Small Talk: Pablo Picasso's Woman in an Armchair with Docent Regina Shujaa
2018-08-21 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 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.

Small Talk: Encountering Sister Gertrude Morgan in Changing Course exhibition with Curatorial Fellow Allison Young
2018-08-22 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join Curatorial Fellow Allison Young for a discussion about Hell Hell Hell / Heaven Heaven Heaven: Encountering Sister Gertrude Morgan and Revelation, an installation by artist Lesley Dill on view in the exhibition Changing Course: Relfections on New Orleans Histories.
Wednesdays are FREE to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.

Small Talk: Thornton Dial's Ninth Ward with Docent Dennis Malloy
2018-08-23 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 Loughran for a discussion about Thornton Dial’s Ninth Ward.

Small Talk: Royal Accoutrements in Antoine-François Callet's Portrait of Louis XVI with Docent Harvey Orth
2018-08-24 11:00 - 11:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Harvey Orth for a discussion about the details found within Antoine-François Callet’s Portrait of Louis XVI.

Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by James Singleton | Changing Course Gallery Talk | Arts & Letters Series: Peter Marina with Laine Kaplan-Levenson
2018-08-24 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 James Singleton
6 pm: Gallery Talk by Curator Katie Pfohl in Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories
6 pm: Artful Palate cooking demonstration at Café NOMA
7 pm: Arts & Letters Series: Sociologist Peter Marina in conversation with Laine Kaplan-Levenson

ABOUT JAMES SINGLETON
James Singleton has been a steady presence on the New Orleans music scene for 40 years. He is ubiquitous as a sideman in the widest imaginable range of styles, a prolific composer, and an adventurous and forward-facing bandleader who constantly seeks “the unique moment and context.” He is a member of Astral Project and the James Singleton Quartet, and has performed with Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Banu Gibson, Helen Gillet, Lionel Hampton, Ellis Marsalis, Stanton Moore, Zachary Richard, David Torkanowsky, among many others.
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. Join Curator Katie Pfohl for an informative tour of this multifaceted exhibition.
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, Austin Kirzner, Red Fish Grill executive chef, will prepare gumbo.
ABOUT PETER MARINA AND LAINE KAPLAN-LEVENSON
Join the conversation! NOMA’s Arts & Letters series welcomes authors, poets, journalists, playwrights, and literary scholars to the museum for public conversations that reflect on literature at the intersection of arts and culture. This program is free with museum admission thanks to support from the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. A book signing in the Museum Shop will follow the discussion.
Peter Marina, a New Orleans native, is a PhD graduate of the New School for Social Research in Manhattan, and associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He is author of Down and Out in New Orleans: Transgressive Living in the Informal Economy (Columbia University Press, 2017), among other books.
Laine Kaplan-Levenson is the host and producer of WWNO’s history podcast TriPod: New Orleans at 300, and was formerly the station’s coastal producer. Laine also runs a live storytelling series called Bring Your Own, and has had work featured on NPR, Marketplace, Latino USA, Here and Now, and more.
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.

Mindfulness Classes
2018-08-25 10:00 - 11:30
This fall NOMA presents a series of eight mindfulness classes. Mindfulness is defined as experiencing the present moment with open curiosity, without judgment, and with a willingness to be with what is.
Mindfulness training teaches skills to help individuals

Cope with the stress, pain, and challenges of everyday life
Deal with disturbing events with grace and composure
Be present and alive in the here and now.

About mindfulness classes at NOMA
This eight-part mindfulness series will be held on Saturdays from 10–11:30 a.m. beginning August 25. Classes will take place August 25, September 1, 8, 22, 29, October 6, 13, and 20. There will be no class on September 15.
$70 nonmembers | $50 NOMA members
Maximum class size is 30. Participants sign up for the series not per class. Participants will meet in the second-floor Woldenberg Board Room.
This class is SOLD OUT and the waiting list is full.
Participants will learn to develop mindfulness through guided meditation and brief exercises that will help them experience the present moment during everyday activities. Although no specific outcome is promised, participants typically report feeling more alive, more “in-tune” with themselves and others. In addition, research has shown significant beneficial effects in dealing with stress, anxiety, high blood pressure, depression, chronic pain, and diabetes.
About the instructor:
Dr. Jayashree Rao is a retired pediatric endocrinologist, who spent thirty years teaching, researching, and practicing medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center and Children’s Hospital. For the past several years, Dr. Rao has practiced and led others in practicing mindfulness, employing techniques learned in the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course offered by Dr. Dave Potter.

