New Orleans Museum of Art

Baby ArtsPlay!
2018-07-07 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Louisiana
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 6 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.
July 7 | Workshop 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.

Small Talk: Alfred Boisseau's Louisiana Indians Walking Along the Bayou
2018-07-07 11:00 - 11:30
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 Pat Loughran for a discussion about Louisiana Indians Walking Along a Bayou (1847) by Alfred Boisseau.

Community Perspectives: Clancy DuBos on the UpStairs Lounge Fire and Changing Course
2018-07-09 08:00 - 17:00
NOMA’s Community Perspectives series features community members sharing their views on the exhibition Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories.
Clancy DuBos was a cub reporter for the Times-Picayune in 1973 and reported on the UpStairs Lounge fire and its aftermath. Join us as DuBos considers Skylar Fein’s installation “Remember the UpStairs Lounge” and reflects upon his own experiences.

Small Talk: Digitization and Discovery in Malian Terracottas
2018-07-11 11:00 - 11:30
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 Collections Database Associate Maddy Weiand as she discusses her ongoing work digitizing NOMA’s vast collections, including discoveries made while working with Malian terracottas in the African art galleries.
Wednesdays are FREE to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.

Noontime Talk: Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories with Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper
2018-07-11 12:00 - 13:00
Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Wednesdays are FREE to Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper for a discussion about the installations on view in Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories.

Small Talk: #EverydayNewOrleans with Community Outreach Coordinator Nic Aziz
2018-07-13 11:00 - 11:30
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 Community Outreach Coordinator Nic Aziz as he discusses the photographs assembled at NOMA as a result of the #EverydayNewOrleans project that invited New Orleanians from all ages and walks of life to document their daily surroundings.

NOMA Book Club: Guest Speaker Anna DesOrmeaux
2018-07-13 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.

July 2018 Selection
Lisette’s List: A Novel by Susan Vreeland
Random House Trade Paperbacks 2015. ISBN: 978-0812980196
In 1937, young Lisette Roux and her husband André move from Paris to a village in Provence to care for André’s grandfather, Pascal. Lisette regrets having to give up her dream of becoming a gallery apprentice and longs for the comforts and sophistication of Paris. But as she soon discovers, the hilltop town is rich with unexpected pleasures. Pascal once worked in the nearby ochre mines and later became a pigment salesman and frame maker; while selling his pigments in Paris, he befriended Camille Pissarro and Paul Cézanne, some of whose paintings he received in trade for his frames. When war breaks out, André goes off to the front, but not before hiding Pascal’s paintings to keep them from the Nazis’ reach.
Friday, July 13, 12 – 1 pm | Speaker Anna DesOrmeaux, M.A. in Medieval & Renaissance Art History, will discuss Nazi art theft and reparations.

Bastille Day Fête 2018
2018-07-13 18:00 - 21:00
Now in its seventh year, the Bastille Day Fête features live music and dancing with Bon Bon Vivant, cooking demonstrations, guided tours, French film screenings, a puppet show, family art-making activities, a roaming magician, and more! Presented by the Alliance Française of New Orleans, Consulate General of France in Louisiana, French-American Chamber of Commerce-Gulf Coast Chapter, New Orleans Museum of Art, and New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, the celebration provides an opportunity for French and American families to celebrate France’s national holiday and Louisiana’s French heritage.
The celebration also includes a pop up shop by The French Library; food by Café NOMA, Boucherie, Café Dégas, Crêpes à la Cart, and Frencheez; and cash bars featuring wines from across France!
General Admission $5 | Free for NOMA Members, teens, and children 6 and under
Programme de la soirée
Grande Salle (Great Hall)

6–9 pm Music by Bon Bon Vivant
7 pm Welcome remarks
8 pm Performance by Roux La La

Auditorium Stern (Stern Auditorium)

6–7 pm Café NOMA by Ralph Brennan presents “A Creole Take on Classic French Cuisine” with Chris Montero, Executive Chef and Culinary Curator of Café NOMA and Napoleon House
8–9 pm Screening of family-friendly French short films presented by the New Orleans Film Society

Rez-de-chaussée (First floor)

