New Orleans Museum of Art

Museum Matinees: Jacob Lawrence: The Glory of Expression
2023-04-23 16:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
In conjunction with the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence & the Mbari Club, NOMA presents Museum Matinees: a day of film screenings related to the exhibition in the Lapis Center for the Arts.
Showtimes
11 am: The Jazz Ambassadors (90 minutes)
1 pm: Jacob Lawrence: The Glory of Expression (30 minutes)
2 pm: Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman (90 minutes)
4 pm: Jacob Lawrence: The Glory of Expression (30 minutes)
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Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. This program is free with museum admission.

About Jacob Lawrence: Glory of Expression
A documentary about the life and work of Jacob Lawrence, one of America’s great painters, the first African-American to be represented by a New York City gallery. Emphasis is placed on the epic narratives he painted about the struggles of African-American people. Central to the documentary is the attention given to the emotional aspects of the process of creating art as well as the importance of motivation and determination for success.

Book Club Discussion: Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth
2023-04-25 12:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
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.
Book selections are inspired by the museum’s exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copies, and selections are also available at the NOMA Museum Shop, where museum members receive a 10% discount.
Meetings are held in person or via Zoom. All meetings begin at 12 pm.
For more information on the NOMA Book Club, please contact NOMA’s Curator of Education, Tracy Kennan, at tkennan@noma.org or 504.658.4113.
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April 2023
Book Club Discussion | Tuesday, April 25, 12 pm

Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka
2021, ISBN-13: 978-0593320167

In an imaginary Nigeria, a cunning entrepreneur is selling body parts stolen from Dr. Menka’s hospital for use in ritualistic practices. Dr. Menka shares the grisly news with his oldest college friend, bon viveur, star engineer, and Yoruba royal, Duyole Pitan-Payne. The life of every party, Duyole is about to assume a prestigious post at the United Nations in New York, but it now seems that someone is determined that he not make it there. And neither Dr. Menka nor Duyole knows why, or how close the enemy is, or how powerful. Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth is at once a literary hoot, a crafty whodunit, and a scathing indictment of political and social corruption. It is a stirring call to arms against the abuse of power from one of our fiercest political activists, who also happens to be a global literary giant.

Education 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.

Lecture with Leslie King-Hammond and Elizabeth Hutton Turner
2023-04-25 18:30 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence & the Mbari Club, NOMA invites you to a lecture titled “Lawrence’s Lessons: Workshops of Empowerment” on important modern artist Jacob Lawrence with art historians Leslie King-Hammond and Elizabeth Hutton Turner. Following the lecture, attendees will have access to explore the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence & the Mbari Club until 8:30 pm.
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This program is free with museum admission. Seating in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club was made possible in part by major funding from National Endowment for the Humanities, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Getty Foundation Paper Project, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the IFPDA Foundation. The Wyeth Foundation for American Art provided support for the exhibition catalogue.

Talk with Danai Giannoglou and Maro Michalakakos, Inaugural ARCAthens Fellows in New Orleans
2023-04-26 13:00 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
The New Orleans Museum of Art is proud to host presentations from Danai Giannoglou and Maro Michalakakos, the inaugural ARCAthens research fellows in New Orleans. Join us in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts to learn about the fellows, their artistic practices and experiences in New Orleans.
This program is free and open to the public.
About ARCAthens
Based 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/NYCBX 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.
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Film Screening: City of a Million Dreams
2023-04-26 18:00 - 20:00 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
Join us on Wednesday, April 26, in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts for a screening of the acclaimed documentary City of a Million Dreams. The film, based on the book of the same name by Jason Berry, explores New Orleans’s jazz funerals and second lines.
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About the Film
Famous the world over, jazz funerals have origins shrouded in mystery. Filmed over twenty-two years, City of a Million Dreams explores race relations at a tearing time in American society. Burial traditions train a lens on the unique and resilient culture of New Orleans. City of a Million Dreams draws from the 2018 book of the same title by Jason Berry.
Deb Cotton, an African American and observant Jew, leaves “hard-hearted Hollywood” for New Orleans, and becomes a chronicler of the parading clubs spawned by 19th century burial societies. Her zeal for the city grows as she becomes a blogger for Gambit Weekly, adopting the handle “Big Red Cotton.” As Deb explores her adopted culture, Dr. Michael White, a prolific clarinetist and New Orleans native, plays “the widow’s wail” on his clarinet, a cry of lamentation in the funeral marches.
White’s transcendent music also includes joyous peals for the soul’s cutting-loose, which happens when the band leaves the cemetery, followed by dancers in what New Orleanians call “the second line.” Risen in the ranks of brass bands, White, too, is on a journey of self-discovery, seeking clues about his ancestor who played at the dawn of jazz. White says of jazz funerals: “For someone dealing with American racism and trying to figure out your place in this life…you can be transformed into another world that really sets you free.”
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Education 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.

