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SUMMARY:Producer's Choice: Cinema Paradiso and Conversation with Producer Meryl Poster
DESCRIPTION:Films build community through shared experiences. \nNOMA presents a series of films—selected by award-winning producer and filmmaker Meryl Poster—followed by insightful special guests. Don’t miss your chance to revisit or discover modern classics on the big screen and gain behind-the-scenes insight into the film industry from leading figures. \nDiscussions will draw connections to art more broadly and celebrate cinema as an essential art form. \nNOMA will screen Cinema Paradiso (1989) for this program\, starting with a conversation with Poster. Doors open at 6:30 pm\, the talk begins at 7:00 pm\, and the film screening starts at around 7:45 pm.  \nDue to pending weather conditions\, this program will now take place in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts. \nSeating location is on a first-come\, first-served basis. Popcorn\, bites\, beverages\, and special cocktails by Café NOMA are available for purchase. No outside food or drinks are permitted.  \nTickets are $10 for NOMA members and $15 for general admission. \nNote on Ticket Availability\nDue to pending weather conditions and indoor capacity limitations\, tickets for this program are no longer available for purchase online. \nView all events in the Producer’s Choice Film Series \n\nAbout the Film\nCinema Paradiso (1989\, 2h 35m)\nA prominent movie director returns to his Sicilian home village for the first time in many years to attend the funeral of the town’s former film projectionist\, who served as the filmmaker’s mentor when he was a young boy. \nAbout Meryl Poster\nMeryl Poster is an award-winning producer and filmmaker. Starting as the second ever female trainee in the William Morris Agency mailroom\, she has since led and developed a slate of groundbreaking\, critically acclaimed films\, including the Oscar-winning Chicago\, Chocolat\, Cider House Rules\, Cop Land\, Beautiful Girls\, Bounce\, Kate and Leopold\, and An Unfinished Life.
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LOCATION:NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
CATEGORIES:Films
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SUMMARY:Spring Festival: New African Masquerades
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the special exhibition New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations at NOMA’s Spring Festival\, a day of activities for all ages. \nThis year’s Spring Festival will take place on Saturday\, May 31st\, from 10 am to 4 pm. \n$5 for Members \n$10 for General Admission \nFree admission for people ages 19 and under \nRegister Now \nPlease note: the New Orleans Museum of Art will be CLOSED after Spring Festival ends at 4 pm on Saturday\, May 31st. There will be no public admission to the museum after 4 pm this day.   \n\nEvent Details\nLive Music from Local Acts Young Guardians of the Flame and ÌFÉ\nListen and dance along to live performances by the Young Guardians of the Flame at 10:30 am and electronic music artist ÌFÉ at 2:45 pm. \nGuided Tours of New African Masquerades\, Afropolitan\, and More\nExplore all three floors of the museum with guided tours of our New African Masquerades and Afropolitan exhibits\, as well as our permanent African Art collection on the 3rd floor. Enjoy docent-guided tours of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden throughout the day. Tours are all ages\, with youth- and teen- focused tours scheduled throughout the day\, as well. \nNew African Masquerades-inspired Arts and Activities\nEnjoy art-making activities and demonstrations inspired by New African Masquerades.  \nConservator-Led Workshop on Document and Photo Preservation\nJoin NOMA’s Conservator of Photographs and Works of Art on Paper\, Nayla Maaruf\, for an invaluable workshop titled “Preserving Family History: Disaster Prep at Home for Family Photos and Documents.” \nConnect with Our Community\nMeet and mingle with a variety of community partners\, learn about their programs and projects\, and get creative. \nEnjoy Food and Drinks All Day\nEnjoy food from local vendors\, including Tanjariné and Café NOMA. Food will be available for purchase throughout the event.  \n\nAbout New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations\nNew African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations spotlights the work of four contemporary artists working in cities across West Africa: Chief Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa\, Sheku “Goldenfinger” Fofanah\, David Sanou\, and Hervé Youmbi. Read more.  \nAbout ÌFÉ\nNew Orleans-based African American producer and percussionist ÌFÉ blends elements of Afro-Cuban folklore and Yoruban religious music with the sounds of modern day Jamaican Dancehall\, Trap and AfroBeats. The single most important electronic act in Afro-Caribbean music today\, ÌFÉ’s long awaited sophomore album 0000+0000 was released to worldwide critical acclaim in November of 2021. His new album is scheduled for release in the Spring of 2025.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/spring-fest-new-african-masquerades/
LOCATION:Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans \, LA\, 70124
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talks Every Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:Every week\, NOMA hosts gallery talks in the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden led by curators\, artists\, and other special guests. These lively\, participatory conversations provide a moment to take a close look at one work—or a selection of works—currently on view. \nIncluded with museum admission\, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the admissions desk for directions to the appropriate location.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talks/2025-06-04/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Women in Masquerade Panel Discussion: Women Cultivating Legacy
DESCRIPTION:In Liberia\, Sierra Leone\, Guinea\, the Ivory Coast\, and New Orleans\, women in masquerade carry the power and culture of the women before them\, ensuring their histories live on in future generations. Through performances involving elaborate ornamentation\, women create and use ornate suits to commemorate\, uphold\, and progress the role of women in cultural traditions on the continent of Africa and throughout the diaspora. \nThis program\, presented in connection with the exhibition New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations\, offers a fresh perspective on how women’s power and presence span the scope from silent architects shaping practice to influential leaders in cultural expression. Cherice Harrison-Nelson and Tribal Queen Bee will be joined by moderator Kristiana Rae Colón for this important conversation on the legacy of women across global masquerade arts. \nAdmission and registration for this event are free. \nRegister Now \nNOTE: Registration guarantees you a seat until the beginning of the program. Standing room will be allowed. \n\nBios\nCherice Harrison-Nelson is an educator\, artist\, and arts administrator who co-founded and curated the former Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame. She is the co-editor of eleven publications and coordinator of numerous exhibitions and discussions focused on West African-inspired cultural traditions in New Orleans. She contributed to original\, hand-beaded Carnival Day ceremonial attire\, worn by her son and later acquired by the Smithsonian Institution\, Anacostia Museum in Washington\, DC. Production credits include the award-winning narrative short film\, “Keeper of the Flame.” She is the recipient of several honors\, including: Fulbright Scholarship to study at the University of Saint-Louis in Senegal and the University of Ghana at Accra\, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Teacher of the Year\, Mayor’s Arts Award\, and 2016 United States Artist Fellowship. She approaches her art with the specific intent to engage observers through performance that simultaneously explores femininity\, classism\, and confining norms. She uses imagery from her family history\, ancestral homeland\, and personal experiences. To quote\, “I am not masking when I debut my ceremonial attire on Carnival morning\, I am revealing my authentic self\, naked and rooted in the strength of my personal history. I cannot mask as myself.” She has a solo exhibition\, Maroon Queen\, on view through August 31\, 2025\, at the New Orleans African American Museum in the Historic Treme neighborhood. \n \nTribal Queen Bee was born Littdell S. Banister in New Orleans\, Louisiana\, on October 5\, 1934. She is the Tribal Queen of the Creole Wild West Tribe (hailing from Uptown New Orleans) and is the Senior actively masking Queen in the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian tradition. Tribal Queen Bee is 90 years old and started masking in 1973. After starting her six-year-old son\, Honey\, on the Indian path\, Tribal Queen Bee joined the Creole Wild West tribe\, where her son is now Flag Boy of the Tribe. Due to his young age\, Queen Bee chaperoned Honey for three years as he traveled throughout the Black Masking Indian terrains. The Tribe’s Big Chief invited her to join the group because she was committed to the practice and consistently present in the culture’s circles\, and thus began her journey as a Mardi Gras Indian. She later ascended to the position of Tribal Queen\, which\, as she explains…”It’s different from a Big Queen. A Big Queen is the Chief’s Queen and must always be next to the Chief. A Tribal Queen is over the entire Tribe.” Tribal Queen Bee and her son Flag Boy Honey have been masking for over fifty years. \n \nKristiana Rae Colón is a poet\, playwright\, actor\, educator\, producer\, curator\, creator of #BlackSexMatters\, co-founder of the #LetUsBreathe Collective\, and Writer/Producer on Showtime’s hit series The Chi. Her plays have been produced in London\, New York\, Chicago\, and the USA. Kristiana’s collection of poems titled “promised instruments” won the inaugural Drinking Gourd Poetry Prize and was published by Northwestern University Press. Her play Tilikum won a Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Play. Published plays include “Octagon” and “but i cd only whisper”. She appeared on the fifth season of the Home Box Office (HBO) Def Poetry Jam. Kristiana writes\, produces\, and organizes to cast spells for the embodiment of liberated futures.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/women-in-masquerade-panel-discussion-women-cultivating-legacy/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