5–8 pm Art on the Spot à la française (Elevator lobby)
5–9 pm The French Library pop-up shop (Elevator lobby)
5–9 pm Café NOMA open for dinner service
7 pm Guided tour of the exhibition Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories (Meet in the elevator lobby)
7:15 pm Presentation and book signing with Cheryl Wakerhauser, pastry chef and author of Modern French Pastry (Museum Shop)
8 pm Guided tour of the exhibition Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories (Meet in the elevator lobby)

1er Étage (Second Floor)

6:30–7:15 pm “Porta-Puppets on Parade” presented by the Porta-Puppet Players (Contemporary Galleries)
6:30 pm: Guided tour of NOMA’s Impressionist collections (Meet in 2nd floor elevator lobby)
7:30 pm Guided tour of NOMA’s modern art collections (Meet in 2nd floor elevator lobby)

À l’Extérieur (Outside)

5:30–9 pm Food from Boucherie, Café Dégas, Crêpes à la Cart, and Frencheez

Hashtag: #BastilleDayNOLA

Baby ArtsPlay!
2018-07-14 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 6 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.
July 14 | Workshop 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.

StoryQuest
2018-07-14 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, July 14: Bastille Day
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.

Small Talk: Elisabeth Louise Vigeé Le Brun's Portrait of Marie Antoinette
2018-07-14 11:00 - 11:30
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 Naomi Korman as she provides background on one of NOMA’s most iconic paintings in the permanent collection, the striking Portrait of Marie Antoinette (c. 1788) by Elisabeth Louise Vigeé Le Brun.

Mujeres de Cine Film Series: Dancing Beethoven
2018-07-14 14:00 - 16:00
Created in 2010 with the purpose of boosting and spreading Spanish films and shorts made by women, Mujeres de Cine is made possible by SPAIN arts & culture. Four films will be screened as matinees at 2 pm on select Saturdays between July 14 and August 25.
Saturday, July 14, 2 pm: Dancing Beethoven, directed by Arantxa Aguirre
Saturday, July 28, 2 pm: Most Beautiful Island, directed by Ana Asensio
Saturday, August 11, 2 pm: Júlia Ist, directed by Elena Martin
Saturday, August 25, 2 pm: Summer 1993, directed by Carla Simón
ABOUT DANCING BEETHOVEN
This 2016 documentary by Arantxa Aguirre is an immersive look at the staging of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony by the Béjart Ballet of Lausanne, France. The Béjart troupe dances with the Tokyo Ballet with music by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Israel. The international collaboration creates a spellbinding performance of movements that give physical expression to four movements from Ludwig van Beethoven’s classical masterpiece composed between 1822 and 1824. (Not rated | 2016 | 1 hour, 19 minutes | Watch the trailer)

NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
2018-07-17 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.

July 2018 Selection
Lisette’s List: A Novel by Susan Vreeland
Random House Trade Paperbacks 2015. ISBN: 978-0812980196
In 1937, young Lisette Roux and her husband André move from Paris to a village in Provence to care for André’s grandfather, Pascal. Lisette regrets having to give up her dream of becoming a gallery apprentice and longs for the comforts and sophistication of Paris. But as she soon discovers, the hilltop town is rich with unexpected pleasures. Pascal once worked in the nearby ochre mines and later became a pigment salesman and frame maker; while selling his pigments in Paris, he befriended Camille Pissarro and Paul Cézanne, some of whose paintings he received in trade for his frames. When war breaks out, André goes off to the front, but not before hiding Pascal’s paintings to keep them from the Nazis’ reach.
Tuesday, July 17, 12 – 1 pm | Book Discussion Group

Classes with Curators: Reframing History in Contemporary Art
2018-07-17 18:00 - 20:00
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. Classes will be held on Tuesdays, July 17, 24, and 31 from 6–8 p.m.
$150 per series; $125 for members
Registration is required.
CLICK HERE TO ENROLL
This class takes the exhibition Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories as a starting point to explore some of the ways in which contemporary artists address historical subjects, as well as how contemporary art can influence how we feel about our shared histories.
JULY 17 | HISTORY AND MEMORY
The first session provides a framework for approaching contemporary art through the lens of the past, with an emphasis on major themes and techniques.
JULY 24 | ART AND THE ARCHIVE
Session two focuses on how artists use historical objects and artifacts in their work and considers the power of contemporary art to expand our historical understanding.
JULY 31 | ENVISIONING COMMUNITY
The final session looks at artists collaborating with their own communities with a particular focus on artists whose work engages with contemporary social and political issues.
Classes will be taught by Katie A. Pfohl, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art; Brian Piper, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellow for Photography; and Allison Young, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellow for Modern and Contemporary Art.

NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
2018-07-18 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.

July 2018 Selection
Lisette’s List: A Novel by Susan Vreeland
Random House Trade Paperbacks 2015. ISBN: 978-0812980196
In 1937, young Lisette Roux and her husband André move from Paris to a village in Provence to care for André’s grandfather, Pascal. Lisette regrets having to give up her dream of becoming a gallery apprentice and longs for the comforts and sophistication of Paris. But as she soon discovers, the hilltop town is rich with unexpected pleasures. Pascal once worked in the nearby ochre mines and later became a pigment salesman and frame maker; while selling his pigments in Paris, he befriended Camille Pissarro and Paul Cézanne, some of whose paintings he received in trade for his frames. When war breaks out, André goes off to the front, but not before hiding Pascal’s paintings to keep them from the Nazis’ reach.
Wednesday, July 18, 1:30 – 3 pm | Book Discussion Group

Small Talk: Keeping the Art Looking Fresh!
2018-07-18 15:00 - 15:30
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 Registrar of Collections Marie-Page Phelps as she discusses her role at the museum.
Wednesdays are FREE to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.

Small Talk: Happy Birthday, Edgar Degas!
2018-07-19 11:00 - 11:30
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.
On the occasion of Edgar Degas’s 184th birthday, join docent Naomi Kornman as she discusses the Impressionist’s time spent in New Orleans with his American cousins and his works on display NOMA’s collection.

Small Talk: Carlos Rolón: Outside/In with Curator Katie Pfohl
2018-07-20 15:00 - 15:30
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 Curator Katie Pfohl as she gives highlights from the exhibition Carlos Rolón: Outside/In.

Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Abita Stumps | Screening of The Sons of Tennessee Williams
2018-07-20 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, Café NOMA, and the Museum Shop remain open till 9 pm.

5 – 8 pm: Art on the Spot family activity table
5:30 – 8:30 pm: Music by Abita Stumps
6 pm: Artful Palate cooking demonstration in Café NOMA
6 pm: Docent-guided tour of Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories
7 pm: Picturing Us Film Series: Screening of The Sons of Tennessee Williams

ABOUT THE ABITA STUMPS
The Abita Stumps bill themselves as “a band of mother-stumpin’ swampy-tonk cats.” The country-music quintet are regular fixtures at the Abita Springs Opry and festivals across Southeast Louisiana. Their foot-stomping tunes include “Liquored Up and Lacquered Down,” “Mississippi Mud,” “Highway Patrol,” and “All You Ever Do is Bring Me Down.”
ABOUT ARTFUL PALATE COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS
Chefs of the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group will demonstrate their own culinary masterpieces at Café NOMA’s “Artful Palate,” the seventh annual summer cooking series featuring seven artfully inspired demonstrations at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
In conjunction with the launch of NOMA’s exhibition Changing Course: Reflecting on New Orleans Histories, the talented executive chefs and sous chefs will share their culinary vision by commemorating the past and looking to the future by offering a contemporary twist on iconic New Orleans dishes.
This evening, Knut Mjelde, sous chef of Ralph’s on the Park, will prepare shrimp remoulade.
ABOUT THE SONS OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
The Sons of Tennessee Williams tells the story of New Orleans gay Mardi Gras across five decades and explores the intersection of Carnival and the gay rights movement. Starting in 1959, groups of gay men began discreetly to charter social clubs called krewes, transforming the momentary license and briefly relaxed laws during Mardi Gras into public explosions of an underground culture. Documentarian Tim Wolff parallels these elaborate tableaux balls with the emerging struggle for gay rights in New Orleans and the nation, chronicling an important social history that has gone largely untold. (2011 | Not rated | 1 hour, 20 minutes)
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.