GiveNOLA Day
2023-05-02
Hosted by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, GiveNOLA Day is a 24-hour event in support of regional nonprofits. Your donation on GiveNOLA Day supports NOMA’s exhibitions and programs all year round. And when you show your support on GiveNOLA Day, your gift is supplemented by additional funds from the Greater New Orleans Foundation.
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Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers Book Signing
2023-05-02 17:00 - 19:00 | NOMA Museum Shop
Join us for a celebration of the newly published catalogue Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers. Brian Piper, NOMA’s Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings, will sign copies of the book.
Distributed by Yale University Press for the New Orleans Museum of Art this year, Called to the Camera is a timely reconsideration of the history of photography that places Black studio photographers, and their subjects, at the center.
This catalogue features essays by Piper; Russell Lord; John Edwin Mason; and Carla Williams.
Please email shop@noma.org for any questions.
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Art Thrives Printmaking Showcase
2023-05-03 10:00 - 16:00
Join us for a special showcase highlighting the work of participants in our Art Thrives printmaking course offered in conjunction with the Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club exhibition.
NOMA’s Art Thrives program aims to create opportunities exclusively for adults ages 55 and up to learn new creative skills while building community and having fun in the process. Over eight weeks, participants worked with teaching artist, Belinda Tanno and to learn the tools, processes, media, and techniques of printmaking, while examining prints in the museum’s extensive collection.
The work will be on view in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts on Wednesday, May 3, 10 am–4 pm.
For more information about Art Thrives, contact education@noma.org.

NOMA’s Art Thrives programs are supported by E.A. Michelson Philanthropy.

Gallery Talk
2023-05-03 12:00 - 12:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
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.
This week, join us for a talk on the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club.
Free 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.
GET TICKETS
To book your ticket in advance, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.

Mini Masters Showcase
2023-05-09 10:00 - 2023-05-11 12:00
Come celebrate with students, families, partners, and supporters to recognize the creativity and achievements of Mini Masters prekindergarten students! The showcase features works of art made by students from participating ReNEW Schools, Educare New Orleans, and Clover (formerly Kingsley House).
Artwork will remain on view from Tuesday, May 9, through Thursday, May 11 at noon.

NOMA is grateful to the following donors for their support of the Mini Masters program: The City of New Orleans, First Horizon, Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack, Sara and David Kelso, Karen and Henry Coaxum, and The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation.
Mini Masters Partner Schools are Educare New Orleans, Clover (formerly Kingsley House), ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Academy, and ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary.

Gallery Talk
2023-05-10 12:00 - 12:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
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.
Free 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.
GET TICKETS
To book your ticket in advance, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.

Much Ado About Cutting: A Call to Collage
2023-05-10 14:00 - 17:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
World Collage Day is an annual, international celebration of collage on the second Saturday of May. Join Arijino Artistry at NOMA on Wednesday, May 10, 2–5 pm, and spend intentional time nurturing imagination, prioritizing play, and exploring the medium of collage. This activity table is open for artists of all ages and skill levels.
Free with museum admission. Admission to the museum is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
About World Collage Day
Initiated by Kolaj Magazine in 2018, World Collage Day is about artists connecting across borders against a global context of entrenchment and separation. Additionally, the day is about an art medium that excels at bringing different things together to create new forms and new ways of thinking.

