New Orleans Museum of Art

Studio KIDS! – CANCELED
2020-04-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Louisiana
In 2020, Studio KIDS presents a dynamic series of children’s art classes exploring our southern Louisianan environments and homes: both real and imagined. Each week, participants will engage with different sources of inspiration in NOMA’s galleries or the Besthoff Sculpture Garden, starting with explorations of the landscape and its creatures, then shifting focus indoors to explore exquisite constructions in the interior.
Each class features different media and techniques. Register for one class or the entire series. Please register in advance to ensure your spot.
Call 504-658-4128 or email education@noma.org for more information.
Cost per class: $25 members | $30 nonmembers
April 18 | Searching for Symbolism | Uncover hidden messages in ordinary objects in the Italian and Dutch galleries. Be sure to bring your curious eyes and minds for looking, learning, and drawing all about symbols in the museum!
ENROLL NOW

NOMA Book Club Discussion Program – CANCELED
2020-04-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Louisiana
Join 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 2020 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 NOMA’s Education Department at 504.658.4128 or education@noma.org for information about joining the NOMA Book Club.
April 2020
Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Treasures of Central Asia by Peter Hopkirk
John Murray Publishers, 2006, ISBN: 0719564484
The Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it traveled precious cargoes of silk, gold, and ivory, as well as revolutionary new ideas. Its oasis towns blossomed into thriving centers of Buddhist art and learning. In time it began to decline. Traffic slowed, merchants left, and towns vanished beneath the desert sands to be forgotten for a thousand years. Legends grew of lost cities filled with treasures and in the early years of the last century foreign explorers began to investigate these stories. Art and manuscripts were carried away and today are scattered through museums of a dozen countries. Peter Hopkirk tells the story of the intrepid men who, at great personal risk, led these long-range archaeological raids.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 12 – 1 pm | CURATORIAL PROGRAM
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 12 – 1 pm | BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

Art in Bloom presented by IBERIABANK – Online auction
2020-05-01 06:00 - 2020-05-11 09:00 | Louisiana
CLICK HERE TO MAKE A DONATION TO ART IN BLOOM

Dear Friends,
We thank all of our sponsors and ticket holders for their support of Art in Bloom presented by IBERIABANK. Due to the current COVID 19 crisis, NOMA and the Garden Study Club have made the difficult decision to cancel our annual fundraiser. Like every public institution, the safety and well-being of our staff, volunteers, patrons, guests, donors and participants are our highest priorities during these complicated times.
We would especially like to thank our presenting sponsor, IBERIABANK, for their significant and on-going support of the arts and our New Orleans community. Funds raised at Art in Bloom provide critical resources for NOMA’s core educational initiatives and exhibitions as well as the important community projects sponsored by The Garden Study Club of New Orleans. These funds are even more crucial as both organizations strive to meet the growing needs of our community.
We hope that all sponsors and ticket holders will consider their sponsorships and ticket purchases as a 100% tax donation. The new CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act allows all taxpayers to take a charitable deduction of up to $300, even if you do not itemize. Again, we thank you all for your generous support and for your patience during this difficult time.
Although guests will not be present at Art in Bloom this year, everyone can participate virtually as we launch the silent auction on Friday, May 1. The on-line auction will feature works of art from over 70 local and regional artists. We hope that you will bid high and bid often for Art in Bloom! It will make an enormous difference. Again, thank you for your incredible support. We know we will see you in 2021!
Sincerely,

Silent Auction Launch | Friday, May 1 at 6 am through Monday, May 11 at 9 am
CLICK HERE TO MAKE A DONATION TO ART IN BLOOM

Thank you to our sponsors:
PRESENTING SPONSOR

BOUQUET
Eugenie and Joseph Jones Family Foundation
NOSEGAY
J. Edgar Monroe Foundation

ORCHID

Elizabeth A. Boh
Marion Bright
Sally and Walter Cockerham
Louisette Brown and George Dunbar
Susan and Jimmy Gundlach
Julie and Scott Habetz
Sarah Louise Wood Ham

