Workshops & Classes
Seeing Blue: A Cyanotype Workshop with Photographer Robert A. Schaefer
Join us for an exploration of the history and methods of the cyanotype process. This workshop begins with an overview of the camera-less photographic process, also known as the blueprint process, from its roots in the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Participants then move into NOMA’s art studio for a hands-on lesson in creating their...
Studio KIDS!
This fall, Studio KIDS! presents “Express Yourself” art classes for children. Perfect for students ages 5-10 who want to get creative and learn art making techniques. In each class, Studio KIDS! explores art made by diverse cultures as inspiration for art projects. From sculpting to painting, each class features different media and techniques. Register for...
Studio KIDS!
This fall, Studio KIDS! presents “Express Yourself” art classes for children. Perfect for students ages 5-10 who want to get creative and learn art making techniques. In each class, Studio KIDS! explores art made by diverse cultures as inspiration for art projects. From sculpting to painting, each class features different media and techniques. Register for...
Classes with Curators: Looking at Art in Eighteenth-Century Paris
Classes with Curators Interested in taking a closer look at NOMA’s collections? Want to take a deep dive into our special exhibitions? Join NOMA curators as they explore a variety of topics and take you behind the scenes in our new Classes with Curators series. Designed for small groups of no more than twenty students,...
Art & Process: Tintype Workshop with Artist Timothy Duffy
In advance of NOMA's upcoming photographic exhibition Timothy Duffy: Blue Muse, on view April 25 through July 28, 2019, photographer Timothy Duffy will offer a workshop to the public demonstrating the creation of his wet-plate collodion tintype photographs. Attendees will have the opportunity to observe and engage with a 19th-century photographic process which offered the...
Create Late
Exclusively for adults, kick off your weekend with a glass of wine and a hands-on art project! Unwind while enjoying Friday Nights at NOMA programming. Advance registration required.
Create Late
Exclusively for adults, kick off your weekend with a glass of wine and a hands-on art project! Unwind while enjoying Friday Nights at NOMA programming. Reserve your space now. Dates and details below. Fridays | 6:30-8:00 pm NOMA Members | $25 per class Nonmembers | $30 per class Price includes materials, wine, and access to...
On Collecting: Photography
The first of a new curator-led program series at NOMA, On Collecting workshops draw on specialist knowledge and practical expertise to develop practical tools and techniques that can enable the building of a successful private collection. For one night only on Tuesday, March 19, from 6 to 8 pm, Russell Lord, Freeman Family Curator of...
Poets for Art
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the New Orleans Museum of Art is offering a free poetry workshop on Saturday, April 6, for students in grades 8–12, led by Louisiana Poet Laureate Jack B. Bedell. Advance registration is required.
Art Primer: Five from Louisiana
Interested in taking a closer look at NOMA’s collections? Want to take a deep dive into a focused art topic? Join NOMA curators, staff and other art professionals as they explore a variety of topics in our Art Primer series. In conjunction with the exhibition Keith Sonnier: Until Today and Tina Giroaurd's beaded Vodou flags, on view in Bondye:...
Costume workshop for 1811 Slave Rebellion reenactment with Antenna and ricRack Inc.
Volunteers are invited to assist in the creation of costumes for the Slave Rebellion Reenactment scheduled to take place in November 2019. All skill levels of sewing are welcome to participate. Advance registration is requested.
Scent-Blending Workshop with Xodo Botanicals
In conjunction with the exhibition Inventing Acadia, scent specialist Jane Bleecker of Xodo Botanicals and visual artist Hannah Chalew invite you to explore your own relationship with scent and sensory memories with this hands-on scent-blending workshop. Participants will be given the opportunity to work with essential oils, native raw materials, and a variety of other...