The NOLA Project Presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2023-05-10 19:30 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
An audience favorite returns to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden after twelve long years! In this Shakespearian classic, chaos takes center stage when four lovers, an amateur troupe of actors, and the fairy king and queen all converge on the woods outside of Athens.
​This family-friendly production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is presented outdoors in the Oak Grove in NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
TICKETING AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performances take place May 10–28 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday evenings at 7:30 pm. Café NOMA will be open nightly for dinner service from 6 to 7 pm.
General admission is $38 for adults | $30 for NOMA members | $20 for guests ages 21 and under | $55 for Premier Seating
Tickets for the March 10 and 11 performances are available for a special $10 rate.
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Online ticket sales end two hours prior to performances. If you wish to purchase tickets less than two hours prior to a show, you will need to do so in person at the show venue.

This production is supported by grants from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and the New Orleans Theatre Association.

NOMA at Night feat. Handmade Worldwide
2023-05-12 18:00 - 22:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Unwind from the week with NOMA at Night—an evening of music, art, and fun at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
On select Fridays throughout the year, we’re open late so that you can #ExploreNOMA after hours, enjoy special performances and pop-ups, and get creative.
$25 General Admission | $15 for Members
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Please note that food and drinks are not included in the ticket price. They are available for purchase directly from our partner vendors.

NOMA AT NIGHT LINE-UP

Live Music from Handmade Worldwide
7:30–9:00 pm in the Lapis Center for the Arts
A collective of musicians showcases handmade instruments from around the world featuring: Mahmoud Chouki, Sam Dickey, Yusa, Jafet Perez, Brett Gardner, Ben Fox, Hanna Mignano, and Barnaby Gold.

DJ set with Delores Galore
6–7:30 pm & 9–9:45 pm in the Great Hall

Art-making Activity: Watercolor Collections
6–9:30 pm on the museum’s first floor

NOMA Art Cart: Adinkra Symbols
6-9:30 pm on the museum’s second floor

Julie Cockburn, Armour, 2019. Hand embroidery and ink on found photograph. Museum purchase with funds provided by James F. and Cherye R. Pierce, 2019.58.
Featured Exhibition and Gallery Talks| Photogenic: Photographs from the Collection of Cherye R. and James F. Pierce
On view in the Great Hall and the second-floor A. Charlotte Mann and Joshua Paillet Mann and Templeman Galleries
Presenting a selection of recent and promised gifts from collectors James and Cherye Pierce, Photogenic: Photographs from the Collection of Cherye R. and James F. Pierce celebrates the monumental impact of the Pierces’ longtime support of the museum’s renowned photography collection as well as their dedication to collecting photography for almost 50 years.
Nayla Maaruf, Conservator of Photographs, will host a gallery talk for this exhibition on the museum’s second floor at 6:30 pm.

Ablade Glover, Market Lane II, 1998. Oil on canvas. Gift of Diane and Charles L. Frankel, 2022.33.
Featured Exhibition | Field and Figure: Recent Gifts from Diane and Charles L. Frankel
On view in the 2nd-floor Stafford Gallery
Field and Figure represents an ongoing commitment to collect and conserve a variety of objects in the fields of African and African diasporic art, spanning national borders, time periods, and different media. The term “field” also refers to the space within the borders of a picture, and this gallery includes a variety of approaches to picture-making using different ideas about color and form, realism and abstraction.

TICKETING AND ADMISSION
$25 General Admission | $15 for Members
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Please note that food and drinks are not included in the ticket price. They are available for purchase directly from our partner vendors.

Additional Credits
Mahmoud Chouki
NOMA 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.
Thank You to Our Supporters
NOMA 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.