Malise and Clay Kearney
Elly and Merritt Lane

Dee and Nat Phillips
Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Smith III
MAGNOLIA
Acadian Ambulance Services
Carla and Jay Adams
Catherine and Semmes Favrot
Sarah and Greg Feirn
Ella and Walter Flower
Nancy and Stephen Hales
Carol and John Hall
Hancock Whitney
Keene and Christel Kelley
Alice Key
Sally and Jay Lapeyre
Mr. and Mrs. L. Richards McMillan II
Melissa Rufty Design Studio
Jay and Miggy Monroe
Paul Morse Photography
Pan-American Life Insurance Group
Rick and Debbie Rees
Mrs. Charles S. Reily, Jr.
Pixie and Jimmy Reiss
Tia Roddy
Donna Perret Rosen
Roth Law Firm, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Schadt Jr.
Susu and Andrew Stall
Anne Reily Sutherlin
Sarah and George Young
Zemurray Foundation
GARDENIA
Ellen and Mac Ball
Sallee and Tom Benjamin
Gail and John Bertuzzi
Susan and Ralph Brennan
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W. Brown, III
Elizabeth Cordes
Mathilde and Richard Currence
Bernice and Don Daigle
Sweet and Ben Dupuy
Kathleen and Bob Edmundson
The First, A.N.B.A
Sarah Freeman
Kit Fritchie
Dathel and John Georges
Julie Gooch
Betsy Hanson
Adrea Heebe and Dominic Russo
Steve and Hon. Karen Herman
Sarah Hillery
Heidi and Arthur Huguley
Susan and Doug Johnson
Ruth Ann Jones
Diane Sustendal Labouisse
Jennifer and Dennis Lauscha
Jonathan C. McCall
Jill Nalty
Arlene and Alan Philipson
Linda and Gary Raphael
Robyn and Andrew Schwarz
Gayle and Ed Shearer
Shlenker Family Foundation
Kathleen and John Stassi II
Sternberg, Naccari and White, LLC
Patrick Tesson
Suzanne and Bob Thomas
Michelle and Lamar Villere
Kathleen and Terry White
Karen Wood
Helen and Tim Young
HIBISCUS
Bagert Law Firm, Ben Bagert
Kim Barnett
Margaret and Ken Beer
Kristin and John Blackwell
Mr. and Mrs. A. Vernon Brinson
Virginia Boulet and Alvin R. Albe Jr.
Elinor S. Bright
Mr. and Mrs. Christian T. Brown
Carolyn and Michael Christovich
Mary and Miles Clements
Hugh and Sheila Collins
Judy and Tom David
Laurie and Warren Doyle
Eskew + Dumez +Ripple
Ann R. Duffy and Dr. John Skinner
Mr. and Mrs. Prescott N. Dunbar
Shaun and Foster Duncan
Leah Engelhardt
Mrs. James H. Fenner
Debra Fischman
Marla Garvey
Julie and Ted George
Katie Gibert
Kim Glazer Goldberg
Gwathmey Gomila
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Gorney
Dana and Steve Hansel
Lynn H. and Lura Harrison
Marshall Hevron and Sarah Landrum
Katherine Hovas
Sharon Jacobs and Leonard Davis
Anne Duffy and John Skinner
Kathleen and John Kazour
Caroline and David Kearney
Susu Kearney
Ann and John Koerner
Linda and Gordon Kolb
Renee and Peter Laborde
C.C. and Bill Langenstein
Mr. and Mrs. Ted LeClercq
Mr. and Mrs. R. Parker LeCorgne
Lee H. Ledbetter
Conor Lutkewitte
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Mahfouz
Sarah Martzolf
Cammie and Charles Mayer
Jonathan C. McCall
Louise McIlhenny
Laura Lane McNeal
Charlotte and John Alden Meade
Brenda and Michael Moffitt
Lynn and Digges Morgan
Suzette Neuenhaus
Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack
Patricia Brinson Designs
Anne and Edmund Redd
Mr. David Rivé
Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson
Katherine and Robbie Saer
Karen Keil Senter
Dr. and Mrs. David Earl Simmons
Smallpage Family Foundation
Liz and Poco Sloss
Alison Toussaint-LeBeaux
Melanee and Steve Usdin
Anne and Sandy Villere
Dr. and Mrs. Rudolph Weichert III
Linda and Thomas Westfeldt
LeLe and Brent Wood
Meredith Yount
CAMELLIA
Adler’s
Carolyn Bain
Ashley S. Bright
Vivian Cahn
Jane Clayton, MD
Bernice and Don Daigle
Nancy David
Yolanda Doucette
Melissa Dovie
Margo DuBos
Elaine Everitt
Toni Feinman
Anne Atkinson Fitz-Hugh
Barbara Fitz-Hugh
Vesta Fort
Joanna Giorlando
Olivia Graugnard
Karen Gundlach
Teresa Guzzetta
Patti Haddad
Susan Hayne
Junior League of Dallas Members
Bonnie A. Kaiser
Holt Kolb
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Kay McArdle
Allison Crutcher McAshan
MaryCole McCants
Mullin
Angele Parlange
Petite Fleur by Lisa Brooking
Mrs. Karen Shales
Mary Smart
Anne Strachan
Ann Y. Swayze
Jean Taylor
Patricia D. Unangst
Sinead Walsh
Kate and John Werner
Jesicca White
Kimberly Zibilich
AZALEA
Ann Abbrecht
Lee Adler
Susan Aslett
Penny L. Baumer
Dr, and Mrs. Robert B. Begg
Susan and George Benton
Quincy Crawford
Nancy Deaton
Joni Diaz
Sally T. Duplantier
René J. L. Fransen and Edward C. Bonin
Franklin Garcia
Carro Gardner
Marhta Givham
Elizabeth Goodyear
Stephanie Goliwas
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Gordon
Laine B. Harper
Deirdre and Christian Hooper
Cyril Hoormann
Thomas Huber
Mrs. Mikell K. Johnson
Elizabeth Kearney
David and Sara Kelso
Dr. Donald Kern and Dr. Lynne Neitzschman
Barbara LaFleur and Tom Douglass
Mrs. Beverly R. Lamb
Mrs. David Lane
Julianne Lansing
Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Laughlin
Cynthia and Robert LeBreton
Dr. Nanette LoCoCo
Blanche McCloskey
Dr. and Mrs. Sam G. McClugage
Kathleen Mix
Brian and Kristin Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Palmer, Jr.
Jane S. Murray and Peter Politzer
Dr. Lynne Neitzchman and Dr. Donald Kern
Nathaniel A. Novak and M. Rebecca Cooper
Erica Reiss
Sara McIlhenny Ringle
Mimi Schlesinger
Darcy Devine Scoggin, LCSW
Karla Seymour
Tina Shannon
Lorraine Simmons
Smallpage Family Foundation
Arena Teng
Annie Orillac Thibodeaux
Cathy Thomason
Ann Thorpe Thompson
Catherine Burns Tremaine
Dr. and Mrs. Scott A. Tucker
Robert Vorhoff
Dawn Wheelehan
Vanessa G. Whipple
Jessica White
Kathryn T. Wiedorn
SILENT AUCTION DONORS
Jo-Ann C Adams
Mac Ball
Raine Bedsole
Tony Benjamin
Claudia Blom-Nieuwpoort
Zana Ranđelović Brown
Callan Contemporary
Michael Clément
Robin Benton Crutcher
Robin and Bruce Crutcher
Michelle D’Amour
Lauren Reynolds Davis
Friend and Company
George Dunbar
Elizabeth Locke Jewels
Esom Gallery Art by Tony Mose
Margaret Evangeline
Becky Fos, Gallery B. Fos
Kevin Gillentine
Glassblower Ben
Stephanie Goliwas
James Gundlach
Karen Gundlach
Martha Guthrie, NWS
Guy Lyman Fine Art
Nancy Hales
Carolyn C. Hayne
Stephanie Henderson
Campbell Hutchinson
Evelyn Jordan
Robin Kanner
Kathy Slater Design Collection
Susu Kearney
Kim Bullen Designs
Belinda Knowles
Helen Kohnke
Maureen Krail
Beth Lambert
Nancy Hirsch Lassen
Fifi Laughlin
Vicki Lee
Ricky Lemann
Lory Lockwood
Ashley Longshore
Kathleen K. Matthews
Lizzie McCleskey
Whitney Melton Jeffreys
Mignon Faget
Renée Mitchell
Anna Montgomery
Micey Moyer
Julie Neill
Paul Morse Photography
Charlotte Parrino
Cleland Powell
Wesley Robinson
Avery Rowan
Max Ryan
Rhenda Saporito
Karoline Schleh
Richard Sexton
Julie Silvers
Elizabeth Kepper Brown Soslow
Stacey Williams Pottery
Suzonne Stirling
Ken Tate
Nell C. Tilton
Tim Trapolin
Alexis Walter
Tony Watts
Marilyn Woolverton
EXHIBITORS
CREATIVE DESIGNS
Cady Barrett + LELUNA
Catherine Blaum/Branching Out
Zana Ranđelović Brown
Dunn and Sonnier, Antiques, Florals, Gifts, LLC
Luna Botanicals
Sarah Martzolf Sell-Find-Design
NOLA FLORA
Paul A. Norman, AIFD, Thibodeaux’s Floral Studio
Pilot and Powell
Glenn Vatschell – Palate New Orleans
EXTERIOR DESIGNS
Anthony’s Landscaping
Landscape Images – Kim Alvarez and Marianne Mumford
Beverly Katz, Landscape Designer, APLD
Mullin Landscape Associates
The Plant Gallery
Paul Soniat – Director New Orleans Botanical Garden
Robin Tanner – Landscape Architect
GARDEN CLUBS
Acres of Green Garden Club
Aurora Plantation Gardeners
Country Club Home Gardeners
English Turn Garden Club
Garden Study Club
Hammond Garden Club
Junior League of New Orleans Garden Club
Lake Vista Garden Club
Lakeview Botany
Magnolia Forest Garden Club
New Orleans Garden Society
New Orleans Town Gardeners
River Ridge Garden Club
Secret Garden Club
Shady Oaks Garden Club
Tchefuncta Home and Garden Club
Town and Country Garden Club of West St. Tammany
IKEBANA
Sylvia Blanchard | Ichiyo
Betty Butz | Sogetsu
Sally Cockerham | Ichiyo
Richard Cranford | Sogetsu
M.J. Emerson | Sogetsu
Jacqueline Gamble | Sogetsu
Emilie Garoutte | Sogetsu
Helen Guidry | Sogetsu
Esther Jordan | Sogetsu
Alice Kornovich | Sogetsu
Betty Lyons | Ichiyo
Betty Rena | Ikenobo & Ichiyo
Romona Rideout | Sogetsu
Diane Saye | Ichiyo
Hiroko Tsuzuki | Ichiyo
Susie Vanderkuy | Sogetsu
Joan Ellen Young | Sogetsu
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Adler’s
Melissa Coleman & Rupa Jolly
Eskew + Dumez + Ripple
LCMC Health
Louisiana Children’s Museum
Ellen Macomber, Martine Chaisson Gallery and STUDIO Interior Design
St. Charles Avenue Magazine
Studio Amanda Talley & J.B. Designs
The Times-Picayune/ New Orleans Advocate
PROFESSIONAL FLORISTS
Dunn and Sonnier, Antiques, Florals, Gifts, LLC
IRIS floral + event design studio
Kim Starr Wise Floral Events
Longue Vue House and Gardens
Margaret Ludwig, owner + designer, Giverny Design
Mitch’s Flowers
NOLA FLORA – Ashley Bateman, Designer
NOLA FLORA – Stefania Boiani, Designer
NOLA FLORA – Debbie Lambert, Designer
Palate New Orleans – Catering, Floral & Design
Pistil & Stamen Flower Farm & Studio
Erin Steen for Compass Point Events In the Heart of Algiers Point
TPG – The Plant Gallery
Tina Turner, Professional Floral Designer
Thibodeaux’s Floral Studio – Cady Barrett
Thibodeaux’s Floral Studio – Shannon Mitch
Villere’s Florist
TABLESCAPES
Brannan Geary
Graci Interiors
Nomita Joshi Interior Design
Peony
Pippin Lane
Rivers Spencer
Sotre / Grace Kaynor Designs
YOUNG ARTISTS
Archbishop Chapelle
Chartwell
Evelyn Jordan Clay Studio
Isidore Newman School
Jefferson Parish Talen
Louise S. McGehee School
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans
Lynn Oaks School Art Appreciation Class, Braithwaite, LA
Magnolia Community Services
Metairie Park Country Day
NOCCA
St. Dominic School
St. George’s Episcopal School
Trinity Episcopal School
Ursuline Academy
W. Smith Elementary
2020 COMMITTEE
Chairs: Julie Habetz and Malise Kearney
Margaret Beer
Elinor Bright
Marion Bright
Susan Bright
Meredith Claiborne
Quincy Crawford
Mathilde Currence
Lauren Davis
CUISINE AND LIBATIONS
Arnaud’s Restaurant
Beth Biundo Sweets
The Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster
Bar Blue Oak BBQ
Boulevard American Bistro
Café Degas
Café NOMA
Capdeboscq Catering Services, LLC
Chais Delachaise
Creole Creamery
Five Happiness
Galatoire’s Restaurant
Gautreau’s
JCB Creations
LEA catering, LLC
Palate New Orleans
Pigéon Caterers
Martin Wine Cellar
Mikimoto
Mr. B’s Bistro
The Pelican Club Restaurant
Pralines by Jean… and Cupcakes too!
Rosedale
Sala
Sazerac Company
Taj Mahal & Nirvana Indian Cuisine
Tulane University Dining Services by Sodexo

