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March 2021
Family Day: Story Making, World Building
Cave paintings are the first art we know of, but they were created to be stories. Stories serve many purposes – they remind us of who we are, where we have been, and where we are headed – connecting us across time and place. We invite you to join us as we make art that tells stories, communicates ideas, and opens our imaginations through age appropriate artist-led virtual workshops. Gather your family and friends virtually for a unique day of…
Find out more »April 2021
Uncommon Exchanges
Newcomb Art Museum in partnership with A Studio in the Woods, The ByWater Institute at Tulane University, and New Orleans Center for the Gulf South presents Uncommon Exchanges: Indigo, a unique dialogue between unlikely pairings of Tulane and Gulf South experts. LaChaun Moore and Dr. Sabia McCoy-Torres will use the museum’s current exhibition, Transcommunality by Laura Anderson Barbata, as a catalyst for conversation to remedy missing narratives and provide paths forward –through creative means – to a more equitable and just future. Moderated by Jeffery Darensbourg, Uncommon Exchanges will premiere at 6 pm on…
Find out more »May 2021
Virtual Screening and Director’s Talk: The Veil
Newcomb Art Museum is excited to screen “The Veil”, a brave documentary film shot in New Orleans by Raven Ancar (’22), a current student at Tulane majoring in Sociology and Digital Media Practices. Ancar is also President of Tulane Black Student Union, a founding member of Les Griots Violets, and a College Track Scholar. In January of 2019, during her first year at Tulane, Ancar filmed several sit-down interviews with fellow Black students about their experiences on campus to interrogate…
Find out more »June 2021
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 art – will be released as a short film presented to the public, showcasing the artists’ practices and opening new creative possibilities through engagement.Zoom registration link coming shortly, in the meantime sign up for our e-newsletter to stay up to date with all things Newcomb! These programs are funded in…
Find out more »Louisiana Reimagines: High Culture Below Sea Level – Part 1
Behind the Scenes with Laura Anderson Barbata and Shaka Zulu "Louisiana Reimagines: High Culture Below Sea Level" is an exchange between Laura Anderson Barbata and local tradition bearers from the Black Masking Indian tradition that responds to the garments and stilt dancing projects presented in the Newcomb Art Museum’s 2021 exhibition "Transcommunality". Offering a look into the cultural world of Big Chief Shaka Zulu of the Golden Feather Hunters, this program is centered on Shaka Zulu’s distinct yet ever-evolving New…
Find out more »Louisiana Reimagines: Live Performance by Chief Shaka Zulu and Free Spirit
This event is free, but tickets are required, click here to reserve your spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../louisiana-reimagines-live... Join the Newcomb Art Museum on Saturday, June 26 for Part Two of Louisiana Reimagines: High Culture Below Sea Level. As part of the Louisiana Reimagines series at the Newcomb Art Museum, on Saturday, June 26 at 12:30 pm a new work for camera by Big Chief Shaka Zulu of the Golden Feathers, shot in Tremé, and directed by Abdul Aziz featuring local…
Find out more »July 2021
Louisiana Reimagines: High Culture Below Sea Level – Part 3
Join Newcomb online for part three of this multi-part series. Save the date for July 8 when the museum will release a new virtual roundtable conversation led by Dr. Joyce Marie Jackson that uses Laura Anderson Barbata: Transcommunality and Shaka Zulu’s work for camera (as seen here) as touchstones to consider the power of procession to foster diverse, intergenerational community relationships. Panelists will include stilt dancers Najja Codrington of the Brooklyn Jumbies and Sarauniya Zulu of Zulu Connection as well…
Find out more »September 2021
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 development as a socially engaged artist and her work with multiple stilt dancing communities across the Americas. Register for the virtual talk now. The exhibition Laura Anderson Barbata: Transcommunality runs through Saturday, October 2 and is free and open for all to attend. Click here to learn more about the…
Find out more »March 2022
Core Memory Opening Reception
Celebrate the opening of the Core Memory exhibitions, Louisiana Native American Basketry and Encoded from 2 p.m to 5 p.m. on Saturday March 5. Please note that the museum will only be open from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday. The schedule of programs is as follows - 2:30 p.m. - Exhibition Tour Walk through the exhibitions with the curators and several Louisiana Native American Basketry and Encoded artists including Marjorie Battise, Rose Fisher Greer, Robin Kang, Janie Verret…
Find out more »Janie Verret Luster: Coiled Half-Hitch Revival
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 lost to the Houma for a generation. Luster will discuss palmetto basket weaving using examples currently on view in "Core Memory: Louisiana Native American Basketry" exhibition at the Newcomb Art Musem, followed by a hands-on workshop where participants will learn techniques of this unique process. This event is free to…
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