Studio KIDS!
2018-08-25 10:00 - 12:00
This fall, Studio KIDS! presents “Express Yourself” art classes for children. Perfect for students ages 5-10 who want to get creative and learn art making techniques. In each class, Studio KIDS! explores art made by diverse cultures as inspiration for art projects. From sculpting to painting, each class features different media and techniques. Register for one class or the entire series. Make sure to sign up in advance to ensure your spot.
Call 504.658.4100 or email education@noma.org to register or for more information. The full schedule can be found here.
Ages 5 – 10 | 10 am – 12 pm
August 25
Crazy Sculpture
Go nuts and create crazy sculptures out of found objects.
Cost per class:
$25 | members
$30 | nonmembers

Register Now

Small Talk: Veronese in Murano with Docent Pat Jackson
2018-08-25 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 the exhibition of two seventeenth-century Venetian altarpieces in Veronese in Murano.

Mujeres de Cine Film Series: Summer 1993
2018-08-25 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 SUMMER 1993
Six-year-old Frida looks on in silence as the last objects from her recently deceased mother’s apartment are placed in boxes. Although her aunt, uncle, and younger cousin Anna welcome her with open arms, it’s only very slowly that Frida begins to get used to her new home in the countryside. Striking a careful balance between narrative and atmosphere, writer-director Carla Simon paints a vivid portrait of a light-filled summer when a little girl has to face the loss of her mother and integration into a new nuclear family. (Not rated | 2017 | 1 hour, 36 minutes | Watch the trailer)

Small Talk: Carlos Rolón, History, and Identity with Gallery Attendant Matthew Germanis
2018-08-25 15:00 - 15:15
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join Gallery Attendant Matthew Germanis as he discusses themes found in the exhibition Carlos Rolón: Outside/In.

Small Talk: Carlos Rolón: The Caribbean-New Orleans Connection with Docent Sharon Mader
2018-08-26 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 Sharon Mader for a discussion about the Caribbean-New Orleans cultural connections found in Carlos Rolón: Outside/In.

Tai Chi/Chi Kung
2018-08-27 18:00 - 19:00
NOMA, in collaboration with the East Jefferson Wellness Center, offers wellness classes every Saturday morning and Monday evening.
On Monday at 6 p.m., East Jefferson Wellness Center instructor Terry Rappold leads relaxing Tai Chi exercises in various art galleries at NOMA. Then at 8 a.m. on Saturday, join us for yoga surrounded by NOMA’s outstanding permanent collection, or if weather permitting, in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
Classes are $5; FREE for NOMA members and East Jefferson Wellness Center members.
To register for yoga or tai chi, call East Jefferson Healthfinder at (504) 456-5000.

Small Talk: Umberto Boccioni's Unique Forms of Continuity in Space with Docent Cheryl Kain
2018-08-28 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 Cheryl Kain for a discussion about Umberto Boccinoni’s Unique Forms of Continuity in Space.

Noontime Talk: Veronese in Murano with Curator Vanessa Schmid
2018-08-29 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 Vanessa Schmid, NOMA’s Senior Research Curator for European Art, as she discusses the exhibition Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance Masterpieces Restored.

Small Talk: George Ohr, "The Mad Potter of Biloxi," with Curator Mel Buchanan
2018-08-29 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 Curator Mel Buchanan for a discussion about the unconventional pottery produced by George Ohr (1857–1918), the artist who earned the nickname “The Mad Potter of Biloxi.”
Wednesdays are FREE to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.

Small Talk: Veronese in Murano with Docent Mike Boudreaux
2018-08-30 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 Mike Boudreaux as he describes the two seventeeth-century Venetian altarpieces on view in Veronese in Murano.

