New Orleans Museum of Art

HOPE: The Invisible Thread That Binds | An Interactive Fashion Experience with odAOMO (SOLD OUT)
2023-12-20 17:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
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.

Art in Bloom Presented by First Horizon
2024-03-14 - 2024-03-17
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Art in Bloom Presented by First Horizon
Patron and Preview Party | Wednesday, March 13, 6 pm & 7 pm
On View to the Public | Thursday, March 14–Sunday, March 17
Lecture Series | Thursday, March 14
Luncheon and Fashion Show | Thursday, March 14
Silent Auction | Monday, March 11–Monday, March 18
Art in Bloom Chairs | Jeanne de Laureal and Elizabeth Wooten
NOMA Volunteer Committee Chair | Tully Forrester Jordan
Garden Study Club of New Orleans President | Courtney Le Clercq
One of the most anticipated springtime events in New Orleans, Art in Bloom showcases spectacular floral designs created 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 Admission 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 14–Sunday, March 17.
Purchase Tickets
Patron and Preview Party Tickets | Wednesday, March 13, 6 pm and 7 pm
Online Patron and Preview Party ticket sales have closed. Tickets are available at the door.
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.
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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
BIDDING CLOSED—Silent Auction | Monday, March 11–Monday, March 18
Online and in NOMA’s Coleman Courtyard
Bid on this featured work by Mary Ball and items from other artists, designers, and more through Monday, March 18, at 12 pm.

SOLD OUT — Lecture Series | Thursday, March 14 | 10:30 am
Lapis Center for the Arts

Farm-to-Table: Florals & Flavors
Join Greg Campbell and Erick New, co-owners of Garden District in Memphis, Tennessee, and Elizabeth Heiskell, a cookbook author and celebrity chef who operated a catering business and vegetable farm in Oxford, Mississippi until she reinvented her culinary path as a regular on “TODAY Show.” Elizabeth will share stories from the Delta flatlands to the Oxford hills while demonstrating her favorite seasonal vegetable dishes––recipes you can prepare in a few minutes and impress your guests with time and time again. Greg and Erick will complement Elizabeth’s creations with tablescapes using flowers sourced from family-owned farms across the U.S. and abroad that are showcased in their new book Florists to the Field.
SOLD OUT — Luncheon and Fashion Show | Thursday, March 14 | 12:30 pm
City Park’s Pavilion of the Two Sisters
Featuring looks by SOSUSU & Greta Constantine

Preferred Hotel

The Windsor Court is offering a promotion for attendees visiting New Orleans for Art in Bloom. Use the code ARTINBLOOM2024 when booking to take advantage of this special rate.
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NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival Presented by Hancock Whitney
2024-03-23 10:00 - 13:00
The New Orleans Museum of Art invites you to the
NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival
Presented by Hancock Whitney
Saturday, March 23
Egg Hunts Begin at 10:45 for Ages 4 & Under and Ages 5 & Up
NOMA Egg Hunt Chairs
Holly Poole and Caroline Wolfe
NVC Chair
Tully Forrester Jordan
The NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival Presented by Hancock Whitney is a fun, festive, rain-or-shine event for families featuring art activities, crafts, games, face painting, food, drinks, sweets, music, and much more.
The festival is set within the picturesque Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Born out of a love of the city and art, the Besthoff Sculpture Garden is one of the most popular public spaces in New Orleans for families and visitors.
For many families, the event may be 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

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.

Activities
Music by DJ Audio Jocks
JoJo the Juggler and Magician
Art Activities presented by Young Rembrandts
NOMA Art Activities
Portrait Photographs by Polo Silk
Face Painting
Pixie Dust ‘Sparkle Station’
Light Refreshments and more!

Thank You to Our Current Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor

Lead Sponsors

Burkart Family
Dr. Robert and Beverly Matheney
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Fun and Games
Cammie and Charles Mayer
Sweets and Treats
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Bunnies and Baskets

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Special Thanks
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Gallery Talk and Book Signing with Debbie Fleming Caffery—POSTPONED
2024-03-27 18:00 - 19:00
This event has been postponed.
Meet us in NOMA’s galleries at 6 pm for a gallery talk with artist Debbie Fleming Caffery and Brian Piper, NOMA’s Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings. At 6:30 pm, attendees are invited to the NOMA Museum Shop, where Caffery will sign copies of the exhibition catalogue. Published in collaboration with Radius Books, the volume features 100 richly printed black-and-white photographs and is accompanied by essays by Piper and former NOMA curator Russell Lord.
This event is free with museum admission, and advanced registration is not required. General museum admission is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday, courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
When you arrive at NOMA, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery.

About the Exhibition
Including nearly 100 dramatic black-and-white photographs installed across the museum, In Light of Everything is the first career retrospective for the important Louisiana-born photographer Debbie Fleming Caffery. The exhibition presents examples from her most important series made in the American South, Mexico, and France, from the 1970s to the present.
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Debbie Fleming Caffery: In Light of Everything is organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art and is supported by the Del and Ginger Hall Photography Fund, the Robert and Betty Fleming Family, James and Cherye Pierce, Milly and George Denegre, and the A. Charlotte Mann and Joshua Mann Pailet Endowment.

Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival
2024-03-31 10:00 - 15:00 | 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.

odAOMO Presents Symphony of the Sown
2024-04-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124
Celebrate 20 years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden in collaboration with odAOMO during Symphony of the Sown, an enchanting event blending art, fashion, and music.
Set in the amphitheater in NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden, the runway will come to life with thirty avant-garde fashion pieces from odAOMO inspired by the blessings that bloom with spring’s favor. Immerse yourself in this stunning display of creativity and experience a mesmerizing live vocal performance by Quentin Alexander.
Free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first serve. Seating begins at 6 pm.

Program Schedule
5–6 pm | Cocktail Hour
6–6:15 pm | Call to Seating
6:15–7 pm | Performance and Runway Presentation
7–8 pm | Mix & Mingle

About odAOMO
odAOMO is a luxury boutique led by Dr. Sophia Aomo Omoro. Located in New Orleans’s famous French Quarter, odAOMO’s pieces are all designed locally in house and handcrafted in Kenya and Ghana.

Intergenerational Beading Workshop Showcase
2024-05-01 - 2024-05-15
See a special showcase highlighting the work of participants in an intergenerational beading workshop at the museum.
Under the guidance of Creative Assembly Cohort member Dianne Honoré, participants of all ages gathered throughout the month of April to dive into the rich heritage of Black Masking Indian beading techniques. Immersed in the culture of New Orleans, participants crafted beadwork but also learned the rhythms of the city’s drumming tradition and Black Masking Indian suits.
The showcase will be on view near the museum’s second-floor classroom from Wednesday, May 1, to Wednesday, May 15, during regular museum hours.

About Dianne Honoré
Growing up in her family’s Creole restaurant in Tremé laid the foundation for Dianne “Gumbo Marie” Honoré’s work as a historic interpreter, Creole culture activist, teaching artist, and event producer. She founded the Black Storyville Baby Dolls, the Amazons Benevolent Society, and Unheard Voices of Louisiana. She masks as Big Queen of the Yellow Pocahontas Hunters Tribe for which she creates one-of-a-kind suits from thousands of beads and feathers. She has organized numerous history-related music and food events, tours, and exhibits over several decades including the Roots of Creole Cooking tour for Culinary Backstreets, the Golden Crown exhibit and symposium at the New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrating the legacy of Big Chief Darryl Montana, and descendant heritage tours. In addition to appearances on the Harry Connick Jr. Show, Flip My Food, BET, and Good Morning America, she hosted a show focused on New Orleans history and current events. She owned an exhibit store called “Gumbo Marie” curating exhibits on Louisiana history. Annually, she produces Baking for Breast Cancer with her cancer focus group the Amazons Benevolent Society, raising funds for local cancer fighters.
Learn More About Creative Assembly

GiveNOLA Day
2024-05-07
Mark your calendar to show your support on Tuesday, May 7!
Join New Orleans’s annual community-wide day of giving, hosted by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, and help NOMA inspire a love of art in our city and beyond.
Funds raised on last year’s GiveNOLA Day supported show-stopping special exhibitions like Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour, engaging programming like Art Thrives, community partnerships with local creatives like fashion label odAOMO, and more.
Give Now
For more information call 504.658.4127 or visit www.givenola.org/about.

Teen Night: Teens Take NOMA | Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined
2024-05-17 18:00 - 21:00
NOMA’s Teen Art Council takes over the museum to celebrate youth, creativity, and connection. Inspired by Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined, the event features opportunities to engage with the exhibition, relax with friends, and connect with creative teens from across the city!
Featuring:
Gallery talks on Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined led by NOMA’s TAC
Art-making & activities
Open mic & dance party
Capture the moment at TAC’s professional photo booth

Plus free food, stickers, and other giveaways while supplies last!
Additional snacks and beverages available for purchase.
Admission and programming are free for teens. Advanced registration is encouraged. Only adults affiliated with a teen attendee are permitted to attend.
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TEEN TAKEOVER HIGHLIGHTS

DJ Set by DJ Arie Spins
Lounge Set Great Hall 6:00 – 7:30 pm | Dance Party 8:30 – 9 pm
DJ Arie Spins, a New Orleans native and all-around music enthusiast, is setting the tone and making events pop for crowds across Louisiana and throughout the south. Her talents have caught the eye of corporate clients Essence Magazine, NCAA Final Four, and Coca-Cola. She’s had the pleasure of sharing the stage with R&B artists Sevyn Streeter, Kelly Price, and Ledisi, and most recently served as the opening act for P.J. Morton’s 2022 Watch The Sun Tour.
Gallery Talk: Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined
Explore the connections between Wangechi Mutu’s Afrofuturist work, social issues, and the environment. Tours are led by NOMA’s Teen Art Council and are available every half hour from 6:30 – 8 pm.
Art-Making Activity: Collages
First-Floor Galleries
Join us at the art-making table for crafts inspired by Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined. Put your imagination to work and get hands-on by collaging your own unique artwork.