NOMA Volunteer Committee General Meeting
2023-05-15 11:30 - 12:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
NOMA Volunteer Committee (NVC) members are invited to a presentation on the upcoming exhibition Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour by RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts & Design, Mel Buchanan. Attending guests, please enter through the Coleman Courtyard entrance next to Café NOMA.
RSVP for this event at nvc@noma.org or 504.658.4121.
Members of the NVC receive special invitations to lectures, luncheons, and private tours of artist studios, galleries, and more.
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About the Exhibition
From cowboy boots and bathing suits to Hollywood gowns and streetwear, Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour presents American fashion as a powerful emblem of global visual culture. Highlighting experimental art-garments, ready-to-wear classics, and iconic red carpet fashion moments, Fashioning America demonstrates the widespread impact of media and celebrity culture through fashion.
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Art Thrives: Shakespeare Alive! (Ages 55 and Up)
2023-05-15 17:00 - 18:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
NOMA’s Art Thrives program creates opportunities exclusively for adults ages 55 and up to learn new skills while building community and having fun. In collaboration with the NOLA Project, we invite you to join us for an eight-session theater course themed “Shakespeare Alive!”
For many Americans, Shakespeare is something they associate with reading and studying in school. But in truth, his work was meant to be seen, heard, and enjoyed aloud and in person. In Shakespeare Alive!, participants will have the opportunity to interact with the Bard the way actors do—by learning to speak verse, apply actions, use vocal techniques, and learn about all the hidden clues Shakespeare provides actors within the text.
This is an adult acting course for beginners and advanced students. The course will conclude with a celebratory performance for friends and family members in which each participant gets time to shine on the stage. The only things required are a curious mind and an open heart.
Space is limited and advanced registration is required.
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Please contact jrjohnson@noma.org or 504.658.4140 for more information or to inquire about future Art Thrives programs
$160 for the entire course | $120 for members

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
Program Schedule
Class time is 5–6:30 pm on these dates:
Monday, May 15
Monday, May 22
Tuesday, May 30
Monday, June 5
Monday, June 12
Tuesday, June 20
Monday, June 26
Thursday, June 29
Participants are expected to attend all 8 sessions of this course.
What You’ll Need
Please wear clothing and shoes that you are comfortable in.
What You’ll Get
Registration includes writing utensils, notebooks for note taking, and free admission to the NOLA Project’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Financial Assistance
Financial Assistance is available on a first come, first served basis. Please complete a brief form requesting financial assistance, and a staff member will reach out to you soon.
APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

ABOUT THE NOLA PROJECT
The NOLA Project is an ensemble theatre company that challenges, entertains, and engages diverse New Orleans audiences through adventurous productions of classic works, the development of innovative new plays, and practical education opportunities. Visit https://www.nolaproject.com/ for more information.

NOMA’s Art Thrives programs are supported by E.A. Michelson Philanthropy.

Gallery Talk with Curator Russell Lord
2023-05-17 12:00 - 12:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
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.
This week join curator Russell Lord for a talk on the exhibition Photogenic: Selections from the James and Cherye Pierce Collection.
Free 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.
GET TICKETS
To book your ticket in advance, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.

Teen Night: Teens Take NOMA!
2023-05-19 18:00 - 21:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join us for a teen takeover at celebrating youth creativity and connection. Designed by NOMA’s Teen Art Council, the event features opportunities to engage with the museum, relax with friends, and connect with creative teens from across the city!
Featuring:
Gallery Experiences led by the NOMA TAC
Art-making & Activities
Youth Performances
Open Mic & Dance Party
Giveaways as supplies last!
Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase.
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Please review the museum’s safety guidelines here. Only adults affiliated with a teen attendee are permitted to attend.

