EXHIBITION SCHEDULE African Art: The Françoise Billion Richardson Charitable Trust through June 2017, Stafford Gallery A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s February 16 – May 21, 2017 Ella West Freeman Galleries
CALENDAR OF EVENTS | APRIL 2017
New at NOMA: Recent Acquisitions in Modern and Contemporary Art March 10 – October 1, 2017 Helis and Weisman Galleries
1 Saturday
10 Monday
Jim Steg: New Work
Yoga in the Sculpture Garden 8 – 9 a.m.
Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
NOMA EGG HUNT and Family Festival
11 Tuesday
Regina Scully | Japanese Painting: Inner Journeys
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Sculpture Garden
April 7 – October 10, 2017, Templeman Galleries
April 7 – October 1, 2017, Japanese Gallery
3 Monday
Baby Arts Play! 10:30 – 11 a.m.
Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
12 Wednesday
22 Saturday
4 Tuesday
NOONTIME TALK with Curator Mel Buchanan, Automaton Clock
Pilates in the Sculpture Garden
Baby Arts Play! 10:30 – 11 a.m.
5 Wednesday NOONTIME TALK with Curator Katie Pfohl, New at NOMA, Recent Acquisitions in Modern and Contemporary Art
14 Friday Friday Nights at NOMA: ART ON THE SPOT 5 – 8 p.m.
8 – 9 a.m.
Studio KIDS! 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. StoryQuest 11 a.m.
24 Monday
MUSIC Kettle Black Trio, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
18 Tuesday
26 Wednesday
Baby Arts Play! 10:30 – 11 a.m.
Baby Arts Play! 10:30 – 11 a.m.
EDIBLE BOOK DAY
19 Wednesday
28 Friday
NOMA 1st floor elevator lobby 5:30 p.m.
NOONTIME TALK with
Friday Nights at NOMA:
Friday Nights at NOMA:
Lisa Rotondo McCord, Regina Scully | Japanese Painting: Inner Journeys
LECTURE Donald Kuspit on “Jim Steg: Innovator and Existentialist”, 6 – 7 p.m.
7 Friday
ART ON THE SPOT 5 – 8 p.m. MUSIC Margie Perez and Her Cosa Cubana, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
21 Friday
LECTURE Hermes Mallea:
NOMA Book Discussion Group
Great Houses of Havana, 6 p.m.
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
BOOK SIGNING Hermes Mallea:
Friday Nights at NOMA:
Great Houses of Havana, 7:30 p.m.
8 Saturday Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival (in the garden) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
ART ON THE SPOT 5 – 8 p.m. MUSIC Greg Schatz and the Friggin’ Geniuses, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
ADULT WORKSHOP Flower Power: Flower Painting, 6:30 p.m.
Yoga in the Sculpture Garden 8 – 9 a.m.
ARTIST PERSPECTIVE
Slow Art Day All day
Mitchell Gaudet of Studio Inferno, inspired by Venice in the 1700s, 7:30 – 9 p.m.
Discover the joy of looking at and loving the art in NOMA’s collection.
Studio KIDS! 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. StoryQuest 11 a.m. ADULT ART WORKSHOP: Glass Blowing with YAYA 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
ART ON THE SPOT 5 – 8 p.m. MUSIC Loyola Department of Music Trio, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. LECTURE Kim Teter: Hidden Musicians of Venice: The Fascinating Story of Vivaldi’s All-Female Orchestra, 6 – 7 p.m.
TEEN OPEN MIC 6:30 – 7 p.m. POETRY SLAM 7 – 9 p.m.
29 Saturday Pilates in the Sculpture Garden 8 – 9 a.m.
VENICE FILM SERIES Death in Venice, 7:30 p.m.
MOVIES IN THE GARDEN Moulin Rouge, 7:30 p.m.
FOOD TRUCKS Crêpes à la Cart, Frencheeze
Museum Hours Tuesday – Thursday: 10 am – 6 pm | Friday: 10 am – 9 pm | Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm | Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm www.noma.org | 504.658.4100
CALENDAR OF EVENTS | MAY 2017
NOMA and The NOLA Project will present the world premiere of The Spider Queen in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden from May 10 – 28. For more information and to purchase advance tickets, visit NOLAPROJECT.COM or call 504.302.9117.
1 Monday
13 Saturday
21 Sunday
Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
Yoga in the Sculpture Garden 8 – 9 a.m.
NOMA and The NOLA Project
Studio KIDS! 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
present The Spider Queen at 7 p.m.
StoryQuest 11 a.m.
22 Monday
3 Wednesday NOONTIME TALK with Curator Mel Buchanan, Decorative Arts at NOMA
5 Friday Friday Nights at NOMA:
14 Sunday NOMA and The NOLA Project present The Spider Queen at 7 p.m.
Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
23 Tuesday NOMA Book Discussion Group 11:30 a.m.
ART ON THE SPOT 5 – 7 p.m.
15 Monday
MUSIC Carlo Ditta and Friends, 5:30 p.m.
Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
24 Wednesday
GALLERY TALK with Curator Mel Buchanan, Automaton Clock, 6 p.m.