Art-Making Activity: Terrariums by Crazy Plant Bae
Great Hall
Build your own world with a Crazy Plant Bae terrarium!
Crazy Plant Bae is the plant enthusiast in all of us! We are the lovers of all things green & the keepers of all things growing. Expand your passion for plants!
Book Nook & Swap
First Floor, McDermott International Elevator Lobby
Bring a book to swap, make a connection, and grab a giveaway while supplies last.
Food from Café NOMA and La Cocinita Food Truck

6–9 pm
First Floor
Come hungry; La Cocinita Food Truck will be serving tacos, quesadillas, and more! Your first two tacos are free while supplies last. Additional food can be purchased with cash, credit card, or ApplePay.

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 TAC, visit noma.org/teens or email education@noma.org.

Assemblage in New Orleans: Artists in Conversation
2024-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
In collaboration with Kolaj Fest New Orleans, NOMA will host a panel discussion highlighting the artistic practices and cultural traditions of assemblage and collage in New Orleans. In conversation with Kristina Kay Robinson, artists Soraya Jean-Louis, Ryann Sterling, and Ashley Teamer will share insights into their practices and approaches to assemblage and collage as art forms and cultural connectors.
This event is free and open to the public.

About the Panelists

Kristina Kay Robinson
Kristina Kay Robinson is an artist, writer, and scholar born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her writing in various genres has appeared in Art in America, Guernica, The Baffler, The Nation, The Massachusetts Review, and Elle among other outlets. Robinson is a 2019 recipient of the Rabkin Prize for Visual Arts Journalism. Currently, she serves as the New Orleans editor-at-large for the Atlanta-based Burnaway magazine.

Soraya Jean-Louis
Soraya Jean-Louis is a Haitian-born, Harlem- and Brooklyn-raised artist, independent visual scholar,/educator, doula, and medical anthropologist. Jean-Louis utilizes archival and modern media to honor personal and collective ancestors, reflect on present realities, and imagine expansive possibilities through collage, assemblage, abstract expressionism, surrealist paintings, installation, writing, and the natural healing arts. She explores speculative possibilities within Black Feminist Futurist frameworks, lived experiences, ancestry, culture, interiorities, identity, and more.

Ryann Sterling
Ryann Sterling is a southern Louisiana artist who takes the viewer through a sacred and sometimes secret journey through collages, mixed media, sculpture, and photography. Sterling’s experiences and the delicate intersection of art, the feminine, and southern black spirituality, connects the past to the future while reminding the viewer to remain present.

Ashley Teamer
Ashley Teamer’s collages explore the relationships between the body, nature, space, and time. Teamer uses painting, sculpture, photography, and sound to creatively intervene with indoor and outdoor architecture, revealing the malleability of our built environment. Through layering images, Teamer’s invented landscapes reveal relationships between divergent moments. She has been an Artist-in-Residence at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2014) and the Joan Mitchell Center (2018). Teamer received a BFA from Boston University in 2013 and an MFA from Yale University in 2022.

Featured Image Credits: Ryann Sterling, Rites Through Passage, 2021. Collage, Found objects and video still. Courtesy of the artist.

Kolaj Fest at NOMA
2024-06-13 11:00 - 17:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Kolaj Fest New Orleans, a multi-day festival and symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art, culture, and society heads to the museum for a day full of conversations, tours, and film. Museum visitors are invited to join in on the day’s programs.
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This event is free with museum admission.

Schedule
Tour of Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined
11 am–12 pm
Immediately following the Daily Collage Congress, Jennella Young, LaVonna Varnardo Brown and Aisha Shillingford will introduce the exhibition Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined and lead a tour. Speakers will highlight “how the exhibition explores Mutu’s evolution as a collage artist, as she pursues an inquiry related to the representation of Black women’s bodies.”
Symposium | Rending, Mending, & Reusing: Art, Justice, & the Environment
12:45–2 pm in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
Art is a unique technology that can distill complexity into simple human gestures that, when experienced, facilitate a deeper understanding of our world, perhaps one that can lead to a greater sense of agency around environmental issues. In this panel, artists Phil Irish, Naomi White, Madera Rogers-Henry, and Christopher Kurts will speak about the way they use collage as a tool to think through and think with climate justice issues and how we can use art to engage viewers around shared concerns.
Symposium | 1-2-3 Bop! Collage, Jazz & Collaboration
2:15–3 pm in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
Chicago-based Paloma Trecka and Watertown, Massachusetts-based Todd Bartel will speak about the intersection of collage and jazz in light of the upcoming collage exhibition, “BOP!”.
Film Screening | Return to Sender: Women of Color in Colonial Postcards & the Politics of Representation
3:15–4:15 pm in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
Return to Sender: Women of Color in Colonial Postcards & the Politics of Representation is a short, experimental film directed and produced by Mara Ahmed. It pushes the documentary medium in unexpected ways by opening with three contemporary South Asian-American women who recreate British colonial postcards from the early 20th century.

Motion to Move 2024
2024-06-19 19:00 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
In celebration of Juneteenth, dancer and choreographer Edward Spots presents Motion to Move 2024 in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts.
The performance is the latest in a series of works by Spots exploring themes of freedom, movement, justice, and the spark of change.
Advanced registration has closed, additional seating will be available on a first-come first-serve basis.

