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Michelle Nonó – Poverty, Political Theater and Emancipatory Education in the Caribbean

100 Jones Hall Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States

Caribbean artist and community organizer Michelle Nonó will discuss the role of social practice art in struggles for equality, visibility and political change. Nonó and her sister compose Las Nietas de Nonó, a performance collective that also runs an alternative art and community space in a house inherited from their grandfather in the industrial zone […]

Free

Killer of Sheep

Freeman Auditorium Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States

Shown in conjunction with Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-time Star, Killer of Sheep examines the black Los Angeles ghetto of Watts in the mid-1970s through the eyes of Stan, a sensitive dreamer increasingly detached from the psychic toll of working at a slaughterhouse. Directed by Charles Burnett, the film was shot on 16mm black-and-white […]

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Slow Art Day

Newcomb Art Museum Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join NAM this Saturday for Slow Art Day, an international initiative that encourages people to visit local museums, look at art slowly, and then informally discuss the experience. For our event, we'll be looking at two works in Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-Time Star, which closes the following day at 4 pm. We'll have […]

Curatorial Talk

Freeman Auditorium Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States

In conjunction with Beyond the Canvas: Contemporary Art from Puerto Rico, co-curators Warren James and Dr. Monica Ramirez-Montagut, Director, Newcomb Art Museum, will speak in conversation with Dr. Edie Wolfe, SCLAS Assistant Director for Undergraduate Programs, Tulane University. A public reception celebrating the show’s opening will immediately follow in the Woodward Way breezeway.

Beyond the Canvas – Opening & Performance

Newcomb Art Museum Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, United States

Public reception for the opening of Beyond the Canvas: Contemporary Art from Puerto Rico  featuring a performance by Puerto Rico artist and dancer Noemí Segarra at 7:30. This event is free and open to the public

Mother’s Day Brunch

Newcomb Art Museum Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us for the second annual Newcomb Art Museum Mother's Day Brunch! The festive gathering will take place in the museum’s Woodward Way breezeway and feature: a catered sit-down brunch behind-the-scenes tours of the museum’s collection of Newcomb Pottery guided tours of the Newcomb Pottery Garden a special gift for all attendees Tickets are $85 […]

$85.00

Prison Gourmet: New Orleans Cook-Off

Sister Hearts Thrift Store 7519 W Judge Perez Drive, Arabi, LA, United States

"Prison Gourmet: New Orleans Cook-Off" is a workshop and community gathering facilitated by Los Angeles’ artist Karla Diaz. The project focuses on sharing and supporting the exchange of prison recipes by women previously incarcerated in New Orleans. The intent is to provide an educational space of prison food and methods. The event is free and […]

Unfamiliar Again: Talk & Reception

Newcomb Art Museum Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join the Newcomb Art Museum in celebrating Unfamiliar Again: Contemporary Women Abstractionists. The evening will begin with a public discussion in the Freeman Auditorium between museum director Monica Ramirez-Montagut and exhibition artists Amy Ellingson, Anne Vieux, and Brittany Nelson. Sculptor Dee Briggs, whose Three Rings 6’ Diameter is currently installed in the Newcomb Pottery Garden […]

Family Workshop

Newcomb Art Museum Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, United States

Get creative with the whole family! This Saturday, all ages are invited to swing by the Newcomb Art Museum for a free family art workshop inspired by their latest exhibition, Unfamiliar Again: Contemporary Women Abstractionists. The exhibition features work by women artists from across the United States as they explore new ways of approaching abstraction. […]

Tulane Tuesday

LCB 29 McAlister Drive, New Orleans, LA, United States

Tulane students are invited to wear their best Tulane gear and come learn more about Newcomb Museum's exhibitions, programs, and events. Stop by the Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life (LBC) to meet Newcomb staffers, enjoy cotton candy, pick up some Newcomb swag, and to enter for a chance to win $50 from the bookstore! Students […]

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