TEEN NIGHT LINE-UP
DJ Kuti
Lounge set 6-7:30, Dance Party 8:30-9
Kuti is a DJ, producer, and graphic designer from New Orleans. To Kuti, music is communal, and the people, connections, and visuals fuel the groove while she, as the curator, drives the ship. She is also 1/2 of the production duo, Khromethesia. Influenced by OG dance music, Afrodiasporic rhythms and soul, take a stroll with her through all-time funk faves, classic boogie, and global ear candy.
Moon Garden
Offering milk & fruit tea for purchase. Milk tea giveaways for the first 100 attendees!
Moon Garden specializes in boba and artisan drinks using only the freshest ingredients. The restaurant shops locally to ensure freshness and bold flavor. Their methods limit drinks from becoming watered down for maximum enjoyment.
Crazy Plant Bae
Plant installation and photograph opportunity on the portico

About Our Partners:
826 New Orleans Young Writers Council
A collective of 10th, 11th, and 12th graders who identify as writers, artists and/or community changemakers. Members serve on the editorial board and contribute to The Good Troublemakers publication, participate in writing workshops and site visits, interview with local writers, activists and community members, and publish their own book each year.
Dancing Grounds
Develops young leaders, promotes health & wellness, and advocates for social change through inclusive and accessible dance programs reaching New Orleans residents of all ages. Our flagship initiative, Dance for Social Change, inspires New Orleans youth to use their artistic talents to catalyze positive social change in our community.
Geaux Girl is a local nonprofit print and online magazine created for and with New Orleans teen girls. It is about building a sense of community among local girls and women while celebrating individuality and diversity. With a mission to inform, inspire, engage, and empower, Geaux Girl! serves as a unique resource and platform for teen girls all across New Orleans.
Grow Dat Youth Farm
Envisions a vibrant New Orleans where youth and adults transform their communities, their environment, and themselves by engaging in the meaningful work of growing healthy food. On the farm, they work collaboratively to grow food; educate and inspire youth and adults; and build power to create personal, social, and environmental change.

Teen Night is designed by NOMA’s Teen Art Council—by teens, for teens. Teen programs at NOMA are supported in part by The Bruce J. Heim Foundation.
For more information about the Teen Art Council, visit noma.org/teens, follow us on Instagram at @noma_teens, or email education@noma.org.

Studio KIDS! (Ages 6–10): Wind Sculpture Mobiles
2023-05-20 10:30 - 12:00
Join us at the museum on select Saturday mornings for Studio KIDS! youth and pre-teen art-making workshops. We’ll take inspiration from an artwork in the galleries or garden, then return to the studio to make our own creations with a teaching artist. Registration is required and includes all art-making materials.
Young artists will take inspiration from Wind Sculpture by Yinka Shonibare in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden to make their own mobiles that give shape to the wind. Participants will embed their own patterns, influenced by fabrics that are important to them, into sculptural mobiles.
Questions? Contact us at education@noma.org
$30 per Workshop | $25 for Members
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Studio KIDS! (Ages 11–13): Wind Sculpture Mobiles
2023-05-20 12:30 - 14:00

Artivism Dance Theatre Presents Birds, Bees, and IUDs
2023-05-21 15:00
Artivism Dance Theatre presents Birds, Bees, and IUDs in partnership with NOMA and Planned Parenthood. Birds, Bees, and IUDs utilizes the art of dance and theatre to speak directly about reproductive rights, health care, and sexual education from a personal and intersectional perspective. With honesty, vulnerability, and a splash of humor, this production challenges the standard of silence around bodies. Artivism Dance Theatre weaves in humor and satire while also embracing the heavy-hitting realities of living in a body that is both objectified and shrouded in mystery. In holding space for sorrow and celebration, Birds, Bees, and IUDs takes a raw and open look at real-life experiences to facilitate a collective conversation around the universal right to health, education, and dignity.
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Panel Discussion Following the Performance
At 5 pm, following the performance, panelists from several organizations that are fighting for reproductive justice will talk about the Louisiana landscape and legislative session and the work that they are doing to fight for equity and access for all.

About Artivism Dance Theatre
Artivism Dance Theatre is a collective dedicated to bringing awareness of social issues to a wide range of audiences through dance theatre. Artivism prioritizes communication of social message over esoteric performance, often using multimedia techniques in their work. They believe that art, and specifically movement, can communicate perspective and experience across gaps in culture, language, and tradition that might otherwise remain unreachable.

