Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Sasha Maskowski | Gallery Talk: Lee Friedlander in Louisiana with Curator Russell Lord
2018-04-27 17:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
Friday Nights at NOMA opens the museum’s doors for many interesting activities throughout the year: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. Regular admission prices apply—NOMA members are FREE—but there is no extra charge for programs or films. All galleries, the Museum Shop, and Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm.

5 – 8 pm: Art on the Spot family activity table
5:30 – 8:30 pm: Music by Sasha Masakowski
6:30 – 7:30 pm: Gallery Talk: Lee Friedlander in Louisiana with Curator Russell Lord

ABOUT SASHA MASAKOWSKI
Sasha Masakowski was born into a family of musicians in New Orleans and has been a leading voice in the city’s music scene since 2009, when she was awarded “Best Emerging Artist” by the Big Easy Association. She has performed at major music festivals across the United States and abroad and leads three bands of her own that range from traditional jazz (Sidewalk Strutters) to contemporary jazz and world music (Musical Playground) to experimental art-rock (Hildegard, Tra$h Magnolia). Vanity Fair magazine listed Masakowski as one of the top jazz musicians in the world, and the December 2015 edition of Downbeat Magazine named her one of the most innovative musicians coming out of New Orleans to date.
ABOUT LEE FRIEDLANDER IN LOUISIANA
Join Russell Lord, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings, for a Gallery Talk about the exhibition Lee Friedlander in Louisiana. One of the most famous living American photographers, Lee Friedlander has been visiting Louisiana since 1957 to document New Orleans jazz and to make artful street photographs. This marks the first major exhibition in any institution to examine the full scope and influence of Friedlander’s work in the region on the history of photography.

International Sculpture Day in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
2018-04-28 10:00 - 18:00
In celebration of International Sculpture Day, join NOMA’s docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at noon. Sited on five acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than 60 works by renowned sculptors, including Pierre Auguste Renoir, Rene Magritte, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, and Robert Indiana. Meet at the gates to the garden, which offers free admission year-round.
Visitors are also invited to partake in a scavenger hunt through the garden, exploring sculptures placed among winding footpaths through live oaks and magnolia trees. Scavenger hunt guidelines can be picked up at the window at the entrance to the Sculpture Garden.
Don’t forget to tag your social media posts with #ISDAY!

Museum Highlights Tour
2018-05-01 13:00 - 14:00
NOMA docents guide visitors on hour-long tours of either the permanent collection or special exhibitions. Tours are free with NOMA admission. Meet in the Great Hall to join in!
Special group tours can be arranged with two-weeks advance notice. Call Tracy Kennan, Curator of Education, at 504.658.4113.

Small Talk: Carlos Rolón: Outside/In
2018-05-02 11:00 - 11:30
Small Talks are ten to fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about artworks in our permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join NOMA curatorial intern María Beatriz Carrión as she discusses the works on display in Carlos Rolón: Outside/In.

Noontime Talk: Lee Friedlander in Louisiana with Curator Russell Lord
2018-05-02 12:00 - 13:00
Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Wednesdays are FREE to Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join Russell Lord, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings, for a discussion about renowned photographer Lee Friedlander and his documentation of Louisiana in a retrospective exhibition.

All That Jazz: A Conversation with Alex Rawls, Gwen Thompkins, and Dr. Michael White
2018-05-02 18:30 - 19:30
In conjunction with the exhibition Lee Friedlander in Louisiana, NOMA will host three leading authorities of the New Orleans music scene for a public conversation on the intersections between the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, local music/musicians, and second line traditions. This event is free and open to the public.
Alex Rawls is a New Orleans-based music journalist and creator of the website MySpiltMilk.com. He has also contributed to Rolling Stone, Spin, No Depression, USA Today, San Diego Union-Tribune, and the New Orleans Advocate. He previously edited OffBeat, New Orleans’ music monthly, and guest edited the Louisiana music issue of The Oxford American.
Gwen Thompkins is a New Orleans native, NPR veteran and host of WWNO’s Music Inside Out, where she brings to bear the knowledge and experience she amassed as senior editor of Weekend Edition, an East Africa correspondent, the holder of Nieman and Watson Fellowships, and as a longtime student of music from around the world.
Dr. Michael White is an accomplished, multi-faceted New Orleans-based clarinetist, bandleader, composer, musicologist, jazz historian, and educator widely regarded as one of the leading authorities and culture-bearers of traditional New Orleans jazz music. He has performed in over two dozen foreign countries, played on more than fifty recordings, received countless awards, made multiple national television appearances, and been featured in major media publications.

