This Friday Night at NOMA, John Barnes will lead an Artist Perspective discussion on woodcarver Pierre Joseph Landry. We’ve also got performances from Amanda Shaw, free art activities, and more. Bring the entire family

• 5 to 8 pm: Art on the Spot
• 5:30 – 8:30 pm: Music by Amanda Shaw
• 6 – 8 pm: Book signing with Debbie Fleming Caffery: Alphabet
• 6:30 pm: Artist Perspective by John Barnes on Pierre Joseph Landry

About John Barnes

John Barnes Jr., a New Orleans-based artist who works in wood, will lead a conversation about woodcarver Pierre Joseph Landry. Barnes creates wall-mounted and free-standing wood sculptures that respond to the changing landscape of post-Katrina New Orleans. Barnes will discuss recent examples of his own work and lead a tour through NOMA’s exhibition Pierre Joseph Landry: Painter, Planter, Sculptor. Both Barnes and Landry, working almost two centuries apart, created wood sculptures that responded to the unique culture and geography of Louisiana, and Barnes will discuss the connections and points of divergence between Landry’s wooden sculptures and his own.

About Amanda Shaw

At 24 years old, fiddle player and singer, Amanda Shaw is part of the new breed of young, roots-based musicians who have embraced both traditional sounds and pop sounds of the mainstream. Her roots lie in Louisiana, mixing her classically trained violin playing with Cajun dancehall melodies and vocals that drip sweet cherry pie and southern girl grit. Amanda counts Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Chrissie Hynde, and Bonnie Raitt as her primary influences. Not only for their strong vocals and powerful styles, but also because they broke new ground with their crossover success and successfully integrating the sound of their roots to the mainstream and this reflects in her own girl-powered sexy, sassiness of her live performances, her sharp witty lyrics and her fashion statements. Amanda has spent her youth implementing the same mission as her role models, becoming one of the leading Cajun fiddlers today. Her deep talent led to becoming one of the youngest headliners at music festivals not only throughout the world.

About Debbie Fleming Caffery

Debbie Fleming Caffery’s sixth book, Alphabet, is a collection of 26 black and white photographs, each illustrating one letter of the alphabet. Inspired by Caffery’s granddaughter, to teach her the alphabet through the art of photography, this exquisite hardcover edition is suitable for children and adults alike.

Internationally renowned documentary photographer and teacher Debbie Fleming Caffery has received numerous honors and awards, including the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. Her works appears in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the National Museum of American Art, among others. Carry Me Home, Caffery’s first book, was the subject of a one-person show at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. Other books include Polly, The Shadows, The Spirit and the Flesh andCollections L’Oiseau Rare.