New Orleans Museum of Art

NOMA Book Club: Field Trip to the Chauvin Sculpture Garden, Nicholls State University Art Studio
2016-03-18 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Join the NOMA Book Club! Each month Book Club reads art-related fiction and non-fiction, and engages in discussion groups, curatorial programs and field trips correlating with each book.
Details on this field trip to come.
Book Club members may buy their reading selections at the NOMA Museum Shop at a 20% discount. Call the Shop at 504.658.4133 for more information.
To join NOMA Book Club or for more information, contact 504.658.4117 or at bookclub@noma.org.
March’s Selection
Mark Rothko: Towards the Light in the Chapel by Annie Chen-Solal
Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in the Jewish Pale of Settlement in 1903. He immigrated to the United States at age ten, taking with him his Talmudic education and his memories of pogroms and persecutions in Russia. … Early in his career, Annie Cohen-Solal writes, “he became a major player in the social struggle of American artists, and his own metamorphosis benefited from the unique transformation of the U.S. art world during this time.” … Ever faithful to his habit of confronting the establishment, he devoted the last decade of his life to cultivating his new conception of art as an experience, thanks to the commission of a radical project, the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas.
Cohen-Solal’s fascinating biography, based on considerable archival research, tells the unlikely story of how a young immigrant from Dvinsk became a crucial transforming agent of the art world—one whose legacy prevails to this day. (Description available here)

Art in Bloom presented by IBERIABANK
2016-03-16 19:00 - 2016-03-20 17:00
One of the most anticipated springtime events in New Orleans, Art in Bloom showcases spectacular floral designs created by over 100 exhibitors that remain on display at NOMA for five days, from March 16-20. This year’s theme, Artful Entertaining, will bring together exhibitors from New Orleans and beyond to celebrate the art of entertaining. Proceeds from Art in Bloom benefit education projects and exhibitions at NOMA and community projects of The Garden Study Club of New Orleans.

Schedule of Events
March 16 | Patron & Preview Party
Patron Party 6-10 pm
Preview Party 7-10 pm
March 17 | Lectures presented by

9:30 am | Benton Weinstock and Annie Behringer | NOMA
Annie and Benton are the a2b behind a2b Table, an all service entertaining and high end boutique rental company designed to help others entertain. Annie and Benton believe that every table can tell a story. They start with creative design boards to help their clients produce a memorable party or celebration. The goal is not just to make a table or party different, but to make it special and unique for every guest attending. Table details, floral and centerpiece styling, rentals, in-home kitchen and bar styling and purchasing, entertaining secrets; a2b is a home entertaining marketplace!

10:30 am | Princess Giorgiana Corsini | NOMA
Princess Giorgiana Corsini is an expert in the design and history of Italian Renaissance gardens. Born in northern Italy, Princess Giorgiana Corsini was educated in Turin and pursued classical studies at the University of Geneva. In 1963, she married Prince Filippo Corsini in Florence. For over 20 years, Giorgiana Corsini has organized the annual spring exhibition, Artigianato & Palazzo, in the Corsini Palace gardens in Florence. This four-day event showcases the work of nearly a hundred artisans and craftsmen, and attracts thousands of visitors each year.

11:30 am | Frances Schultz | NOMA
Frances Schultz is a contributing editor to House Beautiful and former editor at large for Veranda. She is the author and coauthor of several books including most recently the bestselling The Bee Cottage Story, and for six years was the on-air host of the award-winning cable television show Southern Living Presents. She has appeared on The Today Show, CNN’s Open House, The Nate Berkus Show, among many others. Her popular blog at FrancesSchultz.com is a revealing window into her lively and sometimes laugh-out-loud writing as well as her inspiring style and taste. A North Carolina native, she resides in California and New York.
March 17 | Luncheon

12:30 pm | Saks Fifth Avenue Fashion Show | Pavilion of the Two Sisters, City Park
March 17 | Special Cocktail Reception
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Cocktail Reception Honoring Art in Bloom: The Art of Entertaining guest speakers, Annie Behringer, Princess Giorgiana Corsini, Frances Schultz and Benton Weinstock at the Audubon Place home of Pixie and Jimmy Reiss. Catering by Marcello’s Restaurant and Wine Market.
*FOR CARNIVAL SPONSORS ($1,000) AND ABOVE
March 17-20 | Displays on view to the public
Co-Chairs
Carol Bienvenu
Mathilde Currence
Sponsorship Information
Gala | $7,500

16 Patron Party Tickets
8 invitations to cocktail reception honoring Art in Bloom speakers at the Audubon Place home of Pixie and Jimmy Reiss
6 NOMA General Admission Passes
Publicity Package

Jubilee | $5,000

14 Patron Party Tickets
6 invitations to cocktail reception honoring Art in Bloom speakers at the Audubon Place home of Pixie and Jimmy Reiss
Publicity Package

Fête | $2,500

10 Patron Party Tickets
4 invitations to cocktail reception honoring Art in Bloom speakers at the Audubon Place home of Pixie and Jimmy Reiss
Publicity Package

Carnival | $1,000

6 Patron Party Tickets
2 invitations to cocktail reception honoring Art in Bloom speakers at the Audubon Place home of Pixie and Jimmy Reiss
Program and Invitation Listing

Masquerade | $500

4 Patron Party Tickets
Program and Invitation Listing

Cocktail Party | $350

3 Patron Party Tickets
Program and Invitation Listing

Tea Party | $150

1 Patron Party Ticket
Program and Invitation Listing

Ticket Information
March 16 | Preview Party | $125
7-10 pm

*Tickets will be mailed two weeks prior to the event.

To become a sponsor, please contact Kristen Jochem at 504.658.4121 or kjochem@noma.org.