Picturing Us Film Series: The Sons of Tennessee Williams
2018-07-20 19:00 - 20:30
In conjunction with the exhibition Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories, NOMA presents six documentary films exploring the people and places that make New Orleans home. The films will be screened as part of Friday Nights at NOMA programming.

Friday, July 6, 7 pm: Tchoupitoulas
Friday, July 20, 7 pm: The Sons of Tennessee Williams
Friday, July 27, 7 pm: Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
Friday, August 3, 6 pm: Prejudice and Pride
Friday, August 10, 7 pm: Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together
Friday, August 17, 7 pm: By Invitation Only

ABOUT THE SONS OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
The Sons of Tennessee Williams tells the story of New Orleans gay Mardi Gras across five decades and explores the intersection of Carnival and the gay rights movement. Starting in 1959, groups of gay men began discreetly to charter social clubs called krewes, transforming the momentary license and briefly relaxed laws during Mardi Gras into public explosions of an underground culture. Documentarian Tim Wolff parallels these elaborate tableaux balls with the emerging struggle for gay rights in New Orleans and the nation, chronicling an important social history that has gone largely untold. (2011 | Not rated | 1 hour, 20 minutes)
Watch the trailer:

Baby ArtsPlay!
2018-07-21 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 6 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.
July 21 | Workshop 3 – Express Yourself (Early Language)
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.

Small Talk: Dutch Portraits
2018-07-21 15:00 - 15:30
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 Regina Shujaa as she leads visitors through NOMA’s collection of Dutch portraits from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Small Talk: War on the Benighted photo series from Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories
2018-07-25 11:00 - 11:30
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 photo artist L. Kasimu Harris and Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper for a discussion about the photo series War on the Benighted, on view in the Great Hall as part of the exhibition Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories.

Noontime Talk: Charles Joseph Natoire and The Toilet of Psyche with Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan
2018-07-25 12:00 - 13:00
Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Wednesdays are FREE to Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan as she discusses The Toilet of Psyche (c. 1735) by Charles Joseph Natoire.
Wednesdays are FREE to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.

NOMA Book Club Potluck Lunch
2018-07-27 11:30 - 14:30
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.
Friday, July 27, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm | Introduction to 2019 book selections and a potluck lunch

Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by DJ Jess | Artist Perspective with L. Kasimu Harris | Screening of Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
2018-07-27 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
5:30 – 8:30 pm: Music by DJ Jess
6 pm: Artist Perspective with L. Kasimu Harris in Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories
6 pm: Artful Palate cooking demonstration in Café NOMA
7 pm: Picturing Us Film Series: Screening of Mr. Cao Goes to Washington

ABOUT DJ JESS
As a lover of all genres and eras of music, New Orleans’ own DJ Jess sets an eclectic and energetic mood.
ABOUT ARTFUL PALATE COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS
Chefs of the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group will demonstrate their own culinary masterpieces at Café NOMA’s “Artful Palate,” the seventh annual summer cooking series featuring seven artfully inspired demonstrations at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
In conjunction with the launch of NOMA’s exhibition Changing Course: Reflecting on New Orleans Histories, the talented executive chefs and sous chefs will share their culinary vision by commemorating the past and looking to the future by offering a contemporary twist on iconic New Orleans dishes.
This evening, Chris Montero, Café NOMA culinary curator and Napoleon House executive chef, will prepare beignets.
ABOUT L. KASIMU HARRIS
L. Kasimu Harris is a storyteller who uses writing, photography and video to push the narrative. Images from his War on the Benighted series are a part of the group exhibition, Changing Course: Reflection of New Orleans Histories. War on the Benighted is a narrative constructed reality series about New Orleans public school students who became frustrated with the inequalities in education; they rose up and began a quest to educate themselves. Their grievances include the school-to-prison pipeline, emphasis on standardized testing, and a diminishing arts curriculum.
Harris is a New Orleans native who has participated in twenty group exhibitions across the US, two abroad, and three solo photography exhibitions. In 2015, his work was exhibited in both The Rising and Louisiana Contemporary at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and garnered coverage in The New York Times and NPR. He also a featured artist in Dandy Lion (Re) Articulating Black Masculinity, curated by Shantrelle P. Lewis, a traveling exhibition with the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago that has traveled to San Francisco, Miami, and London.
ABOUT MR. CAO GOES TO WASHINGTON
Mr. Cao Goes to Washington follows the journey of Rep. Joseph Cao, the first Vietnamese American elected to the US Congress, the only non-white House Republican of the 111th Congress, and the only Republican to vote for President Obama’s Health Care Reform Bill. A former seminarian and an idealistic attorney from the small but well-respected Vietnamese-American neighborhood in New Orleans, Anh “Joseph” Cao enters the political arena in hoping to affect greater good. Having never won an election, in 2009 Cao scores a stunning upset by unseating Rep. Bill Jefferson, a nine-term incumbent mired in a bribery scandal, to capture a Congressional seat in just his second run for public office. (2012 | Not rated | 1 hour, 12 minutes)
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.