Book Club Discussion: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
2023-05-26 12:00 - 13:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
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.
Book selections are inspired by the museum’s exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copies, and selections are also available at the NOMA Museum Shop, where museum members receive a 10% discount.
Meetings are held in person or via Zoom. All meetings begin at 12 pm.
For more information on the NOMA Book Club, please contact NOMA’s Curator of Education, Tracy Kennan, at tkennan@noma.org or 504.658.4113.
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May 2023
Book Club Discussion | Friday, May 26, 12 pm

Ministry of the Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
Vintage, 2018, ISBN: 052543481X

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness takes us on an intimate journey across the Indian subcontinent—from the cramped neighborhoods of Old Delhi and the roads of the new city to the mountains and valleys of Kashmir and beyond, where war is peace and peace is war. Braiding together the lives of a diverse cast of characters who have been broken by the world they live in and then rescued, patched together by acts of love—and by hope, here Arundhati Roy reinvents what a novel can do and can be.

Education 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.

Book Club Curatorial Program with Curator Lisa Rotondo-McCord
2023-05-30 12:00 - 13:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
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.
Book selections are inspired by the museum’s exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copies, and selections are also available at the NOMA Museum Shop, where museum members receive a 10% discount.
Meetings are held in person or via Zoom. All meetings begin at 12 pm.
For more information on the NOMA Book Club, please contact NOMA’s Curator of Education, Tracy Kennan, at tkennan@noma.org or 504.658.4113.
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May 2023
Curatorial Program | Tuesday, May 30, 12 pm

Ministry of the Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
Vintage, 2018, ISBN: 052543481X
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness takes us on an intimate journey across the Indian subcontinent—from the cramped neighborhoods of Old Delhi and the roads of the new city to the mountains and valleys of Kashmir and beyond, where war is peace and peace is war. Braiding together the lives of a diverse cast of characters who have been broken by the world they live in and then rescued, patched together by acts of love—and by hope, here Arundhati Roy reinvents what a novel can do and can be.

Education 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.

NOMA at Night feat. Los Güiros, Conjuntos Tierra Linda, and DJ Pescadilla
2023-06-02 18:00 - 22:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Unwind from the week with NOMA at Night—an evening of music, art, and fun at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
On select Fridays throughout the year, we’re open late so that you can #ExploreNOMA after hours, enjoy special performances and pop-ups, and get creative.
$25 General Admission | $15 for Members
PURCHASE TICKETS
Please note that food and drinks are not included in the ticket price. They are available for purchase directly from our partner vendors.

NOMA AT NIGHT LINE-UP

Live Music from Los Güiros
Amphitheater | 6:45–8pm
Los Guiros is an original Psychedelic Cumbia based in New Orleans, LA. Blending the influence of traditional folkloric dance rhythms of Colombia and the trippy guitar & organ driven sounds of Peruvian Chicha with modern electronic elements, Los Guiros brings listeners of all backgrounds on a musical journey that honors the past while pushing into the future. Whether performing in dive bars, in nightclubs or on festival stages Los Guiros always puts on a high-energy show.

Live Music from Conjuntos Tierra Linda
Amphitheater | 8:30–9:45pm
Conjunto Tierra Linda is a collective of musicians of diverse United States, Caribbean and Latin-American origins. The conjunto plays fresh arrangements of classic salsa, Cuban popular music, original són-montuno and Latin-Jazz.