Sponsors
Soirée
Eugenie and Joseph Jones Family Foundation
The New Orleans Advocate
Gala
J. Edgar Monroe Foundation
Jubilee
First NBC Bank
The Arabella Fund, Mathilde and Richard Currence
The Fran and George Villere Fund
The Robert E. Zetzmann Family Foundation
Fête
Gail and John Bertuzzi
Carol and Al Bienvenu
Marion and Pepper Bright
Sally and Walter Cockerham
Susan and Jimmy Gundlach
Jones Walker LLP
Elly and Merritt Lane III
Mr. and Mrs. Nat P. Phillips, Jr.
Pixie and Jimmy Reiss
Media Sponsor
The Scout Guide
Carnival
Louisette Brown and George Dunbar
Ella and Walter Flower
Dana and Steve Hansel
Jennifer and Fred Heebe
Reed Hilderbrand
Peggy and Jack Laborde
Sally and Jay Lapeyre
Anne and Edmund Redd
Mrs. Charles S. Reily
Sally E. Richards
Holly and Geoffrey Snodgrass
Eve Alexandra Stafford
Susu and Andrew Stall
Jocelyn White
Sarah and George Young
Masquerade
AOS Interior Environments
Penny Baumer
Sallee and Tom Benjamin
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W. Brown III
Dathel and Thomas Coleman
Elizabeth Cordes
Bernice and Donald Daigle
Mr. and Mrs. Gus A. Fritchie III
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Funderburk, Jr.
Dathel and John Georges
Annette and Dave Gorney
Nancy and Stephen Hales
Sarah Louise Wood Ham
Alison Hartman
Adrea D. Heebe
Jane Henson
Stephanie and James Huger
Heidi and Arthur Huguley
Susan and Doug Johnson
Diane A. Johnston
Ruth Ann Jones
Millie and Robert Kohn
Virginia McCollam and Andy Ryan
Julia Nuzum and David Gooch
Kathleen Parke and Bob Edmundson
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Philipson
Debbie and Rick Rees
Caroline and Bo Reily
Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen
Rothschild Diamonds
Karen Shales
Gayle and Ed Shearer
Liz and Poco Sloss
Kathleen and John Stassi
Anne Reily Sutherlin
Tesson Foundation
Anne and Sandy Villere
Fran and George Villere
Kathleen White
Vulcan Materials
Kimberly and Keith Zibilich
Cocktail Party
Lee Adler and Robert Marks
Tiffany Adler
Ellen and Mac Ball
Kristen and Molly Baumer
Margaret and Ken Beer
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Edwin Benrud, Jr.
Virginia Boulet and Alvin R. Albe, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Christian T. Brown
Kristin and Louis Buatt
Mary and Miles Clements
Dr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Collins
Judy and Tom David
Ann R. Duffy and John R. Skinner
Mr. and Mrs. Prescott Dunbar
Shaun and Foster Duncan
Sweet Dupuy
Leah and Miller Engelhardt
Catherine and Semmes Favrot
Sarah and Greg Feirn
Mr. James Fenner
Barbara and Clark Fitz-Hugh
Vesta deYampert Fort
Anne McIlhenny Gardiner and Robert H. Gardiner
Julie and Ted George
Marian and Larry Gibbs
Councilmember Susan and Hervin Guidry
Pam and Peck Hayne
Susan Hayne
Vivienne Hayne
Katherine Hovas
Marilee and Andrew Hovet
Sharon Jacobs and Leonard Davis
Helen and Scott Jenkins
Teresa E. Klainer, MD
Ann and John Koerner
Holt and Gordon Kolb
Renée and Peter Laborde
Stephanie Laborde
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Langenstein III
Margaret and Francis LaRocca
Marley and Michael LeBourgeois
Christine R. LeBlanc
Mr. and Mrs. Ted LeClerq
Lee Ledbetter and Associates
Melissa Legier
Mac Maison Ltd
Olivia and Archie Manning
Shirley Rabé Masinter
Mary Alice and Thomas May
Cammie and Charles Mayer
Kay McArdle
Lynn and Rick McMillan
Dr. and Mrs. William M. Meyers, Jr.
Brenda and Michael Moffitt
Elizabeth and Willy Monaghan
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Morrison
Betsy Nalty
Terry and John T. Olivier
Virginia and Jack Panno
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Pierson, Jr.
Erica and James Reiss
Pamela and James Rogers
Elizabeth and John Ryan
Katherine and Robbie Saer
Susan and Charles Schadt
Margie T. Scheuermann
Mimi and Claude Schlesinger
Ann and Mark Schreiner
Troy Scroggins
Dr. and Mrs. David Earl Simmons
Jeannette Slakey
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Rodney Smith
Jackie Sullivan
Missy and Bradford Sutherlin
Sybil M. and D. Blair Favrot Family Fund
Allison and Ben Tiller
Melanee and Steve Usdin
Sarah and Patrick Vance
Johanna and Rudolph Weichert
Kate and John Werner
Diane Zink and Robert Becnel
Garden Party
Mrs. Barbara Barnes
Elizabeth A. Boh
Elinor S. Bright
Patricia Brinson
Pat Brister
Lisa Brooking, Petite Fleur
Barbara Bush
Vivian Cahn
Nancy Cater
Jane Clayton, MD
Glenda Krottinger Cotner
Joni Diaz
Louise P. Eckley
Anne A. Fitz-Hugh
Erin O’Sullivan Fleming, MD
Glendy Forster
Joanna Giorlando
Madeline Jorgensen
Kay W. Kerrigan
Allison Crutcher McAshan
Vicki McDonald
Kathleen Mix
Mrs. Godfrey Parkerson
Angèle Parlange
Karen Keil Senter
Carol Short
Betsy Stout
Anne Strachan
Patricia Forsythe Strachan
Jean Taylor
Catherine Burns Tremaine
Georgia Trist
Lynne Uhalt Interiors
Lynda Warshauer
Leah Whann
Sally Wimberly
Tea Party
Kimberly Clarke Armatis
Mrs. H.W. Bailey
Cecile Grace Ballard
Faye T. Ballard
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel V. Benjamin III
Susan and George Benton
Edward C. Bohn
Bonnie Broel
Lauren Davis
Sally Duplantier
Sheila Fenton
Dr. Jerry and Carolyn Fortino
Rene J.L. Fransen
Carro Gardner
Leslie Gottsegen, DDS
Mrs. Paul T. Gillin
Carol and John Hall
Susan Hall
Laine B. Harper
Diane Huber
Maureen Huguley
Beverly Katz
Malise and Clay Kearney
Susu Kearney
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Villere Kohnke
Cynthia and Robert LeBreton
Nanette LoCoco, D.D.S.
Nairne and Louis Lupin
Patricia Mathes
Louise McIlhenny and Hugh Riddleberger
Mignon Faget
Mr. and Mrs. John Mills
Alice Parkerson
Jane and Chris Schramel
Frances Schultz
Darcy Devine Scoggin, LCSW
Mary Irene Scoggin
Sandra Scoggin
Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Smith III
Bethany Stich and Mark Duncan
Sally Sutton
Tesson Family Fund
Cathy R. Thomason
Dr. and Mrs. Scott A. Tucker
Jayne S. Weiss, MD
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Westfeldt
Mrs. C. Dee White III
Special Thanks
Marcello’s Restaurant and Wine Bar
Pavilion of the Two Sisters
Pixie and Jimmy Reiss
Saks Fifth Avenue
Soniat House Hotel
Uptown Frames
GREAT HALL URNS
Steve Baker, Ambrose Garden
Exhibitors
Bonsai
Guy’s Bonsai Northshore, Inc.
The Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society
Exterior Designers
Alvarez + Basik Design Group
Anthony’s Landscaping
Beverly Katz Landscape
Landscape Images Ltd
Paul Soniat | New Orleans Botanical Garden and Robin Tanner | Landscape Architect
The Plant Gallery
Garden Clubs
Acres of Green Garden Club
Aurora Plantation Gardeners
Country Club Home Gardeners
English Turn Garden Club
Garden Study Club of New Orleans
Lake Vista Garden Club
Lakeview Botany Guild
New Orleans Garden Society
New Orleans Town Gardeners
Secret Garden Club
Shady Oaks Garden Club
Tchefuncte Home and Garden Club
Town and Country Garden Club
Creative Designs
Ambrose Garden
Vivian Cahn | Vivian Cahn Designs and Joey Landry | Arbor House Florals
R. Tucker Fitz-Hugh, Jr. | The Garnished Palette
Julie Neill Designs
Scriptura
Natasha Shah | Natasha Shah Interior Design
Stephen Sonnier for Dunn & Sonnier Antiques, Florals & Gifts
Studio AHK
Paul Norman | Thibodeaux’s Florist
Urban Earth Design Studios
Zana Brown Studio
Ikebana
Katie Arimura – Sogetsu
Sylvia Blanchard – Ichiyo
Betty Butz – Sogetsu
Joan Wax Butz – Sogetsu
Sally Cockerham – Ichiyo
Richard Cranford – Sogetsu
Jacqueline Gamble – Sogetsu
Esther Jordan – Sogetsu
Mitsuko Kennair – Ikenobo
Betty Lyons – Ichiyo
Betty Rena – Ikenobo, Ichiyo
Dora Ross – Sogetsu
Diane Saye – Ichiyo
Carol Smith – Ichiyo
June Smythe – Ichihyo
Hiroko Tsuzuki – Ichiyo
Susie Vanderkuy – Sogetsu
Marilyn Wolf – Sogetsu
Movers and Shakers
presented by the New Orleans Advocate
Beverly Church and Luis Colmenares
Patti ConstantinInside New Orleans
Kenneth LaCour | Grand Events and the Dakota Restaurant
Thea Pagel
Perrier Party Rentals
Julia Reed
John Rowland | Southern Hospitality
Scriptura | Margaret Jones and Sallie Mykris
Sucré
Z Event Company
Professional Florists
Giverny Design
Glenda Ivy Design
Iris Floral + Event Design Studio
Kim Star Wise Floral EventsNOLA-FLORA | Ashley Watkins Bateman
NOLA-FLORA | Debbie Lambert
NOLA-FLORA | Phuong Nguyen
Stephen Sonnier for Dunn & Sonnier Antiques, Floral & Gifts
Sophisticated Styles by Susan Marcotte
Erin Steen, Florist | Compass Point Events
The Plant Gallery | Tina Turner
Installation | Stefania Boiani, Paint | Kristen Kyle, Thibodeaux’s Floral Studio
Villere’s Florist | Roger Villere
Tablescapes
ALG Style
Graci Interiors
Kathy Slater Interiors Design Collection
La Riviére Confiserie
M. Design and Consultation
Nelson Wilson Interiors
Peony
Sotre
Young Artists

