New Orleans Museum of Art

Classes with Curators: Looking at Art in Eighteenth-Century Paris
2018-11-27 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
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, classes are organized into three parts and are taught by one or more members of our professional staff.
This fall the New Orleans Museum of Art presents The Orléans Collection, an exhibition reuniting masterpieces of European Art from the collection of our city’s namesake, Philippe II, Duc d’Orléans. In conjunction with this landmark exhibition, Classes with Curators will explore the origins of Philippe II’s collection, connoisseurship and art viewing in early eighteenth-century Paris, and the role of the Palais-Royal in communicating ideas about art.
$150 per series for nonmembers; $125 for members
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Please contact education@noma.org for more information.

LOOKING AT ART IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY PARIS: CURATORS, COLLECTORS, AND CONNOISSEURS
Vanessa Schmid, Senior Research Curator for European Art
Kelsey Brosnan, Doris Zemurray Stone Curatorial Fellow for European Art

Tuesdays, November 27, December 4, and 11 | 6–8 pm

November 27 | Session I: The Origins of The Orléans Collection
The first session will take the class through the development, research, and practicalities of exhibition planning. Participants will learn about the field of the history of collecting and the unique questions engaged by this exhibition.
December 4 | Session II: Connoisseurship: Art Viewership in Paris ca. 1700
Philippe d’Orléans and his circle were actively engaged in categorizing and investigating the range of styles represented in European Art, and his collecting reflects ideas debated in the French Academy. We will review foundational texts about looking at works of art and consider the role of connoisseurship as presented in The Orléans Collection.
December 11 | Session III: Reimagining the Palais-Royal
The final session will consider the cultural, social and political life of Philippe’s Paris residence, the Palais-Royal. We will consider how the display of works of art communicates ideas and how installation and design can evoke a sense of place.
Image above: Giorgio Vasari (Italian, 1511–1574), Six Tuscan Poets, 1544, Oil on panel, 52 x 51 5/8 in., Minneapolis Institute of Art

Small Talk: Kuntz Collection of Decorative Arts with Docent Mary Lynne Stumpf
2018-11-25 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Mary Lynn Stumpf for a discussion about the Kuntz Collection of Decorative Arts, gifted to NOMA in 1979.

Small Talk: Joan Miró with Docent Rosemary Hays-Thomas
2018-11-24 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Stephanie Rogers for a discussion about the life and career of abstract artist Joan Miró (1893–1983).

French Connections Film Series: The Royal Exchange (L’Echange des Princesses)
2018-11-24 14:00 - 16:00
Travel through time to 18th-century France with films exploring life among the aristocracy. This series, presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Orleans Collection, takes place Saturday afternoons in November and December.

Saturday, November 3, 2 pm: A Little Chaos (Rated R, 2015)
Saturday, November 17, 2 pm: The Death of Louis XIV (La mort de Louis XIV) (Not rated, 2017)
Saturday, November 24, 2 pm: The Royal Exchange ((L’Echange des Princesses) (Not rated, 2017)
Saturday, December 1, 2 pm: Dangerous Liaisons (Rated R, 1988)

ABOUT THE ROYAL EXCHANGE (L’ECHANGE DES PRINCESSES)
In 1721, French Regent Philippe II, Duc d’Orléans proposes a marriage between the respective heirs to the French and Spanish Crowns: eleven-year-old Louis XV and four-year-old Maria Anna Victoria. The Regent also offers to marry his own daughter to the heir apparent to the Spanish throne. French with English subtitles. (Not rated | 2017 | 1 hour, 40 minutes)
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Small Talk: John Singer Sargent's Portrait of Mrs. Asher B. Wertheimer with Docent Stephanie Rogers
2018-11-24 11:00 - 11:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Stephanie Rogers for a discussion about John Singer Sargent’s Portrait of Mrs. Asher B. Wertheimer.