DJ Sets with Pescadilla
Amphitheater | 6-7:30 pm & 9-9:45 pm

Art-Making Activity with NOMA Educators
North Lawn | 6–9:30 pm

Aural Activations with Jessc.x
Sculpture Garden Pavilion | 7, 8, & 9 pm

Valerie’s Food Truck
Enrique Alferez Dr. | 6 –9 pm
Claes Van Bruggen, Coosje and Oldenburg, Corridor Pin, Blue, 1999. Stainless steel and aluminum with blue acrylic polyurethane enamel, ed. 3/3, 255 x 256 x 16 in.; 647.7 x 650.2298 x 40.64 cm. Museum purchase, Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation Fund. 2004.118.
Featured Exhibition | The Besthoff Sculpture Garden
The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden occupies approximately eleven acres in City Park adjacent to the museum. Atypical of most sculpture gardens, this garden is located within a mature existing landscape of pines, magnolias, and live oaks surrounding two lagoons. The garden design creates outdoor viewing spaces within this picturesque landscape. Originally conceived in 2003, the Sculpture Garden doubled in size in 2019 and has grown to include more than 90 sculptures.
Curator of Education, Tracy Kennan, will host a sculpture talk on south lawn at 6:30 pm.

Additional Credits
Mahmoud Chouki
NOMA 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.
Thank You to Our Supporters
NOMA 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.

Public Tours Every Wednesday and Saturday
2023-06-03 14:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join us in the galleries each Wednesday and Saturday for guided public tours with museum docents and staff. During these casual tours, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.
Free 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.
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Public Tours in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Every Sunday
2023-06-04 11:00 | Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124
Join us in the garden each Sunday for guided public tours with museum docents and staff. During these casual tours, we’ll take a close look at different sculptures currently on view in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
No registration is required. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free and open to the public seven days a week. When you arrive, guides will meet their group at the main entrance.

Music in the Garden feat. Victor Campbell and Victoria Doutón
2023-06-04 14:00 | Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124
NOMA is excited to present Music in the Garden, a new outdoor music series this spring. 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.
Join us on Sunday, June 4, for a performance featuring Victor Campbell and Victoria Doutón. The concert will take place in Pine Grove, the first green space by the main entrance on Dueling Oaks Dr.
No registration is required. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free and open to the public seven days a week.

Summer Camp Session 1: Make Your Mark (Ages 5–7)
2023-06-05 - 2023-06-09 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join us for summer camp at NOMA in 2023! Weeklong camp sessions offer small-group experiences devoted to a single age group at a time.
Session 1: Make Your Mark (Ages 5–7) | June 5–9
Expression and Impact
Campers will look at works that reveal evidence of human touch, explore how our bodies and movements can be used to make art, and think about the ways artists make their mark on the world. We’ll demystify some of the tools and processes used to create our favorite artworks, and express ourselves through making!
Learn more and register
NOMA is able to refund program registration cost before the program start date on Monday, June 5, 2023. Please provide a written request to education@noma.org by the end of the day on Sunday, June 4, 2023.

About Summer Camp at NOMA
Our summer camps are grounded in experiences with art in NOMA’s collection, special exhibitions, and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Campers explore the galleries and garden to engage in close looking and use conversations about artworks as a launching-off point to develop critical thinking skills, connect with others, and deepen personal identity and creativity.
We emphasize an interdisciplinary approach to creative thinking and art-making. Your young artist will explore various art-making mediums and processes including drawing, writing, movement, sculpture, painting, and more—all guided by professional teaching artists.
Summer camp sessions are based on guiding themes that vary week to week. Sign up for one OR multiple to build a meaningful summer experience!
All Summer Camp Sessions
Session 1: June 5–9 | Ages 5–7 | Make Your Mark Expression and Impact
Session 2: June 12–16 | Ages 8–10 | Mirrors & Windows Storytelling and Connection
Session 3: June 26–30 | Ages 8–10 | Building & Shaping Innovation and Change
Session 4: July 10–14 | Ages 5–7 | Free Flow Play and Exploration
Session 5: July 17–21 | Ages 8–10 | Human/Nature Environment and Coexistence
Session 6: July 24–28 | Ages 11–13 | Preteen Intensive: Fashion Identity and Design

Gallery Talk with Curatorial Fellow Laura Ochoa Rincon
2023-06-07 12:30 - 13:00, 2023-06-07 18:00 - 18:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
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.
This week, join Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Fellow Laura Ochoa Rincon for a discussion about the exhibition Ring Redux: the Susan Grant Lewin Collection.
Free 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.
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To book your ticket in advance, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.
