New Orleans Museum of Art

Small Talk: Pablo Picasso's Woman in an Armchair with Docent Regina Shujaa
2018-08-10 11:00 - 11:15 (America/Chicago)
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 discusses Pablo Picasso’s Woman in an Armchair (1960).

Small Talks: Carlos Rólon's Hustleman cart with Curatorial Fellow Allison Young
2018-08-10 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Regina Shujaa as she discusses the interactive Hustleman cart on view in the exhibition Carlos Rólon: Outside/In.

Friday Nights at NOMA: Member Appreciation Night | Music by Crossing Canal | Gallery Talk of Changing Course | Screening of Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together
2018-08-10 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.
Member Appreciation Night: All NOMA members receive a complimentary drink on and an additional 10% off sale items in the Museum Shop! Please check in at the membership table.

5 – 8 pm: Art on the Spot family activity table
5:30 – 8:30 pm: Music by Crossing Canal
6 pm: Gallery Talk on Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories with Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper
6 pm: Artful Palate cooking demonstration at Café NOMA
7 – 8:30 pm: Picturing Us Film Series: Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together

ABOUT CROSSING CANAL
Crossing Canal is a New Orleans based duo consisting of singer/songwriters Ruby Ross (originally from Charlottesville, Virginia) and Patrick Cooper (originally from Shreveport, Louisiana). The duo features beautiful vocal harmonies with two acoustic guitars as instrumentation. They play original songs along with covers interpreted with their own spin. You can hear them regularly at Kerry Irish Pub in New Orleans and The Blue Dog Cafe in Lafayette.
ABOUT CHANGING COURSE: REFLECTIONS ON NEW ORLEANS HISTORIES
Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories marks New Orleans’ three-hundredth anniversary by bringing together a group of seven contemporary art projects that focus on forgotten or marginalized histories of the city.
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 Fite, Café NOMA chef, will prepare jambalaya.
ABOUT PIANO PLAYERS RARELY EVER PLAY TOGETHER
Filmmaker Stevenson Palfi’s portrait of three great New Orleans pianists—Isidore “Tuts” Washington, Henry “Professor Longhair” Byrd, and Allen Toussaint—was filmed in 1982. The documentary examines how these men influenced one another’s music. The documentary takes viewers through the very personal and sacred New Orleans tradition of a jazz wake and funeral procession for Professor Longhair, which was taped at the encouragement of his widow, Alice. Also included is footage of a concert with Toussaint and Washington, who turned the event into a tribute to “Fess.” Released to critical acclaim more than 35 years ago, Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together is considered by many to be one of the most important and exciting explorations of New Orleans’ musical tradition ever made. The film is the winner of more than twenty awards. Documentary film editor, producer, and writer Tim Watson will be present for a Q&A following the screening. (1982 | Not rated | 1 hour, 16 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: Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together
2018-08-10 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 PIANO PLAYERS RARELY EVER PLAY TOGETHER
Filmmaker Stevenson Palfi’s portrait of three great New Orleans pianists—Isidore “Tuts” Washington, Henry “Professor Longhair” Byrd, and Allen Toussaint—was filmed in 1982. The documentary examines how these men influenced one another’s music. The documentary takes viewers through the very personal and sacred New Orleans tradition of a jazz wake and funeral procession for Professor Longhair, which was taped at the encouragement of his widow, Alice. Also included is footage of a concert with Toussaint and Washington, who turned the event into a tribute to “Fess.” Released to critical acclaim more than 35 years ago, Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together is considered by many to be one of the most important and exciting explorations of New Orleans’ musical tradition ever made. The film is the winner of more than twenty awards. Documentary film editor, producer, and writer Tim Watson will be present for a Q&A following the screening. (1982 | Not rated | 1 hour, 16 minutes)
Watch a clip from the film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz14h8kQAGE

Baby ArtsPlay!
2018-08-11 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.
August 11 | Workshop 6 – Tiny Household Helpers (Incorporated Development Areas)
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: Veronese in Murano with Docent Mike Boudreaux
2018-08-11 11:00 - 11:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Mike Boudreaux as he discusses the restored 16th-century Venetian altarpieces on view in Veronese in Murano.