Archbishop Chapelle High School
Isidore Newman SchoolJefferson Parish Talented Education Program
Louise S. McGehee Sophomore Art II
Metairie Park Country Day School
NOCCA – New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
St. Martin’s Episcopal School
The Chartwell Center
The Magnolia School
Trinity Episcopal School
Ursuline Academy
W. Smith Elementary, St. Bernard Parish
YAYA – Young Aspirations Young Artists
Patron and Preview Party
Cuisine and Libations
Arnaud’s Restaurant
Blue Crab Restaurant and Oyster Bar
Blue Oak BBQ
Boulevard American Bistro
Broussard’s
Café Degas
Café NOMA
Capdeboscq Catering Service, LLC
Catering D’Orleans
Creole Creamery
Dakota Restaurant
Angela Wilson for Delgado Culinary Department
Five Happiness Restaurant
Galatoire’s Restaurant
GW Fins
Katie’s Restaurant
Kenton’s
La Thai
Marcello’s Restaurant and Wine Bar
Mizado Cocina
Mr. B’s Bistro
Napoleon House
The Pelican Club Restaurant
Pigéon Caterers
Pralines by Jean…and Cupcakes too!
Press Street Station
Reginelli’s Pizzeria
Sac-a-Lait Restaurant
Taj Mahal & Nirvana Indian Cuisine
Auction Donors
Leslie Alterman with the Atlanta Artist Collective
Anton Ltd., Inc.
Raine Bedsole
Tony Benjamin
Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights
Caron’s Creations
Adrienne Casbarian
Sandra Russell Clark
Irina Cupp
Ben Dombey
George Dunbar
Elizabeth Locke Jewels
Tucker Fitz-Hugh
Oksana Fogg
Becky Fos
Friend and Co. Fine Jewelers
Hayley Gaberlavage
Julie Denechaud Gahagan
Mitchell Gaudet
Julia Gravois
Jimmy Gundlach
Karen Gundlach
Martha Guthrie
Guy Lyman Fine Art & Magazine Street Framing
Nancy Hales
Patricia Daniels Henderson
Gretchen Howard
Stephanie Huger
Campbell Hutchinson
Austin James
Susu Kearney
KimBullenDesigns
Belinda Knowles
Helen Kohnke
Beth Lambert
Olesya Lanovitch
Fifi Laughlin
Ricky Lemann
Anya Lincoln-Dunn
Lory Lockwood
Sharika Mahdi
Katherine McClure with the Atlanta Artist Collective
Gregor McGehee
Miette
Mignon Faget, Ltd.
Renée Mitchell
Moss Antiques
Micey Moyer
NOLA Rugs
Auseklis Ozols
Mallory Page
Charlotte Parrino
Holly Mabry Poole Art
Ann Rhodes with the Atlanta Artist Collective
Annie Weinstein Richardson
Rhenda Saporita
Richard Sexton
Dawn Sharpe
Julie Silvers
Kathy Slater
Hunt Slonem
Liz Sloss
Soren Christensen Gallery
Allison Stewart
Garth Swanson
Melanie Talbot Art
Tim Trapolin
Juju Trice
James Vella
Angelica Verkeenko
Sidonie Villere
Alexis Walter
Tony Watts