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SUMMARY:Producer's Choice: The Wings of the Dove and Conversation with Susan Taylor and Producer Meryl Poster
DESCRIPTION:Films build community through shared experiences. \nNOMA presents a series of films—selected by award-winning producer and filmmaker Meryl Poster—followed by insightful special guests. Don’t miss your chance to revisit or discover modern classics on the big screen and gain behind-the-scenes insight into the film industry from leading figures. \nDiscussions will draw connections to art more broadly and celebrate cinema as an essential art form. \nNOMA will screen The Wings of the Dove (1997) for this program\, followed by a conversation with Susan Taylor\, the Montine McDaniel Freeman Director of NOMA\, and Poster. Doors open at 5:30 pm\, and the film screening starts at 6:00 pm.  \nTickets are $10 for NOMA members and $15 for general admission. \nPurchase Tickets \nView all events in the Producer’s Choice Film Series \nTicket Waitlist Policy\nIf tickets are sold out for a screening\, there will be a first come\, first served policy to fill any unoccupied seats:\n\nAt 5:30 pm\, the waitlist will open at the Front Desk.\nAt 6:15 pm\, we will count the number of vacant seats and begin to fill them with waitlisted individuals\, who will be invited to purchase a ticket and be seated.\nNOTE: There are no additional tickets available at the door. Waitlisted individuals will only be able to claim seats left open by no-show attendants. We cannot guarantee that individuals on the waitlist will be able to sit together.\nThe museum is open until 7:00 pm on Wednesday evenings. While waiting\, waitlisted individuals are welcome to view NOMA exhibitions.\n\n\nAbout the Film\nThe Wings of the Dove (1997\, 1h 42m)\nA scheming woman exploits a friendship with a dying heiress to attain her goals in this handsome adaptation of Henry James’s novel. \nAbout Meryl Poster\nMeryl Poster is an award-winning producer and filmmaker. Starting as the second ever female trainee in the William Morris Agency mailroom\, she has since led and developed a slate of groundbreaking\, critically acclaimed films\, including the Oscar-winning Chicago\, Chocolat\, Cider House Rules\, Cop Land\, Beautiful Girls\, Bounce\, Kate and Leopold\, and An Unfinished Life.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/producers-choice-wings-of-the-dove/
LOCATION:NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
CATEGORIES:Films
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SUMMARY:Pride Summer Soirée
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the first Friday of June for a vibrant evening of art\, music\, and celebration in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride month. \nNOMA’s after-hours Pride Summer Soirée invites everyone to celebrate art and Pride in the heart of NOMA’s galleries. With live music and DJ sets\, Pride-inspired art making activities\, and more\, this celebration is designed to be inclusive and welcoming for all. \nWe can’t wait to see you there! \nTickets are $15 for Members\, $30 for General Admission\, and free for attendees under 19. \nPurchase Tickets \n\nEvent Details\nLive DJ Set from ZEUS\nDance all night to live mixes from local artist\, DJ\, and producer ZEUS in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts. \nArt-Making Activities for All\nCraft the night away at our interactive art-making station. Our featured art activity\, an “identity Collage” inspired by Robert Rauschenberg’s Melic Meeting (Spread)\, on view in the second floor’s Entergy Corporation Gallery\, is designed for creatives of all experience levels. \nGlam Photo Booth\, Courtesy of MIPB & Co.\nStrike a pose\, channel the energy of your favorite LGBTQ+ icons\, and capture unforgettable memories of the night with complementary photos from a Glam Photo Booth courtesy of MIPB & Co.\, an LGBTQ+ owned business. \nGallery Talk with Dr. Orlando Hernández Ying\, Curator of Arts of the Americas\nEnjoy after-hours access to our galleries and exhibitions\, and gain deeper insight into our collection with a gallery talk led by NOMA’s Curator of Arts of the Americas\, Dr. Orlando Hernández Ying. His gallery talk\, titled Three Male Nudes at NOMA\, will focus on the appreciation of the male nude through the lens of Mannerism\, a period of experimentation and innovation that pushed the boundaries of art and challenged the idealized norms of the High Renaissance. \nThis gallery talk will take place from 7:00-7:20 pm. The talk will begin in the Renaissance Art Gallery and move into the Dutch Art Gallery\, both found on the first floor. \nFood and Drinks from Café NOMA\nSip and snack on a small bites and beverage menu from Café NOMA. The menu will include a rainbow doberge cake\, Pride-themed cocktails\, and more. \n\nBios\nAbout ZEUS\nZEUS is a New Orleans-based artist\, DJ\, and producer. He supported Grammy Award-winning Tank and the Bangas on their The Heart\, The Mind\, The Soul tour across the US\, performed at Gameday at The Bayou Classic\, and recently held a residency at Emeril Lagasse’s 34 Restaurant and Bar in New Orleans. You can find him on Instagram\, Soundcloud\, TikTok\, YouTube\, and on his official website. \n \nAbout MIPB & Co. (Photo Booth Experience Makers)\nMIPB & Co. is a premier destination for exceptional photo booth experiences. They are passionate about creating unforgettable moments and capturing the essence of joy\, laughter and celebration. \n“As a LGBTQ+ owned business\, it’s important to us to show up for our community not just in celebration\, but by giving our time\, talent\, and resources where it counts\,” remarks co-owner Orlando Whigham. “We’re excited to support Pride in a way that feels authentic to who we are.” \nConnect with MIPB & Co. on their Instagram (@mipb.activations) and their official website.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/pride-summer-soiree/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Special,Member Events,Festivals
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Erika Witt
DESCRIPTION:Every week\, NOMA hosts gallery talks in the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden led by curators\, artists\, and other special guests. These lively\, participatory conversations provide a moment to take a close look at one work—or a selection of works—currently on view. \nThis week\, join Erika Witt\, Director and Chief Curator of Southern University at New Orleans Museum of Art\, for a gallery talk on works in the exhibition New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations. \nWitt will lead two iterations of this gallery talk: the first from 12:30-1:00 PM\, and the second from 6:00-6:30 pm the same evening. \nIncluded with museum admission\, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the admissions desk for directions to the appropriate location. \n\nAbout Erika Witt\nErika Witt is the Director and Chief Curator of the Southern University at New Orleans Museum of Art (SUNOMA) and serves as an adjunct professor in SUNO’s Master of Arts in Museum Studies program. She specializes in traditional African art and Egyptology\, with a focus on preserving and interpreting African material culture within museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Erika’s work emphasizes the importance of accessibility\, representation\, and cultural continuity across academic and museum settings. Her mission is to make museums and global heritage inclusive and accessible—particularly for communities historically excluded from institutional narratives. Through exhibitions\, public programming\, and academic engagement\, her curatorial practice foregrounds representation\, cultural stewardship\, and diasporic storytelling.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-with-erika-witt/2025-06-11/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Erika Witt
