New Orleans Museum of Art

Art in Bloom Presented by First Horizon
2023-03-22 - 2023-03-26
Save the date for
Art in Bloom: Paradise Under the Palms
Presented by First Horizon
New Orleans Museum of Art
Thursday, March 23–Sunday, March 26
Patron and Preview Party | Wednesday, March 22
Lecture Series | Thursday, March 23
Luncheon and Fashion Show | Thursday, March 23
Silent Auction | Monday, March 20–Monday, March 27
Art in Bloom Chairs | Katie Gilly and Anna Schaefer
NOMA Volunteer Committee Chair | Elizabeth Grimes
Garden Study Club of New Orleans President | Catherine Favrot
One of the most anticipated springtime events in New Orleans returns to NOMA in support of the museum and the Garden Study Club of New Orleans. This year’s theme, Paradise Under the Palms, highlights the multifaceted nature of tropical flora and showcases spectacular creations by garden clubs, floral designers, and creative talents from New Orleans and beyond. Take in fabulous floral installations throughout the museum, learn directly from today’s top design talents, and celebrate spring during the luncheon and fashion show. Your support provides critical resources for both NOMA’s educational initiatives and exhibitions and the Garden Study Club of New Orleans’ community projects.
For sponsorship inquiries and questions about Art in Bloom please email aib@noma.org or call 504.658.4121.

Art in Bloom Tickets
View spectacular floral installations throughout the museum made by floral designers, garden clubs, and other creative talents with Art in Bloom’s general admission tickets. Installations will be on view for the public Thursday, March 23–Sunday, March 26.
Purchase Tickets
Make a Donation to Art in Bloom
Show your support for NOMA and the Garden Study Club of New Orleans by making a donation to Art in Bloom.
Donate Now
Tickets are non-refundable. In the event that we are unable to host Art in Bloom for any reason, your ticket purchase or sponsorship will be considered a 100% tax-deductible donation.

Art in Bloom Schedule of Events
Silent Auction | Monday, March 20–Monday, March 27
Online and in NOMA’s Coleman Courtyard
Bid Now
Bid on this featured work by Gretchen Weller Howard and items from other artists, designers, and more.
Gretchen Weller Howard, Islanders. Acrylic and plaster with fragments on canvas, 48 x 48 inches. Value: $6,000.
Patron and Preview Party | Wednesday, March 22, 6 pm and 7 pm
New Orleans Museum of Art
Kick-off Art in Bloom with cocktails, cuisine, live music, and a silent auction featuring original works of art from established and emerging talents.
Online sales for the Art in Bloom Patron and Preview Party have closed. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door. For more information, please call 504.658.4121.
SOLD OUT | Lecture Series | Thursday, March 23
NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
This year’s speakers are two powerhouses in interior and floral design.

Amanda Lindroth, a go-to interior designer and author of Island Hopping: Amanda Lindroth Design, is known for airy, relaxed, indoor–outdoor living and is an expert in the style of island charm. Lucy Hunter, based in the United Kingdom, is an acclaimed landscape and floral designer and author of The Flower Hunter. With a style that harks back to the early 20th century, Lucy’s work is constantly looking at ways in which we can soften and meld the boundaries between the inside and outdoors.
SOLD OUT | Luncheon and Fashion Show | Thursday, March 23
Pavilion of the Two Sisters in New Orleans City Park
Featuring inspired spring looks from

Thank You to Our Current Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor

Media Sponsors

Bouquet Sponsors
Timber and Peggy Floyd
Eugenie and Joseph Jones Family Foundation

Iris Sponsors
Dathel and Thomas Coleman
J. Edgar Monroe Foundation
Katie and Gray Stream
Jenny and Robb Vorhoff

Orchid Sponsors

Elizabeth Boh
Sarah Louise Wood Ham
New Orleans & Company

Marion Bright
Jones Walker LLP
Pixie and Jimmy Reiss

Caroline and Murray Calhoun
Diane Sustendal Labouisse
Anna and Wes Schaefer

Sally and Walter Cockerham
Sally and Jay Lapeyre
Lynn and Charlie Smith

Katie and Cameron Gilly
LCMC Health

Susan and Jimmy Gundlach
Jay and Miggy Monroe

Magnolia Sponsors

John and Gail Catharine Bertuzzi
Susan and Doug Johnson
Shlenker Family Foundation

Black Bay Energy Capital
Alice Key
Susu and Andrew Stall

Susan and Timothy Bright
Ann and John Koerner
Sarah and Doug Stokes

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W. Brown III
Elly and Merritt Lane
Anne Reily Sutherlin

Mathilde and Richard Currence
Julie and Parker LeCorgne
Rebecca and Richard Weber

Sweet and Ben Dupuy
Landscape Images
Katherine Westerhold and John White

Catherine and Semmes Favrot
Leontine Linens
Kathleen and Terry White

Dathel and John Georges
Lynne and Rick McMillan
Jessica L. White

Sarah and Richard Freeman
Perino’s Home and Garden Center
Lele and Brent Wood

Hales Family Fund
Melanie Perret and Donna Rosen
Sarah and George Young

Carol Hall
Melissa and Alfred Rufty III
Zemurray Foundation

The Jahncke Family
Susan and Charles Schadt

Gardenia Sponsors

Carla Adams
Gunther Family
Nat and Dee Phillips

Sallee and Tom Benjamin
Martha Gunther
Nat and Annie Phillips

Carolyn and Michael Christovich
Katie Hovas
Robert and Natalie Phillips

Glenda Krottinger Cotner
Heidi and Arthur Huguley
Linda and Gary Raphael

Mrs. Allison Shapiro Dandry and Mr. Bobby Dandy
Mrs. Steven (Joan) Jacob and Miss Elizabeth Jacob
Anne and Edmund Redd

Dr. Daniel and Jessica Denis
Sean and Fifi Laughlin
Rothschild Diamonds

William and Permele Doyle
Courtney and Ted Le Clercq
E. Alexandra Stafford

Sally Duplantier
Marengo Executive Coaching
Fern and Kevin Watters

Janet Daley Duval
Donna Maselli Designs
Linda and Tommy Westfeldt

Kathleen “Kat” Edmundson
Blanche E. McCloskey
Ann and David Williams

Barbara and Clark Fitz-Hugh
Taylor Morgan
Karen Kraak Wood

Kit and Gus Fritchie
Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home
Patricia and Vernon Brinson

Patricia and Mark Fullmer
David G. Perlis
Helen and Tim Young

Hibiscus Sponsors

Anonymous
Friend of Flora
Cammie and Charles Mayer

Anonymous
Denise and Bill Galloway
Monique and Bob McCleskey

Gail and Nick Asprodites
Julie and Ted George
Charlotte and John Alden Meade

Samantha Bach
Angelle Gelvin, MD
Stacey and Quinton Miner

Ellen and Mac Ball
Gwathmey and Fritz Gomila
Lynn and Digges Morgan

Margaret and Ken Beer
Elizabeth and David Grimes
Michele and Kevin Murphy

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bilello
Newell Hilary Schinder III and Sandra Ema Gutierrez
Leo and Dana Palazzo

Julia and Will Bland
Martha Gunther
Angele Parlange

Elinor S. Bright
Lura and Lynn Harrison
Susanne and David Purvis

Hollis Bright and Terry Kavanagh
Lisa and Max Hart
Katherine and Robbie Saer

Mr. and Mrs. Christian T. Brown
Dr. Vivienne M. Hayne & Mr. C. Peck Hayne, Jr.
Julia and Bo Sanders

CAPTRUST
Sarah and Marshall Hevron
Dr. Sissy Sartor

Olivia Carisella
Marilee and Andrew Hovet
Karen Shales

Mary and Miles Clements
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
David and Peggy Simmons

Elizabeth Cordes
Susu and Mike Kearney
Liz and Poco Sloss

Joel M. Daste
Ann Koerner
The Stumm Girls

Leonard Davis and Sharon Jacobs
Renee and Peter Laborde
Tesson Foundation

Warren and Laurie Doyle
Labyrinthe Design Group
Suzanne and Bob Thomas

Ann R. Duffy and John R. Skinner
C.C. and Bill Langenstein
Sarah and Patrick Vance

