Girls Rock New Orleans kicked off the summer with a four-day teen mentor camp followed by a four-day rock camp. This year, 21 young musicians came together to form seven bands, writing original songs, designing T-shirts and creating their own stage looks before performing at a showcase at Café Istanbul.
Through music education, Girls Rock New Orleans encourages creative expression while empowering girls, transgender, and gender nonconforming youth from across the Greater New Orleans area to build confidence, find their voices and make music together.
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Campers pretend to yell into microphones during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Annabelle Mura, 11, plays with makeup at the glam station during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Elix Mayeux-Ortiz, 13, performs during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Girls Rock New Orleans founding member Li Yaffe leads campers in a exercise during the summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Campers and counselors perform the Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp theme song at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Band members of Switchblade pose for photographer Annie Flanagan during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Campers college and make buttons during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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A camp counselor helps make buttons during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Ainsley Pedroza, 11, silkscreens a t-shirt with the band name, “Marshmallow Bug Jumpers,” with instruction from Meg Turner, right, during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Campers do a stage presence workshop during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Ainsley Pedroza, 11, wears a tail during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Ruby Lindberg, 18, reacts as the band t-shirt is revealed after silkscreening during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Nessa Wheatley shows notes to Eycha Castro, 10, on the keyboard during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Silkscreened band t-shirts with the camp band names are put on a rack to dry during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Ainsley Pedroza, 11, plays with makeup at the glam station during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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Campers go down stairs past camp decor during Girls Rock New Orleans summer camp at KID smART Center for Arts & Education.
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