Alex Rawls

Gwen Thompkins

Dr. Michael White

This program is underwritten by a Keep it 300! grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities with funding from Union Pacific.

Small Talk: Photographing American Musicians
2018-05-03 11:30 - 12:00
Small Talks are ten to fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about artworks in our permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join NOMA Mellon Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper as he discusses the work of photographer Lee Friedlander in the exhibition Lee Friedlander: American Musicians, on view in the Great Hall.

Small Talk: Edgar Degas’s Portrait of Estelle Musson Degas
2018-05-04 15:00 - 15:30
Small Talks are ten to fifteen minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about artworks in our permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Naomi Kornman as she discusses the history of Edgar Degas’s family visit to New Orleans in 1872 and the portrait he made of his cousin Estelle Musson Degas. Meet in the second-floor elevator lobby.

Movies in the Garden: Alice in Wonderland
2018-05-04 17:00 - 21:00
Movies in the Garden returns this spring with with Walt Disney’s 1951 classic Alice in Wonderland. The film marked Disney Studios’ thirteenth animated feature and is based on the children’s book by Lewis Carroll, first published in 1865. Follow young Alice as she chases the March Hare down a rabbit hole into a surrealistic land where she encounters the brash Mad Hatter and guests of his “unbirthday” tea party, the twins Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the grinning Cheshire Cat, and the tyrannical Queen of Hearts. (Rated G | 1 hour, 15 minutes | Watch the trailer below)

5 – 7:30 pm: Art on the Spot family activity table
6 – 7:30 pm: Music by Shawn Williams
7:30 – 8:30 pm: Alice in Wonderland

FREE to NOMA members | $12.00 adults | $10.00 seniors | $6.00 children (7-12)
• Children 6 and under are free
• University students with valid ID receive $8.00 admission
Food trucks will be parked outside the garden gates and a bar will be set up near the screen in the oak grove.
ABOUT SHAWN WILLIAMS
New Orleans’ pioneering voice in “alt-rocka countrybilly serial killer blues,” Shawn Williams describes her sound as “like the result of a dirtier-minded Elvis deciding to get it on in the back of some roadhouse saloon with one of those sad-eyed cowboy types that would rather be drinking alone.” Aside from her own music, she is also the founder of the all-female Elvis tribute band, Pelvis Breastlies.

Sculpture Garden Tour
2018-05-07 13:00 - 14:00
Join NOMA’s docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Mondays in May at 1 pm. Sited on five acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than 60 works by renowned sculptors placed among a picturesque mature grove of pine, magnolia, and moss-draped live oak trees bisected by a lagoon. Represented sculptors include Pierre Auguste Renoir, Rene Magritte, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, and Robert Indiana, among others. Meet at the gates to the garden, which offers free admission year-round.

Noontime Talk: Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Yelen-Gitter on New Forms, New Voices
2018-05-09 12:00 - 13:00
Join Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Yelen-Gitter as they discuss their passion for collecting contemporary Japanese ceramics, selections of which are on view in the exhibition New Forms, New Voices: Japanese Ceramics from the Gitter-Yelen Collection.
Noontime Talks are brief, casual discussions on exhibitions or works of art in the galleries given by NOMA curators and special guests. For more information, call 504.658.4100. Wednesdays are FREE for Louisiana residents thanks to The Helis Foundation.

The NOLA Project presents The Three Musketeers
2018-05-09 17:00 - 21:00
The NOLA Project returns to NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden with another exciting and hilarious adaptation by award-winning playwright Pete McElligott (Adventures in Wonderland; Don Quixote). This time, the company takes on Alexandre Dumas’ classic tale The Three Musketeers in an adaptation that is part Monty Python foolishness, part swashbuckling adventure tale, and all NOLA Project. Big Easy Award-winning director Mark Routhier will direct.
The Three Musketeers will be staged in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden at 7 pm on May 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, and 27.
$25 for adults ($30 for Friday performances)
$18 for NOMA members
Box Office: Online sales | 504.302.9117
Bring-Your-Own Seating: There will be a front section for blankets and an area in the rear for chairs. This entire production will take place in one location in the back of the garden. Seating begins at 6 pm | Show starts at 7 pm sharp
Rain Plan: For productions canceled due to inclement weather, we will notify all ticketed patrons no later than 4pm. Patrons will then receive instructions via email on how they may reschedule their tickets for another performance or request a refund. All ticket purchases for any production that is rained-out mid performance are final.
Presentation of The Three Musketeers is supported by a grant from the New Orleans Theatre Association (NOTA).