Picturing Us Film Series: Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
2018-07-27 19:00 - 20:30
In conjunction with the exhibition Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories, NOMA presents six documentary films exploring the people and places that make New Orleans home. The films will be screened as part of Friday Nights at NOMA programming.

Friday, July 6, 7 pm: Tchoupitoulas
Friday, July 20, 7 pm: The Sons of Tennessee Williams
Friday, July 27, 7 pm: Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
Friday, August 3, 6 pm: Prejudice and Pride
Friday, August 10, 7 pm: Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together
Friday, August 17, 7 pm: By Invitation Only

ABOUT MR. CAO GOES TO WASHINGTON
Mr. Cao Goes to Washington follows the journey of Rep. Joseph Cao, the first Vietnamese American elected to the US Congress, the only non-white House Republican of the 111th Congress, and the only Republican to vote for President Obama’s Health Care Reform Bill. A former seminarian and an idealistic attorney from the small but well-respected Vietnamese-American neighborhood in New Orleans, Anh “Joseph” Cao enters the political arena in hoping to affect greater good. Having never won an election, in 2009 Cao scores a stunning upset by unseating Rep. Bill Jefferson, a nine-term incumbent mired in a bribery scandal, to capture a Congressional seat in just his second run for public office. (2012 | Not rated | 1 hour, 12 minutes)
Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9RXA4E7Gjw

Small Talk: Odili Donald Odita's Forever with Art Handler Todd Rennie
2018-07-28 11:00 - 11:30
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 artworks in our permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join NOMA art handler Todd Rennie as he discusses his work and artist Odili Donald Oita’s Forever, a wall mural in the first floor elevator lobby commissioned by museum in 2011.

StoryQuest
2018-07-28 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, July 28: Water
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.

Mujeres de Cine Film Series: Most Beautiful Island
2018-07-28 14:00 - 16:00
Created in 2010 with the purpose of boosting and spreading Spanish films and shorts made by women, Mujeres de Cine is made possible by SPAIN arts & culture. Four films will be screened as matinees at 2 pm on select Saturdays between July 14 and August 25.
Saturday, July 14, 2 pm: Dancing Beethoven, directed by Arantxa Aguirre
Saturday, July 28, 2 pm: Most Beautiful Island, directed by Ana Asensio
Saturday, August 11, 2 pm: Júlia 1st, directed by Elena Martin
Saturday, August 25, 2 pm: Summer 1993, directed by Carla Simón
ABOUT MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND
Most Beautiful Island is a psychological thriller set in the world of undocumented female immigrants hoping to make a life in New York City. Shot on Super 16mm with an intimate, voyeuristic sensibility, the film chronicles one harrowing day in the life of Luciana, a young immigrant woman struggling to make ends meet while striving to escape her past. As Luciana’s day unfolds, she is whisked, physically and emotionally, through a series of troublesome and unforeseeable extremes. Before her day is done, she inadvertently finds herself a central participant in a cruel game where lives are placed at risk, and psyches are twisted and broken for the perverse entertainment of a privileged few. (Not rated | 2017 | 1 hour, 20 minutes | Watch the trailer)