Baby Artsplay!
2018-11-24 10:30 - 11:30
Instill a love of art at a young age through a guided, hands-on gallery experience. Young Audiences Wolf Trap teaching artists will present a series of six workshops for caregivers and children ages 0-3. Learn how to integrate music, movement, and drama into everyday playtime to foster children’s developmental growth.
Saturdays at 10:30 am
This free six-part workshop series provides engaging arts based activities designed to instruct caregivers on how to use the arts at home to promote early learning.
November 24 | Lesson 2 – Hello, Friend (Social)
Space is limited. Register today: www.yabap.eventbrite.com
Ideal for ages 0-3.
Contact education@noma.org or 504-658-4128 if you have any questions.
About Young Audiences
For over 50 years, Young Audiences of Louisiana has operated arts in education programs that promote academic excellence and social growth through the arts. Studies have shown that students enrolled in Young Audiences programs outperformed their peers on standardized tests, exhibited fewer disciplinary issues, and had increased school attendance.
About Wolf Trap Institute
Young Audiences / Louisiana Wolf Trap has been an affiliate of The Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts since 2010. The Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, a program of the Wolf Trap Foundation, was established in 1981 under a grant from the Head Start Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services serving children birth through kindergarten. The goal of the Institute is to provide early childhood educators with professional development training in the use of performing arts techniques within educational curriculum goals and outcomes for young children. The infusion of arts-based techniques into daily routines provides powerful teaching strategies that can be used to enhance all areas of development, including emergent literacy, self-esteem and socialization, problem solving, receptive and expressive language, motor skills and self-regulation, science and math, conceptualization, and creativity, in order to provide a solid foundation for all future learning.

No Friday Nights at NOMA
2018-11-23 17:00 - 21:00
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Friday Nights at NOMA will not be held on November 23. The museum closes at 6 pm and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden closes at 5 pm.

Small Talk: Louise Bourgeois with Docent Connie Traub
2018-11-23 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Connie Traub for a discussion about artist Louise Bourgeois.

Small Talk: Bacchiacca's Portrait of a Young Lute Player with Docent Janet Krane
2018-11-23 11:00 - 11:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Janet Krane for a discussion about Portrait of a Young Lute Player (c. 1524–1525) by Bacchiacca (Francesco d’Ubertino).

Closed for Thanksgiving Day
2018-11-22
NOMA will be closed on Thursday, November 22, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Small Talk: Marie Antoinette with Docent Dennis Malloy
2018-11-21 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Dennis Malloy for a discussion about Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun’s Portrait of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (c. 1788).

Noontime Talk: Ear to the Ground with Curator Katie Pfohl
2018-11-21 12:00 - 13:00
Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join Curator Katie Pfohl as she guides visitors through the contemporary exhibition Ear to the Ground: Earth and Element in Contemporary Art.

Small Talk: Recyclables with Docent Harvey Orth
2018-11-21 11:00 - 11:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Wednesdays offer free admission to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join docent Harvey Orth as she discusses the recycled car parts used by artist John Chamberlain in the sculpture Inka Dinka Doo.

Studio KIDS! Holiday Workshop
2018-11-21 09:30 - 12:30
Explore your artistic side this holiday season! NOMA offers 3 single-day Studio KIDS! Holiday Workshops to engage young artists in the creative process. Students ages 5–10 will explore works of art in the museum galleries and get creative in the studio.
Call 504-658-4128 or email education@noma.org to register or for more information.
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Price per class: $25 members / $30 nonmembers
Wednesday, November 21
Teaching artist Rebecca Frank will lead a workshop on creating wood paintings, inspired by the exhibition Mildred Thompson: Against the Grain.

Small Talk: Newcomb Pottery with Docent Naomi Kornman
2018-11-17 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Wednesdays are free to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join docent Naomi Kornman for a discussion about NOMA’s collection of Newcomb Pottery.

French Connections Film Series: The Death of Louis XIV
2018-11-17 14:00 - 16:00
Travel through time to 18th-century France with films exploring life among the aristocracy. This series, presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Orleans Collection, takes place Saturday afternoons in November and December.