NOMA Book Club Curatorial Program
2018-05-10 12:00 - 13:00
Join NOMA staff and fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. Our full 2018 schedule and reading list has been announced.
Organized by NOMA’s Felix J. Dreyfous Library, the Book Club is an informal group. You do not have to attend every meeting and we understand if you have to leave a discussion or program early. The book club offers several types of programs: a book discussion group that meets once a month (no reading in December), curatorial programs, field trips, and Meet the Author receptions. Most book club programs start promptly at noon, but please arrive at 11:30 a.m. if you wish to bring a sack lunch or meet beforehand. NOMA will provide water and soft drinks.
RSVP for the meetings you wish to attend so we can prepare the meeting space.
Please contact Sheila A. Cork at 504.658.4117 or scork@noma.org for information about joining the NOMA Book Club.

May 2018 Selection
Shocking Paris: Soutine, Chagall and the Outsiders of Montparnasse by Stanley Meisler
St. Martin’s Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-1137278807
For a couple of decades before World War II, a group of immigrant painters and sculptors, including Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall, Chaim Soutine, and Jules Pascin dominated the new art scene of Montparnasse in Paris. Art critics gave them the name “the School of Paris” to set them apart from the French-born (and less talented) young artists of the period. Soutine arrived in Paris while many painters were experimenting with cubism, but he had no time for trends and fashions; like his art, Soutine was intense, demonic, and fierce. After the defeat of France by Hitler’s Germany, the Eastern European Jewish immigrants who had made their way to France for sanctuary were no longer safe. In constant fear of the French police and the German Gestapo, plagued by poor health and bouts of depression, Soutine was the epitome of the tortured artist. Rich in period detail, Stanley Meisler’s Shocking Paris explores the short, dramatic life of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. (Amazon.com)
Thursday, May 10, 12 – 1 pm | Curatorial Program with Allison Young, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellow for Modern and Contemporary Art

Small Talks: Newcomb Pottery
2018-05-11 15:00 - 15:30
Small Talks are ten to fifteen minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about artworks in our permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Elizabeth LaRose for a discussion about NOMA’s collection of Newcomb Pottery, a brand of Arts & Crafts pottery produced from 1895 to 1940 that grew out of the women’s art program at Sophie Newcomb Memorial College in New Orleans. Meet in the second-floor elevator lobby.

Friday Nights at NOMA: Fashion Unbound, A Lecture by Francesca Granata | Lee Friedlander Gallery Talk | Music by Adam Schrubbe and Graffiti Sounds
2018-05-11 17:00 - 21:00
Friday Nights at NOMA opens the museum’s doors for many interesting activities throughout the year: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. Regular admission prices apply—NOMA members are FREE—but there is no extra charge for programs or films. All galleries, Café NOMA, and the Museum Shop remain open till 9 pm.

5 – 8 pm: Art on the Spot family activity table
5:30 – 8:30 pm: Music by Adam Schrubbe and Graffiti Sounds
6 pm: Gallery Talk with Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper on Lee Friedlander in Louisiana
6:30 – 8 pm: Create Late (Advance registration required)
7 pm: Fashion Unbound: A Lecture by Francesca Granata