17 Wednesday
NOONTIME TALK with Curator Mel Buchanan, Glass at NOMA
NOONTIME TALK with Senior Curator Vanessa Schmid, A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s
NOMA and The NOLA Project
6 Saturday Yoga in the Sculpture Garden 8 – 9 a.m.
8 Monday
NOMA and The NOLA Project
present The Spider Queen at 7 p.m.
25 Thursday
present The Spider Queen at 7 p.m.
NOMA and The NOLA Project
Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
18 Thursday
present The Spider Queen at 7 p.m.
9 Tuesday
NOMA and The NOLA Project
MINI MASTERS SHOWCASE
10 Wednesday NOONTIME TALK with Senior Curator Vanessa Schmid,Venice in the 1700s
NOMA and The NOLA Project
present The Spider Queen at 7 p.m.
19 Friday Friday Nights at NOMA: ART ON THE SPOT 5 – 8 p.m. MUSIC 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
26 Friday Friday Nights at NOMA: ART ON THE SPOT 5 – 8 p.m. MUSIC 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. ADULT WORKSHOP Calligraphy, 6:30 p.m. NOMA and The NOLA Project present The Spider Queen at 7 p.m.
present The Spider Queen at 7 p.m.
DOCENT TOUR A Life of Seduction:
11 Thursday
VENICE FILM SERIES Don’t Look Now, 7:30 p.m.
Pilates in the Sculpture Garden 8 – 9 a.m.
NOMA and The NOLA Project
MOVIES IN THE GARDEN
Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
present The Spider Queen at 7 p.m.
Venice in the 1700s, 6 – 7 p.m.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, 7:30 p.m.
12 Friday
FOOD TRUCKS Frencheeze, La Cocinita
NOMA Book Club Field Trip
20 Saturday
The Latin American Library at Tulane University, 12 – 3 p.m.
LATE NIGHT AT NOMA: MASQUERADE @ NOMA 5 p.m. – 12 a.m. Join us for late night revelry celebrating A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s
NOMA and The NOLA Project present The Spider Queen at 7 p.m.
Yoga in the Sculpture Garden 8 – 9 a.m.
27 Saturday
28 Sunday NOMA and The NOLA Project present The Spider Queen at 7 p.m.
Taylor Scholars Family Day All day
29 Monday
Studio KIDS! 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
StoryQuest 11 a.m. Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS | JUNE 2017 2 Friday
16 Friday
Friday Nights at NOMA
Friday Nights at NOMA:
ART ON THE SPOT 5 – 8 p.m.
ART ON THE SPOT 5 – 8 p.m.
MUSIC 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
MUSIC 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
3 Saturday
17 Saturday
Yoga in the Sculpture Garden 8 – 9 a.m.
Yoga in the Sculpture Garden 8 – 9 a.m.
5 Monday
19 Monday
Summer Camp (through Friday)
Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Summer Camp (through Friday)
Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
7 Wednesday
21 Wednesday
NOONTIME TALK with Curator Russell Lord, Jim Steg: New Work
NOONTIME TALK with Curator Russell Lord, Jim Steg: New Work
9 Friday
23 Friday
NOMA Book Club Curatorial Program 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Friday Nights at NOMA: ART ON THE SPOT 5 – 8 p.m. MUSIC 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. GALLERY TALK with Curator Russell Lord, Jim Steg: New Work, 6 p.m.
10 Saturday
NOMA Book Discussion Group 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Friday Nights at NOMA: ART ON THE SPOT 5 – 8 p.m. MUSIC 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. ADULT WORKSHOP Tiny Print Series, 6:30 p.m.
24 Saturday Pilates in the Sculpture Garden
Jim Steg, Why?, 1972, Color etching and photo-resist etching on paper, 23 ¾ x 18 in. (plate), Courtesy of Frances Swigart-Steg, 2017.2.59, © Jim Steg
Guided Tours Sundays at 2 p.m. and Wednesdays and Fridays at 11 a.m., NOMA’s docents lead informative and engaging tours in the galleries. Tours are included with museum admission.
Sculpture Garden Tours Saturdays in April and May at 2 p.m., NOMA’s docents lead free tours of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
Create Late
Exclusively for adults, kick off your weekend with a glass of wine and a paint brush! Unwind with a teaching artist-led art project and two drink tickets. Reserve your space now. Dates and details below.
Fridays | 6:30 – 8 p.m. April 21 | Flower Power Get up close and personal with beautiful blossoms as you create a vibrant flower painting.
Yoga in the Sculpture Garden 8 – 9 a.m.
8 – 9 a.m.
StoryQuest 11 a.m.
StoryQuest 11:30 a.m.
12 Monday
26 Monday
penmanship in this introductory calligraphy workshop.
Summer Camp (through Friday)
Summer Camp (through Friday)
June 23 | Tiny Print Series Make your own
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
Tai Chi/Chi Kung 6 – 7 p.m.
May 26 | Calligraphy 101 Practice your
set of tiny prints inspired by the patterns and textures at NOMA.
NOMA Members | $10 Nonmembers | $10 + admission
Price includes materials, 2 drink tickets, and access to Friday Nights at NOMA programming. Email education@noma.org or call 504.658.4100 to reserve your space.