From the Artist
“On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after the legal emancipation of enslaved Africans in the United States of America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, with news of freedom for over 250,000 African Americans still enslaved. One year later, in 1866, the proud descendants reclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth in recognition of nationwide liberation. After decades of lobbying, the date was granted Federal Holiday status in 2021.
As a proud native of the City of New Orleans, I am honored to continue the legacy of Minister John Mosley and my first dance teacher, Mama Baderiwna Rolland. They believed in embedding the history and meaning of Juneteenth into our city’s consciousness. This year’s Juneteenth celebration is a testament to their vision and our progress. It will be a vibrant showcase of Black excellence in the arts, featuring Black artistic expression in music, film, dance, poetry, acting, and visual design. It’s a celebration that entertains and educates, informing the audience about the profound significance of Juneteenth.”

About Edward Spots
Edward Emanuel Spots was born and raised in the city of New Orleans. Spots has led choreography showcased at the New Orleans Museum Of Art, the New Orleans Jazz Market, Tulane University, Audubon Park, and digital platforms. Spots is currently on the board of the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival. He has been featured in films, commercials, music videos, press, and television shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, Dance Moms, Bulgaria’s Dancing With The Stars, Claws, and a leading role in the movie America directed by Garrett Bradley. Spots was featured in Gambit’s 40 under 40 and has received a Proclamation from the City of New Orleans for his work. Spots teaches at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Loyola University, the New Orleans School of Ballet, Ashé Cultural Arts Center, and Dancing Grounds.

Monuments and Memorials to Queer History
2024-06-26 18:00 - 19:30
In honor of Pride Month, join us for a conversation about how artists might create monuments to queer community and history. In a discussion moderated by Charlie Tatum, Director of Marketing and Communications, historian Robert Fieseler and artists Ryan Leitner and Ryan “phlegm” Gilbert will share their own practices and reflect upon how they consider celebration, remembrance, and the past in their work.
The program will also consider other works, including Jim Hodges’s Craig’s closet, first created for the New York City AIDS Memorial Park and installed in front of NOMA in June 2024, and Skylar Fein’s Remember the UpStairs Lounge, which commemorates the arson of a popular gay bar in New Orleans on June 24, 1973.
This program is free and open to the public. Louisiana residents receive free admission every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative.

About the Panelists

Ryan “phlegm” Gilbert
Ryan “phlegm” Gilbert, a New Orleans-born and -based multidisciplinary artist, uses mixed-media self-portraiture in works called “ritual dramas” that serve as affirmations of their personal Black universe. phlegm says, “My work aims to more firmly connect my Black spiritual concept of time, connecting the past to the present and the present to the future. It’s communally sacred, personally precious. It attempts to tie all the loose ends of Black ethos, Black influence, and Black inspiration into one braid. It is at its core, an affirmation of life: my life, the life of my ancestors, and the life of my community. My work (and by extension my life) makes a production about the necessity and value of Black spiritual presence.” They also penned the mantra “Everything You Love About New Orleans Is Because of Black People.”

Ryan Leitner
Ryan Leitner (b. 1986, South Carolina) is an artist and writer who lives and works in New Orleans. He received his M.F.A. From The Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in 2016, holds a B.F.A. From Regents College of London, and was a participant at the Skowhegan School for Painting and Sculpture in 2023. He is currently a resident at Joan Mitchell Foundation and a collective member at Antenna Gallery.

Robert W. Fieseler
Robert W. Fieseler is a National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association “Journalist of the Year” and the author of Tinderbox—winner of the Edgar Award and the Louisiana Literary Award, shortlisted for the Saroyan International Prize for Writing. As a Tulane PhD History candidate and Mellon Fellow, Fieseler is currently working on his second queer history book, a finalist for the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award. He lives with his husband and kittens in New Orleans.

Taylor Family and Educators Appreciation Day
2024-06-29 10:00 - 17:00
In partnership with the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, NOMA presents an annual family day for Taylor Scholars. The museum will also host an educators appreciation day as a special thank you to teachers for their dedication to students. Students in the Taylor Scholars program and educators across Louisiana are invited to explore the museum and participate in art-making activities throughout the day.
On Saturday, June 29, Taylor Scholars and up to four guests receive free admission to the museum. Scholars will also receive a free beverage from Café NOMA and 10% off in the NOMA Museum Shop.
Educators will receive complimentary admission to the museum plus one adult guest and 10% off in the NOMA Museum Shop.
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To reserve tickets in advance, please select “Taylor Scholar” or “Louisiana Resident Educator” 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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Soul-Sip at NOMA
2024-07-24 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-14 18:00 - 20:00
NOMA is committed to offering innovative experiences for learning and interpretation and uniting, inspiring, and engaging diverse communities and cultures. Throughout the year, the museum provides an after-hours inclusive programmatic mix of unique experiences in response to art from across time and place. This summer, NOMA presents Soul-Sip, an art and wine series blending the sacred and social elements of guided meditation and wine appreciation to relax the mind, elevate the seven senses, and savor delicious sips of wine.
Perceptions about the cultural practices in museums are ever-changing. However, one thing consistent within the culture of museums is receptions that include wine. Wine is among humankind’s oldest beverages, regularly appearing in museums and pictured in paintings authenticated by ancient distilling pottery. It is the beverage of choice to mark exhibition openings, closings, receptions, and other special occasions.
The evening includes guided meditation, wine-tasting instruction, a curated wine flight, small bites from Cafe NOMA, a discussion of select wine-related artwork from NOMA’s permanent collection, and a little lagniappe!
General Admission $95 | NOMA Members $75
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About Soul-Sip®
The soul is the immaterial part of a human being, the actuating cause of an individual life. A sip is the act of drinking by taking small mouthfuls. Soul-Sip blends the sacred and social elements of guided meditation and wine appreciation in a 60-minute class designed to relax the mind, elevate the seven senses, and savor delicious sips of wine.
Sense of Place Mat
When you sit for meditation, you use a mat, cushion, or chair to help create a calm, sacred space for your practice. Soul-Sip classes use a placemat as your practice space; doodle, decorate, take notes, roll it up at the end of class, and take it with you!
Wine Flights
Aligning what is in a wine glass with who is holding the glass opens a direct path to mindfulness. Soul-Sip wine selections represent an appreciation for the people, places, and vineyards who share the journey of sipping. The Vine Life Group curates wine flights for Soul-Sip.
About the Instructor
Dr. Redell Hearn, Ph.D., is Chief Educator at NOMA and the creator and instructor of Soul-Sip. Hearn is a museologist and Certified Chopra Health instructor with four decades of formal and informal study, experimentation, meditation, yoga practice, workshops, courses, seminars, and retreats in the healing arts.