ABOUT ADAM SCHRUBBE AND GRAFFITI SOUNDS
Adam Schrubbe
Adam Schrubbe and the Graffiti Sounds is a jazz fusion duo featuring Schrubbe on piano and vocals and Luke Runels on drums. Schrubbe was born and raised in Fairhope, Alabama, where he began studying piano at age 9 and playing jazz at local restaurants by age 15. He moved to New Orleans to attend Loyola University for piano and has continued to play in a variety of bands while developing his own sound as an artist and a singer. His debut album Analog Dreamer is set to release in summer 2018, and the lead single “The Wasteland” has been released on Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming platforms. The album is a story of personal discovery told in a series of songs that draw from classical, jazz, hip-hop, electronic music, and movie and game soundtracks.
Aside from the album, Adam Schrubbe and a group of fellow musicians, including the math rock band Melonaut and guitarist/songwriter Mickey Hayes, have built a small community of young creative individuals around a series of interactive, multimedia showcases of local talent in visual art, music, poetry, and other forms of expression. They are slowly bringing these DIY events to cities outside of New Orleans as they connect with like-minded artists in other scenes.
ABOUT LEE FRIEDLANDER IN LOUISIANA
Join Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper for a Gallery Talk on Lee Friedlander in Louisiana. One of the most famous living American photographers, Lee Friedlander has been visiting Louisiana since 1957 to document New Orleans jazz and to make artful street photographs. NOMA’s presentation marks the first major exhibition in any institution to examine the full scope and influence of Friedlander’s work in the region on the history of photography.
ABOUT FRANCESCA GRANATA
Experimental fashion from designers like Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons and Martin Margiela has challenged Western beauty canons, particularly as they relate to female body ideals. This talk will explore the ways experimental designers at the juncture of the twenty-first century have questioned what is grotesque and what is alluring in contemporary fashion. The lecture is presented in conjunction with the exhibition A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes.
Francesca Granata is Director of the MA Fashion Studies and Assistant Professor in the School of Art and Design History and Theory at Parsons School of Design. She is founder and editor of the nonprofit journal Fashion Projects: On Art, Fashion, and Visual Culture. She is the author of Experimental Fashion: Carnival, Performance Art, and the Grotesque Body and has written about art and fashion for a number of journals and magazines, such as Fashion Theory and The Atlantic.

Create Late
2018-05-11 18:30 - 20:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Exclusively for adults, kick off your weekend with a glass of wine and a paint brush! Unwind with a teaching artist-led art project while enjoying Friday Nights at NOMA programming. Reserve your space now!
Friday, May 11
6:30 – 8 p.m.
Pencil Selfie | You are the inspiration for the original selfie—a pencil self-portrait!
NOMA Members | $25
Nonmembers | $30
Price includes materials, wine, and access to Friday Nights at NOMA programming.
Contact education@noma.org or 504.658.4100 to reserve your space today! Reservations close at 4 pm the day of each workshop.

Mindfulness Classes at NOMA
2018-05-12 10:00 - 11:30
This spring NOMA presents a series of seven mindfulness classes. Mindfulness is defined as experiencing the present moment with open curiosity, without judgment, and with a willingness to be with what is. Participants will learn to develop mindfulness through guided meditation and brief exercises that will help them experience the present moment during everyday activities. Although no specific outcome is promised, participants typically report feeling more alive, more “in-tune” with themselves and others. In addition, research has shown significant beneficial effects in dealing with stress, anxiety, high blood pressure, depression, chronic pain, and diabetes.
THIS SERIES IS SOLD OUT
Saturdays from 10–11:30 a.m. | May 12, 19, 26 and June 2, 9, 16, 23
Cost for the series:
$50 | members
$70 | nonmembers
Maximum class size is 30. Participants sign up for the series not per class.
About the instructor:
Dr. Jayashree Rao is a retired pediatric endocrinologist, who spent thirty years teaching, researching, and practicing medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center and Children’s Hospital. For the past several years, Dr. Rao has practiced and led others in practicing mindfulness, employing techniques learned in the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course offered by Dr. Dave Potter.

Studio KIDS!
2018-05-12 10:00 - 12:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Get Creative with Studio KIDS!
This spring, Studio KIDS! presents “Express Yourself” art classes for children. Perfect for students ages 5-10 who want to get creative and learn art making techniques. In each class, Studio KIDS! explores art made by diverse cultures as inspiration for art projects. From sculpting to painting, each class features different media and techniques. Register for one class or the entire series. Make sure to sign up in advance to ensure your spot.
Call 504.658.4100 or email education@noma.org to register or for more information.
Ages 5 – 10 | 10 am – 12 pm
May 12
Local Landscapes
Look locally for inspiration as you create a pastel landscape.
Cost per class:
$25 | members
$30 | nonmembers
Full schedule can be found here.