Shaun and Foster Duncan
Christine and Price LeBlanc
Anne and Sandy Villere

Leah Nunn Engelhardt
Margaret and Matt LeCorgne
Bob Vorhoff and Holly Abbott

Eskew + Dumez + Ripple
Catherine Makk
Elizabeth and Andrew Wooten

Laura and Welles Fitzpatrick
Dr. and Mrs. Beverly Matheney

Camellia

Anonymous
Dana Hansel
Renegade Artists Collective

Robyn Allyn
Mrs. Frank B. Hayne
Barrett and Daren Rice

Donald and Mary Ann Baird
Stephanie Goliwas Huger
Nannette and Larry Ringham

Dr. Jennifer L. Banquer
Epiphany Throws
Sandy Robert

Simone Barbe
Ruth Ann Jones
Lindsey and Allen Schafer

Victoria and Jon Bell
Tully Forrester Jordan
Susan C. Scheinuk

Sallee and Tom Benjamin
Malise and Clay Kearney
Mr. & Mrs. M. P. Schneider III

Vivian Cahn
Margaux and Stew Krane
Mary Frances Smart

Frances Cordell
Lise Kuhn
Jena Meagher Smith

Kim Gaffney Corriher
Charles Laborde and Kateri Yager Laborde
Clay and Katy Smith

Glenda Krottinger Cotner
Betty and Jerry Maizlish
Betty and Greg Speyrer

Nancy E. David
Britta and Everard Marks
Susan Stall

Lorraine Crawford
Blanche Dee McCloskey
Anne Strachan

Katie Darden
Graham J. McDougall and Fredrick C. Shopfner
Missy Sutherlin

Merilyn and Jim Donelon
Bess and Matt Meeks
Jean Taylor

Katherine Duncan
Regina Castelin Molony
Frances Treadway Interiors

Eleanor Farnsworth
Paige Morrison
Valley Brook

Sybil M. And D. Blair Favrot Family Fund
Denise and Paul Morse
Lamar and Michelle Villere

Toni Feinman
Daniel Morvant and Jon Taylor
Suzie Villere

The First Bank
Mossome Floral Design
Kate and John Werner

Anne A. Fitz-Hugh
The Ozols Collection
Marcy P. Willis

Lessley and Fletcher Fitzpatrick
Petite Fleur by Lisa Brooking
Tanga Winstead Designs

George and Jennifer Gilly
Natalie Wagner Phillips

Karen Gundlach
Eli and Melissa Pritykin

Azalea

Lee Adler and Robert Marks
Eric France
Laura Lane McNeal

Megan Adolph
Rene J. L. Fransen and Edward C. Bonin
Ellen McMillin

Elizabeth Ainslie
Matthew Frost
Shelby Mills

E. Tiffany Adler
Betsy Gahagan
Tim Monk

Mary Satterlee Andreeff
Taylor Geoghegan
Deborah Smallpage Mooney

Argent Trust Company
Anne Gillin
Margaret Murphy

Kimberly Clarke Armatis
Maureen Gilly
Ashley and Wesley Naile

Mary Stewart Bailey
Elizabeth Goodyear
Kiki Pare

Faye T. Ballard
Alison Gootee
Alice Parkerson

Kimberly Bancroft
Melissa and Bruce Gordon
Christine and Iggy Perrin

Suzanne Bancroft
Jess Green
The Phillips Family

Kathleen Begg
Laine Harper
Cathy Posey

Kathleen Biggins
Will Hillery
Julia and Charlie Potter

Virginia Boulet and Alvin R. Albe, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hoefer
Melanie Johanson Prather

Adair Brown
Cynthia Hogan
Jennifer and John Rareshide

G. T. Cannata
Sealy Hopkinson
Katharine Ferguson Roberts

Trishelle Cannatella
Susan B. Johanson
Brian Sands

Suzi Chase
Mrs. Rena Jolly
Mimi and Claude Schlesinger

Christian Chauvin
Caroline and David Kearney
Chris Schramel

Cole and Meredith Claiborne
Lilla Kearney
Coco Schramel

Catherine Colley
R. B. Monroe Kelly
Jane G Schramel

Hugh and Sheila Collins
Cary King
Tina Shannon

M. Rebecca Cooper and Nathaniel A. Novak
Anne S. Kock
Gigi Sheldon

Morrell T. Corle
James Kock
Kathy Singleton

Tricia Day
Katherine Koerner
Ann Hobson Soniat

Vaughan Dorrian
Margaux and Stew Krane
Peggy Stafford – Stafford Tile

Melissa Dovie
Barbara LaFleur and Thomas Douglass
Sarah Foster Suthon

Marlane Cheri Drake
Lynne Laibe
Cathy Thomason

Katherine Duncan
Beverly Lamb
Dr. and Mrs. Scott A. Tucker

Joanne R. Dunlaevy
Mary Lucy and David Lane
Lynne Uhalt Interiors

Dennis Dunham
Cynthia and Robert LeBreton
Shaista Vally

Meghan Dupre
Patrick Lejeune
Kris Vitrano

Linda Duryea
Dr. and Mrs. Roxy J. Leslie
Jackie Weil

Amy and Stephen Farnsworth
Yvonne LaFleur
Dawn Adams Wheelahan

Foley Fine Art
Gail and Rene Louapre
Vanessa G. Whipple

Regan Forrester
Dorothy Mann
Tanga Winstead

Rebekah Gastinel Founds
Mary Scott McKinnon
Kathryn Zoller

Special Thanks

Hotel Saint Vincent
The Pavilion of the Two Sisters
Uptown Frames

Art in Bloom 2023 Exhibitors
Creative Designs

Epiphany
Thibodeaux’s Floral Studio
Zana Brown Studio

Nola Flora
Wedding Belles

Exterior Designs

Fransen Mills, Landscape Architect
NOLA + Design Landscape Architect
Robin Tanner, Landscape Architect

Beverly Katz, Landscape Designer, APLD
Perino’s Home and Garden Center

Mullin Landscape Architects and Design
Paul Soniat, Director, New Orleans Botanical Garden

Garden Clubs

Acres of Green
Hammond Garden
Palm Vista Garden Club

Aurora Plantation Gardeners
Junior League Garden Club
River Ridge Garden Club

Country Club Home Gardeners
Lake Vista Garden Club
Shady Oaks Garden Club

English Turn Garden Club
Magnolia Forest Garden Club
Town and Country of West St. Tammany

Garden Club of Tchefuncta Estates
New Orleans Garden Society

Garden Study Club of New Orleans
New Orleans Town Gardeners

Ikebana

Dee Dee Adams, Sogetsu
Mary Jane Emerson, Sogetsu
Diane Saye, Ichiyo

Sylvia Blanchard, Ichiyo
Jacqueline Gamble, Sogetsu
Jho-ju TU, Ichiyo

Sally Cockerham, Ichiyo
Helen Guidry, Sogetsu
Susie Vanderkuy, Sogetsu

Richard Cranford, Sogetsu
Alice Kornovich, Sogetsu

Movers & Shakers

Patti Constantin, Designs in Catering
H2O Salon and Spa
Westfeldt Brothers

City Greens
The Debra H. and Robert J. Ochsner Neuroscience Center

Professional Florists

Stefania Boiani, Thibodeaux’s
Floral Studio
Leaf + Petal NOLA
Tina Turner, The Plant Gallery

Courtney Chartier + Mary
Feldkamp, Thibodeaux’s
Floral Studio
Longue Vue House and Gardens
Nola Flora

Taylon Floyd, Thibodeaux’s
Floral Studio
Mitch’s Flowers
Urban Earth Design Studios

Meredith Martello,
Thibodeaux’s Floral Studio
The Plant Gallery

Paul A. Norman, AIFD,
Thibodeaux’s Floral Studio

Tablescapes

Designing Women of Garden Study Club
E. Lee Mead, Fifi Laughlin,
Stephanie Goliwas and Karen Gundlach
Trudy Hurley | Green Parrot Design
Melissa Rufty Design Studio

The Historic BK House and Gardens
Palm Orleans
The Scout Guide of New Orleans

Young Artists

EvelynJordanClay-kids
Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans
Ursuline Academy

Isidore Newman School
Metairie Park Country Day
YEP – Youth Empowerment Project

Jefferson Parish Talented Art Program
NOCCA

Louise S. McGehee School
Trinity Episcopal School

Silent Auction Donors

Karen Abboud
Martha Guthrie NWS
Micey Moyer

Jo-Ann C. Adams
Guy Lyman Fine Art
Julie Neill

Mac Ball
Nancy Hales
Jennifer Olwig

Mary Ball
Carolyn Hayne
Juanita Parenton

Tony Benjamin
Holly Mabry Poole Art
Charlotte Parrino

Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights
Gretchen Weller Howard
Jennifer Psalmonds

