Reciprocal Exchanges

DATES TBA Local artists and culture bearers will exchange techniques and practices in the spirit of Laura Anderson Barbata’s Transcommunality and an economy of sharing. Each exchange –centered on wearable […]

Artist Talk with Laura Anderson Barbata

Join the Newcomb Art Museum for a virtual lecture by artist Laura Anderson Barbata, whose wearable sculptures are featured in the museum's current exhibition Transcommunality. Anderson Barbata will discuss her […]

Janie Verret Luster: Coiled Half-Hitch Revival

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

A master palmetto basket weaver and cultural preservationist of the United Houma Nation, Janie Verret Luster is widely recognized for her coiled half-hitch baskets, made using an intricate weaving technique […]

Objects in Focus: Jesús Rafael Soto

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

Join us on the first Friday of each month at 12 Noon for short presentations on select artists from our permanent exhibition Metamorphoses. September 2, 12pm Jesús Rafael Soto by […]

Fall 2022 Opening Reception

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

Celebrate the opening of two exhibitions, Metamorphoses: Highlights from the Permanent Collection and To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults by Jess […]

Jess T. Dugan Artist Talk

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

An artist talk by Jess T. Dugan on the exhibition To Survive on This Shore.

Objects in Focus: Carrie Mae Weems

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

Join us each month for short presentations on select artists from our permanent exhibition Metamorphoses. October 20, 12pm Carrie Mae Weems by Curator Laura Blereau. Image caption: Carrie Mae Weems, […]