Noontime Talk with Anne C. B. Roberts
2016-03-16 12:00 - 12:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join us at NOMA for a Noontime Talk. Noontime Talks are brief, casual discussions on exhibitions or works of art in the galleries, given by NOMA curators and special guests.
“Codes, Metaphors, and Meanings”
Curatorial assistant Anne C. B. Roberts will discuss codes, metaphors, and meanings in the exhibition Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum.
Thanks to The Helis Foundation, Wednesdays are free for Louisiana residents, so stop in and learn something new!

StoryQuest
2016-03-12 11:00 - 11:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Spark imagination, creativity, and a love of reading. Professional authors, actors and artists bring the world of children’s literature to NOMA in this family program. Family activities are offered after each StoryQuest to encourage museum exploration.
Saturday, March 12: Garden
Ideal for ages 2-7. No registration is necessary. StoryQuest is included with museum admission.
Find the full schedule here. Contact 504-658-4128 or education@noma.org with questions.
Major support for StoryQuest is provided by the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation.

NOMA Egg Hunt & Family Festival Presented by Whitney Bank
2016-03-12 10:00 - 14:00
Saturday, March 12, 2016 | 10 am – 2 pm
Join us on Saturday, March 12, 2016 for the NOMA Egg Hunt & Family Festival in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Bring your family for a fun-filled day featuring egg hunts, a petting zoo, spacewalks, face painting, crafts activities and more!

The NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival is still on!
Join us inside for a fun scavenger egg hunt and activities on all three floors of the museum. Tickets are still available until 2 pm today and will be sold at the door tomorrow.

UPDATED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Entertainment

10 am – Noon: DJ Audio Jocks
10 am – 2 pm: Egg Scavenger Hunt
12 pm – 12:30 pm: Crocker College Prep Drumline /
Crocker College Prep Kittens Dance Team
1 – 2 pm: Live Music by The Swing Setters

First Floor Activities

10 am – 2 pm: Egg Scavenger Hunt
10 am – 12 pm: DJ Audio Jocks
10 am – 12 pm: Face Painting by Nurture Nannies
10 am – 12 pm: Juggler & Magician
10 am – 2 pm: Photo Booth
11 am – 1 pm: Face Painting Presented by The Angry Birds Movie – in theaters May 20
12 – 12:30 pm: Crocker College Prep Drumline / Crocker College Prep Kittens Dance Team
1 – 2 pm: Live Music by The Swing Setters new!

Tented Courtyard Activities

10 am – 2 pm: Whitney Bank Parent Activity Area new!
10 am – 1 pm: Tattoo Salon new!
10 am – 1 pm: Bean Bag Toss new!
10 am – 1 pm: Petting Zoo presented by Metairie Small Animal Clinic

Second Floor Activities

10 am – 2 pm: Egg Scavenger Hunt

10 am – 1 pm: Hula Hoop Station new!
10 am – 1 pm: NOMA Art Activity
10 am – 1 pm: Drawing Activity with Young Rembrandts of Southeast Louisiana new!
10 am – 1 pm: Craft Station presented by Macaroni Kids new!
11 – 11:30 am: StoryQuest new!
12 – 12:30 pm: Story Time by The Adventures of the Swamp Kids new!

Third Floor Activities

10 am – 2 pm: Egg Scavenger Hunt

Refreshments | Breakfast and Lunch Snacks | Iced Coffee, Iced Tea, Kentwood Water, Sqwincher | Screw Drivers & Mimosas for Parents

Special Guests | The Elmer Bunny | Alice and the Mad Hatter by When you wish Entertainment | Curious George by WYES-TV | Book Giveaways and More! (While Supplies Last)

Ticket Information
$15 at the door, everyone. Children age 2 and under, free.
Ticket price includes all entertainment, activities, and refreshments

Tickets are non-refundable
Rain or shine
Sponsorship Information
Boogie & Bounce | $250

Four (4) tickets to the Egg Hunt and Family Festival
Publicity Package

Bunnies & Baskets | $500

Six (6) tickets to the Egg Hunt and Family Festival
Publicity Package

Sweets & Treats / Activity Underwriter* | $1,000

Recognition as a “Sweets & Treats” Sponsor of the event OR underwriter of an Egg Hunt and Family Festival activity*
Ten (10) tickets to the Egg Hunt and Family Festival
Publicity Package

*NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival Underwriting Opportunities:
Your company can receive additional publicity by underwriting a specific NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival activity. There is LIMITED AVAILABILITY and the opportunities listed below will be assigned as pledges are confirmed.

Art activities
Bounce house for toddlers
Bounce house for kids
Musical entertainment / emcee
Face painting
Hula hoop station
Juggler / magician
Photo booth

Fun & Games | $2,500

Twenty (20) tickets to the Egg Hunt and Family Festival
Publicity Package

Lead Sponsor | $5,000

Recognition as a Lead Sponsor of the event
Forty (40) tickets to the Egg Hunt and Family Festival
Four (4) invitations to VIP museum members opening during 2016/2017
Publicity Package

For more information, or to purchase tickets | 504.658.4121 | egghunt@noma.org

Sponsors
Lead Sponsor
Catherine Burns Tremaine
Sweets & Treats
THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE – in Theatre May 20
Metairie Small Animal Hospital
Boogie & Bounce
Baby Bump Maternity
Beary Cherry Tree Child Development Center
Dancer’s Pointe
Fairfax Fabric Company
Susan Geoghegan/State Farm
Hales Pediatrics
Lake Vista Integrative Pediatrics
Le Jouet
Little Miss Muffin
Little Pnuts Toy Shoppe
Mignon Children’s Boutique
Perret’s Army & Outdoor
Uniforms by Logo Express
Young Rembrandts of Southeast Louisiana
Special Thanks
Adventure Quest Laser Tag
Elmer Chocolate
Kentwood Water
KINDRED+ZukaBaby
Louisiana Sisters
Macaroni Kid
NOLA Baby
Nurture Nannies
Orleans Coffee Exchange
Pelican Publishing Company
Sqwincher
VarageSale
When You Wish Entertainment
Michael Lee Wong Photography
WYES-TV

Friday Nights at NOMA: Lecture by Katie Hall Burlison (CANCELED)
2016-03-11 17:00 - 21:00
NOTE: Due to inclement weather, NOMA will be closed on Friday, March 11. There will be no Friday Nights at NOMA.