Collaborating Across Continents: Developing a Contemporary Masquerade Exhibition for North American and African Audiences
2024-08-02 17:00 - 20:00
Join the New Orleans Museum of Art for a presentation on contemporary West African masquerade, in advance of the upcoming exhibition New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations, opening at the museum in April 2025.
The program will include a panel presentation and discussion with the exhibition’s curators; a first look at immersive documentary film clips from Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Cameroon; a signature West African-inspired cocktail; drumming performances; an opportunity to meet Dr. Aimé Kantoussan, Research Director of the Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar; and a virtual presentation from Cameroonian artist Hervé Youmbi.
Additional members of the New African Masquerades research team will present their developing scholarship and discuss the project’s ethical methodologies and foundational artistic, community, and institutional collaborations.
This program is free with advanced registration.
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About New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations
In New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations, an international team of scholars and artists present the stories of four individual masquerade artists, their motivations, artistic choices, and the patronage and economic networks with which they engage in order to make clear that masquerade is fundamentally contemporary. The show offers fresh research models for contemporary masquerade, bringing to the fore issues relating to restitution, ownership, and research ethics. This is the first major exhibition on contemporary West African masquerade artists to focus on individual creators rather than the typical presentation of masquerades as products of entire cultures, which undermines the nuanced and layered stories that individual artists and masquerades tell.
The exhibition team is led by Amanda M. Maples, Françoise Billion Richardson Curator of African Art at NOMA. Co-curators include Jordan A. Fenton, Associate Professor of Art History at Miami University Ohio, and Lisa Homann, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Aimé Kantoussan, Research Director at the Musée des Civilisations Noires/Museum of Black Civilizations (MCN) and Hervé Youmbi, a leading contemporary artist in Cameroon, are research collaborators and contributing authors.

Celebration for Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art
2024-09-13 19:00 - 21:00
Please join us for an evening celebrating the special exhibition Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art. This free event will include tours of the galleries, live music in the Great Hall, and drink specials by Café NOMA.
This event is free and open to the public with advanced registration.
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About the Exhibition
Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art looks at the more than 4,000-year history of glass around the world and how it intersects with scientific discoveries, foodways, and artistic innovations.
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Celebration Line-Up

Live Music Performance by Alexey Marti
7–9 pm in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts

Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art is sponsored by the Eugenie and Joseph Jones Family Foundation. Additional support is provided by Susanne and David Purvis, the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, Harvey and Marie Orth, Robert and Pamela Steeg, Mary Beth and Sheldon Ray, in honor of Bettie Pendley, and Lori and John Solon.

POSTPONED | Healing Through History with Creative Assembly Cohort Member Dianne Honoré
2024-09-14 10:00 - 16:00 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
This event has been postponed. We look forward to announcing a new date soon.

This day-long workshop provides a space for collaborative learning about ethnic, gendered, and cultural practices that define our collective history and present reality. Led by Dianne Honoré, one of NOMA’s Creative Assembly Cohort members, program participants will explore local histories, cultures, and approaches to interpreting history and culture through talks, performances, and healing rituals.
The series promotes healing through safe, engaging, and respectful dialogue and activities among participants. Participants will adopt a traditional view of healing that emphasizes the power of narrative to promote well-being, balance, and harmony.
Indigenous elders believe that health is connected to understanding the story of our lives, summed up in four questions: Who are we? Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? It is important to explore these questions as a collective to heal historical trauma within and between our communities.
This event is free and open to the public.