Mujeres de Cine Film Series: Júlia 1st
2018-08-11 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 JÙLIA 1ST
Júlia, a 21-year-old architecture student from Barcelona, decides to spend an Erasmus grant study-abroad year in Berlin. Once there, in a cold, gray city, alone for the first time, she must compare her expectations—and her own self-perceptions—with reality. (Not rated | 2017 | 1 hour, 30 minutes | Watch the trailer)

Small Talk: Giovanni Boldini's Portrait of a Young Woman in Profile with Docent Beth Akin
2018-08-12 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Beth Akin as she discusses Portrait of a Young Woman by Giovanni Boldini.

Small Talk: Buddhist Art at NOMA with Docent Ambika Prasad
2018-08-14 11:00 - 23:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Ambika Prasad as she discusses Buddhist art in the Asian permanent collection at NOMA.

Small Talk: Amedeo Modigliani's Portrait of a Woman with Docent Connie Traub
2018-08-15 11:00 - 11:15
Amedeo Modigliani, Portrait of a Young Woman, 1918, Oil on canvas, Gift of Marjorie Fry Davis and Walter Davis, Jr. through the Davis Family Fund, 92.68
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Connie Traub as she encourages a closer look at Amedeo Modigliani’s Portrait of a Woman.

Noontime Talk: Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories with Curatorial Fellow Allison Young
2018-08-15 12:00 - 13:00
Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join Curatorial Fellow Allison Young for a discussion about the numerous installations representing chapters from the city’s past in Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories.

NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
2018-08-15 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.
August 2018 Selection
The Artist’s Sketch: A Biography of Painter Kate Freeman Clark by Carolyn J. Brown
University Press of Mississippi, 2017. ISBN: 978-1496810144
Artist Kate Freeman Clark (1875–1957) left behind more than one thousand paintings now stored at a gallery bearing her name in her hometown of Holly Springs, Mississippi. But it was not until after her death in 1957, at the age of eighty-one, that citizens even discovered that she was a painter of considerable stature. In her will, Clark left the city her family home, her paintings stored at a warehouse in New York for over forty years, and money to build a gallery, much to the surprise of the Holly Springs community. (Amazon.com)
Wednesday, August 15, 1:30 – 3 pm | Book Discussion Group

Small Talk: Edgar Degas's Portrait of Estelle Musson Degas with Docent Dianne Chesson
2018-08-15 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Wednesdays are FREE to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join NOMA docent Dianne Chesson as she discusses Portrait of Estelle Musson Degas (1872) by French Impressionist Edgar Degas, painted during his visit with family in New Orleans.

Small Talk: Artist Jet Costello and his installation in Carlos Rolón's Hustleman cart
2018-08-16 11:00 - 11:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join artist Jet Costello as he discusses the miniature spaces he created for Carlos Rolón’s Hustleman cart as part of the exhibition Carlos Rolón: Outside/In.

NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
2018-08-16 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.
August 2018 Selection
The Artist’s Sketch: A Biography of Painter Kate Freeman Clark by Carolyn J. Brown
University Press of Mississippi, 2017. ISBN: 978-1496810144
Artist Kate Freeman Clark (1875–1957) left behind more than one thousand paintings now stored at a gallery bearing her name in her hometown of Holly Springs, Mississippi. But it was not until after her death in 1957, at the age of eighty-one, that citizens even discovered that she was a painter of considerable stature. In her will, Clark left the city her family home, her paintings stored at a warehouse in New York for over forty years, and money to build a gallery, much to the surprise of the Holly Springs community. (Amazon.com)
Thursday, August 16, 12 – 1 pm | Book Discussion Group

Small Talk: Veronese in Murano with Docent Marilyn Copan
2018-08-16 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join NOMA docent Marilyn Kopan as she discusses two 16th-century Venetian altarpieces on view in the exhibition Veronese in Murano.

Small Talk: Dutch Genre Paintings with Docent Ambika Prasad
2018-08-17 11:00 - 11:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join NOMA docent Ambika Prasad as she discusses NOMA’s collection of Dutch genre paintings.

Small Talk: Artist Jet Costello and his installation in Carlos Rolón's Hustleman cart
2018-08-17 11:15 - 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 artist Jet Costello as he discusses the miniature sets he created on view in Carlos Rolón’s Hustleman cart as part of the exhibition Carlos Rolón: Outside/In.