Small Talk: #EverydayNewOrleans with Community Outreach Coordinator Nic Aziz
2018-08-31 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 NOMA’s Community Outreach Coordinator Nic Aziz as he describes the photographs that resulted from the #EverydayNewOrleans Instagram photo project, on view as part of the Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories exhibition.

Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Bamboula 2000 | Artist Perspective with Willie Birch on Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories
2018-08-31 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 Bamboula 2000
6 pm: Artist Perspective with Willie Birch on Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories
7 pm: Gallery tour of Teaching Beyond Doctrine: Painting and Calligraphy by Zen Masters with Curator Lisa Rotondo-McCord

ABOUT BAMBOULA 2000
Bamboula 2000 is deeply rooted in the soul of Congo Square in New Orleans. This exciting music and dance experience formed in 1994 has become beloved in its home city and beyond. Bamboula 2000’s music is influenced by New Orleans, the Caribbean and Africa. The group has won the prestigious Big Easy Award for Best World Music group three times and has been nominated eight times. In addition, Bamboula 2000 reaches thousands of children annually through their Imagination Tour dance-and-drum workshops.
ABOUT WILLIE BIRCH
Willie Birch is a New Orleans-based artist who draws inspiration from this city and the complexity of its diverse traditions and histories. Working in a variety of mediums, from paper mache to acrylic and charcoal on paper, he renders second lines, street musicians and the architecture of New Orleans with a nuanced eye towards intimate details—power lines and chain linked fences, discarded sneakers and wood-paneled shot-gun houses that bear traces of their histories. Birch’s recent work questions the role that history plays in determining our present and future. His installation for Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories presents new works that focus on roots and bones, the largely invisible structures that both sustain and support what we see above and around them. At the same time, his work will refer museum visitors to associated artwork and performances staged offsite at a community-driven arts space that Birch is creating in New Orleans’ Seventh Ward.
ABOUT TEACHING BEYOND DOCTRINE: PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY BY ZEN MASTERS
Painting and calligraphy by Zen monks has a long history in Japan. Introduced from China in the twefth century, Zen (meaning “meditation”) has its origins in the teachings of the Buddha, the sixth-century BCE Indian prince who taught that it was possible to be freed from suffering and the cycles of rebirth.
The paintings and works of calligraphy on view in NOMA’s Art of Japan Gallery were created by Zen masters during the Edo period (1615–1868). The most influential of these, Hakuin Ekaku (168–1769), is credited with creating a new visual language for Zen, by dramatically expanding its subjects and themes to include Shinto gods, Confucian maxims, Japanese legend, folklore, and scenes from everyday life. Hakuin’s immediate followers, along with later generations of Zen masters, have drawn on this rich visual vocabulary to the present day.
Friday Nights at NOMA is supported in part by grant funds from the Azby Fund; Ruby K. Worner Charitable Trust; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation; and the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council.

Small Talk: Veronese in Murano with Docent Pat Jackson
2018-09-01 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 Pat Jackson for an educational look at the two seventeenth-century Venetian altarpieces on view in Veronese in Murano.

Museum Highlights Tour
2018-09-01 13:00 - 14:00
NOMA docents guide visitors on hour-long tours of either the permanent collection or special exhibitions. Tours are free with NOMA admission. Meet in the Great Hall to join in!
Special group tours can be arranged with two-weeks advance notice. Call Tracy Kennan, Curator of Education, at 504.658.4113.

Small Talk: Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner with Docent Naomi Kornman
2018-09-01 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 Naomi Kornman as she discusses the relationship and respective careers of artists Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner.

Small Talk: Amadeo Modigliani's Portrait of a Woman with Docent Connie Traub
2018-09-02 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 Connie Traub for a discussion about Amadeo Modigliani’s Portrait of a Woman.