Virtual Studio KIDS! Family Art-Making Workshop at Home
2020-05-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Louisiana
Bring the New Orleans Museum of Art into your home and get creative together through our new trial launch of two Virtual Studio KIDS! workshops. Join us for an all-hands-in guided workshop designed for young artists and their grown-ups to make together via Zoom. Meet other families, look closely at a NOMA artwork, and practice an art-making technique using materials you can find around the house. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and create together, even while we are apart!
Friday, May 1, 11 am to 12 pm
Textured Tales
Tell the story of your space in this virtual family workshop inspired by the texturally-rich work of artist Jennifer Odem.
Friday, May 8, 11 am to 12 pm
Intertwined: Woven Wall Hangings
Repurpose flexible fibers in your home to create a family wall hanging inspired by the work of artist Lynda Benglis.
Workshops are FREE with pre-registration. Youth ages 5-10, accompanied by an adult, are encouraged to participate. Spots are limited to 8 families per workshop.
SOLD OUT
Upon registration, you will receive a complete materials list, pre-workshop to-do’s, and an access link to join the workshop via Zoom.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Textured Tales
People all around the world are spending lots of time in their homes. What everyday objects are a part of the spaces you spend time in? If you were to explore the objects in your space with just your hands, what would they feel like? In this workshop, see your surroundings in a new way by exploring the textures around you! Families will create wax rubbings on paper inspired by Earth Mounds, a sculptural work by New Orleans-based artist Jennifer Odem to tell the story of their home or space through texture.
Earth Mounds is a part of the NOMA exhibition Ear to the Ground: Earth and Element in Contemporary Art. Explore the exhibition virtually through Google Arts & Culture!
Materials:

Thin paper (newsprint, sketching paper, or even printer paper)
Crayons, wrappers peeled off OR wax discs
Household objects with interesting, varied, & defined textures: leaves, coins, paper clips, flat lego pieces, bottle caps, TV remotes, or other objects!
*note: very smooth or soft textures may be difficult to create a rubbing/li>

Intertwined: Woven Wall Hangings
Repurpose soft, flexible fibers in your home like clothing, ribbon, rubber bands, or even plastic shopping bags to create a wall hanging in this youth and family workshop. Taking inspiration from artist Lynda Benglis’ work Brindaban Pink in NOMA’s collection, participants will take a close look at the ways some artists twist, tie, weave, and wrap materials in the creation of their sculptures. Using an ordinary clothing hanger as a base, participants will make colorful strands that can be twisted, tied, woven & wrapped into a new piece to liven up the walls!
Materials:

Clothing hanger
Old clothes, yarn, ribbon, plastic bags, rubber bands, or other soft/flexible materials
Scissors
Masking or duct tape

Gallery Talk: Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon with Fan Zhang, Asian Art Institute at Tulane University – CANCELED
2020-05-06 12:00 | Louisiana
Gallery 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.
Fan Zhang, professor of practice at the Asian Art Institute at Tulane University, will discuss the exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society.
Fan Zhang specializes in the art and material culture of early medieval China (3rd–6th century CE) and the cultural interactions among East Asia, Central Asia, and Northeastern Asia through and beyond the Silk Road network. Adopting an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach, her research probes into issues around identity, migration, and hybridity in the ancient world. Her current book project, Cultural Encounters: Ethnic Complexity and Material Expressions in the Fifth-century Pingcheng, draws attention to the funerary art of Pingcheng, the capital city of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and explores how artworks function as effective vehicles for individuals to articulate one’s identities in a multi-ethnic society. Fan Zhang has conducted archaeological fieldwork in both China and Central Asia. She also participated in research and curatorial programs in several museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Museum of Korea, and the Sichuan Museum.

Friday Nights at NOMA: Curatorial Tour of Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon – CANCELED
2020-05-15 17:00 - 21:00 | Louisiana
Friday Nights at NOMA features an exciting lineup of programs in 2020: live music, movies, activities for kids and families, and more. Regular admission prices apply—NOMA members are FREE—but there is no extra charge for programs or films. All galleries, the Museum Shop, and Café NOMA remain open until 9 pm.
5–8 pm | Art on the Spot drop-in activity table
6 pm | Tour of Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society with Curator Lisa Rotondo-McCord
ABOUT BUDDHA AND SHIVA, LOTUS AND DRAGON: MASTERWORKS FROM THE MR. AND MRS. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER 3RD COLLECTION AT ASIA SOCIETY
Nearly seventy of the finest examples of Asian art in the United States, collected by John D. Rockeller 3rd and his wife Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller between the 1940s and ’70s, are showcased in an exhibition on loan from the Asia Society Museum. The extraordinary range of bronzes, ceramics, and metalwork reveals great achievements in Asian art spanning more than two millennia.
Friday Nights at NOMA is presented by The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate and 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.