Community Perspectives on Changing Course with Bryan Lee Jr. and Suzanne Mobley from Paper Monuments
2018-08-17 14:00 - 14:30
NOMA welcomes Paper Monuments Co-Directors Bryan Lee Jr. and Suzanne Mobley to discuss how projects like Changing Course and Paper Monuments can build a better, more nuanced understanding of marginalized, forgotten, and emerging histories.
The Community Perspectives Series features community members sharing their views on topics and works on view in the exhibition Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories.

Small Talk: Manierre Dawson's Classic Relief with Docent Harvey Orth
2018-08-17 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join NOMA docent Harvey Orth as she discusses Manierre Dawson’s Classic Relief.

Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Kathryn Rose Wood | Artist Katrina Andry | Screening of By Invitation Only
2018-08-17 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 Kathryn Rose Wood
6 pm: Artist Perspective with Katrina Andry in Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories
6 pm: Artful Palate cooking demonstration at Café NOMA
7 pm: Picturing Us Film Series: Screening of By Invitation Only

ABOUT KATHRYN ROSE WOOD
Kathryn Rose Wood is a New Orleans-based songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, and clinical music therapist by way of Oahu’s shores and Pennsylvania’s hills. With personal, yet universal, lyricism and rich musical landscapes reflective of soul, folk, Americana, and R&B, it is evident that Kathryn’s songwriting is mired in creative sincerity.
Formerly of New Orleans bands Social Set and Gravy Flavored Kisses, Kathryn has been deemed one of “New Orleans most prominent young singer/songwriters” (The Vinyl District), and American Songwriter Magazine‘s pick as a songwriting “Daily Discovery.”
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 Vazquez, Ralph Brennan Catering & Events executive chef, will prepare yaka mein.
ABOUT KATRINA ANDRY
Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories marks the first major museum exhibition for New Orleans based artist Katrina Andry, a printmaker whose large-scale woodblock prints offer incisive commentary on contemporary social issues surrounding race, class and social justice. For this exhibition, NOMA has commissioned Andry to create a a site-specific installation that addresses the uneven urban development in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Her project will connect the city’s rapid and sometimes controversial recent evolution to more historical examples of redevelopment, combining imagery and text drawn from documentary materials such as maps and development plans with her own imagery and designs. Focusing particularly on the impact of construction and infrastructural development projects such as the creation and expansion of the Interstate 10 elevated expressway, which leveled a prominent middle-class African American neighborhood in the city, her installation, Diverge Divest Deny (repeat), sheds light on the lingering ramifications of such projects on African American communities across New Orleans.
ABOUT BY INVITATION ONLY
New Orleans filmmaker Rebecca Snedeker explores the insular world of elite white Carnival societies and debutante balls in By Invitation Only. Questioning their racial exclusivity, she takes an unprecedented insider’s look at the pageantry and asks: what does it mean to be the queen of the masked men in a krewe? As she examines her own place in an alluring tradition, Snedeker challenges viewers to reflect on the roles we all play in our lives. Snedeker will be present for a Q&A session following the film. (2006 | Not rated | 56 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: By Invitation Only
2018-08-17 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 BY INVITATION ONLY
New Orleans filmmaker Rebecca Snedeker explores the insular world of elite white Carnival societies and debutante balls in By Invitation Only. Questioning their racial exclusivity, she takes an unprecedented insider’s look at the pageantry and asks: what does it mean to be the queen of the masked men in a krewe? As she examines her own place in an alluring tradition, Snedeker challenges viewers to reflect on the roles we all play in our lives. (2006 | Not rated | 56 minutes)
Watch the trailer:

Baby ArtsPlay!
2018-08-18 10:30 - 11:00
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.
August 11 | Workshop 7 – Tiny Motor Scooters (Fine Motor)
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: Veronese in Murano with Docent Pat Jackson
2018-08-18 11:00 - 23:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Pat Jackson for a discussion about two restored 16th-century Venetian altarpieces on view in Veronese in Murano.