DESCRIPTION:Every week\, NOMA hosts gallery talks in the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden led by curators\, artists\, and other special guests. These lively\, participatory conversations provide a moment to take a close look at one work—or a selection of works—currently on view. \nThis week\, join Erika Witt\, Director and Chief Curator of Southern University at New Orleans Museum of Art\, for a gallery talk on works in the exhibition New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations. \nWitt will lead two iterations of this gallery talk: the first from 12:30-1:00 PM\, and the second from 6:00-6:30 pm the same evening. \nIncluded with museum admission\, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the admissions desk for directions to the appropriate location. \n\nAbout Erika Witt\nErika Witt is the Director and Chief Curator of the Southern University at New Orleans Museum of Art (SUNOMA) and serves as an adjunct professor in SUNO’s Master of Arts in Museum Studies program. She specializes in traditional African art and Egyptology\, with a focus on preserving and interpreting African material culture within museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Erika’s work emphasizes the importance of accessibility\, representation\, and cultural continuity across academic and museum settings. Her mission is to make museums and global heritage inclusive and accessible—particularly for communities historically excluded from institutional narratives. Through exhibitions\, public programming\, and academic engagement\, her curatorial practice foregrounds representation\, cultural stewardship\, and diasporic storytelling.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-with-erika-witt-2/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Producer's Choice: Chocolat and Conversation with Robert Nelson Jacobs and Producer Meryl Poster
DESCRIPTION:Films build community through shared experiences. \nNOMA presents a series of films—selected by award-winning producer and filmmaker Meryl Poster—followed by insightful special guests. Don’t miss your chance to revisit or discover modern classics on the big screen and gain behind-the-scenes insight into the film industry from leading figures. \nDiscussions will draw connections to art more broadly and celebrate cinema as an essential art form. \nNOMA will screen Chocolat (2000) for this program\, followed by a conversation with screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs and Poster. Doors open at 5:30 pm\, and the film screening starts at 6:00 pm.  \nTickets are $10 for NOMA members and $15 for general admission. \nPurchase Tickets \nView all events in the Producer’s Choice Film Series \nTicket Waitlist Policy\nIf tickets are sold out for a screening\, there will be a first come\, first served policy to fill any unoccupied seats:\n\nAt 5:30 pm\, the waitlist will open at the Front Desk.\nAt 6:15 pm\, we will count the number of vacant seats and begin to fill them with waitlisted individuals\, who will be invited to purchase a ticket and be seated.\nNOTE: There are no additional tickets available at the door. Waitlisted individuals will only be able to claim seats left open by no-show attendants. We cannot guarantee that individuals on the waitlist will be able to sit together.\nThe museum is open until 7:00 pm on Wednesday evenings. While waiting\, waitlisted individuals are welcome to view NOMA exhibitions.\n\n\nAbout the Film\nChocolat (2000\, 2h 1m)\nA mysterious woman opens a sweets shop in a 1950s French village and immediately causes a romantic and societal stir among the uptight townsfolk. \nAbout Meryl Poster\nMeryl Poster is an award-winning producer and filmmaker. Starting as the second ever female trainee in the William Morris Agency mailroom\, she has since led and developed a slate of groundbreaking\, critically acclaimed films\, including the Oscar-winning Chicago\, Chocolat\, Cider House Rules\, Cop Land\, Beautiful Girls\, Bounce\, Kate and Leopold\, and An Unfinished Life.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/producers-choice-chocolat-and-conversation-with-robert-nelson-jacobs-and-producer-meryl-poster/
LOCATION:NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
CATEGORIES:Films
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SUMMARY:Book Club: Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X
DESCRIPTION:NOMA’s book club meets monthly to discuss fiction and non-fiction books related to art in the museum’s collection and exhibitions.  \nIt is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book to participate. In addition to monthly book discussions\, the book club meets periodically for curatorial programs related to the book selections.  \nBooks are selected in advance and planned according to the museum’s exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copy of the titles. Selections are also available at the NOMA Museum Shop\, where museum members receive a 10% discount. \nRegister Now \nMeetings are held in person or via Zoom. All meetings begin at 12 pm. For more information or questions\, please email programs@noma.org. \n\nAbout the Book\nStrapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X\nby Deborah Davis\n\n\nThe subject of John Singer Sargent’s most famous painting was twenty-three-year-old New Orleans Creole Virginie Gautreau\, who moved to Paris and quickly became the “it girl” of her day. A relative unknown at the time\, Sargent won the commission to paint her; the two must have recognized in each other a like-minded hunger for fame. \nUnveiled at the 1884 Paris Salon\, Gautreau’s portrait generated the attention she craved-but it led to infamy rather than stardom. Sargent had painted one strap of Gautreau’s dress dangling from her shoulder\, suggesting either the prelude to or the aftermath of sex. Her reputation irreparably damaged\, Gautreau retired from public life\, destroying all the mirrors in her home. \nDrawing on documents from private collections and other previously unexamined materials\, and featuring a cast of characters including Oscar Wilde and Richard Wagner\, Strapless is a tale of art and celebrity\, obsession and betrayal.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/book-club-strapless/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Summer Art Camp Session 1 (Ages 5–12)
DESCRIPTION:Campers will embark on an exciting summer adventure at NOMA\, exploring 5\,000 years of art through our permanent collection\, special exhibitions\, and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. With an interdisciplinary approach to creative thinking and art-making\, campers will engage in a variety of artistic mediums and activities\, including drawing\, painting\, movement\, sculpture\, and more. Each camp session is unique\, yet all are centered on the joy of art exploration\, creation\, and fun—all located conveniently within New Orleans City Park. \nRegistration is $320 ($240 for members). Please note that session 1 does not meet on Friday\, June 20\, in observance of Juneteenth. \nRegister Now
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/summer-camp-session-1-ages-5-12/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Kids & Families,Summer Camp
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SUMMARY:Juneteenth: Nu Nation Choir at NOMA
DESCRIPTION:Join us in NOMA’s Great Hall for a live performance by New Orleans’ own Nu Nation Choir in honor of Juneteenth. \nThis event takes place on Wednesday\, June 18\, from 6-7 pm. Before the program\, visit Café NOMA\, offering happy hour specials and a menu of shareable small plates every Wednesday\, 3–6 pm. \nAttendance is included with museum admission\, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. \n\nAbout Nu Nation Choir\nUnder the direction of John Walker Jr.\, Nu Nation Choir was established in 2024 in New Orleans\, LA. God gave Mr. Walker a vision of the youth and young adults of the city of New Orleans together. With all the calamities occurring daily in our world\, nation\, state\, and city we need healing. Healing of the mind\, body\, and soul indefinitely amongst our youth and young adults. NuNation was birthed out of a need being met. Mr. Walker then put the word out and on a Thursday night in January 2024 a group of young people met at Union Bethel AME Church\, and the group was formed. A group of youth and young adults who desire to grow closer to God and spread the gospel through praise and song make up Nu Nation Choir. \nThe choir rehearses weekly to produce skillful vocals\, energetic performances\, and a captivating style. As a direct result of making music as a team\, Nu Nation has created the opportunity to build and cultivate lasting friendships. Above all\, it’s the goal of Nu Nation to execute ministry at a high level of excellence and satisfaction. \nTo learn more about Nu Nation Choir\, visit their Facebook and Instagram (@nunationchoir) profiles. \n  \nAbout Juneteenth National Independence Day\nJuneteenth refers to June 19\, 1865\, when Union troops freed enslaved African Americans in Galveston Bay and across Texas two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth National Independence Day\, known as Juneteenth\, became the 12th legal federal holiday on June 17\, 2021. \nTo learn more about this pivotal moment in American history\, visit Juneteenth: Sun\, Sounds\, and the Spirit of Freedom on the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s (NMAAHC’s) website.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/juneteenth-nu-nation-choir-at-noma/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:Summer Art Camp Session 2 (Ages 5–12)
DESCRIPTION:Campers will embark on an exciting summer adventure at NOMA\, exploring 5\,000 years of art through our permanent collection\, special exhibitions\, and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. With an interdisciplinary approach to creative thinking and art-making\, campers will engage in a variety of artistic mediums and activities\, including drawing\, painting\, movement\, sculpture\, and more. Each camp session is unique\, yet all are centered on the joy of art exploration\, creation\, and fun—all located conveniently within New Orleans City Park. \nRegistration is $400 ($300 for members).  \nRegister Now