Taylor Scholars Family Day and Educator Appreciation Day
2018-05-12 10:00 - 16:00
Join us for a a special Family Day at NOMA that celebrates the academic achievements and excellence shown by Taylor Scholars throughout Louisiana, all of whom are eligible for free admission. All educators are also welcome to visit for free. A full day of activities for students of all ages, families, and educators is planned throughout the galleries and Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation established the Taylor/NOMA Scholars Program through a $360,000 endowment designed to guarantee the program in perpetuity. Parents or guardians may accompany students free of charge.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Screening of Underwater Dreams
10:30 a.m. | Stern Auditorium
Underwater Dreams, written and directed by Mary Mazzio, and narrated by Michael Peña, is an epic story of how the sons of undocumented Mexican immigrants learned how to build an underwater robot from Home Depot parts. And defeat engineering powerhouse MIT in the process as competitors in a sophisticated underwater robotics contest sponsored by NASA and the Office of Naval Research. (Not rated | 2014 | 1 hour, 26 minutes | Watch the trailer)
Dance Performance by Dancing Grounds Youth Programs
11 a.m.-12 noon | Great Hall
Docent-guided Tour
12 noon | Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Art on the Spot with Katrina Andry
1 p.m.-3 p.m. | 1st Floor Creative Concept Studio
A family-activity table will be led by New Orleans artist Katrina Andry.
Docent-guided Tour
1 p.m. | Meet on 1st Floor
Screening of The Devil Wears Prada
2 p.m. | Stern Auditorium
The Devil Wears Prada is a comedy-drama based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel of the same name. Meryl Streep stars as Miranda Priestly, a powerful fashion magazine editor, and Anne Hathaway as Andrea Sachs, a college graduate who goes to New York City to become Priestley’s co-assistant. Most designers and other fashion notables avoided appearing as themselves for fear of displeasing Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who is widely believed to have been the inspiration for Priestly. Still, many allowed their clothes and accessories to be used in the film, making it one of the most expensively costumed movies in history. (PG-13 | 2006 | 1 hour, 49 minutes | Watch the trailer)

Small Talks: Cameroonian Palace House Posts
2018-05-12 11:00 - 11:30
Small Talks are ten to fifteen minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about artworks in our permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Pat Loughran as he discusses the Cameroonian Palace House Posts on view in the African art gallery. Meet in the third-floor elevator lobby.

Small Talks: Wassily Kandinsky's Sketch for Several Circles
2018-05-12 13:30 - 14:00
Small Talks are ten to fifteen minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about artworks in our permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.
Join docent Deb Houghton as she discusses Sketch for Several Circles by Russian painter and art theorist Wassily Kandinsky, a pioneer of abstract modern art.

Free admission for all moms on Mother's Day
2018-05-13 11:00 - 17:00
Moms receive free admission all day at NOMA on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13. Café NOMA will be serving free “mom-osas” along with a special brunch menu.

Noontime Talk: Women, Fashion, and Power
2018-05-16 12:00 - 13:00
Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
In conjunction with A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, join Kelsey Brosnan, Curatorial Fellow for European Art, for a discussion about women’s fashion as depicted in NOMA’s eighteenth-century French art collection, with particular emphasis on a portrait of Marie Antoinette.

Small Talks: John Singer Sargent's Portrait of Mrs. Asher B. Wertheimer
2018-05-16 15:00 - 15:30
Small Talks are ten to fifteen minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about artworks in our permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Admission is free to all Louisiana residents on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Join docent Elizabeth Davis as she discusses the Portrait of Mrs. Asher B. Wertheimer by John Singer Sargent.

Free admission for Art Museum Day
2018-05-17 10:00 - 18:00
Admission is FREE for all visitors on Thursday, May 17, in recognition of Art Museum Day. NOMA is the only museum in Louisiana participating in this annual recognition of the role art museums serve in their communities. Art Museum Day recognizes that museums are often important civic anchors, offering inspiring and educational experiences in ways that make towns, cities, and regions better places for everyone who lives and works there.

Small Talk: Fashion designer Serena Gili on A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes
2018-05-18 15:00 - 16:00
Small Talks are ten to fifteen minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about artworks in our permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions.

Join fashion designer Serena Gili in the exhibition A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, where one of her ensembles is on display. Gili graduated from Central Saint Martins BA and MA fashion course, with a focus on knitwear design. Her BA collection earned her the second runner-up L’Oréal Professional Design Talent Award and a mentorship at the Sarabande foundation (Lee Alexander McQueen CBE). Gili’s design work is creative and precise, with great attention to fine details combined with a strong interest towards innovative and unconventional materials. Inspired by religion, uniformity, devotion and control, Gili creates pieces close to sacred art and religious objects. Her current collection is a sensory feast that you hear before seeing, with a rat-a-tat-tat of thousands of glass beads against molded acrylic. She currently works as a freelance designer in London.