Saturday, November 3, 2 pm: A Little Chaos (Rated R, 2015)
Saturday, November 17, 2 pm: The Death of Louis XIV (La mort de Louis XIV) (Not rated, 2017)
Saturday, November 24, 2 pm: The Royal Exchange ((L’Echange des Princesses) (Not rated, 2017)
Saturday, December 1, 2 pm: Dangerous Liaisons (Rated R, 1988)

ABOUT THE DEATH OF LOUIS XIV (LA MORT DE LOUIS XIV)
Upon returning from a hunting expedition in August 1715, King Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The film traces the king’s last days at Versailles, where, surrounded by loyal followers in his royal chambers, he succumbs to death. French with English subtitles. (Not rated, 2016; 1 hour, 55 minutes)
In a review for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw writes: “In what seems like real time, the film takes its audience through a historical event, the death of Louis XIV, placing us by the royal deathbed in the days and hours before he died in 1715 of a blood clot. Frowningly solicitous courtiers come and go. Murmuring physicians suppress their obvious terror of being blamed. Ladies-in-waiting simperingly attempt to keep His Majesty’s spirits up and greet his pathetic attempts at gallantry and good humour the way they might an infant doing his toilet training. And the king slowly dies … Movingly, and often terrifyingly, Jean-Pierre Léaud gives a superb approximation of what the slow approach of mortality looks like: the retreat into fatigue, into a strange combination of fear and calm, into mysterious stillness. The gradual leaking of life looks like the disappearance of moisture from wet sand in the sun. I can’t think of any actor who has over the space of a feature film given such a brilliant portrayal of the protracted moment of death.”
Watch the trailer:

Sculpture Garden Tour
2018-11-17 12:00 - 13:00
Join NOMA’s docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Saturdays and Mondays in October and November at noon. Sited on five acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than sixty works by renowned sculptors placed among a picturesque mature grove of pine, magnolia, and moss-draped live oak trees bisected by a lagoon. Represented sculptors include Pierre Auguste Renoir, Rene Magritte, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, and Robert Indiana, among others. Meet at the gates to the garden, which offers free admission year-round.

Small Talk: Dutch Paintings with Docent Ambika Prasad
2018-11-17 11:00 - 23:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Wednesdays are free to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join docent docent Ambika Prasad for a discussion about paintings of the Dutch Golden Age.

StoryQuest
2018-11-17 11:00 - 11:30
Spark imagination, creativity, and a love of reading. Professional authors, actors and artists bring the world of children’s literature to NOMA in this family program. Family activities are offered after each StoryQuest to encourage museum exploration.
Saturday, November 17: Family
Ideal for ages 2-7. No registration is necessary. StoryQuest is included with museum admission.
Find the full schedule here. Contact 504-658-4100 or education@noma.org with questions.
Major support for StoryQuest is provided by the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation.

Baby Artsplay!
2018-11-17 10:30 - 11:30
Instill a love of art at a young age through a guided, hands-on gallery experience. Young Audiences Wolf Trap teaching artists will present a series of six workshops for caregivers and children ages 0-3. Learn how to integrate music, movement, and drama into everyday playtime to foster children’s developmental growth.
Saturdays at 10:30 am
This free six-part workshop series provides engaging arts based activities designed to instruct caregivers on how to use the arts at home to promote early learning.
November 17 | Lesson 1 – Oh, What a Feeling! (Emotional)
Space is limited. Register today: www.yabap.eventbrite.com
Ideal for ages 0-3.
Contact education@noma.org or 504-658-4128 if you have any questions.
About Young Audiences
For over 50 years, Young Audiences of Louisiana has operated arts in education programs that promote academic excellence and social growth through the arts. Studies have shown that students enrolled in Young Audiences programs outperformed their peers on standardized tests, exhibited fewer disciplinary issues, and had increased school attendance.
About Wolf Trap Institute
Young Audiences / Louisiana Wolf Trap has been an affiliate of The Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts since 2010. The Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, a program of the Wolf Trap Foundation, was established in 1981 under a grant from the Head Start Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services serving children birth through kindergarten. The goal of the Institute is to provide early childhood educators with professional development training in the use of performing arts techniques within educational curriculum goals and outcomes for young children. The infusion of arts-based techniques into daily routines provides powerful teaching strategies that can be used to enhance all areas of development, including emergent literacy, self-esteem and socialization, problem solving, receptive and expressive language, motor skills and self-regulation, science and math, conceptualization, and creativity, in order to provide a solid foundation for all future learning.