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/summer-camp-session-2-ages-5-12/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Kids & Families,Summer Camp
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SUMMARY:Musical Encounters
DESCRIPTION:On select Wednesdays\, NOMA presents a new series of gallery talks featuring conversations with musicians about their creative processes\, followed by a short\, intimate performance inspired by a work on view at the museum.  This iteration of Musical Encounters will feature music by Sam Dickey. \nIncluded with museum admission\, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the admissions desk for directions to the appropriate location.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/musical-encounters/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Performances,Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Kolaj Fest at NOMA
DESCRIPTION:Kolaj Fest New Orleans—a multi-day festival and symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art\, culture\, and society—heads to the museum for a day full of conversations\, tours\, and more.  \nThe event brings together collage artists and art professionals to elevate the status of collage through panel discussions\, exhibitions\, and activities. Attendees will meet\, network\, and share community\, camaraderie\, and fellowship\, all while developing new ideas for artmaking\, writing\, and curatorial projects.  \nGet inspired to champion collage in the year to come.  \nLEARN MORE ABOUT KOLAJ FEST \nThis event is free with museum admission. Museum visitors are invited to join in on the day’s programs.  \n\nSchedule\nDaily Collage Congress: Welcome to Kolaj Fest\nLapis Center for the Arts\n10:15 am\nHear from a number of artists about projects and exhibitions taking place during the festival. Andrea Lewicki from the Special Agent Collage Collective will introduce the Locative Collage Project taking place during the festival. Nikola Janevski will present their collaboration with Andrea Burgay that looks to bring collage into the fashion world. \nSacred Mother Space Gallery Walk with Creative Assembly member LaVonna Varnado-Brown \nFirst Floor\, Ella West Freeman Galleries\n11:15 am – 12:15 pm\nLaVonna Varnado-Brown will lead a gallery walk of the museum  that “honors the Divine Mothers through visual spellcasting. The tour will include some works in the New African Masquerades exhibition as well as works in the Afropolitan: Contemporary African Arts at NOMA exhibition. Varnado-Brown is a 2024-2025 Creative Assembly artist-in-residence. “NOMA’s Creative Assembly residency promotes community engagement by welcoming artists to collaborate throughout the year with the museum’s permanent collection\, special exhibitions\, and programs.” During the Sacred Mother Space Gallery Walk\, Varnado-Brown will share her experience as a resident artist.  \nPreserving Family History workshop with Nayla Maaruf\nSecond Floor\, Frederick R. Weisman Galleries\n11:30 am –12:15 pm\nNayla Maaruf\, NOMA’s Conservator of Photographs and Works of Art on Paper\, will share her knowledge on disaster preparation at home for family photos and documents\, which also applies to artists with a paper-based practice. Maaruf will also entertain questions from artists who have material concerns about their artwork.  \nVictorian Scrapbook House for Paper Dolls with Beverly Gordon\nLapis Center for the Arts\n1:00 pm –1:30 pm\nDuring her thirty-year career in academia\, Englewood\, Florida artist\, writer\, and educator Beverly Gordon focused a global lens on art identified as domestic and “women’s work”. In this session\, Gordon will present on collages found in late Victorian scrapbook houses. She writes: “These were collage book albums\, ostensibly made as paper doll houses\, which featured double-page spreads representing different rooms in a house. The cover of a given album served as the front door\, the next pages represented the front hall\, and so on into the inner rooms of the home and garden. The furnishings of the rooms consisted of images cut out from trade catalogs\, newspapers and other visual material\, which was ubiquitous in the late 19th century. Scrapbook houses are related to Victorian photocollage\, but the genre stands alone as a particularized tradition.” \nGallery Tour of Nicolas Floc’h: Fleuves-Océan\, Mississippi Watershed with Curator Brian Piper\nSecond Floor\, Zita and Luther Templemann Galleries  \n1:oo pm \nBrian Piper\, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs\, Prints\, and Drawings\, will lead a gallery tour of the exhibition Nicolas Floc’h: Fleuves-Océan\, Mississippi Watershed. French artist Nicolas Floc’h’s Fleuves-Océan project traces the movement of water across our planet\, exploring its flow through varied habitats and representing the ways we are all connected by water cycles and systems. On display are vibrant monochromatic photographs of the color of water made under the surface paired with dramatic black-and-white landscape photographs made along the banks of the Mississippi and its tributaries—from Louisiana and across the country. Floc’h documented the entire span of the Mississippi during a 2022 Villa Albertine artist residency in the United States in collaboration with the Camargo Foundation and Artconnexion. This exhibition\, organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art\, illustrates the importance of a network of water that links people across the entire continent. Floc’h’s photography translates important scientific concerns—such as climate change and the looming water crisis—into an overwhelming aesthetic experience\, without sacrificing any urgency or insistence.  \nLearn more about the exhibition here. \nSymbols on a Cave Wall: Storytelling & Collage with Andrea Lewicki\, Carolyn E. Oliver\, Jordan Cerminara\, Kirk Read\, and Erica Trabold\nLapis Center for the Arts\n1:45 pm – 2:45 pm  \nStorytelling is a fundamental part of the human experience. Every culture does it\, sometimes in wildly different ways. From painted symbols on a cave wall to role playing video games\, people are telling stories but also sharing vital information\, conveying ethics and morality\, or building a cosmology that explains the world in which we live. In this panel\, we will hear from artists whose practice is deeply involved with storytelling and collage. \nDocent guided Tour of New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations\nFirst Floor\, Ella West Freeman Galleries \n2:00 pm \nNew African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations is a major exhibition presenting the works of four contemporary artists working in cities across West Africa: Chief Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa\, Sheku “Goldenfinger” Fofanah\, David Sanou\, and Hervé Youmbi. Learn more about the exhibition here. \nFor collage artists and enthusiasts\, New African Masquerades is an opportunity to see artwork by contemporary African artists whose practice is rooted in ancestral traditions\, embedded in communities\, performed live for people in performances\, processions\, and other ceremonies. “Looking at these artworks through the lens of collage\, we can see how the artists are creating a bridge between the past and the present\, mixing contemporary media with a traditional visual language\, and creating dynamic experiences for the viewers they encounter. What does it mean to think of art objects as living entities?” said Kolaj Institute Director Ric Kasini Kadour. “The exhibition also invites us to reflect on how we think about historical and contemporary art from Africa and how these objects make their way into European and North American institutions.” \nWhere are we?: Collage Artists & a Sense of Place\nLapis Center for the Arts\n3:00 pm – 4:00 pm \nIn Lure of the Local\, Lucy Lippart wrote\, “When we know where we are\, we’re in a far better position to understand what other cultural groups are experiencing within a time and place we all share.” Where are we? Modern life is fundamentally diasporic in nature. Understanding place is critical to survival and resilience in the 21st century where hostile factors of climate change\, late-stage capitalism\, and rising authoritarianism threaten community cohesion already stressed by Modernity.  \nEach of the four artists in the New African Masquerades exhibition contribute to a sense of place in their communities. They draw on traditions\, folklore\, and religious practices. They use symbols and imagery familiar to their communities. Their performances bring people together and offer the opportunity to connect with ancestral traditions and create shared memories for the future. All of these things foster a sense of place. And each of these artists operate from the now\, putting that sense of place in conversation with the Modern lives in which their communities exist.   \n In this session\, we will hear from four artists whose work also speaks to a sense of place. \n\nAbout Kolaj Institute\nKolaj Institute is a 501c3 Louisiana-based\, non-profit organization whose mission is to support artists\, curators\, and writers who seek to study\, document\, & disseminate ideas that deepen our understanding of collage as a medium\, a genre\, a community\, and a 21st century movement. The institute also publishes Kolaj Magazine\, a quarterly\, printed\, art magazine reviewing and surveying contemporary collage with an international perspective. 
