BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//New Orleans Museum of Art - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:New Orleans Museum of Art X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nomastaging.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for New Orleans Museum of Art REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240320T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240320T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240226T172705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T212645Z UID:84591-1710937800-1710937800@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Curatorial Fellow Laura Ochoa Rincon DESCRIPTION:Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists\, curators\, and other special guests. During these casual conversations\, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA. \nThis week\, join Laura Ochoa Rincon\, Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Fellow for a conversation about the exhibition Rebellious Spirits: Prohibition and Resistance in the South. This talk will be offered at 12:30 pm and 6:00 pm. \nFree with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-032024/ CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2000-198-Proof.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240321T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240321T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240102T203507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240102T203507Z UID:83462-1711022400-1711026000@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Book Club Discussion | Identity Unknown: Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists DESCRIPTION:The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and non-fiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. In addition to monthly book discussions\, the book club meets periodically for curatorial programs related to the book selections. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book to join. \nBook selections are inspired by the museum’s exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copies. Selections are also available at the NOMA Museum Shop\, where museum members receive a 10% discount. \nMeetings are held in person or via Zoom. All meetings begin at 12 pm. \nFor information or questions about the NOMA Book Club\, please email kmccurdy@noma.org. \nRegister Now \n\nMarch 2024\nBook Club Discussion | Thursday\, March 21\, 12 pm\n\n\n\n\n\nIdentity Unknown: Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists by Donna Seaman \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho hasn’t wondered where-aside from Georgia O’Keeffe and Frida Kahlo-all the women artists are? In many art books\, they’ve been marginalized with cold efficiency\, summarily dismissed in the captions of group photographs with the phrase “identity unknown” while each male is named. \nDonna Seaman brings to dazzling life seven of these forgotten artists\, among the best of their day: Gertrude Abercrombie\, with her dark\, surreal paintings and friendships with Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Rollins; Bay Area self-portraitist Joan Brown; Ree Morton\, with her witty\, oddly beautiful constructions; Loïs Mailou Jones of the Harlem Renaissance; Lenore Tawney\, who combined weaving and sculpture when art and craft were considered mutually exclusive; Christina Ramberg\, whose unsettling works drew on pop culture and advertising; and Louise Nevelson\, an art-world superstar in her heyday but omitted from recent surveys of her era. \nThese women fought to be treated the same as male artists\, to be judged by their work\, not their gender or appearance. In brilliant\, compassionate prose\, Seaman reveals what drove them\, how they worked\, and how they were perceived by others in a world where women were subjects-not makers-of art. Featuring stunning examples of the artists’ work\, Identity Unknown speaks to all women about their neglected place in history and the challenges they face to be taken as seriously as men no matter what their chosen field-and to all men interested in women’s lives. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n                                               \nEducation and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative\, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation;  Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts\, Office of Cultural Development\, Department of Culture\, Recreation & Tourism\, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation;  Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation\, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter\, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.  URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/book-club-march-2024/ LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119 CATEGORIES:Book Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Identity-Unknown.jpg GEO:29.9864897;-90.0938943 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle New Orleans LA 70119;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Collins Diboll Circle:geo:-90.0938943,29.9864897 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240323T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240323T113000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240311T181702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T174404Z UID:84859-1711188000-1711193400@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Wellness Through Mindfulness DESCRIPTION:This spring\, NOMA presents an eight-part mindfulness course with Dr. Jayashree Rao.  \nThis series of classes will develop skills to help individuals: \n\nCope with the stress\, pain\, and challenges of everyday life\nDeal with distressing events with grace and composure\nBe present and alive in the here and now\n\nThis eight-week course is held on Saturdays in NOMA’s Woldenberg Boardroom. Through guided meditation and brief exercises\, participants will learn to develop mindfulness that will help them experience the present moment during everyday activities. \nAlthough there is no specific promised outcome\, participants typically report feeling more focused and more “in-tune” with themselves and others. In addition\, research suggests significant beneficial effects in dealing with stress\, anxiety\, depression\, high blood pressure\, chronic pain\, and diabetes. \n $80 for Eight Classes | $60 for NOMA Members   \nThis course is open to everyone\, but registration is required as space is limited. Your registration fee covers all eight sessions\, and it is highly encouraged to attend every session for a full learning experience. \nRegister Now \n\nSchedule\nMarch 23rd | What is Mindfulness? \nMarch 30 | Scientific Evidence — Due to the Crescent City Classic\, classes will be held 12–1:30 pm. \nApril 6th | No Class \nApril 13th | Managing Thoughts \nApril 20th: | Understanding and Dealing with Stress \nApril 27th | Difficult Emotions and Chronic Pain \nMay 4th | Communication \nMay 11th | Compassion \nMay 18th | Resilience / Burnout \n\nAbout the Instructor:\nDr. Jayashree Rao is a retired pediatric endocrinologist\, who spent thirty years teaching\, researching\, and practicing medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center and Children’s Hospital. For the past several years\, Dr. Rao has practiced and led others in practicing mindfulness\, employing techniques learned in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course offered by Dr. Dave Potter.  \nLearn More URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/wellness-through-mindfulness/2024-03-23/ CATEGORIES:Wellness,Workshops & Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sculpture-Garden-Oak-Grove.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240323T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240323T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20231220T162633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240322T215607Z UID:83394-1711188000-1711198800@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival Presented by Hancock Whitney DESCRIPTION:The New Orleans Museum of Art invites you to the \nNOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival\nPresented by Hancock Whitney\nSaturday\, March 23\nEgg Hunts Begin at 10:45 for Ages 4 & Under and Ages 5 & Up\nNOMA Egg Hunt Chairs\nHolly Poole and Caroline Wolfe\nNVC Chair\nTully Forrester Jordan\nThe NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival Presented by Hancock Whitney is a fun\, festive\, rain-or-shine event for families featuring art activities\, crafts\, games\, face painting\, food\, drinks\, sweets\, music\, and much more. \nThe festival is set within the picturesque Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden\, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Born out of a love of the city and art\, the Besthoff Sculpture Garden is one of the most popular public spaces in New Orleans for families and visitors. \nFor many families\, the event may be their first introduction to the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Funds raised support NOMA’s education and exhibition programs. \n\nNOMA EGG HUNT AND FAMILY FESTIVAL TICKETS\n\nFree admission for children ages 2 and under.\nRefreshments are included in ticket price\, excluding alcoholic beverages.