Program Schedule
Land Acknowledgment
Scierra LeGarde, member of the Bayou Lacombe Band of Choctaw and People of the Sacred Medicine Trail
Introduction
Dianne Honoré
Talk and Q&A | Historical Trauma and Healing Practices
Heather Goltz, Professor of Social Work, University of Houston
Healing Dance
Scierra LeGarde and the Bayou Lacombe Band of Choctaw
Talk and Q+A | A Place Called Desire: Researching and Documenting Your History as a Healing Journey
Leonard Smith III, producer and director of the documentary A Place Called Desire
Ancestor Acknowledgement Poem Accompanied by Creole Chant
Poem written by Laurita Marie, Iyanifa, Mambo Asogwe, Nuisettes Noir Baby Doll. Original Louisiana Creole chant, Vyé paran-yé, written by Dianne Honoré.
Reflection on Acting as a Healing Modality
Leslie Nipkow, actor and writer
Talk and Q&A | A City without Care: 300 Years of Racism, Health Disparities, and Health Care Activism in New Orleans
Dr. Kevin McQueeney, Assistant Professor of History at Nicholls State University
Auricular Acupuncture Demo: Healing and Releasing Energy
Bianca San Martin and Eva Hurst, acupuncturists
African Drumming and Chanting and Discussion on the Mbongi Circles
Papa Titos Sompa, musician and cultural activist
Black Keywords for Louisiana
Dr. Jessica M. Johnson, Associate Professor in the Department of History at Johns Hopkins University
Discussion | Healing through Passing on Tradition
Master Plasterer Jeff Poree’ and Big Chief Darryl Montana of the Yellow Pocahontas Hunters Black Masking Indian Tribe
Closing Performance and Reception

Hispanic Heritage Celebration with Ecos Latinos
2024-09-20 17:00 - 21:00
In partnership with Ecos Latinos, the museum is hosting a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration featuring a night of music and dance performances in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts. Doors open at 5:30 pm, and performances begin at 6 pm. Light bites and a cash bar with specialty cocktails from Café NOMA will be available.
Performers include: Contratiempo, Siempre Flamenco, Orkestra Maria Fumaça, and Viváz.
Specialty cocktails and a special Hispanic Heritage Month Menu, including taquitos de pollo and beef empanadas, will be available for purchase at Cafe NOMA before and during the performances.
$30 for general admission | $15 for members
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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.

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, through a Community Arts Grant, New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund, 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.

NOMA’s Fall Festival
2024-09-28 10:00 - 16:00
Celebrate twenty years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at a free outdoor festival for all ages. Take guided tours to see highlights from the Besthoff Sculpture Garden, enjoy live music and performances, make your own art, and more. Café NOMA and pop-ups will offer food and drink for sale.
Join us for this one-time event to celebrate this important moment in the museum’s history.
Free and open to all. Advance registration is encouraged.
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Costume Contests
Enter our wearable art costume contests for a chance to win two tickets to the Visionaries Garden Party on Friday, November 8; a dual membership; and exclusive museum merch.
Simone Immanuel, one of NOMA’s Creative Assembly Cohort members, will host the contest and costumes will be judged by local artists and designers. Participants must sign up by 1:30 pm and the contest will start at 2 pm.
GARDEN COSTUME CONTEST
Dress up in a garment that is reminiscent of the beautiful scenery of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
ART COSTUME CONTEST
Show us your most fashionable interpretation of your favorite art piece or artist.
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. For questions regarding costumes, please call 504.658.4141.

Program Line-Up
ENTERTAINMENT
The Roots of Music
Lauren Messina & Collaborators
DJ Audio Jocks
Face Painters
Krewe Des Fleurs
ACTIVITIES
Voter Registration Drive with the Crescent City (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
Art Activities for All Ages Presented by Mo’s Art Supply
Move Ya Brass Class
Scavenger Hunt
Tattoo Station
Docent and Staff-Led Tours
FOOD TRUCKS AND POP-UPS
Available for purchase
Bonafried
La Cocinita
Café NOMA
Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls
Nori Guys
La Tangariné
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Meet a selection of community partners, learn about their programs and projects, and get creative:
Crescent City (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
Broadmoor Improvement Association
Congo Square Preservation Society
Daniel Fitzpatrick Poetry
KID smART
Kolaj Institute
Master Gardeners
Son of a Saint
Move Ya Brass
Created to Create
Glass Half Full
Greater New Orleans Iris Society
Indian Arts Circle
Mo’s Art Supply
Middle American Research Institute (MARI)
New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation (NOHHF)
New Orleans Public Library
Japan Club of New Orleans

Thank You to Our Sponsors for this Event
Lead Sponsor

Media Sponsor
Entertainment and Program Sponsors
Howard Family Foundation
Cammie and Charles Mayer
Art Activity Sponsor

Voter Registration Drive
2024-09-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124
The New Orleans Museum of Art and the Crescent City (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, are collaborating to promote voter registration in advance of the upcoming fall elections.
On Saturday, September 28, 10 am–4 pm, stop by NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden to check your registration status and make sure you’re registered to vote in Louisiana before the deadline.
A table will be located outside as part of a free fall festival celebrating 20 years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Members of The Links, Incorporated, will be on site to assist with registration.

An Evening Exploring Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at New Orleans Museum of Art
2024-10-04 17:00 - 21:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join the museum in celebrating Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art with an evening of gallery talks by catalogue contributors Zella Palmer, Chair and Director of the Dillard University Ray Charles Program in African-American Material Culture, and chromatography chemist Alex Sanchez; a screening of a glass art film; an art-making activity inspired by the exhibition; a DJ set by Sasha Masakowski; and a book signing with Mel Buchanan, NOMA’s RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts and Design. Attendees receive 10% off and members receive 20% off of the catalogue at the NOMA Museum Shop during this special event.
Additionally, throughout the evening enjoy specialty cocktails from Café NOMA inspired by the exhibition.
Free with advance registration. Catalogues and drinks are available for purchase at the museum and online at the NOMA Museum Shop.
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This program is in connection with this month’s NOMA book club meeting. Join curator Mel Buchanan for a discussion of the catalogue on Thursday, October 17.