Young Audiences of Louisiana’s Baby ArtsPlay!™ at Home
2020-05-16 10:00 - 10:30 | Louisiana
Caregivers for young children in the age range of one to two years of age are invited to participate in Young Audiences of Louisiana’s Baby Artsplay!™ at Home on six consecutive Saturdays from May 16 through June 20. Presented by The Helis Foundation, the half-hour programs will be presented on Facebook Live from 10 to 10:30 am. Baby Artsplay! allows adults to learn how to integrate purposeful activities into children’s daily routines that support cognitive, physical, and social development.
Play and promote early learning! Visit this link to access the programs every week.
LESSON 1 | Saturday, May 16, 10–10:30 am | In My 5 Senses, develop your child’s awareness of the five senses through play.
LESSON 2 | Saturday, May 23, 10–10:30 am | In Baby Says… promote your child’s language development through artful play.
LESSON 3 | Saturday, May 30, 10–10:30 am | In My Body, teach your child to identify body parts through music and movement.
LESSON 4 | Saturday, June 6, 10–10:30 am | In Let’s Move, use movement to encourage your child’s brain development.
LESSON 5 | Saturday, June 13, 10–10:30 am | Up, Down & All Around is designed to help your child learn basic directional concepts with movement and music.
LESSON 6 | Saturday, June 20, 10–10:30 am | Get Your Motor Running promotes artful play to develop your child’s fine and gross motor skills.
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.

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Artist's Perspective with Rose Bratcher on Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon – CANCELED
2020-05-16 12:00 | Louisiana
Throughout the exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society, artists influenced by Asian aesthetics will offer their perspective on the objects on view.
Rose Bratcher is an ensō painter and a monk at the New Orleans Zen Temple. In Zen, ensō is a circle that is hand-drawn in one or two uninhibited brushstrokes to express a moment when the mind is free to let the body create. The ensō symbolizes absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, and mu (the void). It is characterised by a minimalism born of Japanese aesthetics.

Japanese Way of Tea demonstration with Naomi Yoder – CANCELED
2020-05-16 13:00 | Louisiana
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year.
In conjunction with the exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society, Naomi Yoder will demonstrate a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Yoder is a board member of the Japan Society of New Orleans and holds an intermediate license (shikaden) with the Urasenke Tea School and has studied the Way of Tea for ten years.

Virtual Studio KIDS! Family Art-Making Workshop at Home
2020-05-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Louisiana
Bring the New Orleans Museum of Art into your home and get creative together through our launch of Virtual Studio KIDS! workshops. Join us for an all-hands-in guided workshop designed for young artists and their grown-ups to make together via Zoom. Meet other families, look closely at a NOMA artwork, and practice an art-making technique using materials you can find around the house. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and create together, even while we are apart!
Friday, May 29, 11 am to 12 pm
Box Top Assemblages
Repurpose to-be-discarded household items in this virtual family art-making workshop inspired by the assembled sculptures of artist Louise Nevelson.
ENROLL NOW
Workshops are FREE with pre-registration. Youth ages 5-10, accompanied by an adult, are encouraged to participate. Spots are limited to 8 families per workshop.
Upon registration, you will receive a complete materials list, pre-workshop to-do’s, and an access link to join the workshop via Zoom.

More information:
Box Top Assemblages
Sculptor Louise Nevelson, known for creating with discarded objects, playfully called herself “the original recycler.” Her monumental sculptures—often all-black or all-white—fit together like puzzle pieces. In this virtual family workshop, repurpose to-be-discarded objects around the house into an assembled sculpture in a shoe box lid or cereal box.
Materials:

Cardboard or plastic box base (a shoe box lid, cereal box, or produce container works well)
Solid colored paper, paint, or a thick marker
Household objects to repurpose like paper towel and toilet paper rolls, metal tins, plastic tops, egg cartons, corks, bottle caps, or soda tabs, rubber bands, paper clips, and more!
Scissors
Liquid glue (or a strong tape like masking or duct tape)

Gallery Talk: Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon with Richard Collins, New Orleans Zen Temple – CANCELED
2020-05-27 12:00 | Louisiana
Gallery 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.
Richard Collins, abbot of the New Orleans Zen Temple, will discuss the exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society.
Collins is a former RosaMary Professor of English at Xavier University and Dean Emeritus of the School of Arts and Humanities at Cal State University Bakersfield, he is the author or editor of several books, including No Fear Zen and Mushotoku Mind: The Heart of the Heart Sutra.

NOMA Book Club Discussion Program
2020-05-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Louisiana
Join 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 2020 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 NOMA’s Education Department at 504.658.4128 or education@noma.org for information about joining the NOMA Book Club.
May 2020
The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer
Simon and Schuster, 2017, ISBN: 9781476777412
In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that had fallen into obscurity. In 2012, as thousands of Al Qaeda militants seized control of most of Mali, Haidara organized a dangerous operation to sneak all 350,000 volumes out of Timbuktu to the safety of southern Mali. Journalist Joshua Hammer tells the story of Haidara’s heroic and ultimately successful effort to outwit Al Qaeda and preserve Mali’s—and the world’s—literary patrimony.
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 12 – 1 pm | BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
2020-06-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Louisiana
Join 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 2020 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 NOMA’s Education Department at 504.658.4128 or education@noma.org for information about joining the NOMA Book Club.
June 2020
An Orchestra of Minorities by Obioma Chigozie
Little, Brown and Company, 2019, ISBN: 0316412392
Set on the outskirts of Umuahia, Nigeria, and narrated by a chi, or guardian spirit, this novel tells the love story of Chinonso, a young poultry farmer, and Ndali, who is from a wealthy family. When Ndali’s family objects to their union, Chinonso sells his possessions to attend a college in Cyprus. Spanning multiple continents, traversing the earth and cosmic spaces, and told by a narrator who has lived for hundreds of years, the novel is a contemporary twist of Homer’s Odyssey. Written in the mythic style of the Igbo literary tradition, Chigozie Obioma weaves a heart-wrenching epic about destiny and determination.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 12 – 1 pm | BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

Independence Day holiday hours
2020-07-04 10:00 - 15:00 | Louisiana
On Saturday, July 4, the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open from 10 am to 3 pm.