\n\nAdvance ticket sales have closed. A limited number of tickets are available at the door. \nThe Egg Hunt and Family Festival is a rain-or-shine event. Tickets are non-refundable. \n\nActivities\nMusic by DJ Audio Jocks \nJoJo the Juggler and Magician \nArt Activities presented by Young Rembrandts \nNOMA Art Activities \nPortrait Photographs by Polo Silk \nFace Painting \nPixie Dust ‘Sparkle Station’ \nLight Refreshments and more! \n\nThank You to Our Current Sponsors\nPresenting Sponsor\n \nLead Sponsors\n \nBurkart Family\nDr. Robert and Beverly Matheney\nCatherine Burns Tremaine \nFun and Games\nCammie and Charles Mayer \nSweets and Treats\nMr. and Mrs. Bert Wilson\nCaroline and Michael Wolfe Family Fund \nBunnies and Baskets\n \nPermele and Garner Robinson\nShlenker Family Foundation \nBoogie and Bounce\nElizabeth A. Boh\nMrs. Allison Shapiro Dandry and Mr. Bobby Dandry\nLake Vista Pediatrics\nNell and Barry Mabry\nEleanor Onstott\nHolly and Reed Poole\nWilson Family\nYoung Rembrandts of Southeast Louisiana \nMedia Sponsors\n \nSpecial Thanks\nElmer Chocolate\nOrleans Coffee\nRaising Cane’s URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/egghunt2024/ CATEGORIES:Fundraisers,Special,Kids & Families ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/NOMA-Egg-Hunt-HW-2024-01-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240327T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240327T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240319T163214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T163409Z UID:84980-1711542600-1711544400@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk on Giovanni del Biondo’s Madonna Nursing Her Child DESCRIPTION:Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists\, curators\, and other special guests. During these casual conversations\, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA. \nThis week\, join Imani Johnson-Bey\, NOMA Museum Educator\, for a conversation about Giovanni del Biondo’s Madonna Nursing Her Child. In this talk\, Johnson-Bey will discuss who is the Madonna and what she represents.  \nFree with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery. \nGET TICKETS \nTo book your ticket in advance\, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-032724/ LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119 CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Madonna-Nursing-Her-Child.jpeg GEO:29.9864897;-90.0938943 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle New Orleans LA 70119;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Collins Diboll Circle:geo:-90.0938943,29.9864897 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240327T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240327T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240216T235945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T204939Z UID:84402-1711551600-1711558800@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Art in the Afternoon (For Families) DESCRIPTION:Families are invited to spend the afternoon at the museum learning about an object from NOMA’s permanent collection or a special exhibition\, engaging in art-making activities\, and enjoying a story with teaching artists. This program is designed for families with kids of all ages.  \nFree with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.  \nAdvanced registration is encouraged. \nRegister Now \n\nART IN THE AFTERNOON | WEDNESDAY\, MARCH 27\, 3–5 PM\nIn Two Canoe by Wangechi Mutu  \nTaking inspiration from the exhibition Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined\, join us in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden for an afternoon exploring themes related to the environment. Examine In Two Canoe\, look and listen to A River by Max Martin\, and create water landscapes with teaching artists.  \nArt in the Afternoon is happening rain or shine! Should inclement weather prevent art-making in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden\, we will move inside to the museum’s galleries to look at Torkwase Dyson’s Way Over There Inside Me (Ocean as a super throughway #4).  URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/art-afternoon-032724/ CATEGORIES:Kids & Families,Workshops & Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/In-Two-Canoe.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240327T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240327T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240304T220012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T173657Z UID:84761-1711562400-1711566000@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk and Book Signing with Debbie Fleming Caffery—POSTPONED DESCRIPTION:This event has been postponed. \nMeet us in NOMA’s galleries at 6 pm for a gallery talk with artist Debbie Fleming Caffery and Brian Piper\, NOMA’s Freeman Family Curator of Photographs\, Prints\, and Drawings. At 6:30 pm\, attendees are invited to the NOMA Museum Shop\, where Caffery will sign copies of the exhibition catalogue. Published in collaboration with Radius Books\, the volume features 100 richly printed black-and-white photographs and is accompanied by essays by Piper and former NOMA curator Russell Lord.  \nThis event is free with museum admission\, and advanced registration is not required. General museum admission is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday\, courtesy of The Helis Foundation. \nWhen you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery. \n\nAbout the Exhibition\nIncluding nearly 100 dramatic black-and-white photographs installed across the museum\, In Light of Everything is the first career retrospective for the important Louisiana-born photographer Debbie Fleming Caffery. The exhibition presents examples from her most important series made in the American South\, Mexico\, and France\, from the 1970s to the present. \nLearn More \n\nDebbie Fleming Caffery: In Light of Everything is organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art and is supported by the Del and Ginger Hall Photography Fund\, the Robert and Betty Fleming Family\, James and Cherye Pierce\, Milly and George Denegre\, and the A. Charlotte Mann and Joshua Mann Pailet Endowment. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/dfc-book-signing/ CATEGORIES:Special,Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2013-1-115.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240331T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240331T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240216T233541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240216T233541Z UID:84395-1711879200-1711897200@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival DESCRIPTION:Iris lovers and gardening enthusiasts are invited to the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden for the annual Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival\, presented by NOMA and the Greater New Orleans Iris Society. \nCome view the newly bloomed Louisiana irises in the lush natural surroundings of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Visitors will have the opportunity to ask on-site iris experts gardening-related questions. \nFree and open to the public. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/louisiana-rainbow-iris-festival-2024/ LOCATION:Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans \, LA\, 70124 CATEGORIES:Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220222_095447.jpg GEO:29.986748;-90.0932186 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle New Orleans LA 70124;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Collins Diboll Circle:geo:-90.0932186,29.986748 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240403T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240403T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240119T224557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T160741Z UID:84080-1712147400-1712147400@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk | Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined DESCRIPTION:Expand your experience of Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined with monthly gallery talks inside the museum or in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden on select Wednesdays: January 31\, February 7\, March 6\, April 3\, May 1\, June 5\, and July 10.  \nThis week join NOMA Creative Assembly Cohort member Danny Fitzpatrick for a conversation about Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined. \nGallery talks are free with museum admission\, no registration is required. Louisiana residents receive free admission on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.  \nRegister in Advance \nAbout the Exhibition\nThis major solo exhibition of work by Wangechi Mutu brings together nearly one hundred sculptures\, paintings\, collages\, drawings\, and films to present the breadth of the Kenyan-American artists’ multidisciplinary practice from the mid-1990s to today. On view January 31–July 14\, 2024\, Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined traces connections between recent developments in Mutu’s sculptures and her decades-long exploration of the legacies of colonialism\, globalization\, and African and diasporic cultural traditions. The exhibition travels to NOMA from the New Museum\, New York. \nLearn More \n\nWangechi Mutu: Intertwined is organized by the New Museum\, New York. Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Ed Bradley Family Foundation\, Agnes Gund\, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by The Robert Lehman Foundation. Support for the accompanying publication has been provided by the A4 Arts Foundation. \nThe presentation in New Orleans is sponsored by the Ford Foundation. Additional support is provided by Delta Airlines\, Gladstone Gallery\, Walda Besthoff\, Victoria Miro Gallery\, The Windsor Court\, Keith Fox and Tom Keyes\, Aimée Farnet Siegel and Mike Siegel\, Robin Rankin\, Elizabeth Boh\, Pat Mitchell and Scott Seydel\, Harvey and Marie Orth\, and Jeff Childers and Onay Gutierrez URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/mutu-040324/ CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks,Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Mutu_People-in-Glass-Towers-Should-Not-Imagine-Us.