Zana Ranđelović Brown
Stephanie Goliwas Huger
Annie W. Richardson

Marion Cage
Whitney Melton Jeffreys
Amanda Holt Robicheaux

Carol Cassisa Designs
Kathy Slater Design Collection
Wesley Robinson

Nicole Charbonnet
Susu Kearney
Kate Rouchell – KGB CREATIVE

Chreegoo and Piru Shop
Belinda Knowles
Victoria Rosenblatt

Michael Clement
Maureen Krail
Saks Fifth Avenue

Julie Ann Connick
Beth Lambert
Rhenda Saporito

Robin Benton Crutcher
Patti Taylor Lapeyre
Sarah Otts Studio

Cyn Sewell Art
Fifi Laughlin
Karoline Schleh

Bessie Daschbach
Elizabeth Locke Jewels
Studio Amanda Talley

Lauren Reynolds Davis
Jonell Lombardo
Melissa Lane Taylor

Diamonds Direct
Catherine Makk
Nell C. Tilton

George Dunbar
Allison Crutcher McAshan
Sebastiano Tomada

Esom Gallery, Tracy and Tony Morse
E. Lee Mead
Tim Trapolin

Emma Fick
Jamie Grace Meeks
Becky Vizard | B. Vizard Design

Oskana Fogg
Megan Barnes Art
Lizzie White

Friend and Company Fine Jewelers
Michalopoulos Gallery
Dustin Young

Functionally yours
Malak Morgan

Karen Gundlach
Page Morris

NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival
2023-04-01 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
The New Orleans Museum of Art invites you to the
NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival
Saturday, April 1, 10 am–1 pm
Egg Hunts Begin at 10:30 am
NOMA Egg Hunt Chairs
Courtney Lane and Jenny Longwell
NVC Chair
Elizabeth Grimes
The NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival is a fun and festive event for families featuring arts & crafts, games, face painting, snacks, drinks, music, and more.
The festival is set within the picturesque Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden—one of the most popular public spaces in New Orleans for families and visitors alike.
For many families, this event is their first introduction to the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Funds raised support NOMA’s education and exhibition programs.

NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival Tickets

$10 | NOMA Member | Through March 31 | Adults and Children
$15 | Non-Member | Through March 31 | Adults and Children
All tickets are $18 on the day of the event.
Free admission for children ages 2 and under.
Refreshments are included in ticket price, excluding alcoholic beverages.

Advance ticket sales have closed. A limited number of tickets are available at the door.
The Egg Hunt and Family Festival is a rain-or-shine event. Tickets are non-refundable.

Schedule of Activities
Entertainment
10 am–1 pm
DJ Audio Jocks
10:30–11:00 am
Egg Hunt
(ages 4 and under)
10:30–11:00 am
Egg Hunt
(ages 5 and up)
Pine Grove Activities
10:00 am–12:30 pm
Craft Station presented by Nurture Nannies
10 am–1 pm
DJ Audio Jocks
10 am–1 pm
Juggler & Magician
10 am–1 pm
Art Activities presented by Magic Box Toys
10 am–1 pm
Face Painting
10 am–1 pm
Photography by Polo Silk
Oak Grove Activities
10:30 am–1:00 pm
Face Painting presented by Urgent Care for Children
10:30–11:00 am
Egg Hunt
(ages 4 and under)
10:30–11:00 am
Egg Hunt
(ages 5 and up)
11 am–1 pm
Hula Hoop Station presented by Burkart Family
11 am–1 pm
Tattoo Salon
11 am–1 pm
Art Activities presented by Young Rembrandts
Special Guests
Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter
by When You Wish Entertainment
Daniel Tiger
by WYES
Egg Hunt Committee

Dial Abernathy

Stephanie Gamble

Vivian Grandal

Annie Gonzalez

Nicole Guilmino

Erin Hymel

Emily Ockerlund

Mea Ratcliff

Kathi Vincent

Thank You to Our Current Sponsors
Lead Sponsor
Catherine Burns Tremaine

Fun & Games
Lynne Burkart
Cammie and Charles Mayer

Sweets & Treats
Burkart Family

Bunnies & Baskets
Drs. Jenny and Marshall Longwell

Boogie & Bounce
Beary Cherry Tree
Elizabeth Boh
Allison Shapiro Dandry and Bobby Dandry
Jessica Marasco Illes
Lake Vista Pediatrics
Beverly Matheney
Nurture Nannies
Katherine Westerhold and John White
Young Rembrandts of Southeast Louisiana

Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival
2023-04-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124
Iris lovers and gardening enthusiasts are invited to the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden for the annual Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival, presented by NOMA and the Greater New Orleans Iris Society.
Come view the newly bloomed Louisiana irises in the lush natural surroundings of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Visitors will have the opportunity to ask on-site iris experts gardening-related questions.
Free and open to the public.
For more information email hello@noma.org, or call 504.658.4100

GiveNOLA Day
2023-05-02
Hosted by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, GiveNOLA Day is a 24-hour event in support of regional nonprofits. Your donation on GiveNOLA Day supports NOMA’s exhibitions and programs all year round. And when you show your support on GiveNOLA Day, your gift is supplemented by additional funds from the Greater New Orleans Foundation.
Give Now

Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers Book Signing
2023-05-02 17:00 - 19:00 | NOMA Museum Shop
Join us for a celebration of the newly published catalogue Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers. Brian Piper, NOMA’s Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings, will sign copies of the book.
Distributed by Yale University Press for the New Orleans Museum of Art this year, Called to the Camera is a timely reconsideration of the history of photography that places Black studio photographers, and their subjects, at the center.
This catalogue features essays by Piper; Russell Lord; John Edwin Mason; and Carla Williams.
Please email shop@noma.org for any questions.
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Art Thrives Printmaking Showcase
2023-05-03 10:00 - 16:00
Join us for a special showcase highlighting the work of participants in our Art Thrives printmaking course offered in conjunction with the Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club exhibition.
NOMA’s Art Thrives program aims to create opportunities exclusively for adults ages 55 and up to learn new creative skills while building community and having fun in the process. Over eight weeks, participants worked with teaching artist, Belinda Tanno and to learn the tools, processes, media, and techniques of printmaking, while examining prints in the museum’s extensive collection.
The work will be on view in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts on Wednesday, May 3, 10 am–4 pm.
For more information about Art Thrives, contact education@noma.org.

NOMA’s Art Thrives programs are supported by E.A. Michelson Philanthropy.

Mini Masters Showcase
2023-05-09 10:00 - 2023-05-11 12:00
Come celebrate with students, families, partners, and supporters to recognize the creativity and achievements of Mini Masters prekindergarten students! The showcase features works of art made by students from participating ReNEW Schools, Educare New Orleans, and Clover (formerly Kingsley House).
Artwork will remain on view from Tuesday, May 9, through Thursday, May 11 at noon.

NOMA is grateful to the following donors for their support of the Mini Masters program: The City of New Orleans, First Horizon, Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack, Sara and David Kelso, Karen and Henry Coaxum, and The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation.
Mini Masters Partner Schools are Educare New Orleans, Clover (formerly Kingsley House), ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Academy, and ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary.

Teen Night: Teens Take NOMA!
2023-05-19 18:00 - 21:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join us for a teen takeover at celebrating youth creativity and connection. Designed by NOMA’s Teen Art Council, the event features opportunities to engage with the museum, relax with friends, and connect with creative teens from across the city!
Featuring:
Gallery Experiences led by the NOMA TAC
Art-making & Activities
Youth Performances
Open Mic & Dance Party
Giveaways as supplies last!
Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase.
REGISTER NOW
Please review the museum’s safety guidelines here. Only adults affiliated with a teen attendee are permitted to attend.

TEEN NIGHT LINE-UP
DJ Kuti
Lounge set 6-7:30, Dance Party 8:30-9
Kuti is a DJ, producer, and graphic designer from New Orleans. To Kuti, music is communal, and the people, connections, and visuals fuel the groove while she, as the curator, drives the ship. She is also 1/2 of the production duo, Khromethesia. Influenced by OG dance music, Afrodiasporic rhythms and soul, take a stroll with her through all-time funk faves, classic boogie, and global ear candy.
Moon Garden
Offering milk & fruit tea for purchase. Milk tea giveaways for the first 100 attendees!
Moon Garden specializes in boba and artisan drinks using only the freshest ingredients. The restaurant shops locally to ensure freshness and bold flavor. Their methods limit drinks from becoming watered down for maximum enjoyment.
Crazy Plant Bae
Plant installation and photograph opportunity on the portico

About Our Partners:
826 New Orleans Young Writers Council
A collective of 10th, 11th, and 12th graders who identify as writers, artists and/or community changemakers. Members serve on the editorial board and contribute to The Good Troublemakers publication, participate in writing workshops and site visits, interview with local writers, activists and community members, and publish their own book each year.
Dancing Grounds
Develops young leaders, promotes health & wellness, and advocates for social change through inclusive and accessible dance programs reaching New Orleans residents of all ages. Our flagship initiative, Dance for Social Change, inspires New Orleans youth to use their artistic talents to catalyze positive social change in our community.
Geaux Girl is a local nonprofit print and online magazine created for and with New Orleans teen girls. It is about building a sense of community among local girls and women while celebrating individuality and diversity. With a mission to inform, inspire, engage, and empower, Geaux Girl! serves as a unique resource and platform for teen girls all across New Orleans.
Grow Dat Youth Farm
Envisions a vibrant New Orleans where youth and adults transform their communities, their environment, and themselves by engaging in the meaningful work of growing healthy food. On the farm, they work collaboratively to grow food; educate and inspire youth and adults; and build power to create personal, social, and environmental change.

