Pat Hays Buick Car Dealership

This multi-media installation by Dawn Dedeaux grew out of an eighteen month arts workshop program in the New Orleans juvenile detention system. The installation takes as its theme our culture's manifestation of urban violence- its impact upon our youth, cities, and institutions. Housed in a former Buick car dealership, the work was complemented by artworks of children from The Woodbourne Center, a treatment facility serving severely troubled children and their families, made in collaboration with six area artists. An artist residency program enabled project development (1 month in duration.)