ZaZen in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
2018-11-17 10:00 - 12:00
Join Richard Collins, an abbot in the New Orleans Zen Temple, for a meditative ZaZen session in the serene setting of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The precise meaning and method of zazen varies from school to school in the Buddhist tradition, but in general it can be regarded as a means of insight into the nature of existence. Cushions will be provided for participants.
This program will be offered in conjunction with the exhibition Teaching Beyond Doctrine: Painting and Calligraphy by Zen Masters, on view in the Arts of Japan Gallery on NOMA’s third floor.

Studio KIDS!
2018-11-17 10:00 - 12:00
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 one class or the entire series. Make sure to sign up in advance to ensure your spot.
Call 504.658.4100 or email education@noma.org to register or for more information. The full schedule can be found here.
Ages 5 – 10 | 10 am – 12 pm
November 17
Family Portrait
What does family mean to you? Bring a photo of the people you consider your family and create a pencil portrait.
Cost per class:
$25 | members
$30 | nonmembers

Register Now

Friday Nights at NOMA: Debut of Jason Berry's City of a Million Dreams | Music by Opera on Tap | Zen Discussion | Gallery Tour of The Orleans Collection
2018-11-16 17:00 - 21:00
Friday Nights at NOMA opens the museum’s doors for many interesting activities throughout the year: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. Regular admission prices apply—NOMA members are FREE—but there is no extra charge for programs or films. All galleries and Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm.

5 – 8 pm: Art on the Spot family activity table
6 – 8:30 pm: Music by Opera on Tap
6 pm: Gallery tour of The Orléans Collection with Curator Vanessa Schmid
6:45 pm: Gallery talk in Teaching Beyond Doctrine: Painting and Calligraphy by Zen Masters by Reverend Michaela O’Connor Bono of Mid City Zen about Japanese Zen in the United States
7:30 pm: Lecture, book signing, and documentary preview by Jason Berry, author of City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans at Year 300

ABOUT OPERA ON TAP
In October 2007 the Big Easy partnered with the Big Apple to make New Orleans the first official Opera on Tap franchise. Each season, the New Orleans Opera presents the finest young local and regional singers in free , 90-minute casual concerts of opera, Broadway and more. Now in its twelfth season, Opera on Tap–New Orleans is attracting people from around the world.
ABOUT THE ORLÉANS COLLECTION
Join Curator Vanessa Schmid for an insightful gallery tour of The Orléans Collection. In celebration of the tricentennial of the city that bears his regal title, NOMA presents an exhibition of selections from the magnificent personal collection of French nobleman Philippe II, the Duke of Orléans. This international loan exhibition will bring together masterpieces by Veronese, Valentin, Poussin, Rubens, and Rembrandt that formerly graced the walls of the Palais-Royal in 18th-century Paris.
ABOUT REVEREND MICHAELA O’CONNOR BONO OF MID CITY ZEN
Rev. Michaela O’Connor Bono is the resident priest and co-leader of the Mid City Zen sangha in New Orleans. She has been practicing Zen for almost ten years, having done most of their monastic training at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center and Green Gulch farm, which are part of the San Francisco Zen Center. Rev. Michaela took ordination in 2010 and is involved in prison meditation and chaplaincy work and she is on the board of Sakyadhita USA, a branch of the International Association of Buddhist Women. She will speak about the spread of Japanese Zen within the United States in conjunction with the exhibition Teaching Beyond Doctrine: Painting and Calligraphy by Zen Masters.
ABOUT JASON BERRY AND CITY OF A MILLION DREAMS: A HISTORY OF NEW ORLEANS AT YEAR 300
Jason Berry
In 2015, the beautiful jazz funeral in New Orleans for composer Allen Toussaint coincided with a debate over removing four Confederate monuments. Mayor Mitch Landrieu led the ceremony, attended by living legends of jazz, music aficionados, politicians, and everyday people. The scene captured the history and culture of the city in microcosm—a city legendary for its noisy, complicated, tradition-rich splendor. In his new book City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans at Year 300, Jason Berry delivers a character-driven history of New Orleans at its tricentennial. Chronicling cycles of invention, struggle, death, and rebirth, Berry reveals the city’s survival as a triumph of diversity, its map-of-the-world neighborhoods marked by resilience despite hurricanes, epidemics, fires, and floods.
Berry orchestrates a parade of vibrant personalities, from the founder Bienville, a warrior emblazoned with snake tattoos; to Governor William C. C. Claiborne, General Andrew Jackson, and Pere Antoine Sedella, an influential priest and secret agent of the Inquisition; Sister Gertrude Morgan, a street evangelist and visionary artist of the 1960s; and Michael White, the famous clarinetist who remade his life after losing everything in Hurricane Katrina. The textured profiles of this extraordinary cast furnish a dramatic narrative of the beloved city, famous the world over for mysterious rituals as people dance when they bury their dead.
A preview clip of a companion documentary to City of a Million Dreams will also be screened in Stern Auditorium, and a book signing will follow the presentation in the Museum Shop.
Berry is an independent writer, documentary film producer, and journalist living in New Orleans.
Friday Nights at NOMA is supported in part by grant funds from the Azby Fund; Ruby K. Worner Charitable Trust; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation; and the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council.

Small Talk: Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred with Curatorial Fellow Allison Young
2018-11-16 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join Curatorial Fellow Allison Young for a discussion about Lina Iris Viktor’s solo exhibition A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred.

NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
2018-11-15 12:00 - 13:00
Join NOMA staff and fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. Our full 2018 schedule and reading list has been announced.
Organized by NOMA’s Felix J. Dreyfous Library, the Book Club is an informal group. You do not have to attend every meeting and we understand if you have to leave a discussion or program early. The book club offers several types of programs: a book discussion group that meets once a month (no reading in December), curatorial programs, field trips, and Meet the Author receptions. Most book club programs start promptly at noon, but please arrive at 11:30 a.m. if you wish to bring a sack lunch or meet beforehand. NOMA will provide water and soft drinks.
RSVP for the meetings you wish to attend so we can prepare the meeting space.
Please contact Sheila A. Cork at 504.658.4117 or scork@noma.org for information about joining the NOMA Book Club.
November 2018 Selection
Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford
New York Review of Books Classics, 2001. ISBN: 978-0940322653
When Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of Louis XV, no one expected her to retain his affections for long. A member of the bourgeoisie rather than an aristocrat, she was physically too cold for the carnal Bourbon king, and had so many enemies that she could not travel publicly without risking a pelting of mud and stones. History has loved her little better. Nancy Mitford’s delightfully candid biography recreates the spirit of eighteenth-century Versailles with its love of pleasure and treachery. We learn that the Queen was a “bore,” the Dauphin a “prig,” and see France increasingly overcome with class conflict. With a fiction writer’s felicity, Mitford restores the royal mistress and celebrates her as a survivor, unsurpassed in “the art of living,” who reigned as the most powerful woman in France for nearly twenty years.
Thursday, November 15, 12 – 1 pm | Book Discussion Group

Small Talk: Max Ernst with Docent Elizabeth Davis
2018-11-14 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Wednesdays are free to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join docent Elizabeth Davis as she discusses the life and work of Max Ernst, a German artist at the forefront of the Dada Movement and Surrealism.

Image: Max Ernst, Gulf Stream (detail), 1927, Oil on canvas, The Muriel Bultman Francis Collection, 86.183

NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
2018-11-14 13:30 - 15:00
Join NOMA staff and fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. Our full 2018 schedule and reading list has been announced.
Organized by NOMA’s Felix J. Dreyfous Library, the Book Club is an informal group. You do not have to attend every meeting and we understand if you have to leave a discussion or program early. The book club offers several types of programs: a book discussion group that meets once a month (no reading in December), curatorial programs, field trips, and Meet the Author receptions. Most book club programs start promptly at noon, but please arrive at 11:30 a.m. if you wish to bring a sack lunch or meet beforehand. NOMA will provide water and soft drinks.
RSVP for the meetings you wish to attend so we can prepare the meeting space.
Please contact Sheila A. Cork at 504.658.4117 or scork@noma.org for information about joining the NOMA Book Club.
November 2018 Selection
Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford
New York Review of Books Classics, 2001. ISBN: 978-0940322653
When Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of Louis XV, no one expected her to retain his affections for long. A member of the bourgeoisie rather than an aristocrat, she was physically too cold for the carnal Bourbon king, and had so many enemies that she could not travel publicly without risking a pelting of mud and stones. History has loved her little better. Nancy Mitford’s delightfully candid biography recreates the spirit of eighteenth-century Versailles with its love of pleasure and treachery. We learn that the Queen was a “bore,” the Dauphin a “prig,” and see France increasingly overcome with class conflict. With a fiction writer’s felicity, Mitford restores the royal mistress and celebrates her as a survivor, unsurpassed in “the art of living,” who reigned as the most powerful woman in France for nearly twenty years.
Wednesday, November 14, 1:30 – 3 pm | Book Discussion Group