Teen Night is designed by NOMA’s Teen Art Council—by teens, for teens. Teen programs at NOMA are supported in part by The Bruce J. Heim Foundation.
For more information about the Teen Art Council, visit noma.org/teens, follow us on Instagram at @noma_teens, or email education@noma.org.

Celebrating Juneteenth at NOMA
2023-06-18 10:00 - 17:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln emancipated enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, with news of freedom for over 250,000 African Americans. With the principles of self-determination, citizenship, and democracy magnifying their hopes and dreams, those Texans held fast to the promise of true liberty for all.
One year later, in 1866, Black people in Texas reclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth in recognition of Black liberation nationwide, continuing the celebration and lobbying for the federal holiday status granted in 2021.
Juneteenth is a time to gather with family and community, honor the present, and reflect on shared history and tradition. Recognizing the legacy of liberation that Juneteenth represents, NOMA invites you to reflect on the theme of “movement” as you engage with artworks in the galleries and Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
In celebration of Juneteenth, NOMA is free to the public on Sunday, June 18.

Activities

Freedom at the Mat
10:30 am | Besthoff Sculpture Garden, Sculpture Pavilion
Celebrate Juneteenth at the New Orleans Museum of Art Sculpture Garden by expressing your freedom in community with others in a 60-minute joy of freedom movement & mindfulness experience presented by Freedom At The Mat.
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Music in the Garden
2 pm | Besthoff Sculpture Garden, Pine Grove
Due to excessive heat, Music in the Garden will move inside NOMA’s Great Hall.
Encounter the sounds of local New Orleans musicians while strolling through the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on select Sunday afternoons beginning at 2 pm.
Join us on Sunday, June 18, for a performance featuring Amine Boucetta. The concert will take place in Pine Grove, the first green space by the main entrance on Dueling Oaks Dr.
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Art-Making Activity
10 am–4 pm | Great Hall
Explore freedom of expression in a figure drawing art-making activity with NOMA educators. Live models will be present every hour on the half hour.

Art Thrives Shakespeare Alive! Showcase
2023-06-30 14:00 - 16:00
Join us for a special performance showcase highlighting the work of participants in our Art Thrives Shakespeare Alive! course offered in collaboration with the NOLA Project’s Midsummer Night’s Dream performance.
NOMA’s Art Thrives program aims to create opportunities exclusively for adults ages 55 and up to learn new creative skills while building community and having fun in the process. Over eight weeks, participants learned to interact with the Bard the way actors do—speak verse, apply actions, use vocal techniques, and learn about all the hidden clues Shakespeare provides actors within the text.
Participants will be performing their chosen Shakespeare speeches in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts on June 30, 2023, from 2-4 pm
For more information about Art Thrives, contact education@noma.org.

NOMA’s Art Thrives programs are supported by E.A. Michelson Philanthropy.

Taylor Family Day
2023-07-08 10:00 - 17:00
In partnership with the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, NOMA presents an annual family day for Taylor Scholars. Students in the Taylor Scholars program are invited to #ExploreNOMA and participate in special activities throughout the day.
On Saturday, July 8, Taylor Scholars and up to four guests receive free admission the museum. Scholars will also receive a free beverage from Café NOMA and a gift from the NOMA Museum Shop, while supplies last.
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To reserve tickets in advance, please select “Taylor Scholar” and the number of tickets you’d like to reserve. Please note that students should bring their Taylor Scholars Award Certificates or their third quarter report card with a photo ID.
About the Taylor Scholars Awards Program
The Taylor Scholars Awards Program is a statewide program that rewards students in grades 6 through 12 with a GPA of 2.5 or higher with free access to Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Zoo, and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
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Art & A/C Presented by The Helis Foundation
2023-08-05 10:00 - 17:00
Every Saturday in August, Louisiana residents enjoy free admission to NOMA, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and the Contemporary Arts Center courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
As an extension of the foundation’s Art for All program, Art & A/C enables Louisiana residents to #ExploreNOMA for free while also staying cool!
General Admission is free. A $10 upcharge is required for the special exhibition, Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour. Advance Registration is not required.

Member Appreciation Morning
2023-08-19 09:00 - 11:00
Rise and Shine at NOMA!
Join us for a members-only morning at the museum. Members are invited to join us 9:00–11:00 am for coffee and early access to NOMA galleries, including the special exhibition Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour. We will have a limited number of member appreciation gifts as a token of our gratitude.
We kindly ask that all members enter through the doors to the Coleman Courtyard, closest to Café NOMA.
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NOMA members enjoy benefits including free museum admission, exhibition previews, and discounts on select programs. Contact us at 504.658.4130 or membership@noma.org, if you have any questions about joining.
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Art Thrives Sewing and Design Showcase
2023-08-25 10:00 - 16:00
Join us for a special showcase highlighting the work of participants in our Art Thrives sewing and design course offered in conjunction with the Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour exhibition.
NOMA’s Art Thrives program aims to create opportunities exclusively for adults ages 55 and up to learn new creative skills while building community and having fun in the process. Over eight weeks, participants worked with professional sewists to learn technical sewing skills while drawing inspiration from Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour, using imagination and resourcefulness to design and create projects they are proud of.
The work will be on view in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts on Friday, August 25, 10 am–4 pm.
For more information about Art Thrives, contact education@noma.org.

NOMA’s Art Thrives programs are supported by E.A. Michelson Philanthropy.

MOXLOX in the NOMA Museum Shop
2023-09-08 - 2023-09-10 | NOMA Museum Shop
In conjunction with Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour, the NOMA Museum Shop is hosting a three-day pop-up by MOXLOX September 8–10. Products are available in-store only.
MOXLOX is a New Orleans–based lifestyle brand for color enthusiasts seeking high-quality products from a high-positivity brand. MOXLOX began by creating a single pair of wooden sunglasses and then quickly grew into a full line made from all-natural and biodegradable materials.

Hispanic Heritage Celebration with Ecos Latinos
2023-09-15 19:00 - 21:00 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
In partnership with Ecos Latinos, NOMA hosts a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration featuring a night of music in the Lapis Center for the Arts. Doors open at 6:00 pm, and performances begin at 7:00 pm. Light bites will be available from Empanola, as well as a cash bar with specialty cocktails from Café NOMA.
$10 general admission | $5 for NOMA members
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From the Performers
Fermin Ceballos Quartet
Fermin Ceballos studied music at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) and was a professor of music at the Ministry of Culture, National System of Free Schools of the Dominican Republic. His primary musical instruments are the accordion, guitar, piano, and voice. Fermín continually works on several musical projects in the Gulf-South, such as Merengue4-FOUR, a musical project showcasing Dominican Music (Bachata & Merengue Típico), Fermín’s Latin Fusion Orchestra, performing original salsa-inspired compositions and Fermín Acústico, a musical concept interlacing melodies and harmonies with guitar and voice. With all his projects, he performs original compositions based on his fusion of different sounds and musical rhythms. In 2018, Fermín wrote YO VENGO DE TODO LADO (I Come From Everywhere) to honor and celebrate our immigrant diversity, and the National TPS (Temporary Protective Status) Alliance adopted it as their anthem. In 2019, he released his first book of poems in Spanish and English entitled “Pisando Mi Sombra” (Walking My Shadow). At the start of the 2020 pandemic shutdown, Fermín began composing and self-producing his debut solo album. BOCHINCE was released in 2021 and can stream on all online platforms. The album features 14 tracks of original music.
Leonard Jacome
Leonard Jacome was born in Rubio, Táchira State, Venezuela. He is a multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer, producer, and one of the World’s most prolific and accomplished harpists. He has won numerous awards representing Venezuela abroad and has toured and performed throughout Latin America, the United States, South Africa, Europe, Africa, Japan, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom (UK). Leonard is also working to develop a contemporary identity for the South American harp. He is the creator/inventor of the Venezuelan electric harp, with the support of Camac-Harps of France. Leonard is a Composer and arranger of musical works for the Philharmonic Orchestra and “Big Band Jazz.”
Cristina Kaminis
Christina Kaminis is a Mexican/American singer currently living in New Orleans. Her musical style ranges in genre and languages with hints of Mexican ranchera llanto to Blues, American Standards, and French chansons, as well as Brazilian sounds and rhythms (most of the band hails from Brazil).
Patrice Fisher
Latin jazz harpist/composer Patrice Fisher favors the music of New Orleans, Brazil, and Cuba, saying that not only is the harp ‘comfortable’ harmonically with the music but that elf is drawn to the rhythmic complexities and syncopations: “that’s what makes you want to dance.” Patrice has 16 CDs of original music, the latest being “Happy Socks.” She has performed for over 35 years at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. “An unexpected delight!” raves David Fricke of Rolling Stone Magazine. Gene Scaramuzzo of Gambit newspaper says, “There are many sides to this local composer/harpist. It’s not unusual to see her play a classical gig in the morning and a music club at night. Strong rhythms form the undercurrent of her instrumental music with Arpa.”
Mariangel & Derik, Liquid Rhythm Inc.
Mariangel was born in Venezuela, and Derik was born in New Orleans. Liquid Rhythm Inc. originally began as a performance-based dance company out of New Orleansix with six core members consisting of local dancers with various dance backgrounds, such as Hip-Hop, House, Modern, Jazz, Contemporary, Folkloric, and Ballet, to name a few. LRI wanted to set itself apart from other Salsa dance companies by infusing movements each member knew from previous dance forms into the technical frameworks of the many Salsa styles they studied. Most importantly, have FUN while doing so! LRI doesn’t believe that one style of Salsa or dance is better. They all possess unique qualities that give them such flare and appeal.