Museum Reopening Day
2020-07-08 10:00 - 17:00 | Louisiana
NOMA welcomes the public after nearly four months of closure due to Covid-19. New safety standards will be in effect. The museum will be open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm.
Wednesdays are FREE to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Upon opening and through the month of July, NOMA will serve as a donation drop-off location for Second Harvest Food Bank. Visitors who donate non-perishable items will receive a 15% discount at the NOMA Museum Shop. Drop-offs can be made Wednesday-Sunday 10am-5pm, starting on July 8. View a list of suggested donation items.

Art & AC courtesy of The Helis Foundation
2020-07-12 10:00 - 17:00 | Louisiana
Art & AC is Back! Enjoy FREE admission every Sunday in July.
Thanks to The Helis Foundation, Art & AC has returned for its fifth year! Every Sunday in July, admission is FREE for Louisiana residents to both the New Orleans Museum of Art and Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
NOMA reopens July 8th, so enjoy an additional free day on July 12, 19, and 26. And don’t forget Wednesdays are always free at NOMA for Louisiana residents!

NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
2020-07-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Louisiana
Join 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 2020 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 NOMA’s Education Department at 504.658.4128 or education@noma.org for information about joining the NOMA Book Club.
July 2020
The Sympathizer: A Novel by by Viet Than Nyguen
Grove Press, 2016, ISBN: 0802124941
The narrator of this sweeping epic of love and betrayal, is a man of two minds. Half-French, half-Vietnamese, the army captain arranges to come to America after the Fall of Saigon, and while building a new life with other Vietnamese refugees in Los Angeles is secretly reporting back to his communist superiors in Vietnam. The Sympathizer is a blistering exploration of identity and America, a gripping espionage novel, and a powerful story of love and friendship.
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 12 – 1 pm | BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

Teen Summer Series: Sound Mapping
2020-08-14 15:00 | Louisiana
Join us virtually on Fridays August 14, 21, and 28 for a series of workshops with local creatives. Workshops are free and open to all teens. No art experience or prior knowledge necessary!
Sound Mapping with Mary Scott | August 14, 3 pm on Zoom
Ever get lost in the sounds of your surroundings? Learn how to turn this into your very own sound art in this field recording workshop. We will talk about soundscapes, learn the basics of field recording on your phone, and even practice some basic audio production to create your own audio piece!
Click here to learn more and register.

Teen Summer Series workshop with Christian "Cubs the Poet" Davenport
2020-08-21 16:00 | Louisiana
Although we can’t gather in person, the Teen Summer Series aims to create a virtual space for us to learn about artists’ practices and to create together! Join us on Zoom on Fridays August 14, 21, and 28 at 3 pm for a series of workshops with local creatives working in a range of mediums.
Workshops are FREE and open to all teens, however space is limited. Please check out the descriptions and materials needed for each workshop below, and follow this link to sign up for one or all three! No art experience or prior knowledge is necessary to participate.
Identity with Christian “Cubs the Poet” Davenport
Friday, August 21, 3 pm on Zoom
Your senses are being conditioned. Which one is your favorite of the five? Do you realize how you maneuver through the environment using your senses? If you could not see, how would you describe beauty? If you could not hear, how would you know the truth? This workshop allows you space to ponder over the privilege you have in creating your own identity.
What you’ll need: Paper and things to write or draw with (pen or pencil or other artistic tools).

About the Teaching Artist
Christian “Cubs the Poet” Davenport was born in Baton Rouge, LA and raised in the DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia). Growing up, he attended Catholic schools, yet each school was predominantly of one race. He believes he witnessed the effects of institutional education on all identifying races and classes in America. Wanting to develop and understand his own way of thinking, Cubs left college to start typing custom poems in the French Quarter, where he honed his poetic skills and expanded his vocabulary with regards to communicating with tourists and natives. He believes freedom is not the experience, but the expression of the experience. The inaugural Poet Laureate of Baton Rouge, Cubs is currently working on self publishing his first book of poems and art, What I Did with my Free Time. Cubs the Poet is also a visual artist, whose latest exhibition, “Say It: I Love Black People,” delved into the lack of intimacy and vulnerability between races, in addition to the lack of development of self love.
The workshop is projected to run 90 minutes on Zoom. Open to all teens! Spots are limited.
Click here to register. Confirmation and the Zoom link will be provided by email.

Virtual Family Festival: Courage and Care
2020-08-22 11:00 - 15:00 | Louisiana
Please join us for NOMA’s very first Virtual Family Festival! Since we can’t be together in person, we’ve partnered with local organizations and creatives to bring you on-screen fun at home. We’re exploring what it means to have courage and to take care of ourselves and one another. Facing things that are new, different, or unknown can be scary, but a moment of bravery to reach out a helping hand or to try something new can lead to beautiful possibilities!
All Virtual Family Festival activities are free for youth and families. Please note that programming and activities include a mix of live/interactive and pre-prepped (non-live) options. Live, participatory workshop sessions require advance registration, as spots are limited.* These sessions will be recorded and made available on the website for a larger audience to enjoy post-event.
Click here to enter the Festival!
*Click here to view the Virtual Family Festival Live Programming Schedule and register for live workshop sessions! Registration closes on Saturday, August 22nd at 10 am.