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/kolaj-fest-at-noma-2025/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
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SUMMARY:Public Tours in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Every Sunday
DESCRIPTION:NOMA provides guided tours of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden every Saturday. During these tours\, you’ll learn about a selection of the 100 large-scale works installed in the garden. \nNo registration is required. NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free and open to all\, seven days a week. Tours start at the main entrance gate to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Dueling Oaks Drive.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/sculpture-garden-tours-2024/2025-06-28/
LOCATION:Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans \, LA\, 70124
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SUMMARY:Summer Art Camp Session 3 (Ages 5–12)
DESCRIPTION:Campers will embark on an exciting summer adventure at NOMA\, exploring 5\,000 years of art through our permanent collection\, special exhibitions\, and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. With an interdisciplinary approach to creative thinking and art-making\, campers will engage in a variety of artistic mediums and activities\, including drawing\, painting\, movement\, sculpture\, and more. Each camp session is unique\, yet all are centered on the joy of art exploration\, creation\, and fun—all located conveniently within New Orleans City Park. \nRegistration is $400 ($300 for members).  \nRegister Now
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/summer-camp-session-3-ages-5-12/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Kids & Families,Summer Camp
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Tony Yeboah: "West African Ontology of Space and the Architecture of Community"
DESCRIPTION:Every week\, NOMA hosts gallery talks in the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden led by curators\, artists\, and other special guests. These lively\, participatory conversations provide a moment to take a close look at one work—or a selection of works—currently on view. \nThis week\, join Tony Yeboah\, Tulane University Faculty Fellow of African Art History\, for a gallery talk on works in the exhibition New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations. The title of his talk is “West African Ontology of Space and the Architecture of Community” \nYeboah will lead two iterations of this gallery talk: the first from 12:30-1:00 pm\, and the second from 6:00-6:30 pm the same evening. \nIncluded with museum admission\, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the admissions desk for directions to the appropriate location. \n\nAbout Tony Yeboah\nTony Yeboah is Assistant Professor of African Art History at Tulane University. His current research supported by the Mellon Foundation and the Betty and Whitney MacMillan Center of Yale University\, utilizes local-centered methodologies to reclaim African ontologies of space. Tony’s research examines the entangled themes of colonial power\, the built environment\, and community-making in one of the greatest West African capitals\, Kumase. Tony is a contributor for the OER\, (Open Educational Resources)\, a project of the Gates Ventures. His works have appeared in edited volumes and in numerous peer-reviewed journals and popular avenues including History in Africa\, Journal of West African History\, History Education Research Journal\, the Conversation\, and Nursing Clio.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-with-tony-yeboah/2025-07-09/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Tony Yeboah: "West African Ontology of Space and the Architecture of Community"
DESCRIPTION:Every week\, NOMA hosts gallery talks in the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden led by curators\, artists\, and other special guests. These lively\, participatory conversations provide a moment to take a close look at one work—or a selection of works—currently on view. \nThis week\, join Tony Yeboah\, Tulane University Faculty Fellow of African Art History\, for a gallery talk on works in the exhibition New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations. The title of his talk is “West African Ontology of Space and the Architecture of Community” \nYeboah will lead two iterations of this gallery talk: the first from 12:30-1:00 pm\, and the second from 6:00-6:30 pm the same evening. \nIncluded with museum admission\, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the admissions desk for directions to the appropriate location. \n\nAbout Tony Yeboah\nTony Yeboah is Assistant Professor of African Art History at Tulane University. His current research supported by the Mellon Foundation and the Betty and Whitney MacMillan Center of Yale University\, utilizes local-centered methodologies to reclaim African ontologies of space. Tony’s research examines the entangled themes of colonial power\, the built environment\, and community-making in one of the greatest West African capitals\, Kumase. Tony is a contributor for the OER\, (Open Educational Resources)\, a project of the Gates Ventures. His works have appeared in edited volumes and in numerous peer-reviewed journals and popular avenues including History in Africa\, Journal of West African History\, History Education Research Journal\, the Conversation\, and Nursing Clio.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-with-tony-yeboah-west-african-ontology-of-space-and-the-architecture-of-community-2/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
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SUMMARY:Book Club: Luncheon of the Boating Party
DESCRIPTION:NOMA’s book club meets monthly to discuss fiction and non-fiction books related to art in the museum’s collection and exhibitions.  \nIt is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book to participate. In addition to monthly book discussions\, the book club meets periodically for curatorial programs related to the book selections.  \nBooks are selected in advance and planned according to the museum’s exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copy of the titles. Selections are also available at the NOMA Museum Shop\, where museum members receive a 10% discount. \nRegister Now \nMeetings are held in person or via Zoom. All meetings begin at 12 pm. For more information or questions\, please email programs@noma.org. \n\nAbout the Book\nLuncheon of the Boating Party\nby Susan Vreeland\n\n\nLuncheon of the Boating Party\, the novel and the painting\, depicts the summer of 1880\, an exuberant postwar time when social constraints were loosening\, Paris was healing\, and Parisians were bursting with a desire for pleasure. The fourteen people on the terrace overlooking the Seine enjoying this moment of la vie moderne are Renoir’s very real friends\, my characters\, whose lives unfold and connect during the course of the making of the painting.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/book-club-luncheon-of-the-boating-party/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Summer Art Camp Session 4 (Ages 5–12)
DESCRIPTION:Campers will embark on an exciting summer adventure at NOMA\, exploring 5\,000 years of art through our permanent collection\, special exhibitions\, and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. With an interdisciplinary approach to creative thinking and art-making\, campers will engage in a variety of artistic mediums and activities\, including drawing\, painting\, movement\, sculpture\, and more. Each camp session is unique\, yet all are centered on the joy of art exploration\, creation\, and fun—all located conveniently within New Orleans City Park. \nRegistration is $400 ($300 for members).  \nRegister Now
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/summer-camp-session-4-ages-5-12/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Kids & Families,Summer Camp
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Lavonna Varnado-Brown