About Ecos Latinos
Ecos Latinos is a monthly performance series featuring Hispanic musicians, poets, dancers, and visual artists—both local and international—at schools, hospitals, libraries, and festivals in Louisiana. Additionally, Ecos Latinos produces professionally edited documentary videos showcasing the music of Louisiana composers.
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Additional Credits
The Ecos Latinos Hispanic Heritage Celebration is produced by Musicians for Music and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Support comes from South Arts, the City of New Orleans, New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund, French Market Corporation, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and Louisiana Division of the Arts and the New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation.

LOVE in the Garden Presented by Hancock Whitney
2023-09-22 19:00 - 23:00 | Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124
You’re Invited to
LOVE IN THE GARDEN
PRESENTED BY HANCOCK WHITNEY
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Patron Party | 7 pm
Garden Party | 8 pm
LOVE in the Garden Chairs
Carroll Gelderman
Carter Perrilliat
NVC Chair
Elizabeth Grimes
A festive evening featuring the best of New Orleans cuisine, musical performances by NOCCA Trio and Raw Deal, and the annual LOVE Cocktail Challenge sponsored by Sazerac Company, LOVE in the Garden this year was New Orleans’s favorite garden party! Funds raised during LOVE in the Garden provide critical support to NOMA’s exhibitions, programs, and educational initiatives all year round.
For more information about LOVE in the Garden, please email love@noma.org or call 504.658.4121.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Presenting Sponsor

Gold

Walda Besthoff

Eileen and Joey Devall

Jane and Rodney Steiner

Silver

Katherine and Tony Gelderman

J. Edgar Monroe Foundation

Bronze

Virginia Besthoff and Nancy Aronson

Blaire Fernandez and Mike Katz

New Orleans and Company

Katie and Gray Stream

Sculpture Fields at Montague Park

Lele and Brent Wood

Benefactor

Ellen and Mac Ball

Cathy and Morris Bart

Belle Chasse Marine Trans.

Valerie Besthoff

Chris Bolen

Jean Caillouet, CPA

Luz and Salvador Caputto

Crescent Sound and Light

Sally Duplantier

EVENT ESPRESSO catering

Gaye and Allen Frederic

Carroll Gelderman and Carter Perriliat

Susan and Jimmy Gundlach

Jennifer and Fred Heebe

Claudio Hemb

Anne Kock

James Kock

Janet and Kevin Krane

Ray Lagasse

Sally and Jay Lapeyre

Tracy Mangles

Kay McArdle

David G. Perlis and Debb Almeida

Primary Eye Care

Pamela and Bill Ryan

Julia and Bo Sanders

Lisa and David Schlakman

Andrew and Robyn Schwarz

Laura Scriba

Kenya and Tod Smith

Janis Van Meerveld and Charles Cerise

Windsor Court Hotel

Yazoo Restorations, LLC

Contributor

Anonymous
Melissa Dovie
Olivier Group LLC

Kathryn and Erin Angeles
Bart and Cherise Farris
Stewart and Renee Peck

Roberta Bartee
Fidelity Bank
VGP – Taylor and Martin Pospisil

Master Gunnery Sergeant Beals
and Mrs. Jessie Beals
Vivian Fonseca and Owen Grossman, MD
Susanne and David Purvis

Mary Beth Benjamin
Kirsten R. Gambrell
Leo J. Radosta

Elizabeth A. Boh
Julie and Ted George
Kathleen and Drew Ramsey

Vivian and Richard Cahn
Becky and Warren Gottsegen
Salty Oyster Media

Ray and Fedora Copeland
Sonia Gupta and Alex Ducros
Susanne Roberts and Ralph Simon

Kristin Crawford – Kimpton Hotel Fontenot
Josephine Sculpture Park
Mrs. Dawn and Dr. Mike Smith

The Artist Cleo
Kathy Kornman
Betty and Greg Speyrer

Joni and Tommy Diaz
Lagniappe Counseling
Gregory St. Etienne

Donald J. DiBartolo
Magnolia Pools, LLC
Suzanne and Bob Thomas

Attorney Amanda Hamm and Ron Diehl
Murphy Appraisal Services LLC
Dawn Adams Wheelahan

Elaine W. Dimiceli
Robin O’Bannon and Richard Bertram
Ann and David Williams

LOVE Committee

Elizabeth and William Alpaugh
Christine and Max Hadley
Richard and Katherine Morales

Mary Beth Benjamin
Jay and Cara Howard
Taylor and Martin Pospisil

Katherine and Ethan Bickford
Anne Kock
Barkley Rafferty and Christopher Tidmore

Will Bryan
Cammie Mayer
Laura Rutledge

Court Burlingame and Allie Willis
Bailey and Malcolm McBee
Ellie Sanders

Claire and Stanton Cagle
Virginia and Calvin Miller
Sam and Andrea Scofield

Caroline and Reiss Eagan
Kathleen Mix
Shelley Tompkins and Alex Landin

Will Erickson and Philips Wood
Emilie Montgomery
William and Megan Wolf

Eliza and Michael Worley

Media Sponsors

Music by NOCCA Trio | 7–8 pm

Entertainment by Raw Deal Band | 8–11 pm
Raw Deal Band is an ensemble based in New Orleans, LA. Offering a scintillating performance of funk and soul hits, this energetic group offers a performance that is full of fire. Their raw, passionate vocalists and smooth, talented musicians present a seamless blend of melodious beats and flawless harmonics. With four amazing vocalists, a world-class horn section, and a menagerie of highly talented artists, Raw Deal Band is here to bring the party to your event. Playing the beloved music of Earth, Wind and Fire, Prince, Rick James, and many others, this band is a blazing flashback to the golden age of classic, soulful funk. Playing with some of the city’s most popular acts, this band has proven itself as a collection of talented musicians, all ready to entertain you.
Participating Restaurants

Acme Oyster House
Elizabeth’s Restaurant
P.F. Chang’s

Angelo Brocato’s Italian Ice Cream and Pastry
G’s Pizza
Picnic Provisions & Whiskey