Teen Summer Series workshop with Dorothy Ray
2020-08-28 16:00 | Louisiana
Although we can’t gather in person, the Teen Summer Series aims to create a virtual space for us to learn about artists’ practices and to create together! Join us on Zoom on Fridays August 14, 21, and 28 at 3 pm for a series of workshops with local creatives working in a range of mediums.
Workshops are FREE and open to all teens, however space is limited. Please check out the descriptions and materials needed for each workshop below, and follow this link to sign up for one or all three! No art experience or prior knowledge is necessary to participate.
Mental Building Blocks with Dorthy Ray
August 28th, 3 pm on Zoom
Catch a look inside photographer, organizer, and mixed media artist Dorthy Ray’s mind in this workshop on the creative process. Often starting with a meditative “brain dumping” exercise, Ray systematically sorts through collected ideas and experiences and conducts research to produce an artwork, “starting with a mop and ending with a needle.” Bring your own collected visuals, ideas, intentions and sketches and learn to harness, hone and fine-tune within your own creative process.
What you’ll need: Paper, things to write or draw with, and your cell phone or social media saved images / camera roll

About the Teaching Artist
Dorthy Ray is a Louisiana native photographer, organizer, mixed media artist and educator working with The Future Fund and Broadmoor Senior High to provide training to middle and high school students to prepare them for jobs in the creative workforce. Dorthy Ray’s work will be on view at Under Nine Studios in Chalmette on Saturday, August 28th.
The workshop is projected to run 90 minutes on Zoom. Open to all teens! Spots are limited.
Click here to register. Confirmation and the Zoom link will be provided by email.

NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
2020-09-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Louisiana
UPDATE: Due to the threat of hurricane activity in South Louisiana, this session has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 3.
Join 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 2020 schedule and reading list has been announced. Book Club discussions are conducted on Zoom during Phase 2 of Covid-19 precautions.
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.
Please contact NOMA’s Education Department at 504.658.4128 or education@noma.org for information about joining the NOMA Book Club.
August 2020
The Queen’s Embroiderer: A True Story of Paris, Lovers, Swindlers, and the First Stock Market Crisis by Joan DeJean
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018, ISBN: 9781632864741
Following two families from 1600 through the French Revolution of 1789, Joan DeJean recreates the larger-than-life personalities of Versailles, where displaying wealth was a power game; the sordid cells of the Bastille; the Louisiana territory, where Frenchwomen were forcibly sent to marry colonists; and the legendary Rue Quincampoix the “Wall Street of Paris.” The Queen’s Embroiderer is both a story of star-crossed love in the most beautiful city in the world and a cautionary tale of greed and the dangerous lure of windfall profits. And every bit of it is true.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 12 – 1 pm | BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

Labor Day Special Hours
2020-09-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Louisiana
The Museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open on Labor Day for special holiday hours from 10 am to 3 pm.

NOMA Book Club Curatorial Program
2020-09-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Louisiana
Join 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 2020 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 NOMA’s Education Department at 504.658.4128 or education@noma.org for information about joining the NOMA Book Club.

REGISTER NOW

September 2020
The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig
Berkley, 2016, ISBN: 0451474635
When critically wounded Captain Cooper Ravenel is brought to a private hospital on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in 1945, young Dr. Kate Schuyler is drawn into a complex mystery that connects three generations of women in her family to a single extraordinary room in a Gilded Age mansion. The portrait miniature belonging to Captain Ravenel depicts a young woman who looks remarkably like Kate. This collaborative novel presents stories from three generations written by three authors.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 12 – 1 pm | CURATORIAL PROGRAM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 12 – 1 pm | BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

Virtual Preview of Mending the Sky
2020-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Louisiana
Grab your favorite beverage and join Katie Pfohl, Curator of Contemporary Art, for a virtual happy hour or lunch hour preview of a forthcoming exhibition, Mending the Sky.
The virtual preview will be hosted on Zoom on Friday, September 18 at 6 pm. A Zoom link will be sent to all registrants for access to the free virtual program. Registration will close at 5 pm on Friday, September 18.
Another lunch-hour session will be held on Tuesday, September 22, at 12 pm. Registration will close at 11 am on that date.
Mending the Sky brings together eleven artist projects that envision our world after disaster. The exhibition takes its title from a Chinese fable in which a rip in the sky causes the earth to split open, bringing floods, fires, famine, and disease—until a goddess takes on the arduous task of mending the broken sky. The exhibition will open to the public on October 9, 2020 in the Ella West Freeman Gallery at NOMA.
Questions about the program? Please feel welcome to contact us at education@noma.org.
SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE ON SEPTEMBER 18, 6 PM
SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE ON SEPTEMBER 22, 12 PM

Members Sale at the Museum Shop – RESCHEDULED
2020-09-21 09:00 - 18:00 | Louisiana
⚠️ Due to a hurricane watch in southeast Louisiana, the Members Sale for September 14 and 15 has been postponed to September 21 and 22. For more information, call (504) 658-4116 or email museumshop@noma.org.
Start your holiday shopping early! NOMA Members will receive a 20% discount on all merchandise in the Museum Store*, and first access to 70% markdowns.
Time slots for September 21 are SOLD OUT, but reservations are available for September 22.
Available time slots for September 22:
9 am – 12 pm
12 pm – 3 pm
3 pm – 6 pm
SELECT A TIME FOR MEMBERS SALE
*No discounts on already marked-down items, as well as consignment merchandise.

Virtual Lunch Hour Preview of Mending the Sky
2020-09-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Louisiana
Grab your lunch and participate in a virtual online preview of our forthcoming exhibition Mending the Sky. Enroll in a Zoom video conference for Tuesday, September 22, from 12 to 1 pm with Contemporary Art Curator Katie Pfohl and Community Engagement Curator Nic Brierre Aziz as they describe works by eleven contemporary artists that address themes of calamity and regeneration. Questions, feedback, and dialogue are encouraged.
A Zoom link will be sent to all registrants for access to the free virtual program. Registration will close at 11 am on Tuesday, September 22.
Mending the Sky brings together eleven artist projects that envision our world after disaster. The exhibition takes its title from a Chinese fable in which a rip in the sky causes the earth to split open, bringing floods, fires, famine, and disease—until a goddess takes on the arduous task of mending the broken sky. The exhibition will open to the public on October 9, 2020 in the Ella West Freeman Gallery at NOMA.
Questions about the program? Please feel welcome to contact us at education@noma.org.
SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE

LOVE in the Garden 2020 presented by Hancock Whitney - CANCELED
2020-09-25 18:30 - 23:59 | Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124
The New Orleans Museum of Art has made the difficult decision to cancel our annual fundraiser, LOVE in the Garden presented by Hancock Whitney scheduled for Friday, September 25, 2020. Given the number of attendees and the social distancing guidelines issued by the City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, the New Orleans Museum of Art’s leadership along with presenting sponsor, Hancock Whitney, agreed that canceling the event would be in the best interest of public health safety.
The well-being and safety of staff, volunteers, sponsors, guests, and donors are NOMA’s and Hancock Whitney’s highest priorities.
For fifteen years, LOVE in the Garden, which takes place in the iconic Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, celebrates the visual and culinary artists of New Orleans with a festive evening offering the best of New Orleans cuisine, spirits, and entertainment. Over 1,500 guests enjoy featured menu items from over 60 of New Orleans’ finest restaurants, caterers and food trucks, as well as craft cocktails from New Orleans’ top bartenders. The funds raised at LOVE provide crucial general operating support to NOMA, allowing us to keep staff on payroll, create innovative virtual content and serve our community with educational initiatives.
We thank our presenting sponsor, Hancock Whitney as well as all of our loyal sponsors, patrons, donors and volunteers who have made LOVE the success that it is. We look forward to celebrating with all of you in 2021 for a spectacular LOVE in the Garden presented by Hancock Whitney.

NOMA Book Club Discussion Program
2020-09-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Louisiana
Join 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 2020 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 NOMA’s Education Department at 504.658.4128 or education@noma.org for information about joining the NOMA Book Club.
September 2020
The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig
Berkley, 2016, ISBN: 0451474635
When critically wounded Captain Cooper Ravenel is brought to a private hospital on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in 1945, young Dr. Kate Schuyler is drawn into a complex mystery that connects three generations of women in her family to a single extraordinary room in a Gilded Age mansion. The portrait miniature belonging to Captain Ravenel depicts a young woman who looks remarkably like Kate. This collaborative novel presents stories from three generations written by three authors.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 12 – 1 pm | CURATORIAL PROGRAM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 12 – 1 pm | BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

Music in the Garden Series presents Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes
2020-10-02 18:00 | Louisiana
This fall, join the New Orleans musicians you love for intimate, socially distanced outdoor performances in NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden, assembled by internationally renowned multi-instrumentalist and composer Mahmoud Chouki. Choose the “Music Box” by Café NOMA for an exciting boxed dinner option to enjoy during each performance.
NOMA is excited to present Bruce “Sunpie'” Barnes for the first performance of the Music in the Garden series on Friday, October 2.
Tickets are $20 General Admission | $17 NOMA Members JOIN NOW
A rain cancellation will be determined by 1 pm the day of the event. In the event of a rain cancellation, tickets will be refunded.
SOLD OUT
Additional tickets may be available closer to the concert date. Join a wait list by contacting us at education@noma.org or (504) 658-4100.
Enjoy a Music Meal Box from Café NOMA
Café NOMA will offer a pre-order option of food and drink for the concert series ready upon your arrival. Concertgoers may not bring items from outside the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The deadline to place an order is Tuesday, September 29 at 5 pm. A cash-only bar will sell beverages on-site.
VIEW THE MENU AND MAKE AN ORDER
About Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes
Bruce Sunpie Barnes is a veteran New Orleans musician, former National Park Service ranger for 30 years, actor, photographer, book author, former high school biology teacher, former college football All-American, and former NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs). Sunpie Barnes’s many careers have taken him far and wide. He has traveled to over 50 countries playing his own style of what he calls Afro-Louisiana music incorporating Blues, Zydeco, Gospel, Caribbean and African influenced rhythms and melodies. He is a multi-instrumentalist, master accordion and harmonica player, also piano, rubboard, talking drum, and dejembe. He learned accordion from some of the best Zydeco pioneers in Louisiana including Fernest Arceneaux, John Delafose, and Clayton Sampy. Along with his musical group Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots, he has performed at festivals and concerts across the US and around the globe. Sunpie has recorded 6 critically acclaimed CDs with his compositions currently featured in 16 Hollywood film productions.
In addition to this musical work Sunpie is also a member of the Paul Simon band and finished a 58 city arena tour “Paul Simon and Sting Together” which spanned 34 countries (2014-2015). He is deeply involved in New Orleans parade culture and co-authored the 2015 critically acclaimed book Talk That Music Talk passing on brass band music in New Orleans the traditional way. More than 300 of Sunpie’s photographs are featured in this book.
Sunpie is the Big Chief of the North Side Skull and Bone Gang, one of the oldest existing Black Carnival groups in New Orleans. Sunpie is also an active member of the second line parading organization Black Men of Labor Social Aid and Pleasure Club.
Safety Guidelines
NOMA is committed to the health and safety of our community. We require that all registrants to this event wear face masks as per CDC, state, and city guidelines. All staff and participants will be wearing face masks, with the exception of the on-stage musicians. There will be a minimum of 10 ft from the edge of the stage to the beginning of seating.
Per city guidelines, capacity will be limited to 50 people.
No social gathering will be permitted. Please maintain a safe distance of at least 6ft from those not in your party.
NOMA staff will be on site to monitor social distancing and assist with seating spacing. The amphitheater is comprised of grass berms. If you would like other seating, you will need to bring your own outdoor chairs or blankets for this event.
If you are not feeling well, especially if you have a fever, please stay home and plan to attend a future concert. All refunds due to illness will be 100% refunded.
Questions?
Contact us at education@noma.org or (504) 658-4100