About the Speakers
Zella Palmer
Zella Palmer is a professor, food historian, cook, author, and filmmaker. She serves as the Chair and Director of the Dillard University Ray Charles Program in African-American Material Culture in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2019, under Palmer’s leadership, Dillard University launched a Food Studies academic program. Palmer is also the author of Recipes and Remembrances of Fair Dillard: 1869–2019 (2019) and Ed Mitchell’s Barbeque (2023).
Alex Sanchez
Alex Sanchez is a New Orleans–based gas chromatography chemist in the Natural Resources Division of SGS North America. He has more than ten years of experience in an industrial laboratory setting and employs specialized instrumentation for analyses of organic samples for quality and purity determination. Sanchez holds a degree in chemistry from the University of New Orleans.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE
On view through February 10, Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art explores how one material has inspired innovation in the arts and science from ancient civilizations to today. An accompanying 176-page catalogue—Glass: Sand, Ash, Heat—is published by Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers. The book features texts by Mel Buchanan, NOMA’s RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, and includes contributions from:

Black Masking Indian Big Chief Dow M. Edwards of the Timbuktu Warriors with Amanda M. Maples, Françoise Billion Richardson Curator of African Art at NOMA
Christopher Maxwell, Samuel and M. Patricia Grober Curator in the Department of Applied Arts of Europe at the Art Institute of Chicago
Laura Ochoa Rincon, Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Fellow at NOMA
Zella Palmer, Chair and Director of the Dillard University Ray Charles Program in African-American Material Culture
Brian Piper, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings at NOMA
Alex Sanchez, Chromatography chemist
Ingrid Seyb, Conservator of Objects at NOMA

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Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art is sponsored by the Eugenie and Joseph Jones Family Foundation. Additional support is provided by Susanne and David Purvis, the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, Harvey and Marie Orth, Robert and Pamela Steeg, Mary Beth and Sheldon Ray, in honor of Bettie Pendley, and Lori and John Solon.

Member Sale at the NOMA Museum Shop
2024-10-14 09:00 - 18:00 | NOMA Museum Shop
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. Can’t make it in person? Shop online during the member sale and get 20% off NOMA merch and 50% off catalogues.
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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Japan Fest
2024-10-26 10:00 - 16:00 | 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, and tours 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: 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.
Purchasing tickets on NOMA’s website in advance 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. Visitors are strongly encouraged to bring cash for vendor purchases.
$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
10:30 am | Welcoming remarks by the Japanese Consulate of Nashville & NOMA on the front steps
11:00 am | Shogun Martial Arts in the Great Hall
11:00–11:30 am | Japanese garden tour with the Japanese Garden Foundation at the Japan Society of New Orleans table
11:00 am–2:30 pm (ongoing) | Intro to Zazen meditation with New Orleans Zen Temple in the 2nd floor Contemporary galleries
11:00 am–12:00 pm | PuriKura Panic!! performance in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
11:30 am–3:00 pm (ongoing) | Japan Society of New Orleans samurai suit fitting on the second floor
11:30 am—12:00 pm | New Orleans Kendo in the Great Hall
11:30 am–12:00 pm | Guided tour of the Japanese gallery on the third floor
12:30–1:00 pm | Kaminari Taiko on the front steps
12:30–1:00 om | Family-friendly guided tour of the Japanese Gallery on the third floor
1:00–1:30 pm | Performance by Japanese Weekend School on the front steps
1:00–1:30 pm | Baton Rouge Iaido swordsmanship demonstration in the Great Hall
1:00–1:30 pm | Candy Mix Maids performance in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
1:30–2:00 pm | Louisiana Karate Association demonstration in the Great Hall
1:30–2:00 pm | Guided tour of the Japanese gallery on the third floor
2:00–2:30 pm | Performance by Japan Club of New Orleans Minoyo Dance Group in the Great Hall
2:00–3 pm | Fashion show and cosplay costume contest in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
2:30–3:30 pm | Performance by Miki Fuji on the front steps
2:30–3:00 pm | NOLA Aikido demonstration in the Great Hall
3:00–3:15 pm | New Orleans Zen Temple ceremony in the Great Hall
3:00–3:30 pm | Guided tour of the Japanese gallery on the third floor
3:00–3:45 pm | Performance by the Greater New Orleans Suzuki Forum in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
3:30–4:00 pm |Kaminari Taiko on the front steps

Participants

Aikido of New Orleans and NOLA Aikido
Kaminari Taiko of Houston

Ajun Cajun
Linda Green “The Yakamein Lady”

All Nippon Airways
Louisiana Karate Association

Art by Artemis Solas
Minty Mix

Asian Pacific American Society
New Orleans Kendo

B Sweet LA
New Orleans Chapter No 97 Ikebana International

Bambi DeVille Vintage
New Orleans Zen Temple

Baton Rouge Iaido
NOLA Kimekomi

Candy5
NOLA Rufflebutts

Crane’s Nest Go Club
Nori Guys

Donn Davis
PuriKura Panic!!