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240403T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240403T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240401T180852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T224710Z UID:85245-1712167200-1712170800@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Performance by Artist Wangechi Mutu DESCRIPTION:As part of NOMA’s programming alongside the exhibition Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined\, the museum is hosting a performance on Wednesday\, April 3\, by the internationally celebrated artist. \nIn the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden\, Mutu will discuss her artistic practice and works permanently and temporarily installed in the garden. Mutu will engage with visitors outside the sculpture garden’s pavilion\, which features a gallery of works by the artist. \nThis program is free\, but capacity and seating are limited. Advanced registration is required. \nSold Out \n\nAbout the Exhibition\nThe most complete survey of the artist’s work to date\, Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined is a rare opportunity to see the range and depth of the artist’s practice across her influential career and to trace the thematic throughlines and progressions in her work. The exhibition spans the museum’s campus in spaces indoors and outdoors\, building on the artist’s long relationship with New Orleans and the museum. \nTwo of Mutu’s sculptures are permanently installed in NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The program kicks off a series of talks by artists in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the garden. \n\nWangechi Mutu: Intertwined is organized by the New Museum\, New York. Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Ed Bradley Family Foundation\, Agnes Gund\, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by The Robert Lehman Foundation. Support for the accompanying publication has been provided by the A4 Arts Foundation. \nThe presentation in New Orleans is sponsored by the Ford Foundation. Additional support is provided by Delta Airlines\, Gladstone Gallery\, Walda Besthoff\, Victoria Miro Gallery\, The Windsor Court\, The Azby Fund\, Keith Fox and Tom Keyes\, Aimée Farnet Siegel and Mike Siegel\, Robin Rankin\, Elizabeth Boh\, Pat Mitchell and Scott Seydel\, Harvey and Marie Orth\, and Jeff Childers and Onay Gutierrez. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/wangechi-mutu-talk/ LOCATION:Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans \, LA\, 70124 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Mutu_portrait.jpg GEO:29.986748;-90.0932186 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle New Orleans LA 70124;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Collins Diboll Circle:geo:-90.0932186,29.986748 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240405T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240405T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240325T220251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T163527Z UID:85195-1712340000-1712350800@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:NOMA at Night feat. Special Musical Guests and DJ HEELTURN DESCRIPTION:Join us at NOMA for an evening of creativity inspired by the special exhibition Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined. The night will spotlight a showcase of music organized by Sari Jordan & Mahmoud Chouki\, featuring both local and visiting musicians in a women- and queer-dominated band. Songs during the set are inspired by the exhibition and meditate on themes of transmutation\, healing\, and the feminine figures who anchor Mutu’s vast practice. \nIn addition to the museum\, the Besthoff Sculpture Garden pavilion will be open for guests to view works from Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined installed there. \n$30 General Admission | $15 for Members \nPURCHASE TICKETS \nPlease note that food and drinks are not included in the ticket price. They are available for purchase directly from our partner vendors. \n\nNOMA AT NIGHT LINE-UP\n\nDJ Set by HEELTURN\nIn the Great Hall\nWith a strong urge to help build community and a wide taste in music\, New Orleans native HEELTURN started out honing his DJ skills on WTUL with a show he likes to call “Accepted Eclectic.” From there he has bounced all over the city bringing a unique mix of soul\, disco\, hip-hop\, R&B\, bounce\, baile funk\, house\, and club music to a wide variety of audiences. He has opened Washed Out\, guest DJ-ed Set De Flo at the Hi-Ho Lounge (spotlighted by Boiler Room and Resident Advisor)\, performed with Katey Red\, and played music festivals including BUKU and Bonnaroo. His love of the local music scene has led him to contribute writing to Antigravity and to co-book for the POC-focused punk music festival Deep Cuts. \nArt-Making Activity: Assemblage\n6:00–9:30 pm in the museum’s first-floor galleries\n  \n \nFeatured Exhibition | Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined\nThis major solo exhibition of work by Wangechi Mutu brings together nearly one hundred sculptures\, paintings\, collages\, drawings\, and films to present the breadth of the Kenyan–American artist’s multidisciplinary practice from the mid-1990s to today. \n\nAdditional Credits\nMahmoud Chouki\nNOMA is pleased to work with internationally renowned multi-instrumentalist and composer Mahmoud Chouki\, who is organizing musical performances for each NOMA at Night program in collaboration with museum staff. \nMahmoud Chouki is a master guitarist\, multi-instrumentalist\, and composer living and working in New Orleans. His art draws together music from many different international contexts to consider how music can speak across cultural divides. His own compositions incorporate musical influences from across the globe\, ranging from European classical\, Andalusian from Southern Spain\, Levantine music from the Middle East\, Maghrebian music from North Africa\, Latin American music\, and jazz from the Southern United States. Integrating sounds and rhythms from many different cultures\, Chouki combines classical guitar with instruments such as the loutar\, a traditional instrument of the Middle Atlas region of Morocco; the sintir\, a Sub-Saharan instrument from the Sahel region (Mali); the oud\, an oriental lute; the Algerian mandole\, a steel-string fretted instrument resembling an elongated mandolin; the Bağlama saz\, a Turkish long necked bowl-lute; the banjo\, and a variety of percussion instruments. As artistic director of Rencontre Orient-Occident at Chateau Mercier in Sierre\, Switzerland\, Chouki has brought together a wide range of international musicians to envision new forms of dialogue between East and West\, with music often the only common language between performers. \nThank You to Our Supporters\nNOMA at Night is supported in part by grant funds from the Azby Fund; 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. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. \n        URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/noma-at-night-april-2024/ LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119 CATEGORIES:Performances,NOMA at Night ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AJ200036-Enhanced-NR-E.jpg GEO:29.9864897;-90.0938943 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle New Orleans LA 70119;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Collins Diboll Circle:geo:-90.0938943,29.9864897 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240407T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240407T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240328T224024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T211105Z UID:85226-1712498400-1712505600@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Music in the Garden Feat. Asher Danziger and George Brown Trio DESCRIPTION:NOMA is excited to present Music in the Garden\, a seasonal outdoor music series. Encounter the sounds of local New Orleans musicians while strolling through the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on select Sunday afternoons beginning at 2 pm. Performances will take place alongside Wangechi Mutu sculptures as an extension of the Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined special exhibition. \nNo registration is required. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free and open to the public seven days a week. \nPlan Your Visit \n\nMusic in the Garden Performers\nApril 7\n\n2–3 pm | Asher Danziger \n3–4 pm | George Brown Trio \nApril 14\n2–3 pm | Marina Albero \n3–4 pm | Mollie Pate and the LPO Horn Sound URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/music-in-the-garden-040724/ LOCATION:Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans \, LA\, 70124 CATEGORIES:Performances,Music in the Garden ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mutu_The-Seated-III.jpg GEO:29.986748;-90.0932186 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle New Orleans LA 70124;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Collins Diboll Circle:geo:-90.0932186,29.986748 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240414T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240414T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240328T224112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T211207Z UID:85228-1713103200-1713110400@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Music in the Garden Feat. Marina Albero\, Mollie Pate and the LPO Horn Sound DESCRIPTION:NOMA is excited to present Music in the Garden\, a seasonal outdoor music series. Encounter the sounds of local New Orleans musicians while strolling through the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on select Sunday afternoons beginning at 2 pm. Performances will take place alongside Wangechi Mutu sculptures as an extension of the Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined special exhibition. \nNo registration is required. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free and open to the public seven days a week. \nPlan Your Visit \n\nMusic in the Garden Performers\nApril 7\n\n2–3 pm | Asher Danziger \n3–4 pm | George Brown Trio \nApril 14\n2–3 pm | Marina Albero \n3–4 pm | Mollie Pate and the LPO Horn Sound URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/music-in-the-garden-041424/ LOCATION:Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans \, LA\, 70124 CATEGORIES:Performances,Music in the Garden ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mutu_The-Seated-III.jpg GEO:29.986748;-90.0932186 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle New Orleans LA 70124;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Collins Diboll Circle:geo:-90.0932186,29.986748 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240417T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240417T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240226T173219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T164834Z UID:84597-1713357000-1713357000@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk on Rebellious Spirits: Prohibition and Resistance in the South DESCRIPTION:Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists\, curators\, and other special guests. During these casual conversations\, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA. \nThis week\, join Laura Ochoa Rincon\, Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Fellow\, for a conversation about the exhibition Rebellious Spirits: Prohibition and Resistance in the South. This talk will be offered at 12:30 pm and 6:00 pm. \nThis gallery talk is in connection with the NOMA book club’s April reading pick Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent. Join us on Thursday\, April 18\, at 12 pm to discuss the book and its connection to the exhibition Rebellious Spirits: Prohibition and Resistance in the South. The NOMA book club is hosted monthly\, free and open to the public. \nFree with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-041724/ CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/96-175.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240417T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240417T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240319T164424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T165055Z UID:84989-1713376800-1713376800@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk on Rebellious Spirits: Prohibition and Resistance in the South DESCRIPTION:Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists\, curators\, and other special guests. During these casual conversations\, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA. \nThis week\, join Laura Ochoa Rincon\, Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Fellow\, for a conversation about the exhibition Rebellious Spirits: Prohibition and Resistance in the South. This talk will be offered at 12:30 pm and 6:00 pm.\n \nThis gallery talk is in connection with the NOMA book club’s April reading pick Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent. Join us on Thursday\, April 18\, at 12 pm to discuss the book and its connection to the exhibition Rebellious Spirits: Prohibition and Resistance in the South. The NOMA book club is hosted monthly\, free and open to the public.\n \nFree with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery. \nGET TICKETS \nTo book your ticket in advance\, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-041724-evening-2/ LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119 CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/89-25-2-1-6-015-Edit-copy-2.jpg GEO:29.9864897;-90.0938943 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle New Orleans LA 70119;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Collins Diboll Circle:geo:-90.0938943,29.9864897 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240418T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240418T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240102T204321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240102T204321Z UID:83465-1713441600-1713445200@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Book Club Discussion | Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition DESCRIPTION:The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and non-fiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. In addition to monthly book discussions\, the book club meets periodically for curatorial programs related to the book selections. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book to join. \nBook selections are inspired by the museum’s exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copies. Selections are also available at the NOMA Museum Shop\, where museum members receive a 10% discount. \nMeetings are held in person or via Zoom. All meetings begin at 12 pm. \nFor information or questions about the NOMA Book Club\, please email kmccurdy@noma.org. \nRegister Now \n\nApril 2024\nBook Club Discussion | Thursday\, April 18\, 12 pm\n\n\n\n\n\nLast Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA brilliant\, authoritative\, and fascinating history of America’s most puzzling era\, the years 1920 to 1933\, when the US Constitution was amended to restrict one of America’s favorite pastimes: drinking alcoholic beverages. \nFrom its start\, America has been awash in drink. The sailing vessel that brought John Winthrop to the shores of the New World in 1630 carried more beer than water. By the 1820s\, liquor flowed so plentifully it was cheaper than tea. That Americans would ever agree to relinquish their booze was as improbable as it was astonishing. \nYet we did\, and Last Call is Daniel Okrent’s dazzling explanation of why we did it\, what life under Prohibition was like\, and how such an unprecedented degree of government interference in the private lives of Americans changed the country forever. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n                                               \nEducation and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative\, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation;  Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts\, Office of Cultural Development\, Department of Culture\, Recreation & Tourism\, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation;  Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation\, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter\, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.  URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/book-club-april-2024/ LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119 CATEGORIES:Book Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/last-call.jpg GEO:29.9864897;-90.0938943 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle New Orleans LA 70119;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Collins Diboll Circle:geo:-90.0938943,29.9864897 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240418T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240418T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240401T154811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T143128Z UID:85233-1713459600-1713470400@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:odAOMO Presents Symphony of the Sown DESCRIPTION:Celebrate 20 years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden in collaboration with odAOMO during Symphony of the Sown\, an enchanting event blending art\, fashion\, and music. \nSet in the amphitheater in NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden\, the runway will come to life with thirty avant-garde fashion pieces from odAOMO inspired by the blessings that bloom with spring’s favor. Immerse yourself in this stunning display of creativity and experience a mesmerizing live vocal performance by Quentin Alexander. \nFree and open to the public. Seating is first come\, first serve. Seating begins at 6 pm. \n\nProgram Schedule\n5–6 pm | Cocktail Hour \n6–6:15 pm | Call to Seating \n6:15–7 pm | Performance and Runway Presentation \n7–8 pm | Mix & Mingle \n\nAbout odAOMO\nodAOMO is a luxury boutique led by Dr. Sophia Aomo Omoro. Located in New Orleans’s famous French Quarter\, odAOMO’s pieces are all designed locally in house and handcrafted in Kenya and Ghana. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/symphony-of-the-sown/ LOCATION:Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans \, LA\, 70124 CATEGORIES:Performances,Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NOMA_odAOMO-symphony-of-the-sown.jpg GEO:29.986748;-90.0932186 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle New Orleans LA 70124;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Collins Diboll Circle:geo:-90.0932186,29.986748 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240420T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240420T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240322T213629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T160157Z UID:85175-1713607200-1713621600@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Family Day | Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined DESCRIPTION:Kids and their grown-ups are invited for a day of free family fun at the New Orleans Museum of Art! \nExplore the exhibition Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined with a gallery talk\, storytime\, and art-making activities. Join an Afrobeats dance and drumming lesson by Andrea Peoples\, and then put your new moves to work at a dance party featuring a musical performance by DJ Ojay and Kreative Arts Collective drummers. \nFor this family day\, we’re taking inspiration from Wangechi Mutu’s bold vision of the future\, which brings together nearly one hundred sculptures\, paintings\, collages\, drawings\, and films. Mutu’s work explores the legacies of colonialism\, globalization\, and African diasporic cultural traditions.  \nAdmission and programming are free for families. \nAdvanced registration is encouraged.  \nRegister Now \nThis program is supported by The Howard Foundation. \n\nFAMILY DAY HIGHLIGHTS\nStorytime and Crafting with Author Shannon Kelley-Atwater\n10:30 am and 11:00 am | Alligators Don’t Like Flowers Storytime and Crafting in the Great Hall \n11:30 am | Book Signing in the NOMA Museum Shop \nJoin us for a story inspired by real alligators at the Audubon Zoo and the Aquarium of the Americas. Read by the author Shannon Kelley-Atwater\, Alligators Don’t Like Flowers introduces us to a special alligator named Angelo. The story is followed by a floral crown crafting activity. Before heading home\, visit Crocodylus by Wangechi Mutu in NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden.  \nGallery Talk: Wangechi Mutu’s Crocodylus and In Two Canoe\n12:00–12:30 pm\nBesthoff Sculpture Garden \nExplore the connections between Wangechi Mutu’s Afrofuturist artwork and environmental advocacy. Meet in NOMA’s Great Hall at 12 pm. This Gallery talk will be 20–30 minutes.  \nAfrobeats Dance Party – Lesson\, Drums\, DJ\, and Dancing \n12:30 pm–2:00 pm \nGreat Hall  \nGet pumped up during Andrea Peoples’s Afrobeats-inspired dance and drumming lesson. Then\, use your new moves in an Afrobeats dance party featuring DJ Ojay and Kreative Arts Collective drummers.  \nArt-Making Activity: Assemblage Art Station and Temporary Tattoo Collages\n10 am–2 pm\nMcDermott International\, Inc. Elevator Lobby  \nJoin us at the art-making table for crafts inspired by Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined. Put your imagination to work and get hands-on by collaging your own unique artwork with found objects\, or make your own temporary tattoo arrangement from a selection of flowers\, butterflies\, and geometric elements\, while supplies last. Adults must be present for temporary tattoo applications. \nPlay Area and Book Nook on the Portico\n10 am–2 pm \nPortico\nFamilies are taking over NOMA’s front entrance for family day! Read books and play in the sunshine in front of the museum. The play area includes bubbles\, hula hoops\, and jump ropes. \n\nFood from Tanjariné Kitchen Food Truck and Café NOMA\n10 am–2 pm\nNOMA’s Circle Drive \nTanjariné Kitchen\, home of the Mandela Burger\, is a vegan restaurant offering mouth-watering cuisines inspired by the culinary traditions of Africa; from the Horn of Africa to the Cape of the continent. Tanjariné Kitchen’s signature hand-crafted vegan burger is a soy-free\, gluten-free\, and nut-free delicious vegan burger made with a proprietary blend of legumes and spices. This flavor-packed burger will leave your mouth watering and in awe of its texture. Tanjariné Kitchen makes vegan delicious!  \nCafé NOMA by Ralph Brennan features a delicious array of artisanal flatbreads\, sandwiches\, salads\, and veggie bowls alongside an artful assortment of freshly baked breads and sweets inside a show-stopping pastry case. \n\nABOUT OUR PARTNERS\n\nShannon Kelley-Atwater\nShannon Kelly-Atwater was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale\, Florida. She moved to Louisiana in 2005 to attend Loyola University New Orleans\, where she graduated with a degree in Visual Arts. She fell in love with the city and her husband\, and they planted their roots and never left. Kelly-Atwater first picture book was Alligators Don’t Like Flowers. She is also the author-illustrator of Goodnight Pothole\, Five Little Termites\, and illustrator of Rainbow Rodney. Kelly-Atwater has been a featured author at the Louisiana Book Festival and the New Orleans Book Festival. When she’s not writing\, drawing\, and painting\, Kelly-Atwater is raising her three kids and playing dress up as a larger-than-life flower with her Mardi Gras Krewe\, Krewe des Fleurs.  \n\nAndrea Peoples\, DJ Ojay\, and Kreative Arts Collective\nAndrea Peoples is an experienced African\, Afro Cuban\, and Dunham Technique dancer and choreographer who has studied with some of the world’s greatest master dancers and musicians. Her African dance studies were under the tutelage of Djeneba Sako\, Moustapha Bangoura\, and multiple others. She studied the Dunham Technique under Keith Williams and Theodore Jamison and Afro Cuban dance under multiple teachers in Matanzas\, Cuba\, and the United States. Peoples is a well-respected cultural arts organizer and arts consultant who has worked with Kreative Arts Collective as CEO\, Cuba Nola as event consultant and instructor\, Three Keys at the Ace Hotel as a resident performer\, Black Dance USA as co-coordinator\, University of Missouri St. Louis theater department as head choreographer\, Washington University as adjunct professor of dance\, Tulane University as guest dance instructor\, Young Audiences of Louisiana as teaching artist\, Institute of Ashe Movement as dance director\, and Dillard University as dance instructor. \n\nEducation and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The City of New Orleans; First Horizon; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts\, Office of Cultural Development\, Department of Culture\, Recreation & Tourism\, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; the Howard Foundation; Karen and Henry Coaxum; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Laitram. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/family-day-april-2024/ CATEGORIES:Kids & Families,Family Day ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/noma_familyday_2023-100-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240423T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240423T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240411T220816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240415T145434Z UID:85273-1713884400-1713891600@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Cross-Cultural Conversations: Creative Assembly and ARCAthens DESCRIPTION:Join us in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts for an enlightening evening of cross-cultural dialogue with ARCAthens resident artists Mare Spanoudaki and Nikolas Ventourakis and two of NOMA’s Creative Assembly Cohort members\, Dianne Honoré and Kr3wcial. These artists with diverse backgrounds will share their experiences\, perspectives\, and creative processes.  \nThrough an open exchange\, attendees will gain insight into how art serves as a universal language\, transcending geographical boundaries\, and fostering connections among people from varied cultural backgrounds. In conversation with NOMA’s Creative Assembly Cohort members\, the visiting artists will explore themes of identity\, representation\, and the power of artistic expression. \nThis program is free with museum admission.  \nPlan Your Visit \n\nABOUT ARCATHENS\nBased in New York City\, ARCAthens was created in 2017 to provide opportunities and support to visual artists\, curators\, and scholars through its artist residency programs. The inaugural NOLA/NYC Research Fellowship gives Greek artists and curators the opportunity to focus on cultural exchange and community engagement in two American cities: New Orleans and New York City. Visit ARCAthens to learn more about the organization and their programs. \nLearn More \n\nAbout the Speakers\nMare Spanoudaki\nMare Spanoudaki is a researcher\, cultural manager\, and curator who works in broad arenas that relate to social movements\, identity politics\, folk and popular culture\, institutional critique\, communality\, intimacy\, archives\, and exhibition histories. Her education includes a BA in Communication\, Media and Culture from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences\, an MA in Cultural Policy and Management from City (University of London)\, and an MRes in Exhibition Studies from Central Saint Martins (University of the Arts London). She has worked for various cultural and art institutions in Europe\, is actively involved with the production\, communication\, and organization of cultural events\, and has curated community projects\, art publications\, and contemporary art exhibitions in Greece\, the UK\, and Germany\, both online and offline. She has contributed to exhibition catalogues\, contemporary art journals\, and art books. Since 2017\, she is one half of the two-person female artistic/curatorial synergy\, This is not a feminist project\, whose work has been presented at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall (Thessaloniki)\, at the Eleusis European Capital of Culture (Elefsina)\, at the A-DASH space and at the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in Athens. She is also a founding member of the Union of Workers in Contemporary Art (GR)\, an amateur photographer and dj\, and a collector of archival material and vinyls. \nNikolas Ventourakis\nNikolas Ventourakis is a visual artist living and working between Athens and London. His practice situates in the threshold between art and document\, in the attempt to interrogate the status of the photographic image. \nVentourakis completed an MA in Fine Art (Photography) with Merit at Central Saint Martins School of Arts (2013) and is the recipient of the Deutsche Bank Award in Photography (2013). He was selected for Future Map (2013)\, Catlin Guide (2014)\, and Fresh Faced Wild Eyed (2014) in the Photographers Gallery as one of the top graduating artists in the UK. In 2015 he was a visiting artist at CalArts with a FULBRIGHT Artist Fellowship and is a fellow in New Museum’s IDEAS CITY. He was shortlisted for the MAC International and the Bar-Tur Award. Recently he has exhibited in the FORMAT Festival\, Derby; the NRW Forum\, Düsseldorf\, the Mediterranean Biennale of Young Artists 18\, the parallel program of the Istanbul Biennale\, Hors Pistes 14 at Centre Pompidou\, and The Same River Twice\, at the Benaki Museum. Since 2017 he is the artistic director of the Lucy Art Residency in Kavala\, and is co-curator of the project “A Hollow Place” in Athens. He is a 2020 Stavros Niarchos Artworks Fellow and a 2021 and 2023 Onassis AIR resident artist.  \nDianne Honoré\nGrowing up in her family’s Creole restaurant in Tremé laid the foundation for Dianne “Gumbo Marie” Honoré’s work as a historic interpreter\, Creole culture activist\, teaching artist\, and event producer. She founded the Black Storyville Baby Dolls\, the Amazons Benevolent Society\, and Unheard Voices of Louisiana. She masks as Big Queen of the Yellow Pocahontas Hunters Tribe for which she creates one-of-a-kind suits from thousands of beads and feathers. She has organized numerous history-related music and food events\, tours\, and exhibits over several decades including the Roots of Creole Cooking tour for Culinary Backstreets\, the Golden Crown exhibit and symposium at the New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrating the legacy of Big Chief Darryl Montana\, and descendant heritage tours. In addition to appearances on the Harry Connick Jr. Show\, Flip My Food\, BET\, and Good Morning America\, she hosted a show focused on New Orleans history and current events. She owned an exhibit store called “Gumbo Marie” curating exhibits on Louisiana history. Annually\, she produces Baking for Breast Cancer with her cancer focus group the Amazons Benevolent Society\, raising funds for local cancer fighters. \nKr3wcial\nIn the vibrant tapestry of New Orleans’ rich musical heritage\, Kr3wcial emerges as a dynamic figure\, transcending the boundaries of traditional hip-hop. Born and raised in the heart of the Crescent City\, Kr3wcial’s music is a sonic journey through the soul of New Orleans itself. With lyrics that delve deep into the city’s intricate layers—from the gritty streets to the transcendent spirit of its people—he weaves a narrative that is both raw and poetic\, reminiscent of the city’s jazz and blues roots. Kr3wcial’s tracks\, often enlivened with the pulse of brass and the rhythm of New Orleans\, serve as a compelling commentary on the city’s multifaceted nature. Through his verses\, he explores themes of resilience\, identity\, and social consciousness. Beyond the studio\, Kr3wcial is a community advocate\, using his platform to inspire positive change. Collaborating with local nonprofits\, he harnesses the unifying power of music to uplift the very city that fuels his creativity. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/arcathens-2024/ LOCATION:NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Arcathens-plus-creative-assembly.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240226T174855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T161223Z UID:84601-1713961800-1713961800@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Rory O’Neill Schmitt and Rosary O’Neill DESCRIPTION:Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists\, curators\, and other special guests. During these casual conversations\, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA. \nThis week\, Rory O’Neill Schmitt\, Ph.D.\, and Rosary O’Neill\, Ph.D.\, authors of Edgar Degas in New Orleans and Kate Chopin in New Orleans\, give gallery talks and book signings in the second-floor Impressionist galleries. \n\nFree with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery. \n\nIntimate Moments of Louisiana Artists: Edgar Degas and Kate Chopin\n Afternoon Gallery Talk at 12:30 pm \nIn this talk\, meet Edgar Degas and Kate Chopin\, whose enormous talents blossomed in Louisiana. One was the son of a Louisiana woman\, and one the wife of a Louisiana man. This talk explores the mysterious time Degas and Chopin spent in Louisiana that catapulted their dazzling careers. \nBewitched by Beauty: Edgar Degas and Kate Chopin\nEvening Gallery Talk at 6:00 pm \nLearn how New Orleans bewitched two monumental artists: Edgar Degas and Kate Chopin. Who was Edgar Degas and why was he painting masterpieces in the darkened rooms of New Orleans? Why did Kate Chopin write folk tales of volcanic Louisiana heroes? Why did these extraordinary people come to Louisiana in a time of peril\, and why did they leave? \n\nAbout the Authors\nRory O’Neill Schmitt\, Ph.D\, and Rosary O’Neill\, Ph.D.\nRory O’Neill Schmitt\, Ph.D.\, is the Manager of Faculty Development at the University of Southern California’s Bovard College. A filmmaker\, she produced the Duplass Brothers Productions television series with Barret O’Brien\, A Long Long Night\, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2023. She trained as an art therapist at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and attained her board certification in California. Dr. Schmitt specializes in visual art\, education\, and curriculum; her doctoral studies focused on teaching art interpretation in museums. An exhibiting fine art photographer\, she has exhibited her artwork in New York City\, Los Angeles\, Phoenix\, and Paris. Dr. Schmitt has penned three additional books about the creative process with Arcadia Publishing and The History Press: Navajo and Hopi Art in Arizona (2016)\, New Orleans Voodoo: A Cultural History (with O’Neill\, 2019)\, and Edgar Degas in New Orleans (with O’Neill\, 2023).  \nRosary O’Neill\, Ph.D.\, is a Senior Fulbright Drama Specialist\, and winner of nine Fulbright awards\, including five to Paris to study Edgar Degas. She has published 19 plays with Concord Publishers (Samuel French Publishers)\, including Degas in New Orleans\, and Marilyn/God\, and has published three play anthologies and six books. She is a member of the Playwrights Division of the Actors’ Studio in New York City. A professor emerita at Loyola University New Orleans\, Dr. O’Neill founded the first repertory theater in New Orleans: Southern Rep. She has been celebrated world-wide with residencies at Harvard University\, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre Center\, American Academy in Rose\, and Irish Cultural Center in Paris. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-042424/ CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/65-1-1024x737.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240226T164316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T183143Z UID:84585-1713978000-1713988800@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Film Screening and Discussion: The Nita & Zita Project DESCRIPTION:The documentary The Nita & Zita Project tells the story of two legendary New Orleans dancers. The film shows their rise to stardom in the 1920s\, their eventual retirement in New Orleans\, and the thousands of costumes they created. \nFollowing a screening in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts\, Marci Darling (writer\, director\, and producer) and Sharon Gillen (producer) will speak about the film. Guests are also invited to view the costumes of Nita & Zita from 5–5:30 pm. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \n\nAbout the Film\nThe Nita & Zita Project tells the story of legendary 1920s New Orleans dancers Nita and Zita\, two Jewish Hungarian sisters who immigrated to the United States to blaze their own trail as contortionist acrobatic performers. They rose to international stardom and danced around the world as glittering globetrotters\, through multiple wars\, before retiring to New Orleans\, where they became recluses and painted their Creole cottage top-to-bottom with flowers\, dots\, and vibrant patterns. \nAfter their passing\, their neighbor found thousands of costumes in their home\, which she then sold in a yard sale that lasted five years. Their story of resilience and ecstatic creativity as artists has inspired countless artists\, who have created award-winning plays\, dance tributes\, paintings\, and poetry based on the extraordinary story of these sisters. \n\nAbout the Speakers\n\nMarci Darling\nMarci Darling has been a storyteller for decades. Darling has written five bestselling books and her writing has appeared in such esteemed publications as the Boston Globe\, the New York Times\, and Louisiana Homes and Gardens. She worked as a professional belly dancer\, circus acrobat\, contortionist–illusionist\, and burlesque dancer for ten years\, dancing on tour with The Go-Go’s\, the B-52’s\, Paul McCartney\, and many others. She is Adjunct Faculty at Endicott College\, where she instructs educators on integrating the arts into teaching strategies. Darling also holds a Master’s of Education from Harvard University\, a bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of California\, Los Angeles\, and a certificate in writing from Stanford Univerisity. The Nita & Zita Project is her first film and serves as a tribute to her dance partner and soulmate Kim Murphy\, who passed away in 2018. \n\nSharon Gillen\nDr. Sharon Gillen is a self-described “perfectly imperfect human who finds great joy in approaching life as an opportunity for learning.” Gillen is a medical doctor and was drawn to the profession as a way to help heal people. More recently\, she has realized the power of healing through storytelling and feels called to honor her ancestors by connecting more deeply to the divine feminine and her Jewish heritage. She is a descendant of persecuted Jews from the Baia Mare area in Romania\, the same area as Nita & Zita. She is a lover of all things film and has served on the board of the New Orleans Film Society. \n \nTrixie Minx\nBurlesque performer\, producer\, and educator Trixie Minx is a leader in the preservation and innovation of the Art of Tease. Known for her classic yet playful style of dance\, she is also recognized as a premiere burlesque producer with multiple New Orleans-based shows in addition to several custom-created productions for special events through her company Trixie Minx Productions. Recently Minx opened Trixie’s Burlesque Boutique & Studio\, which offers custom products by performing artists and dance classes to the public. Beyond the stage\, Minx also volunteers her time as an advocate for affordable performer healthcare with the New Orleans Musicians Clinic. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/nita-zita-project/ CATEGORIES:Films ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/unnamed-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240226T175027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T161019Z UID:84604-1713981600-1713981600@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Rory O’Neill Schmitt and Rosary O’Neill DESCRIPTION:Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists\, curators\, and other special guests. During these casual conversations\, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA. \nThis week\, Rory O’Neill Schmitt\, Ph.D.\, and Rosary O’Neill\, Ph.D.