Join us tonight as Louisiana State Museum curator Katie Hall Burlison gives a lecture on the current exhibition Pierre Joseph Landry: Patriot, Planter, Sculptor. We’ve also got live music, free art activities, and of course, great art!

5-8 pm: Art on the Spot
5:30-8:30 pm: Music by Lynn Drury
6:30 pm: Lecture by Katie Hall Burlison: “Pierre Joseph Landry: Acadian Life and Art in Louisiana”

Pierre Joseph Landry: Acadian Life and Art in Louisiana
Landry was born in France in 1770 and came to Louisiana with thousands of Acadians in the late 19th century. He became a successful planter in Iberville Parish and served as a captain in the Battle of New Orleans, but later in life he began carving wood sculptures. This talk will address Landry’s experiences as they inform his art, and two manuscripts—a personal notebook that documents important milestones in his life, and a military tactical manual, both descended in the Landry family.
About Lynn Drury
Lynn Drury picked up the guitar at 26, went at it like a pro, and she’s never stopped working. Her inspiration is her environment and since the mid nineties, that environment has been New Orleans. The transition for the Yazoo City-born Drury was smooth. She says jasmine smells like honeysuckle, and you believe her. Sultry, sweet songs turn funky, and it’s all in the same neighborhood. These days, Lynn herself is part of the scenery. She’s been a regular at French Quarter Fest and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for years, and has played just about everywhere in town.

This program is supported in part by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily represent the views of either the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Noontime Talk with Alice Yelen Gitter
2016-03-09 12:00 - 12:30, 2016-03-02 12:00 - 12:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join us at NOMA for a Noontime Talk. Noontime Talks are brief, casual discussions on exhibitions or works of art in the galleries, given by NOMA curators and special guests.
Alice Yelen Gitter, Senior Curator for Collections Research will discuss the field of self-taught art and the two exhibitions Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum and Unfiltered Visions: Self-Taught Art from the Permanent Collection.
Thanks to The Helis Foundation, Wednesdays are free for Louisiana residents, so stop in and learn something new!

StoryQuest
2016-03-05 11:00 - 11:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Spark imagination, creativity, and a love of reading. Professional authors, actors and artists bring the world of children’s literature to NOMA in this family program. Family activities are offered after each StoryQuest to encourage museum exploration.
Saturday, March 5: Brothers & Sisters
Ideal for ages 2-7. No registration is necessary. StoryQuest is included with museum admission.
Find the full schedule here. Contact 504-658-4128 or education@noma.org with questions.
Major support for StoryQuest is provided by the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation.

Studio KIDS!
2016-03-05 10:00 - 12:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Get Creative with Studio KIDS!
Art Detectives, get your magnifying glasses ready! This Spring, students will uncover details hidden throughout the museum. In each class, Studio KIDS! explores art made by diverse cultures as inspiration for art projects. From beading 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 504.658.4128 or email education@noma.org to register or for more information.
Ages 5 – 10 | 10 am – 12 pm
Cost per class:
$25 | members
$30 | nonmembers
March 5
Hidden Messages
Find written messages artists have incorporated into their paintings. Come up with a message to hide in your painting.
Full schedule can be found here.

Friday Nights at NOMA: Maya Symposium Keynote Address
2016-03-04 17:00 - 21:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
This Friday night, NOMA is hosting the annual Tulane Maya Symposium Keynote Address. Tulane University’s Middle American Research Institute (MARI) and Far Horizons are proud to present the 13th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium and Workshop. This year’s symposium, titled “Ixiktaak: Ancient Maya Women,” will focus on the significance of women in ancient Maya society. The invited scholars have explored this topic from different disciplinary perspectives, including archaeology, iconography, physical anthropology, and epigraphy. For more information on the full symposium schedule, click here.

This year’s keynote will be given by Dr. Mary Ellen Miller of Yale University, who will guide us through her recent research on Jaina figurines. As always, all Friday Nights at NOMA programs are included with museum admission (and free for members).

5-8 pm: Art on the Spot
5:30-8:30 pm: Music by Arpa Quartet
6 pm: Maya Symposium Keynote Address by Dr. Mary Miller: “The Women of Maya Figurines: a Mystery Within and Without“

NOMA Book Club: Program with Curator Katie Pfohl
2016-03-04 11:30 - 13:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join the NOMA Book Club! Each month Book Club reads art-related fiction and non-fiction, and engages in discussion groups, curatorial programs and field trips correlating with each book.
Most Book Club programs start promptly at noon, but please come at 11:30 if you wish to bring a sack lunch and meet with friends. NOMA provides water and soft drinks. Please RSVP for the meetings you wish to attend.
Book Club members may buy their reading selections at the NOMA Museum Shop at a 20% discount. Call the Shop at 504.658.4133 for more information.
To join NOMA Book Club or for more information, contact 504.658.4117 or at bookclub@noma.org.
March’s Selection
Mark Rothko: Towards the Light in the Chapel by Annie Chen-Solal
Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in the Jewish Pale of Settlement in 1903. He immigrated to the United States at age ten, taking with him his Talmudic education and his memories of pogroms and persecutions in Russia. … Early in his career, Annie Cohen-Solal writes, “he became a major player in the social struggle of American artists, and his own metamorphosis benefited from the unique transformation of the U.S. art world during this time.” … Ever faithful to his habit of confronting the establishment, he devoted the last decade of his life to cultivating his new conception of art as an experience, thanks to the commission of a radical project, the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas.
Cohen-Solal’s fascinating biography, based on considerable archival research, tells the unlikely story of how a young immigrant from Dvinsk became a crucial transforming agent of the art world—one whose legacy prevails to this day. (Description available here)

Friday Nights at NOMA: Lectures with Stacy Hollander and Valérie Rousseau
2016-02-26 17:00 - 21:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join us for the opening of Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum. Co-curators Stacy Hollander and Valérie Rousseau will discuss self-taught art in the Stern Auditorium, Shotgun Jazz Band will provide live music, and our art educators will be manning the Art on the Spot activity table where you and your family can get creative.