Architecture and Design Film Fest Sneak Peek
2018-08-18 14:00 - 16:00
The Architecture & Design Film Festival (August 23-26) celebrates the unique creative spirit that drives architecture and design. With a curated selection of films, events and panel discussions, ADFF creates an opportunity to entertain, engage and educate all types of people who are excited about architecture and design. With well-attended screenings, legendary panelists, vibrant discussions and events in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, it has grown into the nation’s largest film festival devoted to the subject. The ADFF also programs for international film festivals as well as cultural institutions and private venues.
NOMA partners with the Louisiana Architectural Foundation for a preview screening of the short film Visions Not Previously Seen: The Groundbreaking Design Work of Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, followed by the feature-length documentary Design Is One: Lella and Massimo Vignelli.
This screening is co-sponsored by NOMA and Knoll.
ABOUT VISIONS NOT PREVIOUSLY SEEN: THE GROUNDBREAKING DESIGN WORK OF BARBARA STAUFFACHER SOLOMON
“To design is to see as in foresee; to draw visions not previously seen,” says the groundbreaking designer Barbara Stauffacher Solomon in a new short documentary film about her work and life. A dancer-turned-graphic designer, Solomon was born in San Francisco but trained in Switzerland at the Basel Art Institute. Combining hard-edge Swiss graphics with California Abstract Expressionism, she defined “California cool” in the 1960s. (2018 | 15 minutes)
ABOUT DESIGN IS ONE: LELLA AND MASSIMO VIGNELLI
Two of the world’s most influential designers, Lella and Massimo Vignelli’s work covers such a broad spectrum that one could say they are known by everyone, even by those who don’t know their names. Adhering to self-proclaimed motto, “If you can’t find it, design it,” their achievements in industrial and product design, graphic and publication design, corporate identity, architectural graphics, and exhibition, interior, and furniture design have earned worldwide respect and numerous international awards for over 40 years.After Massimo brought the Helvetica typeface to America in 1965, he and Lella moved on to a diverse array of projects, including New York’s subway signage and maps, the interior of Saint Peter’s Church at Citicorp Center, Venini lamps, Heller dinnerware, furniture for Poltrona Frau, and branding for Knoll International, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Ford and American Airlines. Luminaries from the world of design—from architects Richard Meier and Peter Eisenman to graphic designers Milton Glaser, Michael Bierut, and Jessica Helmand—bring us into the Vignellis’ world, capturing their intelligence and creativity, as well as their humanity, warmth, and humor. (2013 | 79 minutes)
Watch the trailer:

Small Talk: Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner with Docent Naomi Kornman
2018-08-18 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Pat Loughran for a discussion about the art careers and relationship between Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner and their works on view in NOMA’s modern and contemporary art galleries.

Small Talk: Andy Warhol's Diamond Dust Shoes with Docent Gary Gusick
2018-08-19 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Pat Loughran for a discussion about Andy Warhol’s Diamond Dust Shoes.

Small Talk: Pablo Picasso's Woman in an Armchair with Docent Regina Shujaa
2018-08-21 11:00 - 11:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Regina Shujaa for a discussion about Pablo Picasso’s Woman in an Armchair.

Noontime Talk with Chicago-Based Artist Edra Soto Sponsored by The Helis Foundation
2018-08-22 12:00 - 13:00
Edra Soto
Noontime Talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join us as Chicago-based artist Edra Soto comments on Carlos Rolón: Outside/In and reflects on the connections and divergences between her own work and that of her fellow Chicagoan Carlos Rolón.
About Edra Soto
Edra Soto (b. Puerto Rico) is a Chicago-based interdisciplinary artist, educator, curator, and co-director of the outdoor project space THE FRANKLIN. She is invested in creating and providing visual and educational models propelled by empathy and generosity. Her recent projects—motivated by civic and social actions—focus on fostering relationships with a wide range of communities. Soto’s work has been shown at the Pérez Art Museum in Miami, Hunter East Harlem Gallery in New York, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha, and DePaul Art Museum, UIC Gallery 400, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago (IL). Most recently, Soto was awarded the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship, the DCASE for Individual Artist Grant from the City of Chicago, and the 3Arts Foundation Make A Wave Grant. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she is a lecturer in the Contemporary Practices Department, and bachelor’s degree from Escuela de Artes Plastics de Puerto Rico.
This talk is sponsored by The Helis Foundation.

Community Perspectives on Changing Course with Clancy DuBos
2018-08-22 14:00 - 14:30
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.
The Community Perspectives Series features community members sharing their views on topics and works on view in the exhibition Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories.