Noontime Talk: The Orléans Collection with Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan
2018-11-14 12:00 - 13:00
Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan for a discussion about the exhibition The Orléans Collection.

Small Talk: The War Effort with Docent Harvey Orth
2018-11-11 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Wednesdays are free to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join Docent Harvey Orth as he discusses the artistic interpretation of war as seen in the works of Roland Penrose and David Smith.

Odyssey 2018: All That Glitters in partnership with IBERIABANK
2018-11-10 19:00 - 23:59
November 10, 2018
The Odyssey Ball celebrates and enhances the New Orleans Museum of Art in an evening of unparalleled elegance. Critically important to our treasured museum and the wide community it serves, Odyssey raises the funds necessary to support NOMA’s nationally-recognized exhibitions and educational programs, which bring more than 290,000 annual visitors to the museum and sculpture garden.

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Celebrate Odyssey 2018 with All That Glitters in the Sky

Saturday, November 10
Fireworks | 7 pm

Please Join 2018 Chairs
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Allison and Ben Tiller
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Sponsor Party: Thursday, November 8 | 6-8 pm
At the home of Sara and David Kelso
(for sponsors at the $5,000 level and above)

Fireworks: Saturday, November 10 | 7 pm
Patron Party: Saturday, November 10 | 7 pm – Midnight
Gala: Saturday, November 10 | 8 pm – Midnight
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Katherine and Tony Gelderman
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Norris and Bob Williams
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Sydney and Walda Besthoff
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Adrea D. Heebe and Dominick A. Russo, Jr.
Karen and Steve Herman
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Daniela and Elie Khoury
Sally and Jay Lapeyre
Legacy Capital Partners
Liberty Bank
Magnolia Fleet LLC
Cammie and Charles Mayer
Elizabeth and Willy Monaghan
Nell Pape W. Waring and William W. Waring Fund
Lori and Lock Ochsner
Drs. Joy and Howard Osofsky
Debbie and Rick Rees
River Construction
Wendy Rodrigue and Douglas Magnus
Donna and Benjamin Rosen
E. Alexandra Stafford and Raymond M. Rathle, Jr.
Paulette and Frank Stewart

Sapphire
Cathy and Morris Bart
Valerie Besthoff
Elizabeth A. Boh
Dana and Stephen Hansel
Elly and Merritt Lane
Catherine Makk
Dr. Kenya and Quentin L. Messer, Jr.
Suzanne and Mike Mestayer
Cherie and Ryan Moore
Pixie and Jimmy Reiss
Josephine Sacabo
Melanee and Steve Usdin

Silver
Rep. and Mrs. Neil Abramson
Alex Berger Foundation
Cathy and Morris Bart
Donna Kay Berger
Edel Blanks
Edward Bonin and Rene J.L. Fransen
Virginia Boulet and Alvin R. Albe, Jr.
Dr. Vincent and Mrs. Lindy Brencick
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph O. Brennan
Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Capomazza di Campolattaro
Mr. and Mrs. John Charpentier
Stephen Clayton
Dathel and Tommy Coleman
Cary J. Deaton
Anne R. Duffy and Dr. John R. Skinner
Catherine and David Edwards
Deborah Augustine Elam and Cary Grant
Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
Diana Pipes Eustis
Pam Davis Friedler
Nan and Britt Galloway
Cherie and Anne Gauthier
Julie and Ted George
Stacy and James Guest
Shannon Gunther
Robert Hinckley
Mrs. S. Herbert Hirsch
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kazour
Rania and Hicham Khodr
Melanie and Mickey Loomis
Jamie D. Manders, DDS & James M. Riopelle, MD
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Murphy
Vivian Palmisano
Cynthia Pazos
Betty and Jeff Poole
Linda and Gary Raphael
Anne and Edmund Redd
Eduardo E. Rodriguez, MD
Erica Schroeder
Laura Scriba
Liz and Poco Sloss
Holly Sharp Snodgrass
Pamela and Robert Steeg
Lynne and Hugh C. Uhalt
Dr. and Mrs. A. Gardner Wade
Dawn A. Wheelahan
Elizabeth and James Williams
Dr. Lawrence and Joan Zaslow