5-8 pm: Art on the Spot
5:30-8:30 pm: Music by Shotgun Jazz Band
6:30 pm: Lectures with curators Stacy Hollander and Valérie Rousseau

About the Lectures
“Self-Taught Genius: Self-Taught is the Methodology, Genius is the Soul”
Stacy C. Hollander, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, Chief Curator, and Director of Exhibitions, American Folk Art Museum
“The Oblique Angle: When the Self-Taught Artist Shapes the World”
Valérie Rousseau, Curator, Self-Taught Art and Art Brut, American Folk Art Museum
The exhibition Self-Taught Genius explores the the genesis and course of self-taught genius in the United States, its relationship to a larger national picture, and its roots in the climate of “natural genius” engendered by philosophical movements of the eighteenth century. Hollander and Rousseau will discuss the art that developed “along unsuspecting paths” and its remarkable resilience and persistence as it has responded to changing life in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.

NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
2016-02-25 11:30 - 13:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join the NOMA Book Club! Each month Book Club reads art-related fiction and non-fiction, and engages in discussion groups, curatorial programs and field trips correlating with each book.
Most Book Club programs start promptly at noon, but please come at 11:30 if you wish to bring a sack lunch and meet with friends. NOMA provides water and soft drinks. Please RSVP for the meetings you wish to attend.
Book Club members may buy their reading selections at the NOMA Museum Shop at a 20% discount. Call the Shop at 504.658.4133 for more information.
To join NOMA Book Club or for more information, contact 504.658.4117 or at bookclub@noma.org.
February’s Selection
Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy: the Tragic Life of an Outsider Artist by Jim Elledge
While some art historians tend to dismiss Darger as possibly psychotic, Jim Elledge cuts through the cloud of controversy and rediscovers Darger as a damaged and fearful gay man, raised in a world unaware of the consequences of child abuse or gay shame. This thoughtful, sympathetic biography tells the true story of a tragically misunderstood artist. Drawn from fascinating histories of the vice-ridden districts of 1900s Chicago, tens of thousands of pages of primary source material, and Elledge’s own work in queer history, Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy also features a full-color reproduction of a never-before-seen canvas from a private gallery in New York, as well as a previously undiscovered photograph of Darger with his lifelong companion William Schloeder, or “Whillie” as Henry affectionately referred to him. (Description available here)

Noontime Talk with Katie Hall Burlison
2016-02-24 12:00 - 12:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join us at NOMA for a Noontime Talk. Noontime Talks are brief, casual discussions on exhibitions or works of art in the galleries, given by NOMA curators and special guests.
“Pierre Joseph Landry: Patriot, Planter, Sculptor”
Katie Hall Burlison, curator at the Louisiana State Museum, will discuss NOMA’s exhibition Pierre Joseph Landry: Patriot, Planter, Sculptor.
Thanks to The Helis Foundation, Wednesdays are free for Louisiana residents, so stop in and learn something new!
This program is supported in part by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily represent the views of either the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

StoryQuest
2016-02-20 11:00 - 23:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Spark imagination, creativity, and a love of reading. Professional authors, actors and artists bring the world of children’s literature to NOMA in this family program. Family activities are offered after each StoryQuest to encourage museum exploration.
Saturday, February 20: Weather
Ideal for ages 2-7. No registration is necessary. StoryQuest is included with museum admission.
Find the full schedule here. Contact 504-658-4128 or education@noma.org with questions.
Major support for StoryQuest is provided by the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation.

Studio KIDS!
2016-02-20 10:00 - 12:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Get Creative with Studio KIDS!
Art Detectives, get your magnifying glasses ready! This Spring, students will uncover details hidden throughout the museum. In each class, Studio KIDS! explores art made by diverse cultures as inspiration for art projects. From beading 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 504.658.4128 or email education@noma.org to register or for more information.
Ages 5 – 10 | 10 am – 12 pm
Cost per class:
$25 | members
$30 | nonmembers
February 20
It’s all Greek to Me
Discover the Greek and Roman inspired patterns in NOMA’s Great Hall then create a clay vessel that incorporates those designs.
Full schedule can be found here.

Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by The Pfister Sisters
2016-02-19 17:00 - 21:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join us for live music by The Pfister Sisters, free art activities, great art, and more.

5-8 pm: Art on the Spot
5:30-8:30 pm: Music by The Pfister Sisters
6:30 pm: Comedy tour of the permanent collection with The New Movement

Noontime Talk with Bill Fagaly
2016-02-17 12:00 - 13:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join us at NOMA for a Noontime Talk. Noontime Talks are brief, casual discussions on exhibitions or works of art in the galleries, given by NOMA curators and special guests.
“Pierre Joseph Landry: Patriot, Planter, Sculptor”
Françoise Billion Richardson Curator of African Art Bill Fagaly will discuss NOMA’s exhibition Pierre Joseph Landry: Patriot, Planter, Sculptor.
Thanks to The Helis Foundation, Wednesdays are free for Louisiana residents, so stop in and learn something new!
This program is supported in part by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily represent the views of either the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

NOMA Book Club: Curatorial Program with Alice Yelen
2016-02-16 11:30 - 13:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119

StoryQuest
2016-02-13 11:00 - 11:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Spark imagination, creativity, and a love of reading. Professional authors, actors and artists bring the world of children’s literature to NOMA in this family program. Family activities are offered after each StoryQuest to encourage museum exploration.
Saturday, February 13: Red
Ideal for ages 2-7. No registration is necessary. StoryQuest is included with museum admission.
Find the full schedule here. Contact 504-658-4128 or education@noma.org with questions.
Major support for StoryQuest is provided by the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation. Additional support is provided by Target.

Studio KIDS!
2016-02-13 10:00 - 12:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Get Creative with Studio KIDS!
Art Detectives, get your magnifying glasses ready! This Spring, students will uncover details hidden throughout the museum. In each class, Studio KIDS! explores art made by diverse cultures as inspiration for art projects. From beading 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 504.658.4128 or email education@noma.org to register or for more information.
Ages 5 – 10 | 10 am – 12 pm
Cost per class:
$25 | members
$30 | nonmembers
February 13
Mysterious Mystical Creatures
Griffins stealthily keep watch on NOMA’s roof. Find these guardians and then make sculptures of your own imaginary mystical creatures.
Full schedule can be found here.