DESCRIPTION:Every week\, NOMA hosts gallery talks in the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden led by curators\, artists\, and other special guests. These lively\, participatory conversations provide a moment to take a close look at one work—or a selection of works—currently on view. \nThis week\, join Creative Assembly member Lavonna Varnado-Brown on the Second Floor Mezzanine to discuss the Black Madonnas in the exhibition Carlo Saraceni’s “Our Lady of Loreto” and Peruvian Viceregal Statue Paintings. Varrnado-Brown will highlight Saraceni’s work “Our Lady of Loreto/Nuestra Señora de Loreto\,” exploring themes of the divine feminine\, Syncretism\, and the artist’s influences. We will reflect on the gradual process of adoption and adaptation of this iconography by Indigenous and Mestizo artists in Viceregal Peru in the creation of Marian images. In the past\, “Our Lady of Loreto” has been exhibited as a Peruvian work created during the Viceregal Period (1542-1824)\, and NOMA has played a crucial role in  exhibiting the work more accurately as Italian Baroque painting dated to 1600\, created while the Venetian artist was active in Rome. \nThis talk will be held at 12:30 pm and 6:00 pm. \nIncluded with museum admission\, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the admissions desk for directions to the appropriate location. \n\nAbout Lavonna Varnado-Brown\nLavonna Varnado-Brown\, Creative Assembly 2025 \nLaVonna Varnado Brown is a multidisciplinary artist and community worker.She earned a BA from Southeastern University Louisiana with a focus on Theatre and Liberal Arts. After studying abroad in London and Paris in the summer of 2009\, LaVonna has worked as an installation artist\, artist advocate\, teaching artist\, and tutor in and around New Orleans. LaVonna creates mixed media visual art that is AfroFutiristic in aesthetic with odes to history\, the Divine Feminine\, and floral daydreams abounding. AfroFuturism is a cultural aesthetic that explores the intersection of art and history with intention to inspire action in the now by healing beyond trauma. In addition to creating multimedia works\, LaVonna curates intentional workshops and expos with a focus on healing and raising spatial awareness. Through her work she hopes to uplift the narrative of rest\, joy\, resistance\, and abundance.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-with-lavonna-varnado-brown/2025-07-16/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Salon Supper Club Presented by First Horizon Bank
DESCRIPTION:This year\, the New Orleans Museum of Art introduces a new food- and art-focused series of events inspired by works on view: the Salon Supper Club Presented by First Horizon Bank. \nDuring this lively cocktail event with progressive food stations throughout the museum\, guests will explore featured exhibitions and installations at the museum while celebrating the ability of art to connect us with friends\, family\, and new acquaintances. \nSalon Supper Club Presented by First Horizon Bank\nCelebrating “A Taste of West Africa and New Orleans”\nEvent Chairs | Terrah and Willie Green\, Jenny and Robb Vorhoff\, Elizabeth and James Williams\, Ariel Wilson-Harris and L. Kasimu Harris\nNOMA Volunteer Committee Chair | Taylor Pospisil\nYour support of the Salon Supper Club events provides critical resources to exhibitions\, educational initiatives\, and programming at NOMA. \nFor sponsorship inquiries and questions about the Salon Supper Club\, please email salonsupperclub@noma.org or call 504.658.4121. \n\nEvent Tickets\nGet your tickets now for the next installation of the Salon Supper Club on Thursday\, July 17. \n$250 | Patron Supper Club Tickets\nGrants ticket holders access to the event from 6-9 PM \nTICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE DOOR \n$150 | General Admission Tickets\nGrants ticket holders access to the event from 7-9 PM \nTICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE DOOR \nSummer Cocktail Attire\n\nEvent Details\nGuest Chef Serigne Mbaye\, Co-owner and Chef of Dakar NOLA\, honored with the prestigious 2024 James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant.\nSerigne Mbaye\, Head Chef and Co-Owner of Dakar NOLA \nA Collaborative Exhibition-Inspired Menu Crafted by Dakar NOLA and Ralph Brennan Catering and Events\n \n  \n \nCocktails Crafted by Guest Mixologist Deniseea Head (“Chicken and Champagne”) and Host of BET’s “Cheers to That!”\n \n \nBetter known as Chicken and Champagne\, Deniseea Head\, born & raised in Los Angeles\, pairs innovative cocktails with her love for African American history. She specializes in well-curated\, intimate and large-scale events with compelling storytelling. Currently residing in New Orleans\, Deniseea hosts BET’s “Cheers To That” series\, highlighting Black owned spirits\, artists\, and pop culture. \nThrough creative cocktails & history Deniseea serves as a griot to engage\, inform\, and bring visibility to current issues\, events\, and how they affect the community. She has been featured in Imbibe Magazine\, Marie Claire\, Food & Wine\, Beverage Master BWIF 2025\, Vinepair Educator of the Year 2023\, Travel & Leisure\, BBC\, and other outlets. You can find her on Instagram: @chickenandchampagne \nLive Music from AllStar Band and DJ Sets from DJ Ojay\n \n \nLive Poetry Writing From Internationally-Acclaimed Poet Sunni Patterson\n \nAnd More!\n\nAbout the Exhibition\nNew African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations spotlights the work of four contemporary artists working in cities across West Africa: Chief Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa\, Sheku “Goldenfinger” Fofanah\, David Sanou\, and Hervé Youmbi. \nThe first presentation of its kind\, New African Masquerades offers a rare look into contemporary West African masquerade by contextualizing the works of individual artists within a range of social\, economic\, and religious practices and examining their networks of viewership and exchange. Made from materials including wood\, cloth and fabrics\, sequins\, feathers\, gourds\, raffia\, and cowry shells\, the ensembles on view represent a wide variety of masquerade practices and societies. \nOrganized in partnership with the Musée des Civilisations noires (MCN) in Dakar\, Senegal\, the exhibition will be also be presented in a parallel form for African audiences—marking the first time an exhibition will be presented in such a way in North America and Africa. \n  \nLearn More \n\nSponsorship Levels and Benefits\nTake advantage of the opportunity to join as a sponsor for all three Salon Supper Club events in 2025 on Thursday\, May 22; Thursday\, July 17; and Friday\, October 3. \n$25\,000 | Platinum Sponsor\n\n12 tickets to each Salon Supper Club event (If purchased after May 22nd\, you will receive 24 tickets to Summer Salon and 12 to the Fall Salon.)\nRecognition as a sponsor with name or logo in all press materials\nRecognition as a sponsor at all NOMA Salon Supper Club events\nInvitations to exhibition patron preview openings during 2025–26\nSponsor recognition on printed invitations\, evites\, and on noma.org\nMention on an Instagram post + story before the event and mention in an Instagram story at the event; 2 mentions on Facebook\nListed in paid advertisements\nNOMA Fellows membership\nExhibition catalogues\n\nBecome a Platinum Sponsor \n$15\,000 | Gold Sponsor\n\n10 tickets to each Salon Supper Club event (If purchased after May 22nd\, you will receive 20 tickets to Summer  Salon and 10 to the Fall Salon.)\nRecognition as a sponsor with name or logo in all press materials\nRecognition as a sponsor at all NOMA Salon Supper Club events\nInvitations to exhibition patron preview openings during 2025–26\nSponsor recognition on printed invitations\, evites\, and on noma.org\nListed in paid advertisements\nNOMA Fellows membership\nExhibition catalogues\n\nBecome a Gold Sponsor \n$8\,000 | Silver Sponsor\n\n6 tickets to each Salon Supper Club event (If purchased after May 22nd\, you will receive 12 tickets to Summer Salon and 6 to the Fall Salon.)\nRecognition as a sponsor at all NOMA Salon Supper Club events\nInvitations to exhibition patron preview openings during 2025–26\nSponsor recognition on printed invitations\, evites\, and on noma.org\nNOMA Fellows membership\nExhibition catalogues\n\nBecome a Silver Sponsor \n$5\,500 | Benefactor\n\n4 tickets to each Salon Supper Club event (If purchased after May 22nd\, you will receive 8 tickets to Summer Salon and 4 to the Fall Salon.)