Young Fellows
Brooke Anderson
Rachel J. Audibert
Jessie Bland
Thomas Branighan
Olivia Carisella
Dr. Mercedes Carswell and David O. Somjah
Elizabeth Cerniglia
Drs. Allison and Wesley Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Garret DeReus
Megan Discon
Julie Doan
Dr. Laura Finn
Natalie and Conar Fitton
Drs. Michelle and Nihal Godiwala
Katherine Hebert
Elizabeth Heebe-Russo
Fabulous Fetes LLC/ Ann Heslin
Megan Howard
Megan Impastato
Benjamin E. Karp
Meg Alsfeld Kaul
Rachel K. Kiedrowski
Anne S. Kock
Jessica Landry
Conor Lutkewitte
Celeste Marshall
Devin Martin
Rodolpho Martinez, Jr.
Ashley McNeal and Brian Smith
Taylor Morgan
Emily and Sterling Morrison
Natalie and Ryan Nagim
Nathaniel A. Novak
Will Reily
Charlotte Reiss
Werner Robinson
Wesley Robinson
Ali Rosales
Fanor Rosales
Carol Starr
Claire Elizabeth Thriffiley
Margaret and Pierre Villere
Mr. and Mrs. Derek Vitrano
Sarah Whalen
Christopher Wheelahan

Media Sponsors

Silent Auction Donors
Wayne Amedee
Jennifer Ansardi
Ave Home
Mac Ball
Ron Bechet
Raine Bedsole
Chef Daniel Boulud
Bevolo Gas & Electric Light
Teresa Cole Courtesy of Callan Contemporary Gallery
Dathel and Tommy Coleman
Luis Colmenares
Duane Couch
Delta Air Lines
George Dunbar
Robert David Dutruch c/o Claire Elizabeth Gallery
John Ernst, III, MD
Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots
Skylar Fein Courtesy of JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY, New Orleans
Sarah Allen Freeman
Frenchy
James Henderson Courtesy of Octavia Art Gallery
Scott P. Howard
Yulia and John Houghtaling
Julie Neill Designs
Julie Silvers Art
Cynthia Carriere Koerner
Francesca Koerner
Joyce W. Laporte
Kristina Larson
Logan Ledford
Carlos Lopez
Luca Falcone
Marion Cage
Steve Martin
Mignon Faget, Ltd.
NCIS New Orleans
Terrance Osborne
Ruth Owens Courtesy of JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY, New Orleans
Anne Michael Pappas
Rell Art by Laurell Szczepanski
Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans
Rivers Spencer Interiors
The Roosevelt Hotel New Orleans
Saks Fifth Avenue
Peter Sather | Classic Chandelier and Mirror/ Kid Gloves
Grant Schexnider
Karoline Schleh
Regina Scully Courtesy of Octavia Art Gallery
Aimée Farnet Siegel Courtesy of the Artist and JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY, New Orleans
St. James Hotel
Eugenie D. Suggs
Amanda Talley
Ken Tate Courtesy of Octavia Art Gallery
Tim Trapolin
Jon Vaccari
Mary von Kurnatowski
Windsor Court Hotel
2018 Committee
Kim Abramson
Kim Alvarez
Natasha Alveshire
Royd Anderson
Penny Baumer
Margarita Bergen
Kristin Blackwell
Elizabeth Boh
Lindy Brencick
Lisa Brooking
Sally and George Brower
Olivia Carisella
Jennifer Charpentier
Susie Cimini
Allison Clark
Bertha Deffes
Casey DeReus
Marigny Ernst and John R. Dildy
Lauren Favret
Tim Fields
Natalie and Conar Fitton
Glendy Forster
Statton Frank
Keith Frischhertz
Mamie Gasperecz
Cherie Gauthier
Joanna Giorlando
Melissa Mason Gordon
Danielle Gray
Stacy Guest
Shannon Gunther
Lisa Happoldt
Jennifer Heebe
Marshall A. Hevron
Lily Hines
Alecia Holinga
Joan and Steven Jacob
Benjamin Karp
Kathleen Kazour
Rania Khodr
Julie Kitziger
Katie LeGardeur
Anne Long
Catherine Makk
Ryan Martin
Cammie and Charles Mayer
Marcelle Meyer
Teejay Mitchell
Denise Monteleone
Greer and David Monteleone
Cherie Moore
Emily Morrison
Samantha Murrah-Morris
Victoria Nguyen
Judith Oudt
Vivian Palmisano
Pam Pickett
Margaret Plymale
Anne Redd
Charlotte Reiss
Sally Rinehart
Alejandra Rosales
Fanor Rosales
Lauren Ryan
Sheila Sanderford
Shelby Sanderford
Charlotte Sapir
Erica Schroeder
Jessica Schulman
Carol Short
Holly Snodgrass
Rivers Spencer
Florie Claire Synder
Elizabeth and Timothy Soslow
Corrie Pellerin Stakenborghs
Carol Starr
Kristin Stewart
Claire Elizabeth Thriffiley
Wil Velez
Kris Viguerie
Margaret and Pierre Villere
Diane Walmsley
Emily Webber
Dawn Wheelahan
Elizabeth Williams
Norris Williams
Amanda Winstead
Meredith and Dean Yount
Joan Zaslow
Shannon Zink