Friday Nights at NOMA: Genealogy Night
2016-02-12 17:00 - 21:00
Have you ever wanted to explore your family’s history, but didn’t know where to start? In conjunction with the exhibition Pierre Joseph Landry: Patriot, Planter, Sculptor, NOMA will be hosting a genealogy night. Local groups, including the City Archives at the New Orleans Public Library, will be on site to offer advice and help you get started. Enjoy live music, art activities, and additional programs. Check this page in the coming weeks as we add more information.

5 – 8 pm: Art on the Spot
5 – 8 pm: Genealogy information with the Louisiana Creole Research Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Louisiana Division/City Archives at the New Orleans Public Library
5:30 – 8:30 pm: Music by Bruce Daigrepont
6:30 – 7:30 pm: Introduction to Genealogy Resources with Christina Bryant, Head Louisiana Division/City Archives and Greg Osborn, Staff Louisiana Division/City Archives (This talk will introduce beginners to resources available for genealogy research. The discussion will focus primarily on resources available from the Louisiana Division/City Archives at the New Orleans Public Library.)

Pierre Joseph Landry: Patriot, Planter, Sculptor is jointly organized by the Louisiana State Museum and the New Orleans Museum of Art. Related programs are funded under a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily represent the views of either the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

No Friday Nights at NOMA this week -- Happy Mardi Gras!
2016-02-05 08:00 - 17:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119

Friday Nights at NOMA: Lecture with Tim Youd
2016-01-29 17:00 - 21:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Tonight, artist Tim Youd will discuss his recent performance project: 100 Novels. Join us for live music, free art activities, and more!

5-8 pm: Art on the Spot
5:30-8:30 pm: Music by DJ Marc Stone
6:30 pm: Lecture with Tim Youd

About Tim Youd: 100 Novels
Los Angeles-based contemporary artist Tim Youd will visit NOMA to perform the latest installment of his 100 Novels Project. At the heart of this endeavor is an extended and idiosyncratic literary pilgrimage. Youd journeys across the world to retype 100 works of literature—some canonical, others obscure—in locations germane to each novel. In these charged locations, he uses the original make and model of typewriter employed by the book’s the author to retype each novel in its entirety.
While in Louisiana, Youd will be performing live in NOMA’s galleries and in locations throughout the state, retyping a series of novels set in Louisiana that will include everything from Walker Percy’s The Moviegoer to John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces. During his multi-week performances, Youd retypes each novel onto a single sheet of paper, backed by a second sheet. He runs the doubled paper through the typewriter repeatedly, until every word of the novel has been retyped. Upon completion, the two pages—a positive and a negative image—are mounted as a diptych, representing two pages of a book. These resulting frayed and tattered pages reflect on our relationship to history, memory and creativity, and ask what the practice of novel writing—and reading—might teach us today.
About Marc Stone
DJ Marc Stone has made a stellar name for himself in the Roots music world as a Louisiana Red Hot Records recording artist, collaborator with legends including Walter “Wolfman” Washington, John Mooney, Lillian Boutte and Kirk Joseph, and as guitarist for Louisiana masters including Eddie Bo, Marva Wright, Rockin Dopsie Jr, Terrance Simien, Ernie K-Doe and many others. He brings all of this experience and knowledge, plus his extensive vinyl collection, with him as the host of the Soul Serenade on WWOZ 90.7-fm New Orleans and at his mobile DJ gigs. Sweet soul, burnin’ funk, deep blues and Louisiana classics will all rock your soul every time he drops a needle on wax!

Friday Nights at NOMA: Artist Perspective with Skylar Fein
2016-01-22 17:00 - 21:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Tonight at NOMA, Skylar Fein will give an Artist Perspective in conjunction with the exhibition Visions of US: American Art at NOMA. Join us for great art, live music, free art activities, a cash bar, and more!

5-8 pm: Art on the Spot
5:30-8:30 pm: Music by Phil the Tremolo King
6:30 pm: Artist Perspective with Skylar Fein: “Larry Rivers’ Eulogy for Frank O’Hara”

About “Larry Rivers’ Eulogy for Frank O’Hara”
Skylar Fein on Visions of US: American Art at NOMA
Forget that he once won a lot of money on The $64,000 Question. Forget that he painted Napoleon as “The Greatest Homosexual,” forget the scandalous “Frank O’Hara Nude With Boots” — even forget (if you can) that the model (O’Hara) was his lover and a world-renowned poet and a curator at MoMA at the time. Forget all of that. The topic on January 22 is the eulogy. Rivers’ eulogy for Frank O’Hara was one of the most infamous and explosive art world events of late-Sixties New York, but you’ve never heard it. During this lecture, Skylar Fein will read the eulogy, courtesy of NYU Library special collections, and relate it to the Rivers painting on view in Visions of US: American Art at NOMA, situating this history within his own work, and the larger history of Pop Art in the United States.
About Skylar Fein
Skylar Fein was born in Greenwich Village and raised in the Bronx. He has had many careers including teaching nonviolent resistance under the umbrella of the Quakers, working for a gay film festival in Seattle, stringing for The New York Times and as pre-med student at University of New Orleans where he moved one week before Hurricane Katrina hit.
In the fall of 2008, his Prospect.1: Biennial installation, Remember the Upstairs Lounge, shined a spotlight on an overlooked piece of New Orleans history: a fire that swept through a French Quarter bar in 1973, killing everyone inside. The worst fire in New Orleans history has never been solved. His installation walked visitors right through the swinging bar doors, and offered visual riffs on politics and sexuality circa 1973. The piece was praised in Artforum, Art In America, The New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker, among others. In late 2009, Fein had his first solo museum show, “Youth Manifesto,” at the New Orleans Museum of Art. The exhibition was an ode to punk rock as a force for social and cultural upheaval. True to form, the opening reception was shut down by police responding to the look of the unlikely art-going crowd.
Skylar Fein was the recipient of a 2009 Joan Mitchell Foundation Award and his work is in several prominent collections including The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Brooklyn Museum, The Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, The Louisiana State Museum, The Birmingham Museum of Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art.
About Phil the Tremolo King
Phil ‘the Tremolo King’ Vanderyken is one of those characters you will only find in the Big Easy. Born and raised in Belgium, Phil immigrated to the US as a young hobo, with a guitar and a few bucks in his pocket, determined to follow his muse. Phil and his backup band ‘The Uptown Downtown Orchestra” currently have a residency at the Apple Barrel on Frenchmen Street and have played local venues like AllWays Lounge, Tipitina’s, Dragon’s Den, Banks Street Bar, the Palmer Park Arts Market, Tip’s on the Tarmac ( Louis Armstrong Airport) and more.
Phil’s music is a gumbo of trad jazz, gypsy swing, country, blues and whatever else strikes his fancy. His original songs combine New Orleans roots music with a gypsy sense of melody. Living in the Big Easy with its many colorful characters provides a never ending source of inspiration. The “Uptown Downtown Orchestra” is Josh Wexler on piano and accordion, and Peter Orr on mandolin. Josh has studied jazz at NYU and performed and recorded with many local artists like the Dapper Dandies, Sarah Quintana and the Essentials. Peter Orr was an original member of legendary street jazz band the Loose Marbles which included Aurora Nealand and Meshiya Lake. He has released four CD’s as ‘Sneaky Pete” and is an accomplished writer and painter.Alex Levy, on sousaphone, has deep roots in New Orleans’ brass band community. He is currently playing with, among others, the Secondhand Street Brass Band, the Brownsville Brass Band, and Katrina Boudreaux.