The NOLA Project presents The Revolutionists
2018-09-04 19:30 - 21:30
NOLA Project guest director Joanna Russo leads the regional premiere of The Revolutionists, an all-female production, featuring four beautiful and bold women, who lose their heads in this girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. This grand and dream-tweaked comedy performed in NOMA’s Great Hall is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world. It’s a true story. Or total fiction. Or a play about a play. Or a raucous resurrection…that ends in a song and a scaffold. Tickets at www.nolaproject.com.
Productions will take place at 7:30 pm on September 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16.
Admission: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays | $33 for adults, $25 for NOMA members
Saturdays | $38 for adults, $28 for NOMA members

Noontime Talk: Wall-Gazing Zen: Sight and Insight with Richard Collins of the New Orleans Zen Temple
2018-09-05 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 Richard Collins of the New Orleans Zen Temple for a discussion titled “Wall-Gazing Zen: Sight and Insight” within the exhibition Teaching Beyond Doctrine: Painting and Calligraphy by Zen Masters in the third-floor Japanese Art Gallery.

Small Talks: Vanuatu Slit Gong with Docent Harvey Orth
2018-09-05 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 Harvey Orth for a discussion about a Vanuatu Slit Gong from the South Pacific.
Wednesdays are FREE courtesy of The Helis Foundation.

The NOLA Project presents The Revolutionists
2018-09-05 19:30 - 21:30
NOLA Project guest director Joanna Russo leads the regional premiere of The Revolutionists, an all-female production, featuring four beautiful, badass women, who lose their heads in this girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. This grand and dream-tweaked comedy performed in NOMA’s Great Hall is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world. It’s a true story. Or total fiction. Or a play about a play. Or a raucous resurrection…that ends in a song and a scaffold. Tickets at www.nolaproject.com.
Productions will take place at 7:30 pm on September 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16.
Admission: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays | $33 for adults, $25 for NOMA members
Saturdays | $38 for adults, $28 for NOMA members

Small Talk: "Second Line" Cocktail Set with Curator Mel Buchanan
2018-09-07 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 Curator Mel Buchanan as she discusses the “Second Line” Cocktail Set (2017),a combination stemware and video creation, recently installed in the Lupin Galleries of decorative arts.
Image: Geoffrey Mann and Jochen Holz, “The Second Line” Cocktail Set [6 cocktail glasses, 1 (3 parts) cocktail shaker, digital animation video], 2017, Glasses: Borosilicate glass, late and flame-work; Cocktail Shaker: Borosilicate glass, lathe and flame-worked, with 3D-printed gold-plated nylon, digital animation, edition 1/1, Museum purchase, William McDonald Boles and Eva Carol Boles Fund, 2016.23.a-.h

Community Night at NOMA
2018-09-07 17:00 - 21:00
Join us for Community Night at the New Orleans Museum of Art with FREE admission for all visitors and featuring live music, food trucks, gallery tours, a discussion on the Instagram-based #EverydayNewOrleans project, and art-making activities. Community Night is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories.

5–8 pm: Art on the Spot family activity table
Drop-in art-making activities
5:30 pm: Pint-Sized Tour of Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories for children age 5–11
5:30–8:30 pm: Music in the Great Hall by Lynn Drury
6 pm: #EverydayNewOrleans Roundtable
6:15 and 7 pm: Gallery Tours of Changing Course
7:45 pm: Teen-Focused Tour of Changing Course
All galleries and special exhibitions, Café NOMA, and the Museum Shop remain open till 9 pm.

ABOUT LYNN DRURY
New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Lynn Drury rocks her audiences with her catchy grooves, sing-along anthems, and soulful lyrics. Although she has been compared to Lucinda Williams, Neil Young, and Van Morrison, Lynn epitomizes the hard-to-describe sound of “NOLAmericana” — music rooted in the groove of the Crescent City.
ABOUT #EVERYDAYNEWORLEANS
As part of Changing Course, NOMA, the New Orleans Photo Alliance and The Everyday Projects have partnered to offer workshops to local schools, aid organizations and community centers in which students and participants will learn to use photography to share their unique perspectives on life in their neighborhoods. The Everyday Projects is a social media and educational outreach program aimed at challenging stereotypes, bridging communities and building visual literacy through photography. It began in 2012 as Everyday Africa, an Instagram account that uses photographs of everyday life to transcend media- driven stereotypes of Africa as a place overrun by disease, poverty, and war. It has since expanded into cities across the country, including Atlanta, Washington D.C., and the Bronx, N.Y. At NOMA, this project culminated in a display of selected photographs and texts that are displayed in dialogue with the artistic projects on view in Changing Course.
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.