Aunt Sally’s Pralines
Gracious Bakery and Café
Silk Road

Barracuda
Highly Seasoned Catering, LLC
Southern Candymakers

Blue Oak BBQ
Ice Cream 504
Swiss Confectionery

Café Degas
Jewel of the South
The Station Coffee Shop and Bakery

Café NOMA
Lula Restaurant Distillery
The Vintage

Crescent City Brewhouse
Martin Wine Cellar

Crescent City Steakhouse
Nothing Bundt Cakes – Metairie

Eighth Annual LOVE Cocktail Challenge Sponsored By

Featuring 5 craft cocktails from the city’s most creative bartending talents.
Each bartender will create a unique drink inspired by a variation of LOVE:
FORBIDDEN LOVE • LOVE-HATE • LUST • UNCONDITIONAL LOVE • UNREQUITED LOVE
The Challengers:
Zen Castro | Latitude 29, Esprtitu, and Turning Tables – WINNER OF BEST IN SHOW
Corazon Tequila | Unrequited LOVE | Cocktail Name: Every Breath You Take
Lara Desmond | DBA NOLA and USBG – WINNER OF FAN FAVORITE
Wheatley Vodka | Unconditional LOVE | Cocktail Name: Mi Familia, Mi Corazon
Mark Griffin | Pigeon & Whale
Buffalo Trace Bourbon | LOVE/HATE | Cocktail Name: Love Doesn’t End/It Changes
Chris Hannah | The Bar at the Jewel of the South
Henry Ramos Gin | LUST | Cocktail Name: Vargas Girl
Sam Kiley | Dovetail and Turning Tables
Myers’s Rum | Forbidden LOVE | Cocktail Name: Don’t Funk with My Heart

GOGO Jewelry in the NOMA Museum Shop
2023-10-06 - 2023-10-08 | NOMA Museum Shop
In conjunction with Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour, the NOMA Museum Shop is hosting a three-day pop-up by GOGO Jewelry October 6–8. Products are available in-store only.
From the Designer
Gogo Borgerding is a New Orleans-based jewelry artist. Using sterling silver and brass metal, adding color with anodized aluminum, Gogo creates unique statement cuffs, earrings, and necklaces.

Japan Fest
2023-10-14 10:00 - 17:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Celebrate Japanese culture through art, performances, food, and more at Japan Fest, organized by NOMA, the Japan Club in New Orleans, and the Consulate General of Japan in Nashville.
Sample Japanese cuisine, enjoy traditional dance groups, martial arts demonstrations, tours with the Japanese Garden Foundation, and film screenings throughout the day. Shop a variety of vendors offering unique goods in a festive atmosphere. Costumes are welcome, please see costume guidelines below.
Please note: NOMA’s special exhibition, Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour, will be closed during Japan Fest. The expansion of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden is not included in the Japan Fest festivities but will be open to the general public.

Pre-purchasing tickets on NOMA’s website is strongly recommended. Tickets are available for purchase at the admissions tables in front of the museum and in front of the main gate of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
$10 General Admission | $5 for NOMA Members | Free for 19 years old and under
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Festival Schedule
10:00 am | Kaminari Taiko on the front steps
10:45 am | Welcome and remarks on the front steps
11:oo am–11:30 am | Minyo Japanese Folk Dance Group on the front steps
11:00 am–12:00 pm | PuriKura Panic in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
11:30 am–12:00 pm | Shogun Martial Arts in the Great Hall
11:30 am–12:00 pm | Japan Society of New Orleans samurai suit fitting on the second floor
11:30 am–12:30 pm | Japanese Garden Foundation tour. Meet at the Japanese Garden Foundation table on the first floor
11:30 am–12:30 pm | Guided tour of the Japanese galleries on the third floor
12:00 pm–12:30 pm | New Orleans Kendo in the Great Hall
12:30 pm–1:00 pm | Kaminari Taiko on the front steps
1:00 pm–1:30 pm | Louisiana Karate Association in the Great Hall
1:30 pm–2:00 pm | Aikido of New Orleans and NOLA Aikido in the Great Hall
1:30 pm–2:30 pm | Japanese Garden Foundation tour. Meet at the Japanese Garden Foundation table on the first floor
1:30 pm–2:30 pm | Guided tour of the Japanese galleries on the third floor
2:00 pm–2:30 pm | Jujitsu Club of SLU in the Great Hall
2:00 pm–2:30 pm | Mechamaid Clubhouse in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
2:30 pm–3:00 pm | Japan Society of New Orleans samurai suit fitting on the second floor
2:30 pm–3:00 pm | Candy Mix Maids in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
3:00 pm–3:30 pm | New Orleans Zen Temple Ceremony in the Great Hall
3:00 pm–3:30 pm | NOLA Lolitas Fashion Show in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
3:30 pm–4:00 pm | Japanese Weekend School with Minyo Dance on the front steps
4:00 pm–4:30 pm | Kaminari Taiko on the front steps

Participants

Ajun Cajun
Japanese Garden Foundation
Louisiana Karate Association
PuriKura Panic

All Nippon Airways
Japan Society of New Orleans
Mechamaid Clubhouse
SHCC Designs

Bambi DeVille
Japanese Weekend School of New Orleans
Minyo Japanese Folk Dance Group
Shogun Martial Arts

Candy 5
JCNO Crafts
New Orleans Kendo
Showtime Sweetie

Candy Mix Maids
JET Alumni Association Mid-South
New Orleans Zen Temple Ceremony
Twootie Tarte

Crane’s Nest Go Club
Jujitsu Club of SLU
Aikido of New Orleans and NOLA Aikido
Violet Sprinkles

Café NOMA
Kaminari Taiko
NOLA Kimekomi

Ikebana
Kawaii NOLA
NOLA Lolitas

Japanese Consulate
Linda Green “Yakamein Lady”
Nori Guys

COSTUME GUIDELINES
For the safety and comfort of all guests, as well as the artwork at NOMA:

Costume masks that obstruct or cover the wearer’s face are prohibited. Face masks covering the nose and mouth for health reasons are welcomed but not required.
Accessories or toy weapons, such as swords, greater than 2 feet in length are not permitted.
No sharp objects are allowed.
Costume components cannot extend more than 2 feet in length from the body.
Please keep all costumes family friendly.

Other restrictions may apply at NOMA’s discretion. A check room will be available for any items not in compliance. For questions regarding costumes, please call 504.658.4100. Please note that admission is required for fashion show participants.

SPONSORS

Japan Club of New Orleans
Donna D. Fraiche, Honorary Consul of Japan
Denka Performace Elastomer

Japan Society of New Orleans
Zen-Noh Grain Corporation
CMP Chugoku Marine Paints, LTD

The Consulate General of Japan in Nashville
CGB Enterprises, Inc.
Japan Foundation New York

Louisiana Office of Tourism
All Nippon Airways

Member Sale at the NOMA Museum Shop
2023-10-23 09:00 - 18:00
Start your holiday shopping early!
NOMA members save 20% on all regularly priced items and get first access to 70% markdowns in the NOMA Museum Shop. Exclusions apply. Not combinable with other offers [There are no additional discounts on already marked-down items, as well as consignment merchandise.]
Not yet a member? Join today at any level to get access to the NOMA Museum Shop’s annual sale.
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Iris 1956 in the NOMA Museum Shop
2023-11-03 18:00 - 21:00 | NOMA Museum Shop
In conjunction with Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour, the NOMA Museum Shop is hosting a permanent jewelry pop-up by Iris 1956 on Friday, November 3, during NOMA at Night, 6–9 pm. Products are available in-store only.

From the Designer
Iris 1956 imagines a new modern ideal in jewelry that balances timeless, ancient, and modern-day minimalist organic forms and shapes into undeniable conversation pieces with refined organic texture. Inspired by ancient culture and nature, our pieces are carefully crafted using the lost-wax casting technique to showcase a sophisticated aesthetic.

Partner Session on Race, Equity, and Museums
2023-11-08 17:30 - 19:00
As part of our commitment to be an antiracist and welcoming institution, NOMA is hosting a series of participatory conversations to frankly discuss race, equity, and the museum field and the responsibilities museums have to their audiences. Our goal is to listen to and address the needs of the communities we serve, while deeply assessing opportunities for growth and partnership.
Each conversation will be moderated by an outside moderator and include invited community stakeholders, NOMA staff, and curators.
Due to capacity limitations, advanced registration is requested.
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If you have any questions, please email partnersessions@noma.org.

Partner Session Dates and Locations
Wednesday, November 8, 5:30 pm in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
Tuesday, November 14, 5:30 pm in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
Tuesday, December 12, 8:30 am at Chapter IV (1301 Gravier Street)
Tuesday, January 16, 5:30 pm in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts — Canceled due to inclement weather.
Wednesday, February 28, 8:30 am at Chapter IV (1301 Gravier Street)
Wednesday, March 20, 5:30 pm in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Art

Museum Store Sunday
2023-11-26 10:00 - 17:00
Save up to 10% on select merchandise in-store only (20% for NOMA members) on Sunday, November 26.
Browse merchandise in advance at our online store (note that the one-day sale only applies to in-person shopping).