\nRecognition as a sponsor at all NOMA Salon Supper Club events\nInvitations to exhibition patron preview openings during 2025–26\nSponsor recognition on printed invitations\, evites\, and on noma.org\nNOMA Fellows membership\n\nBecome a Benefactor \n$2\,750 | Supporter Couple\n\n2 tickets to each Salon Supper Club event (If purchased after May 22nd\, you will receive 4 tickets to Summer  Salon and 2 to the Fall Salon.)\nRecognition as a sponsor at all NOMA Salon Supper Club events\nInvitations to exhibition patron preview openings during 2025–26\nSponsor recognition on printed invitations\, evites\, and on noma.org\nNOMA Fellows membership\n\nBecome a Supporter \n$1\,375 | Supporter Single\n\n1 ticket to each Salon Supper Club event (If purchased after May 22nd\, you will receive 2 tickets to Summer  Salon and 1 to the Fall Salon.)\nRecognition as a sponsor at all NOMA Salon Supper Club events\nInvitations to exhibition patron preview openings during 2025–26\nSponsor recognition on printed invitations\, evites\, and on noma.org\nNOMA Fellows membership\n\nBecome a Supporter \nFor sponsorship inquiries and questions about the Salon Supper Club\, please email salonsupperclub@noma.org or call 504.658.4121. \n\nThank You to Our Current Sponsors\nPresenting Sponsor\n \nGold Sponsors\nAnonymous \nWalda Besthoff \nSilver Sponsors\nElizabeth Boh \nFeil Family Foundation \nPeggy and Timber Floyd \nBenefactors\nMrs. Robert H. Boh \nEileen and Joey Devall \nShaun and Foster Duncan \nThe Helis Foundation \nKim and Thomas Henley \nPhyllis M. Taylor \nElizabeth and James Williams \nSupporters\nR. P. Bartee \nBroadmoor\, LLC \nCaroline and Murray Calhoun \nLuz and Salvador Caputto \nRed River Bank \nAnn Duffy and John Skinner \nPam Davis Friedler \nJulie and Ted George \nDr. Kelly E. Haynie \nMillie and Robert Kohn \nKristen and Paul Leonard \nBlanca Rosa Maldonado. M.D. \nEllen Manshel \nRenee and Paul Masinter \nCammie and Charles Mayer \nEduardo E. Rodriguez \nClaude and Mimi Schlesinger \nSusu and Andrew Stall \nSuzanne and Robert Thomas \nLele and Brent Wood \nMedia Sponsors\n \n \n \nLibations\nSazerac Co. \nSpecial Thanks\nUrban Earth \nCafé NOMA \n\nEvent Committee to be Announced Soon
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/salon-supper-club-presented-by-first-horizon-bank-new-african-masquerades/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Fundraisers
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Laura Moreno
DESCRIPTION:Every week\, NOMA hosts gallery talks in the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden led by curators\, artists\, and other special guests. These lively\, participatory conversations provide a moment to take a close look at one work—or a selection of works—currently on view. \nThis week\, join Museum Educator Laura Moreno for a conversation about Carlos Rolón’s “Losa Criolla” located in the NOMA 2nd Floor elevator lobby. This talk will be held at 12:30 pm. \nIncluded with museum admission\, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the admissions desk for directions to the appropriate location.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-with-laura-moreno/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Owen Canter
DESCRIPTION:Every week\, NOMA hosts gallery talks in the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden led by curators\, artists\, and other special guests. These lively\, participatory conversations provide a moment to take a close look at one work—or a selection of works—currently on view. \nThis week\, join Owen Canter for a conversation about the history of Palissy ware. This talk will be held at 6:00 pm in the Decorative Arts galleries. \nIncluded with museum admission\, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the admissions desk for directions to the appropriate location.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-with-owen-canter/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Jer'Lisa Devezin
DESCRIPTION:Every week\, NOMA hosts gallery talks in the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden led by curators\, artists\, and other special guests. These lively\, participatory conversations provide a moment to take a close look at one work—or a selection of works—currently on view. \nThis week\, join Creative Assembly member Jer’Lisa Devezin  for a conversation about Leonardo Drew’s piece Number 59S. This talk will be held at 12:30 pm and 6:00 pm. \nIncluded with museum admission\, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the admissions desk for directions to the appropriate location. \n\nAbout Jer’Lisa Devezin\nJer’Lisa Devezin\, Creative Assembly 2025 \nJer’Lisa J. Devezin is an artist and educator born and raised in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans\, LA. She earned her BA from Dillard University and MFA from Southern Methodist University. Heavily influenced by her upbringing in the city\, Jer’Lisa’s work engages research through a black feminist lens centering identity\, sexuality\, Black studies\, and Southern culture\, specifically focusing on New Orleans and socioeconomics. Devezin’s practice integrates ceramic and sculptural processes such as welded steel\, woven forms\, cast slip\, plaster\, and metal. Her research on materials like clay\, metal\, and fibers engages with the function of materiality and is intentionally used to coexist and initiate conversations between the viewer and the work. Devezin is based in New Orleans and works as an Assistant Professor of Art at Tulane University.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-with-jerlisa-devezin/2025-07-30/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
DESCRIPTION:Every week\, NOMA hosts gallery talks in the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden led by curators\, artists\, and other special guests. These lively\, participatory conversations provide a moment to take a close look at one work—or a selection of works—currently on view. \nThis week\, join us for a gallery talk led by local artist and designer Elenora “Rukiya” Brown on works in the exhibition New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations. \nRukiya will lead two iterations of this gallery talk: the first will take place from 12:30-1:00 pm\, and the second from 6:00-6:30 pm the same evening. \nIncluded with museum admission\, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the admissions desk for directions to the appropriate location. \n\nAbout Elenora “Rukiya” Brown\nRukiya is an artist and designer\, recognized among her peers and protégés for fusing both historical influence from People of Color traditions with contemporary times. She is internationally known for making beautiful “soft sculptures” Mardi Gras InJun suits. Featured with her is one of her personal dolls from the Unclaimed Memories Hurricane Katrina collection. \nRukiya calls her art a type of therapy—that healing begins with herself and goes out to others. All of her artwork is an offering to the community of Color\, to inform and inspire based on her research\, weaving in the majesty of life. Rukiya treats none of her creations as a “job” in the traditional sense; it’s more the joy of the experience while doing. She is perhaps then a mixed media artist in the truest form. \nGifted as a quilter and storyteller of quilts\, art and fashion designer\, and master beader as well\, her talents are sought by novices\, major art enthusiasts\, and wealthy collectors. Rukiya has participated in New Orleans JazzFest for many years\, winning numerous awards. She is acknowledging her Chahta American Indian bloodline ancestry. She masks with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux’s Golden Eagles tribe\, and she fully represents the New Orleans culture of masking Mardi Gras InJun. \nRukiya’s Mardi Gras InJun suit When People Could Fly (2014) was acquired by the New Orleans Museum of Art. The White Buffalo Calf Woman (2017) suit is a part of the permanent exhibit at the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac\, in Paris\, France. The Metamorphosis (2013) was featured in Tina Freeman’s award-winning book\, Artist Spaces:NEW Orleans (Louisiana Artists).