Event Design

Special Thanks
Roland Montealegre, Urban Earth
Perrier Party Rentals
Ron Bechet
SeeHear Productions
Libations
Hendrick’s Gin
Sazerac Company
Taittinger

Sponsorship Levels and Benefits
$10,000 PLATINUM

8 Odyssey Sponsor Party tickets at the home of Sara and David Kelso
8 Odyssey Patron tickets with reserved table upon request
Recognition as a Sponsor with company name or logo in all press materials
Recognition as a Sponsor at all Odyssey events
Invitations to VIP museum member openings during 2018/2019 season including The Orléans Collection on October 25
Cocktails and curatorial private tour of The Orléans Collection – date TBD
Sponsor recognition on 2,500 invitations; NOMA.org with over 37,000 monthly visitors; e-blasts to over 37,000+ NOMA subscribers; social media feeds including 24,000 Instagram followers, and a monthly reach of 330,000 on Facebook

$5,000 GOLD

4 Odyssey Sponsor Party tickets at the home of Sara and David Kelso
4 Odyssey Patron tickets
Recognition as a Sponsor at all Odyssey events
Invitations to VIP museum member openings during 2018/2019 season including The Orléans Collection on October 25
Cocktails and curatorial private tour of The Orléans Collection – date TBD
Sponsor recognition on 2,500 invitations; NOMA.org with over 37,000 monthly visitors; e-blasts to over 37,000+ NOMA subscribers; social media feeds including 24,000 Instagram followers, and a monthly reach of 330,000 on Facebook

Ticket Levels and Benefits
$2,500 RUBY | 7 pm onward

2 Odyssey Patron tickets
Invitation to The Orléans Collection VIP member opening on October 25
Cocktails and curatorial private tour of The Orléans Collection – date TBD
Printed invitation, website and program listing

$1,000 SAPPHIRE | 7 pm onward

1 Odyssey Patron ticket
Cocktails and curatorial private tour of The Orléans Collection – date TBD
Printed invitation, website and program listing

$500 SILVER | 7 pm onward

1 Odyssey Patron ticket
Printed invitation, website and program listing

$300 GALA TICKET | 8 pm onward

1 Odyssey ticket

ODYSSEY YOUNG FELLOWS – Ages 21-40
$150 YOUNG FELLOWS PATRON TICKET | 7 pm onward

1 Odyssey Patron ticket with printed invitation, website and program listing

$100 VALOBRA MASTER JEWELERS RAFFLE TICKET

Current as of 11/9/2018