Exhibition Encore for Members | Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour
2023-11-26 17:00 - 19:00
Take a final look at Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour before it closes. NOMA members are invited to an exclusive final viewing of Fashioning America on November 26, 5–7 pm.
Café NOMA and the NOMA Museum Shop will also be open late.
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NOMA members support our institutional mission to present meaningful arts experiences that inspire communities in New Orleans and beyond. Members receive free admission the museum all year long, invitations to special events, and discounted tickets to programs.
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Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour is organized by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas and curated by Michelle Tolini Finamore.
The presentation in New Orleans is sponsored by the Eugenie and Joseph Jones Family Foundation, New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund, and Cathy and Hunter Pierson in honor of Mrs. Bertie Deming Smith. Additional support is provided by Elizabeth Boh, Mignon Faget, Tim Fields, Susanne and David Purvis, Robert and Millie Kohn, and Patricia Unangst.

Field Drawing Workshop at Algiers Point With Alyssa Lizzini feat. Paige DeVries
2023-12-01 16:30 | Barracuda Taco Stand, 446 Pelican Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70114, United States
Field Drawings is a series of free on-location drawing workshops taking place in multiple cities and neighborhoods throughout the United States led by Cleveland-based visual artist Alyssa Lizzini. The purpose of the workshops is to encourage the slow and attentive process of observational drawing as a means of neighborhood rediscovery and creative placemaking. Workshop participants will take part in an hour-and-a-half urban sketching excursion and be supplied with sketchbooks and drawing tools. There will be two workshops taking place in New Orleans with the help of the NOMA Creative Assembly resident artists Daniel Fitzpatrick and Paige DeVries. Participants should wear good walking shoes for light neighborhood exploration and bring a bottle of water.
Participants will meet for this workshop at Barracuda Taco Stand, 446 Pelican Ave, New Orleans, LA 70114.
Materials will be provided. Free with advanced registration.
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About the Artist

Alyssa Lizzini is an artist from Cleveland, Ohio, whose work explores concepts of social geography and community engagement through on-location drawing. Lizzini’s layered images are heavily inspired by her own archival, ethnographic, and visual research of city spaces—and her lived experience growing up in the city of Cleveland. In the studio, she utilizes drawing, painting, and printmaking techniques to create visually complex images that mirror the complexity of our social and spatial world. Lizzini graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2022.

Field Drawing Workshop in MidCity With Alyssa Lizzini feat. Daniel Fitzpatrick
2023-12-02 14:00 | Second Line Brewing, 433 N Bernadotte St, New Orleans, LA, 70119, United States
Field Drawings is a series of free on-location drawing workshops taking place in multiple cities and neighborhoods throughout the United States led by Cleveland-based visual artist Alyssa Lizzini. The purpose of the workshops is to encourage the slow and attentive process of observational drawing as a means of neighborhood rediscovery and creative placemaking. Workshop participants will take part in an hour-and-a-half urban sketching excursion and be supplied with sketchbooks and drawing tools. There will be two workshops taking place in New Orleans with the help of the NOMA Creative Assembly resident artists Daniel Fitzpatrick and Paige DeVries. Participants should wear good walking shoes for light neighborhood exploration and bring a bottle of water.
Participants will meet for this workshop at Second Line Brewing, 433 N Bernadotte St, New Orleans, LA 70119.
Materials will be provided. Free with advanced registration.
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About the Artist

Alyssa Lizzini is an artist from Cleveland, Ohio, whose work explores concepts of social geography and community engagement through on-location drawing. Lizzini’s layered images are heavily inspired by her own archival, ethnographic, and visual research of city spaces—and her lived experience growing up in the city of Cleveland. In the studio, she utilizes drawing, painting, and printmaking techniques to create visually complex images that mirror the complexity of our social and spatial world. Lizzini graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2022.

Family Day: A Walk in the Garden
2023-12-09 10:00 - 14:00
Kids and their grown-ups are invited for a day of free family fun at the museum!
NOMA is celebrating twenty years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden as a place of respite, learning, and joy. Explore the garden with guided walks, storytime, face painting, and play areas. Enjoy a musical performance by the Roots of Music Marching Crusaders and get creative with art-making activities inspired by your natural surroundings.
We’re taking inspiration from the Besthoff Sculpture Garden’s picturesque landscape featuring nearly 100 works across 12 acres. Adjacent to the museum, the Besthoff Sculpture Garden is situated within a landscape of existing pines, magnolias, and live oaks surrounding two lagoons. Read More
Admission and programming are free for families. Advanced registration is encouraged. In case of rain or extreme cold, festivities will be moved inside.
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This program is supported by The Howard Foundation.

Family Day Highlights
The Marching Crusaders by the Roots of Music
1:30 pm–2:00 pm starts behind NOMA at the intersection of Roosevelt Mall and Collins Diboll Circle

Listen to music from The Marching Crusaders, the Roots of Music after-school marching band program for children ages 9–14, as you explore the garden. The parade will finish with a performance at the Besthoff Sculpture Garden’s amphitheater.
DJ Kuti
10 am–1:30 pm on the North Lawn in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Family-friendly music to dance and groove to while enjoying the Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
Face Painting with Faerie Formations by Princess Camerian
10:00 am–2:00 pm on the South Lawn in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Add an extra touch of enchantment to Family Day with bright butterflies, whimsical unicorns, or a spray of flowers painted by a fairy princess who sees the wonders of nature as the greatest inspiration.
Storytime in the Garden
10:30 am, 11:30 am, and 12:30 pm in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Amphitheater
10:30 am: Let’s Go Outside!, by Ekaterina Trukhan (0–3 years)
11:30 am: Lola Plants a Garden, by Anna McQuinn (3–6 years)
12:30 pm: The Magical Garden of Claude Monet, by Laurence Anholt (6–9 years)
Join us for stories inspired by the outdoors and finding joy in nature. Read by NOMA’s storyteller Ms. Linda in the amphitheater. Each session is 10–20 minutes.
Art-Making Activity: Nature-Inspired Crafts
10 am–2 pm at South Lawn in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden

Join us at NOMA’s art-making tent for nature-inspired crafts, including making your own sensory bag.
Family Garden Walk: Bear with Us, Mirror Labyrinth, and Mississippi Meanders
11 am and 12 pm in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
A close look at Frank Gehry’s Bear With Us, Jeppe Hein’s Mirror Labyrinth Besthoff Sculpture Garden, and Elyn Zimmerman’s Mississippi Meanders, family-friendly artworks reflecting in nature. Each session is 20–30 minutes.
Frank Gehry (Canadian, b. 1929), Bear With Us, 2014. Stainless Steel. Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2019.3.
Jeppe Hein (Danish, b. 1974), Mirror Labyrinth Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 2017. Steel and mirror. Museum purchase with funds provided by Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2019.4. Installation funded by Hancock Whitney.
Elyn Zimmerman (American, b. 1945), Mississippi Meanders, 2019. Laminated tempered glass, steel and aluminum supports. Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2019.7. Installation funded by Donna Perret Rosen and Benjamin M. Rosen.
Krewe des Fleurs:
10 am–1:30 pm on North Lawn in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden

Meet larger-than-life, wiggling flowers! Grab a family photo or dance with the magical moving garden of Krewe des Fleurs. Krewe des Fleurs is a NOLA-based costume and performance collective, with each “Fleur” bringing their own artistic vision to life.
Play Area at the Amphitheater
10 am–1:30 pm in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Amphitheater
Enjoy the sunshine and the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden between storytimes in the free play area. The amphitheater play station will feature hula hoops, jump ropes, and bubbles (while supplies last) available for sharing.
Food from Southerns Food Truck and Café NOMA
10 am–2 pm on Enrique Alférez Drive
The best fried chicken sandwich in all of New Orleans available for purchase. Showcasing chicken in all its splendor, and highlighting New Orleans cuisine. Southerns Food Truck parked on Enrique Alférez Drive.
Café NOMA by Ralph Brennan features a delicious array of artisanal flatbreads, sandwiches, salads and veggie bowls alongside an artful assortment of freshly baked breads and sweets inside a show-stopping pastry case. Entrance to Café NOMA on Enrique Alférez Drive.
10 am–2 pm on the North Lawn in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Look for Café NOMA’s tent in the garden for a selection of family-friendly snacks and a variety of drinks.

ABOUT OUR PARTNERS

The Roots of Music
The Roots of Music believes music has the power to transform lives. This program empowers the youth of New Orleans through music education, academic support, and mentorship, while preserving and promoting the unique musical and cultural heritage of our city. The Roots of Music programs teach music history and theory, instrumental instruction, ensemble performance preparation, and studio production. Across three programs, the Roots of Music serves youth ages 5–18 from low-income households and provides students with hot meals and transportation to reduce common barriers to participation.
The Marching Crusaders is an after-school marching band program for children ages 9–14. Young scholars are offered a variety of resources through the program, including academic tutoring, music classes, and performance opportunities. The Marching Crusaders march in Mardi Gras parades throughout New Orleans and perform at various events throughout the rest of the year. This program utilizes music to keep children safe at the most vulnerable times of day and helps them become happy and healthy members of their community. Five days a week, 12 months a year, the program delivers over 2,500 hours of music education and other academic tutoring, over 30,400 nutritious hot meals, 1,400 bus journeys, and supplies over 150 instruments for student use.