Hot Couture Late Night
2018-05-18 18:00 - 2018-05-19 00:00
In celebration of its first ever fashion exhibition, A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, the New Orleans Museum of Art opens its doors until midnight on Friday, May 18. The evening kicks off at 6 p.m. with live music, performances, guided tours, a film screening, and a public conversation with Vogue creative digital director Sally Singer and New Yorker contributor Thomas Beller.
Advance tickets are no longer for sale online. Please purchase at the door: $20 for nonmembers | Free to NOMA members

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

6 – 10 pm: Art on the Spot: Make Your Own Fascinator (1st Floor Elevator Lobby) Create a fabulous fascinator headpiece in your own unique style.
6 – 10:30 pm: Food by Café NOMA, Bonafried, Crêpes à la Cart, and Diva Dawg
6 –7:45 pm: Music by Joy Clark (Great Hall)

Joy Clark’s musical artistry feels like a warm, fresh twist on the fervently familiar. Her music embodies the bliss that comes with creating melodies and rhythms to celebrate peace and the undeniable power of love. Backed by an all-star cast of incredible performers, including Jazmine Butler (drums), phenomenal singer/songwriter Kelly Love Jones (vocals and percussion), and BassMonsterTiff (bass), Joy and her band create a unique blend of funk, soul, and folk.

6 – 11 pm: Tarot Readings with Valeria Ruelas (2nd Floor, Contemporary Galleries, at the Hustleman cart in the exhibition Carlos Rolón: Outside/In)
7 pm: Guided tour of A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes with Curator Mel Buchanan (Meet 1st Floor Elevator Lobby)

Join NOMA’s Decorative Arts Curator Mel Buchanan as she leads visitors through A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, NOMA’s first-ever exhibition devoted to fashion. Experimental gowns, headpieces, and jewelry by avant-garde fashion designers Alexander McQueen, Gucci, Gypsy Sport, and Iris van Herpen investigate symbols of womanhood and challenge conventional notions of beauty.

7:45 pm: Performance by the Lady Buckjumpers Social Aid & Pleasure Club (Great Hall)

Named for a traditional second line dance known as buckjumping, the Lady Buckjumpers are an all-female social aid and pleasure club. Famous not only for their dance moves, but also for their fabulous sense of style, the Lady Buckjumpers have been active since 1984.

8 pm: Music by Joy Clark (Great Hall)
8 pm: Vogue Creative Digital Director Sally J. Singer in conversation with writer Thomas Beller (Stern Auditorium)

Sally Singer is the creative digital director of Vogue, where she oversees the magazine’s website, video program, and social channels. Previously, she was the editor in chief of T: The New York Times Style Magazine, the fashion news/features director of Vogue, and the fashion director of New York Magazine. She has written for the Guardian, the Economist, the Atlantic Monthly, among other publications. Singer is a trustee of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Thomas Beller is a writer and associate professor of English at Tulane University. He is a longtime contributor to the New Yorker and also writes for the New York Times, Vogue, and Town and Country, among other magazines. A founder and editor of Open City Magazine (1990–2010), his books include The Sleep-Over Artist (2000), How to Be a Man: Scenes from a Protracted Boyhood (2005), and J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artist, which won the New York City Book Award for Biography/Memoir in 2015.

9:30 pm: Screening of The September Issue (Stern Auditorium)

Documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour’s preparation for the fall season’s most important fashion issue. (PG-13 | 2009 | 1 hour, 30 minutes | Watch the trailer) The screening is sponsored by Mignon Faget.

9:45 pm: Performance by the New Orleans Drag Workshop All Stars (Great Hall)

The New Orleans Drag Workshop, guided by drag legend Vinsantos, is a ten-week crash course that takes folks from all walks of life and turns them into original and memorable drag performers. The program goes well beyond just hair and makeup to teach students history, the ethics of working in the business, and how to be a diva without being a DIVA! At the end of the workshop, students take the stage to showcase the piece of performance they developed throughout the course. The Workshop has just completed its seventh cycle and has had over 70 members complete their journeys over the last four years. The Workshop is honored to present a collection of its finest performers from various cycles at NOMA’s Hot Couture Late Night. On the bill will be the Workshop’s Head Mister-ess and everybody’s favorite drag grandma, Vinsantos; Miss Pageant 2016 Neon Burgundy; Miss Runner Up 2016 Tarah Cards; Miss Pageant 2017 Franky; and one of the most recent draguates from cycle seven, Izzy Femme.

