so busy I totally forgot.
Here's where you can find me in April & May:

• I will be at Festival International for the first time April 28, 29 & 30th. I will have a lil' bit of everything with me and I can't wait to be at this festival. I have been meaning to make it there but it always happens the first weekend of Jazzfest so It will be my first time. Can't wait! I will be in booth 80 near the corner of S. Buchanan St. & W. Vermillion Street.
  
• May 4, 5, 6 & 7 I will be a JAZZFEST!! YAY! for the first time. I will be in tent I which is the very first tent when you enter from the Sauvage Street entrance, right across from the Gospel tent. I am only going to have original paintings and my handmade clothing with me.
  
• May 19, 20 & 21 I will be back at Bayou Boogaloo and I will have a bit of everything with me. It's my second time at this awesome festival on the banks of Bayou St. John can't wait!
  

Happy New Year Peeps!!!! I am taking a little break from Art Markets. I should be back in March for Treme Creole Gumbo/Congo Square Rhythms Festival but my website is open 24/7 so please just go ahead and order online because I will be happy to ship.
I have some EXCITING NEWS to announce!
I have been selected to show my work at Festival International in Lafayette April 28, 29, & 30th and then the next weekend I will have a booth in Contemporaray Crafts Area at  the New Orleans JAZZFEST May 4, 5, 6, & 7th!!! 
I will post more details about that as I receive them but I'm excited for what this year will bring! So much work to do but it's a good problem to have.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME IN DECEMBER:

• I will be at the Baton Rouge Art Market at the corner of 5th and Main Street downtown Baton Rouge, Saturday December 3rd. It's an early one 8am-Noon. This will be my last time in Baton Rouge this year so if you have had your eye on something and you live in or around the area come see me.
  
• So I decided to do the Arts Market New Orleans in City Park on Saturday the 10th. I signed up only for the Saturday because it looks like it is going to rain on Sunday. 10am-4pm on the Great Lawn you can't miss it on Victory Drive close to Cafe Du Monde.
  
• I will be back at the Harrison Ave. Market 5pm-8:30pm on December 14th. There's Live Music, Drinks, & Food. Party in the parking lot of the Lakeview Grocery. Last time this year and last pop up I have scheduled.
• Just a last reminder that my website which you are on is open 24/7. Place an order and I will be happy to ship to you. Something you desire that you saw and don't see listed anywhere on the site? Just message me and I will be very happy to assist you.

Places you can find me in November:

• Something else I am involved with is keeping me away so I won't be able to make this market so sorry for the inconvenience. I will be at the very first December market I promise. I will be at the Baton Rouge Arts Market November 5th from 8am-NOON. It's at the corner of 5th and Main St. Come do your holiday shopping peeps.
• I will be at Po Boy Fest! So excited this is BACK! Can't wait November 6th on Oak Street.
• Back out at the Harrison Avenue Market on November 9th 5pm-830pm
• I am honored to be invited to show my work at the Covington Three Rivers Art Festival The festival is November 12th & 13th and I will be in booth 616. It's located in downtown Covington. There's Art, Food, & a bit of Music. Should be fun!
• UPDATE: This will be Sunday only due to the weather! Sunday is going to beautiful and sunny so come on! I will be out at the two day holiday market that is put on by Art Market New Orleans. Located at the corner of Carrollton & Claiborne in Marsalis Harmony Park (former Palmer Park).. It's the 26th & 27th of November, the Saturday & Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Places you can find me in October:

• October 1st - Out at a new little market that is put on by the Friends of Bayou St. John. I don't have all the details just yet. Will update as soon as I receive.
  
• October 8th - It will be my first time at this market it's called Art in the Park and it's at Bayou Metairie Park on Metairie Rd. 2:30pm-6:30pm. Should be fun!
  
• October 12 -Back out at the Harrison Avenue Market.
• October 14th-16th I will be camped out in my booth as part the art market at Festival Acadiens et Creoles. This will be my first time at this festival in Lafayette which has been bringing together the music, culture and traditions of Acadiana since 1974. Oooo weee it's gonna be fun. C'est bon! Come pass a good time peeps...especially if you live out that way!