StoryQuest
2016-01-16 11:00 - 11:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Spark imagination, creativity, and a love of reading. Professional authors, actors and artists bring the world of children’s literature to NOMA in this family program. Family activities are offered after each StoryQuest to encourage museum exploration.
Saturday, January 16: Nature
Ideal for ages 2-7. No registration is necessary. StoryQuest is included with museum admission.
Find the full schedule here. Contact 504-658-4128 or education@noma.org with questions.
Major support for StoryQuest is provided by the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation. Additional support is provided by Target.

Studio KIDS!
2016-01-16 10:00 - 12:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Get Creative with Studio KIDS!
Art Detectives, get your magnifying glasses ready! This Spring, students will uncover details hidden throughout the museum. In each class, Studio KIDS! explores art made by diverse cultures as inspiration for art projects. From beading 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 504.658.4128 or email education@noma.org to register or for more information.
Ages 5 – 10 | 10 am – 12 pm
Cost per class:
$25 | members
$30 | nonmembers
January 16
Background Check
Inspect the paintings throughout the galleries to find unusual backgrounds. Then head back to the studio to make a painting featuring your own unusual background.
Full schedule can be found here.

Friday Nights at NOMA: Artist Perspective with Regina Scully
2016-01-15 17:00 - 21:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Tonight, Regina Scully will give an Artist Perspective talk on the exhibition Visions of US: American Art at NOMA. Plus, enjoy live music by The Ramblin’ Letters, free art activities, and much more. Join us!

5-8 pm: Art on the Spot
5:30-8:30 pm: Music by The Ramblin’ Letters
6:30 pm: Artist Perspective with Regina Scully on Visions of US: American Art at NOMA

About Regina Scully
Regina Scully will discuss concepts of landscape and abstraction in her own work and in relation to paintings in the NOMA exhibition, Visions of US: American Art at NOMA. Landscape historically refers to a way of seeing the external world through the delineation of space, while Scully’s abstract landscape paintings also consider space from the artist’s inner emotional viewpoint. Scully will look at both of these ways of mapping, and consider the relationship between the external and internal world in painting though historical examples drawn from NOMA’s collection and her own recent work.
Scully lives in New Orleans, Louisiana and maintains a daily practice in her studio in the Bywater. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Scully received her B.F.A. in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design and her M.F.A. in Painting from University of New Orleans. A catalog of recent paintings and works on paper with an accompanying essay by Dan Cameron was published in late summer, 2015. Scully recently returned from Englewood, Florida, where she attended an awarded artist residency at the Hermitage Artist Retreat.
In 2014, Scully showed in solo exhibitions, Terra Incognita in New Orleans and Translations in Houston, following her solo exhibition, Entrance in Chelsea, NY at C24 Gallery at the end of 2013. Art Fairs in 2014 included Pulse New York, the San Francisco Art Market, Texas Contemporary and Project Miami. Scully’s paintings are in private and public collections including the Microsoft Art Collection, (2010, 2013), The Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation Collection, the Capital One Art Collection, and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
About The Ramblin’ Letters
Formed in 2008, The Ramblin’ Letters have become one of New Orleans’ most popular bluegrass bands. The Ramblin’ Letters are Michael Millet on guitar and lead vocals, John Norwood on dobro and mandolin, John Depriest on banjo, Harry Hardin on fiddle, and Will Jordan on upright bass. They play traditional and gospel bluegrass in the old time style. The Ramblin’ Letters take their name from the song, “I Don’t Want Your Ramblin’ Letters,” by one of their greatest influences, the Stanley Brothers.
The Ramblin’ Letters play a lot in and around the New Orleans area, with regular gigs on Frenchmen, the French Quarter, Uptown, on the Northshore, and in Mississippi. More recently they have graced the stage at New Orleans icons Tipitina’s, the Maple Leaf, Le Bon Temps, Abita Springs Opry, French Quarter Festival and Audubon Zoo. They are gaining a reputation for their talented instrumentation, rich vocal harmonies, acapella songs, and marathon sets.

NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
2016-01-15 11:30 - 13:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join the NOMA Book Club! Each month Book Club reads art-related fiction and non-fiction, and engages in discussion groups, curatorial programs and field trips correlating with each book.
Most Book Club programs start promptly at noon, but please come at 11:30 if you wish to bring a sack lunch and meet with friends. NOMA provides water and soft drinks. Please RSVP for the meetings you wish to attend.
Book Club members may buy their reading selections at the NOMA Museum Shop at a 20% discount. Call the Shop at 504.658.4133 for more information.
To join NOMA Book Club or for more information, contact 504.658.4117 or at bookclub@noma.org.
January’s Selection
The Birth of Venus: a Novel by Sarah Dunant
THE BIRTH OF VENUS breathes life into the history of Florence — its art, philosophy, religion and politics — but it is clearly Alessandra’s story. The character of Alessandra was born when Sarah Dunant, who owns a home in Florence, discovered a lack of records about women artists during the fifteenth century. Was the desire there, she wondered, to play a part in the city’s art movement but not the means to express it? (Review available here)