EM’s Bakery
Shogun Martial Arts

Greater New Orleans Suzuki Forum
Showtime Sweetie

Japan Club of New Orleans
Sweet Star Treasures, LLC

Japanese Consulate of Nashville
The Crab Man Plus, LLC

Japanese Garden Foundation
Twootie Tarte

Japanese Weekend School of New Orleans
UNO-Japan: Study at Doshisha University

Japan Society of New Orleans
Violet Sprinkles

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

UBE Corporation
JET Alumni Association

All Nippon Airways
Matusi City

The Consulate General of Japan in Nashville
Shintech Incorporated

Cornerstone Energy Park
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Gray Construction
Denka Performace Elastomer

Japan Foundation New York
Zen-Noh Grain Corporation

Japan Society of New Orleans
CGB Enterprises, Inc.

Japan Club of New Orleans

Celebrating 20 Years of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with Pride
2024-11-06 17:30 - 19:30
Join NOMA and LGBTQ+ community partners across the city for a special evening to mark 20 years of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden, one of our city’s landmark cultural destinations.
Learn more about LGBTQ+ artists on view at the museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden, raise a toast to recent outdoor installations by Elmgreen & Dragset and Jim Hodges, and enjoy an evening filled with music, creativity, and community.
This event is free. Advance registration is encouraged.
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HOST COMMITTEE: Jourdan Barnes, Cody Caudill and Christopher White, Keith Fox and Tom Keyes, Chad Graci and Collin Magee, Simone Immanuel, Lee Ledbetter, Terrence Meck, Geoffrey Philabaum
Community Partners
CrescentCare envisions a Greater New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana community without barriers to care, where all people have the power to be healthy and whole. Founded more than 40 years ago as NO/AIDS Task Force, the now Federally Qualified Health Center provides exceptional services and creates a culture of humility, intersectionality, and inclusiveness for the entire community.
Since 1989, Forum for Equality has been at the forefront of nearly every major LGBTQ civil rights victory in Louisiana. As the state’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) human rights organization, it’s dedicated to the establishment of a society free from discrimination and to the support of good government.
The Gulf South LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce is our region’s official National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce affiliate, working to advance a society where individuals and businesses have equal rights, equal representation, and equal opportunities. Membership in the Gulf South Chamber gives businesses a fast-track access to NGLCC business certification along with diversity contracting opportunities, training and networking events, and support.
NOAGE is committed to ensuring that all LGBT older adults can live their best lives with the dignity, respect, and good health that they deserve. Its program offerings address the health and wellness, spiritual, legal, financial, and social aspects of life for the New Orleans area older adult LGBT Community. NOAGE also works to increase the cultural competency of older adult service providers through trainings and workshops.
PFLAG New Orleans provides opportunities for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity. Its monthly support meetings provide a safe, loving, non-judgmental, and supportive environment for the parents, family, and friends of LGBT people as well as members of the LGBT community and those who wish to learn more about them.
Stonewall Sports New Orleans is the local chapter of a national LGBTQ+ & Ally community-based, non-profit sports organization present in 24 cities that strives to raise funds for local non-profit organizations. Each player is valued for who they are and what they bring to the leagues community. This inclusive, low-cost, high FUN sport league offers kickball, dodgeball, volleyball, bowling, trivia, yoga, and running club.

About NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden
NOMA’s 12-acre Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden expands visitors’ experiences of the museum with one of the most notable sculpture gardens in the country. The Besthoff Sculpture Garden, free and open to the public seven days a week, has 100 sculptures and outdoor works of art situated in a unique landscape featuring Spanish moss-laden live oaks and a sinuous lagoon surrounded by an expansive ecosystem of native plants.
All 2024, NOMA has been celebrating 20 years of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with festivals, new installations, and more—including the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party Presented by First Horizon on Thursday, November 7, and Friday, November 8.
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Creative Assembly Cohort Showcase
2024-11-13 12:00 - 19:00
Join us for NOMA’s Creative Assembly Cohort end-of-year showcase—a celebration of talent, creativity, and community! This exciting event brings together artists, creators, and community leaders from our program to showcase the incredible work they’ve produced throughout the year. Artists and supporters of the arts are invited to celebrate creativity and community and enjoy an inspiring evening.
This event is free with museum admission.
1–1:30 pm | Dance performance choreographed by Lauren Messina
3–4 pm | Simone Immanuel’s Created to Create talk show episode screening
4:30–5 pm | Poetry reading by Daniel Fitzpatrick
5–6 pm | Live Created to Create interview with talk show host Simone Immanuel
6:30–7 pm | Music performance by Kr3wcial

ABOUT CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
New Orleans is one of the most culturally rich cities in the world, and its layers of culture can be experienced in an endless number of ways. As the largest museum in the region, the New Orleans Museum of Art has a singular opportunity to serve as a nexus and forum for New Orleans’ vast cultural production. The Creative Assembly Cohort is a multidisciplinary group of New Orleans-based creators who immerse themselves within the museum’s collection and use the institution as a catalyst for their own work and creativity.
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