10 pm: Guided tour of A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes with Curator Mel Buchanan (Meet 1st Floor Elevator Lobby)
10:15 pm – Midnight: Music by DJ Ann Glaviano of HEATWAVE! Dance Party (Great Hall)

Ann Glaviano is a writer, dancer, DJ, and native New Orleanian. She runs the HEATWAVE! Dance Party bimonthly at a friendly neighborhood bar near you. She was featured in ELLE’s September issue in 2016, in their first “Style Across America” spread, where she shouted out Red, White, and Blue Thrift as her primary fashion resource.

All night: Roaming fashions by Tabitha Bethune with the Wildlife Reserve

St. Charles Avenue Magazine is the media sponsor for Hot Couture Late Night.

Vogue Creative Digital Director Sally Singer in Conversation with Writer Thomas Beller
2018-05-18 20:00 - 21:00
In conjunction with the exhibition A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, Sally Singer, creative digital director of Vogue magazine will join writer and Tulane associate professor Thomas Beller in conversation about contemporary fashion media coverage.
ABOUT SALLY SINGER AND THOMAS BELLER
Sally Singer is the creative digital director of Vogue, where she oversees the magazine’s website, video program, and social channels. Previously, she was the editor in chief of T: The New York Times Style Magazine, the fashion news/features director of Vogue, and the fashion director of New York Magazine. She has written for the Guardian, the Economist, the Atlantic Monthly, among other publications. Singer is a trustee of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Thomas Beller is a writer and associate professor of English at Tulane University. He is a longtime contributor to the New Yorker and also writes for the New York Times, Vogue, and Town and Country, among other magazines. A founder and editor of Open City Magazine (1990–2010), his books include The Sleep-Over Artist (2000), How to Be a Man: Scenes from a Protracted Boyhood (2005), and J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artist, which won the New York City Book Award for Biography/Memoir in 2015.

Fashion on Film: The September Issue
2018-05-18 21:30 - 23:00
This five-part film series, presented in conjunction with the exhibition A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, considers the role of fashion in modern society and takes an in-depth look at some of the industry’s most influential tastemakers.

Friday, March 2, 6:30 pm: The Legacy of Alexander McQueen
Saturday, March 3, 2 pm: Bangaologia: The Science of Style and Sapeurs: The Men Inside the Suits
Saturday, April 7, 2 pm: Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards
Friday, April 20, 7:30 pm: The First Monday in May
Friday, May 18, 9:30 pm: The September Issue

ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE
The September Issue is a 2009 documentary film about the behind-the-scenes drama that follows editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and her staff during the production of the September 2007 issue of Vogue magazine — traditionally the biggest and most important issue of the year. It depicts the effort that goes into making the magazine, and the passion that Grace Coddington, a former model turned creative director and the only person who dares to stand up to Wintour, has for the highly regarded fashion periodical. In the film, Coddington is often portrayed as the leading victim to Wintour’s aggressive personality. The film features appearances by many well-known and influential people in the fashion industry, including John Galliano, Oscar de la Renta, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, and Vera Wang. (Rated PG-13 | 2009 | 1 hour, 30 minutes)
The screening of The September Issue is sponsored by Mignon Faget, New Orleans premiere jeweler.

Watch the trailer:

Studio KIDS!
2018-05-19 10:00 - 12:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Get Creative with Studio KIDS!
This spring, Studio KIDS! presents “Express Yourself” art classes for children. Perfect for students ages 5-10 who want to get creative and learn art making techniques. In each class, Studio KIDS! explores art made by diverse cultures as inspiration for art projects. From sculpting to painting, each class features different media and techniques. Register for one class or the entire series. Make sure to sign up in advance to ensure your spot.
Call 504.658.4100 or email education@noma.org to register or for more information.
Ages 5 – 10 | 10 am – 12 pm
May 19
Crazy Sculpture
Go nuts and create crazy sculptures out of found objects.
Cost per class:
$25 | members
$30 | nonmembers
Full schedule can be found here.