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-new-african-masquerades-artistic-innovations-and-collaborations-2/2025-08-06/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
DESCRIPTION:Every week\, NOMA hosts gallery talks in the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden led by curators\, artists\, and other special guests. These lively\, participatory conversations provide a moment to take a close look at one work—or a selection of works—currently on view. \nThis week\, join us for a gallery talk led by local artist and designer Elenora “Rukiya” Brown on works in the exhibition New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations. \nRukiya will lead two iterations of this gallery talk: the first will take place from 12:30-1:00 pm\, and the second from 6:00-6:30 pm the same evening. \nIncluded with museum admission\, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the admissions desk for directions to the appropriate location. \n\nAbout Elenora “Rukiya” Brown\nRukiya is an artist and designer\, recognized among her peers and protégés for fusing both historical influence from People of Color traditions with contemporary times. She is internationally known for making beautiful “soft sculptures” Mardi Gras InJun suits. Featured with her is one of her personal dolls from the Unclaimed Memories Hurricane Katrina collection. \nRukiya calls her art a type of therapy—that healing begins with herself and goes out to others. All of her artwork is an offering to the community of Color\, to inform and inspire based on her research\, weaving in the majesty of life. Rukiya treats none of her creations as a “job” in the traditional sense; it’s more the joy of the experience while doing. She is perhaps then a mixed media artist in the truest form. \nGifted as a quilter and storyteller of quilts\, art and fashion designer\, and master beader as well\, her talents are sought by novices\, major art enthusiasts\, and wealthy collectors. Rukiya has participated in New Orleans JazzFest for many years\, winning numerous awards. She is acknowledging her Chahta American Indian bloodline ancestry. She masks with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux’s Golden Eagles tribe\, and she fully represents the New Orleans culture of masking Mardi Gras InJun. \nRukiya’s Mardi Gras InJun suit When People Could Fly (2014) was acquired by the New Orleans Museum of Art. The White Buffalo Calf Woman (2017) suit is a part of the permanent exhibit at the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac\, in Paris\, France. The Metamorphosis (2013) was featured in Tina Freeman’s award-winning book\, Artist Spaces:NEW Orleans (Louisiana Artists).
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-with-elenora-rukiya-brown/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:NOMA at Night: New African Masquerades Closing Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Get creative and explore the museum after hours during NOMA at Night. \nThis NOMA at Night celebrates the closing of the exhibition New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations at NOMA. Join us as we celebrate this special look into the world of contemporary West African masquerade before it travels to its next location\, the Frist Art Museum in Nashville\, Tennessee. \nFeaturing live music from Kumasi Afrobeat and DJing from NOMA Creative Assembly member Jer’Lisa Devezin; gallery talks by exhibition curator Dr. Amanda M. Maples\, NOMA’s Françoise Billion Richardson Curator of African Art; a raffle from the NOMA Museum Shop\, which will be open during the event; specialty cocktails\, mocktails\, and a light bites menu from Café NOMA; a printmaking art activity; and more.  \n$15 for members\n$30 general admission\nFree admission for attendees ages 19 and under \nPurchase Tickets \n\nProgram Details\nLive Music from Kumasi Afrobeat\n \nLive DJ Set from Creative Assembly Resident Artist Jer’Lisa Devezin\nJer’Lisa Devezin\, Creative Assembly 2025 \nNOMA Museum Shop and New African Masquerades Merchandise Raffle\n \nThe NOMA Museum Shop will raffle a gift bag of exclusive NOMA and NAM merchandise\, including:\n\n\n\nA NAM-branded tote bag\, postcard set\, magnet set\, mug\, and catalog\nA NOMA-branded water bottle and hat\nNOMA X Bonfolk Griffin socks\nA Marie Antoinette hardback notebook\n\n\n\nRaffle tickets will be given at entry when guests purchase or scan their attendance ticket. An additional raffle ticket will be given when guests make a purchase in the NOMA Museum Shop \nSmall Bites\, Cocktails\, and Mocktails from Café NOMA\nSmall bites and drinks will be available for purchase during the evening. \nHands-on Printmaking Activity\nGet inspired\, get creative! Try your hand at printmaking with designs\, colors\, and concepts inspired by the exhibition.  \nMore details about this event to be announced soon. Please check this page for updates.\n\nAbout New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations\nThe exhibition New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations spotlights the work of four contemporary artists working in cities across West Africa: Chief Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa\, Sheku “Goldenfinger” Fofanah\, David Sanou\, and Hervé Youmbi. The first presentation of its kind\, New African Masquerades offers a rare look into contemporary West African masquerade by contextualizing the works of individual artists within a range of social\, economic\, and religious practices and examining their networks of viewership and exchange. \nLearn More \nAbout Kumasi\nKumasi is New Orleans’ own full Afrobeat orchestra. We fell in love with a style of music created over 50 years ago by Fela Kuti and Tony Allen\, and we bring it to the people of New Orleans with live shows\, as well as three recorded albums. You can expect lots of Fela Kuti tunes and some Afrofunk from ’70s Ghana and Benin in our live shows\, and we play and record our original music inspired by those styles. Our original songs are primarily of protest\, as well as vigilance toward change and collective growth\, but composed to make people move\, groove\, and be inspired. \nAbout Jer’Lisa Devezin\nJer’Lisa J. Devezin is an artist and educator born and raised in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans\, LA. She earned her BA from Dillard University and MFA from Southern Methodist University. Heavily influenced by her upbringing in the city\, Jer’Lisa’s work engages research through a black feminist lens centering identity\, sexuality\, Black studies\, and Southern culture\, specifically focusing on New Orleans and socioeconomics. \nThank You to Our Supporters\nNOMA at Night is supported in part by grant funds from Ruby K. Worner Charitable Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; 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.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/noma-at-night-new-african-masquerades-closing-celebration/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
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SUMMARY:Studio KIDS!: Tinker Hatfield (Ages 11–14)
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the museum on select Saturday mornings for Studio KIDS! youth art-making workshops. We’ll take inspiration from artwork in the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden and make our own creations with a teaching artist. \nAbout Studio KIDS!: Tinker Hatfield\nIn this upcoming Studio KIDS! workshop\, students will be introduced to the art and design work of Tinker Hatfield\, a designer known for his numerous Air Jordan designs. Students will explore artwork across NOMA’s galleries to find inspiration for their own designs. After discussing the elements and principles of art and design\, students will incorporate the artwork at NOMA into their Hatfield-inspired shoe designs. This art education experience is designed for children ages 11-14. \nRegistration is $30; $25 for members. Advance registration is required and includes all art-making materials. \nRegister Now
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/studio-kids-tinker-hatfield-ages-11-14/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Kids & Families,Studio KIDS!
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