\, authors of Edgar Degas in New Orleans and Kate Chopin in New Orleans\, give gallery talks and book signings in the second-floor Impressionist galleries. \n\nFree with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery. \n\nIntimate Moments of Louisiana Artists: Edgar Degas and Kate Chopin\n Afternoon Gallery Talk at 12:30 pm \nIn this talk\, meet Edgar Degas and Kate Chopin\, whose enormous talents blossomed in Louisiana. One was the son of a Louisiana woman\, and one the wife of a Louisiana man. This talk explores the mysterious time Degas and Chopin spent in Louisiana that catapulted their dazzling careers. \nBewitched by Beauty: Edgar Degas and Kate Chopin\nEvening Gallery Talk at 6:00 pm \nLearn how New Orleans bewitched two monumental artists: Edgar Degas and Kate Chopin. Who was Edgar Degas and why was he painting masterpieces in the darkened rooms of New Orleans? Why did Kate Chopin write folk tales of volcanic Louisiana heroes? Why did these extraordinary people come to Louisiana in a time of peril\, and why did they leave? \n\nAbout the Authors\nRory O’Neill Schmitt\, Ph.D\, and Rosary O’Neill\, Ph.D.\nRory O’Neill Schmitt\, Ph.D.\, is the Manager of Faculty Development at the University of Southern California’s Bovard College. A filmmaker\, she produced the Duplass Brothers Productions television series with Barret O’Brien\, A Long Long Night\, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2023. She trained as an art therapist at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and attained her board certification in California. Dr. Schmitt specializes in visual art\, education\, and curriculum; her doctoral studies focused on teaching art interpretation in museums. An exhibiting fine art photographer\, she has exhibited her artwork in New York City\, Los Angeles\, Phoenix\, and Paris. Dr. Schmitt has penned three additional books about the creative process with Arcadia Publishing and The History Press: Navajo and Hopi Art in Arizona (2016)\, New Orleans Voodoo: A Cultural History (with O’Neill\, 2019)\, and Edgar Degas in New Orleans (with O’Neill\, 2023).  \nRosary O’Neill\, Ph.D.\, is a Senior Fulbright Drama Specialist\, and winner of nine Fulbright awards\, including five to Paris to study Edgar Degas. She has published 19 plays with Concord Publishers (Samuel French Publishers)\, including Degas in New Orleans\, and Marilyn/God\, and has published three play anthologies and six books. She is a member of the Playwrights Division of the Actors’ Studio in New York City. A professor emerita at Loyola University New Orleans\, Dr. O’Neill founded the first repertory theater in New Orleans: Southern Rep. She has been celebrated world-wide with residencies at Harvard University\, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre Center\, American Academy in Rose\, and Irish Cultural Center in Paris. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-042424-evening/ CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/65-1-1024x737.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240516 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240430T164040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T164040Z UID:85489-1714521600-1715817599@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Intergenerational Beading Workshop Showcase DESCRIPTION:See a special showcase highlighting the work of participants in an intergenerational beading workshop at the museum.  \nUnder the guidance of Creative Assembly Cohort member Dianne Honoré\, participants of all ages gathered throughout the month of April to dive into the rich heritage of Black Masking Indian beading techniques. Immersed in the culture of New Orleans\, participants crafted beadwork but also learned the rhythms of the city’s drumming tradition and Black Masking Indian suits. \nThe showcase will be on view near the museum’s second-floor classroom from Wednesday\, May 1\, to Wednesday\, May 15\, during regular museum hours. \n\nAbout Dianne Honoré\nGrowing up in her family’s Creole restaurant in Tremé laid the foundation for Dianne “Gumbo Marie” Honoré’s work as a historic interpreter\, Creole culture activist\, teaching artist\, and event producer. She founded the Black Storyville Baby Dolls\, the Amazons Benevolent Society\, and Unheard Voices of Louisiana. She masks as Big Queen of the Yellow Pocahontas Hunters Tribe for which she creates one-of-a-kind suits from thousands of beads and feathers. She has organized numerous history-related music and food events\, tours\, and exhibits over several decades including the Roots of Creole Cooking tour for Culinary Backstreets\, the Golden Crown exhibit and symposium at the New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrating the legacy of Big Chief Darryl Montana\, and descendant heritage tours. In addition to appearances on the Harry Connick Jr. Show\, Flip My Food\, BET\, and Good Morning America\, she hosted a show focused on New Orleans history and current events. She owned an exhibit store called “Gumbo Marie” curating exhibits on Louisiana history. Annually\, she produces Baking for Breast Cancer with her cancer focus group the Amazons Benevolent Society\, raising funds for local cancer fighters. \nLearn More About Creative Assembly URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/intergenerational-beading-showcase/ CATEGORIES:Special,Creative Assembly ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Intergenerational-Beading-2-e1714422283594.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240501T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240501T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240119T224702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T154507Z UID:84082-1714566600-1714566600@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk | Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined—Canceled DESCRIPTION:This event has been canceled.  \n\nExpand your experience of Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined with monthly gallery talks inside the museum or in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden on select Wednesdays: January 31\, February 7\, March 6\, April 3\, May 1\, June 5\, and July 10.  \nGallery talks are free with museum admission\, no registration is required. Louisiana residents receive free admission on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.  \nRegister in Advance \nAbout the Exhibition\nThis major solo exhibition of work by Wangechi Mutu brings together nearly one hundred sculptures\, paintings\, collages\, drawings\, and films to present the breadth of the Kenyan-American artists’ multidisciplinary practice from the mid-1990s to today. On view January 31–July 14\, 2024\, Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined traces connections between recent developments in Mutu’s sculptures and her decades-long exploration of the legacies of colonialism\, globalization\, and African and diasporic cultural traditions. The exhibition travels to NOMA from the New Museum\, New York. \nLearn More \n\nWangechi Mutu: Intertwined is organized by the New Museum\, New York. Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Ed Bradley Family Foundation\, Agnes Gund\, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by The Robert Lehman Foundation. Support for the accompanying publication has been provided by the A4 Arts Foundation. \nThe presentation in New Orleans is sponsored by the Ford Foundation. Additional support is provided by Delta Airlines\, Gladstone Gallery\, Walda Besthoff\, Victoria Miro Gallery\, The Windsor Court\, Keith Fox and Tom Keyes\, Aimée Farnet Siegel and Mike Siegel\, Robin Rankin\, Elizabeth Boh\, Pat Mitchell and Scott Seydel\, Harvey and Marie Orth\, and Jeff Childers and Onay Gutierrez URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/mutu-050124/ CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks,Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Mutu_Yo-Mama.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240501T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240501T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240119T224755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T225225Z UID:84084-1714586400-1714586400@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk | Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined DESCRIPTION:Expand your experience of Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined with monthly gallery talks inside the museum or in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden on select Wednesdays: January 31\, February 7\, March 6\, April 3\, May 1\, June 5\, and July 10.  \nGallery talks are free with museum admission\, no registration is required. Louisiana residents receive free admission on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.  \nRegister in Advance \nAbout the Exhibition\nThis major solo exhibition of work by Wangechi Mutu brings together nearly one hundred sculptures\, paintings\, collages\, drawings\, and films to present the breadth of the Kenyan-American artists’ multidisciplinary practice from the mid-1990s to today. On view January 31–July 14\, 2024\, Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined traces connections between recent developments in Mutu’s sculptures and her decades-long exploration of the legacies of colonialism\, globalization\, and African and diasporic cultural traditions. The exhibition travels to NOMA from the New Museum\, New York. \nLearn More \n\nWangechi Mutu: Intertwined is organized by the New Museum\, New York. Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Ed Bradley Family Foundation\, Agnes Gund\, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by The Robert Lehman Foundation. Support for the accompanying publication has been provided by the A4 Arts Foundation. \nThe presentation in New Orleans is sponsored by the Ford Foundation. Additional support is provided by Delta Airlines\, Gladstone Gallery\, Walda Besthoff\, Victoria Miro Gallery\, The Windsor Court\, Keith Fox and Tom Keyes\, Aimée Farnet Siegel and Mike Siegel\, Robin Rankin\, Elizabeth Boh\, Pat Mitchell and Scott Seydel\, Harvey and Marie Orth\, and Jeff Childers and Onay Gutierrez URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/mutu-050124-evening/ CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks,Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Mutu_Yo-Mama.