Princess Camerian
Princess Camerian participates in the creative process in every possible way, infusing everything with her own personal magic. Camerian has been doing face and body painting for birthday parties, parades, festivals, concerts, schools, bachelorette parties, sporting events, fundraisers, and various other occasions in the city of New Orleans and around southeastern Louisiana for over 15 years. For every chance she gets, Camerian sprinkles beauty and happiness out into the world!

Krewe des Fleurs
Krewe des Fleurs was founded in 2014 by Laura Dean-Shapiro, born out of a desire to marry the love of Mardi Gras and New Orleans culture with a more sustainable Mardi Gras. Concerned by the tremendous amounts of waste left behind on parade routes, Laura dreamed of a krewe that brought to life the float flowers that she loved so much while leaving no waste behind. Now entering its 10th season, Krewe des Fleurs is a costume collaborative that welcomes female-identifying “Fleurs” to bring their own artistic visions to life. Each year the krewe debuts a new varietal as its costume. While the prototype is designed by a professional artist, each Fleur builds and decorates her own costume from the ground up, assisted by her fellow Fleurs. The krewe proudly distributes handmade throws made of recycled materials, as well as wooden nickels and “seeds as beads” packets, holding true to its promise of no plastic waste. This year’s varietal will be debuted on Twelfth Night at Armstrong Park, and the krewe’s Carnival season parades will include Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, Iris, and Orpheus. Environmental sustainability remains at the center of all that we do.

DJ Kuti
Kuti is a DJ, producer, and graphic designer from New Orleans. To Kuti, music is communal, and the people, connections, and visuals fuel the groove while she, as the curator, drives the ship. She is also 1/2 of the production duo, Khromethesia. Influenced by OG dance music, Afrodiasporic rhythms and soul, take a stroll with her through all-time funk faves, classic boogie, and global ear candy.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The City of New Orleans; First Horizon; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; the Howard Foundation; Karen and Henry Coaxum; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Laitram.

HOPE: The Invisible Thread That Binds | An Interactive Fashion Experience with odAOMO (SOLD OUT)
2023-12-20 17:00 - 21:00
Join odAOMO and NOMA to connect local and global communities using fashion as a language. We kick our journey off with an interactive avant-garde evening of couture, during which we invite you to dress to impress and join us in discussion, refreshments, and a runway presentation like no other.
The evening begins with a panel discussion in the Great Hall. The discussion will address the nuances of what we wear, why we wear, internal and external drives for what we wear, and the origins, foundations, and pillars of fashion and clothing.
Dr. Sophia Omoro and Brand Director Quentin Alexander will be leading the hour-long discussion in the Great Hall. Panelists for the evening are Big Chief Demond Melancon of the Young Seminole Hunters, City Council Member Lesli Harris, Mariah Celeste from the New Orleans Opera, and fashion influencer Tiffany Lashaé.
Guests will then be immersed in the interactive fashion experience with live music, dance, spoken word, and fashion.
Visit the NOMA Museum Shop during regular museum hours to browse through exclusive odAOMO shop pop-up items.
Tickets for this event are sold out.

Schedule
5:00–6:00 pm | Panel Discussion
7:15–8:45 pm | Fashion Show

This program is supported by New Orleans Fashion Week.

Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined | Public Opening Celebration feat. Blinky Bill with Aurora Nealand
2024-01-31 17:00 - 21:00
In celebration of the opening of the highly anticipated exhibition Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined, join us for an evening of creativity across the museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Immerse yourself in artist Wangechi Mutu’s world through the exhibition in the first-floor Ella West Freeman Galleries and the pavilion in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Headlining the evening is a live music performance by renowned and globally popular Kenyan musician, producer, and DJ Blinky Bill, featuring tracks from his new album We Cut Keys 2. This special performance features Aurora Nealand and her brass band.

With fresh inspiration from the exhibition, get hands on and explore assemblage art for yourself with a collage-making workshop hosted by artist and designer Denisio Truitt and Jessica Johnson, NOMA’s Creative Aging and Access Coordinator. NOMA’s spring 2024 Teen Art Council will host a pop-up open to guests of all ages.
Café NOMA will be open throughout the evening, with food and specialty cocktails available for purchase.
This event is free and open to the public with advanced registration.
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About the Exhibition
This major solo exhibition of work by Wangechi Mutu, brings together nearly one hundred sculptures, paintings, collages, drawings, and films to present the breadth of the Kenyan–American artist’s multidisciplinary practice from the mid-1990s to today. On view January 31–July 14, 2024, Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined traces connections between recent developments in Mutu’s sculptures and her decades-long exploration of the legacies of colonialism, globalization, and African and diasporic cultural traditions. The exhibition travels to NOMA from the New Museum, New York.
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Opening Celebration Line-up

Live Performance by Blinky Bill with Aurora Nealand and Her Brass Band
7:20 pm in the Lapis Center for the Arts
Renowned Kenyan musician, producer, and DJ Blinky Bill effortlessly demonstrates his experimental style by combining African influences with the familiar sounds of hip-hop, jazz, and funk. As Blinky Bill continues to evolve as a musical trailblazer, his forthcoming album, We Cut Keys 2, out January 26, is guaranteed to continue to provide a free-spirited experience, transcend boundaries, and resonate with audiences around the world.

DJ Set by Delores Galore
5–7 pm in the Great Hall

Gallery Talks on Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined
5:30 pm with New Museum Curator Vivian Crockett
6:30 pm with NOMA Curators Amanda Maples and Lisa Rotondo-McCord

Reflections Station and Photo Booth Presented by NOMA’s Teen Art Coundil
5:30–7 pm in the 1st Floor Elevator Lobby

Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined is organized by the New Museum, New York. Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Ed Bradley Family Foundation, Agnes Gund, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by The Robert Lehman Foundation. Support for the accompanying publication has been provided by the A4 Arts Foundation.
The presentation in New Orleans is sponsored by the Ford Foundation. Additional support is provided by Delta Airlines, Gladstone Gallery, Walda Besthoff, Victoria Miro Gallery, The Windsor Court, The Azby Fund, Keith Fox and Tom Keyes, Aimée Farnet Siegel and Mike Siegel, Robin Rankin, Elizabeth Boh, Pat Mitchell and Scott Seydel, Harvey and Marie Orth, and Jeff Childers and Onay Gutierrez.

MEDIUM: ATRs in Art
2024-02-21 17:30 - 19:30
New Orleans is home to vibrant and dynamic spiritual communities spanning city neighborhoods. In celebration of the exhibition Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined, Creative Assembly Cohort member Charm Taylor and local contemporary artists invite you to join a circle to honor and share experiences at the intersection of multidisciplinary art and African traditional religions.

The night will open with poetry from Sha’Condria “iCON” Sibley and sacred drumming. Following, local artists, including Gason Ayisyin, Soraya Jean-Louis, Janese Brookes-Galathe, Luther Gray, Sula Spirit, ÌFÉ, and Charm Taylor, will offer exploratory discussions of their art with an emphasis on Afro-Indigenous cultural memory, home, the environment, and ritual.

Free with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.

About the Exhibition
This major solo exhibition of work by Wangechi Mutu brings together nearly one hundred sculptures, paintings, collages, drawings, and films to present the breadth of the Kenyan–American artist’s multidisciplinary practice from the mid-1990s to today. On view through July 14, Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined traces connections between recent developments in Mutu’s sculptures and her decades-long exploration of the legacies of colonialism, globalization, and African and diasporic cultural traditions. The exhibition travels to NOMA from the New Museum, New York.
Learn More
Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined is organized by the New Museum, New York. Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Ed Bradley Family Foundation, Agnes Gund, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by The Robert Lehman Foundation. Support for the accompanying publication has been provided by the A4 Arts Foundation.
The presentation in New Orleans is sponsored by the Ford Foundation. Additional support is provided by Delta Airlines, Gladstone Gallery, Walda Besthoff, Victoria Miro Gallery, The Windsor Court, The Azby Fund, Keith Fox and Tom Keyes, Aimée Farnet Siegel and Mike Siegel, Robin Rankin, Elizabeth Boh, Pat Mitchell and Scott Seydel, Harvey and Marie Orth, and Jeff Childers and Onay Gutierrez.