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240504T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240504T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240412T220639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T184817Z UID:85332-1714827600-1714833000@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Perspectives: A Neighborhood Photography Workshop with Paige DeVries (Off-Site) DESCRIPTION:Explore the ways that photography with your phone can be used as an easily accessible\, generative art-making tool. \nIn this off-site workshop with 2023–24 Creative Assembly Cohort artist Paige DeVries\, participants will view the artist’s solo show on view at UNO St. Claude Gallery (2429 St. Claude Avenue) and discuss how the artist uses photography from her phone to inform her work as a painter. After the gallery tour and conversation\, DeVries leads a photography exercise in the neighborhood surrounding the gallery. Participants will share images they take during the workshop at the end of the program. \nFree with advanced registration. Please note that this workshop takes place off-site at UNO St. Claude Gallery (2429 St. Claude Avenue). Participants are asked to bring a phone they can use to take photographs.  \nRegister Now \n  \n  \n\nAbout Paige DeVries\n \nPaige DeVries is a New Orleans–based painter whose work examines the interface between people\, plants\, and the suburban environment of her neighborhood and city. DeVries grew up in Anchorage\, Alaska\, where she developed an appreciation and reverence for nature that continues to impact her artistic sensibilities and interests. DeVries’s paintings have been shown locally and nationally\, most notably at Art Basel in Miami Beach. Her work is published in the 2023 issue of New American Paintings 2023. She is a recipient of the Florence Leif Grant\, RISD Trustees’ Scholarship\, and the Anderson Ranch Arts Center Brooks Fellowship. DeVries received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2013 and is currently pursuing her MFA at the University of New Orleans\, graduating in Spring 2024\, where she also teaches undergraduate drawing courses. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/perspectives-photo-workshop/ LOCATION:UNO St. Claude Gallery\, 2429 St. Claude Avenue\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshops & Classes,Creative Assembly ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/paige2-e1713984457569.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240508 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240408T210826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240412T214008Z UID:85269-1715040000-1715126399@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:GiveNOLA Day DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendar to show your support on Tuesday\, May 7! \nJoin New Orleans’s annual community-wide day of giving\, hosted by the Greater New Orleans Foundation\, and help NOMA inspire a love of art in our city and beyond.\nFunds raised on last year’s GiveNOLA Day supported show-stopping special exhibitions like Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour\, engaging programming like Art Thrives\, community partnerships with local creatives like fashion label odAOMO\, and more. \nGive Now \nFor more information call 504.658.4127 or visit www.givenola.org/about. URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/givenola-day-2024/ CATEGORIES:Fundraisers,Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Noma_SculptureGarden_Dec2023-021.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240507T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240507T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240503T195126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240503T213427Z UID:85520-1715076000-1715085000@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Open Rehearsals with Lauren Messina DESCRIPTION:Experience an open rehearsal of The Beauty of Things\, an upcoming dance performance choreographed by NOMA Creative Assembly Cohort member Lauren Messina. Attendees will be able to watch and participate in the dance performance progress. A complete performance of The Beauty of Things will take place on Sunday\, June 9.  \nRehearsals will take place every Tuesday and Thursday\, 10 am–12:30 pm\, throughout May\, in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden’s amphitheater.  \nFree and open to the public. Pictures are welcome but please refrain from filming. In the case of inclement weather\, rehearsals will take place in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts. \n\nAbout Lauren Messina\nLauren Ashlee Messina is a Big Easy Award-winning dance choreographer with a heart for community. Born in Springfield\, Illinois\, Messina has developed her career in the Greater New Orleans area in collaboration with the Marigny Opera Ballet\, KM Dance Project\, the New Orleans Opera\, ELLEvate Dance Company\, Dow-Dance Company’s Binge Dance Festival\, and the CAC New Orleans as a 2022 Performing Artist-in-Residence. Her choreography has been performed at the New York Jazz Choreography Project\, the 92nd Street Y\, the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts\, and the Mississippi Museum of Art. Messina received the Ailey School’s Oprah Winfrey Foundation Scholarship and participated in the pilot program Moving Toward Justice Open Workshop at Gibney Dance. She is a 2023 Platforms Fund grant recipient and founder of My Free Dance Class. Messina aims to create meaningful movement experiences that inspire empathy and transformation by collaborating with artists across disciplines in a thriving collective environment. \nLearn More About Creative Asssembly URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/open-rehearsal-beauty-of-things/2024-05-07/ CATEGORIES:Performances,Creative Assembly ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Image_20240503_162426_969.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240508T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240508T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240502T200136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T200136Z UID:85508-1715171400-1715171400@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk | Poetry in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with Daniel Fitzpatrick DESCRIPTION:Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists\, curators\, and other special guests. During these casual conversations\, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA. \nThis week\, NOMA Creative Assembly member Daniel Fitzpatrick takes us on a poetic stroll through the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Through original poems inspired by the works and their setting\, Fitzpatrick will invite listeners to renewed engagement with art\, nature\, and the challenges both pose to the human heart. Meet at the Besthoff Sculpture Garden’s main entrance on Dueling Oaks Drive to the left of the museum’s front steps. There are wheelchairs available upon request. \n\nNo registration is required. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free and open to the public seven days a week. When you arrive\, please wait at the Besthoff Sculpture Garden office for directions. \n\nAbout Daniel Fitzpatrick\nDaniel Fitzpatrick is the author of the novel Only the Lover Sings. Born in New Orleans\, he studied philosophy at the University of Dallas\, and he holds an MA in philosophy from Holy Apostles College and an MPhil in creative writing from Trinity College Dublin. His translation of the Divine Comedy was published in 2021 for the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death. His poetry and essays have appeared in places like Dappled Things\, New Oxford Review\, and Ocean State Review. He is the editor of Joie de Vivre\, a journal of art\, culture\, and letters for South Louisiana\, and he teaches English at Jesuit High School in New Orleans. \nLearn More About Creative Assembly URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-050824/ CATEGORIES:Creative Assembly,Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Daniel-Fitzpatrick.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240515T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240515T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T184623 CREATED:20240502T200915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T200915Z UID:85510-1715776200-1715776200@nomastaging.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk on Double Space: Women Photographers and Surrealism DESCRIPTION:Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists\, curators\, and other special guests. During these casual conversations\, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA. \nThis week\, Allison Westerfield\, curator of Double Space: Women Photographers and Surrealism\, will discuss the exhibition.  This talk will be offered at 12:30 pm and 6:00 pm.  \n\nAbout Allison Westerfield\nAllison Westerfield is a doctoral candidate at the University of Florida studying modern and contemporary art. Westerfield received her Bachelor of Arts in Arts Administration from the University of West Florida and a Master of Arts in Art History from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Her current research focuses on the intersection of tarot and occultism in the work of women surrealist artists\, such as Leonora Carrington\, Leonor Fini\, and Remedios Varo. She is the recipient of several awards including the Rothman Doctoral Fellowship in the Humanities\, American Association of University Women (AAUW) Gainesville Branch Grant\, and the Charles T. Woods Grant. Outside of academia\, she works as an independent curator. Recent exhibitions include mini golf of sensual sports photographs by McKinna Anderson at Florida Mining Gallery\, Waiting Room at Laundromat Art Space in Miami\, Ctrl [Alt] Self at Westobou Gallery in Augusta\, GA. Most recently\, she curated Double Space: Women Photographers and Surrealism at the New Orleans Museum of Art.  URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-051524/ CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nomastaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/77-396_o3.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR