Visiting artists Kate Clark and Andrea Dezsö will discuss their recent work and current exhibitions at Newcomb Art Museum. Newcomb College Institute Friday Lunchtime Series Noon At the Anna Many Lounge, Caroline Richardson Building Free and Open to the Public
Artist Kate Clark will lead a tour of her current exhibition, Mysterious Presence. Guests will have an opportunity to speak directly with the artist and learn more about her process and inspiration.
A visionary inventor has created a technology that could change the world, but is struggling to inspire his rag tag crew when he meets a charismatic and rebellious teacher from New Orleans who challenges him to become a true leader. REVERSING THE MISSISSIPPI is a documentary about a genius technologist and a rebel educator, two […]
THE END OF THE TOUR tells the story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter (and novelist) David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel), which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s groundbreaking epic novel, Infinite Jest. The film is based on Lipsky’s critically acclaimed memoir about […]
Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend (James Ransone) hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, sex worker Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) and her best friend, Alexandra (Mya Taylor), embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles. […]
A presentation by Patricia Aufderheide Professor of Communication Studies, American University Founder & Senior Research Fellow, Center for Media & Social Impact When and how can you publish a book or journal article without getting permission for illustrations? Can you use unlicensed images in your museum's promotional materials? What issues do digital exhibitions raise? Can […]
Alexis Esquivel is a Cuban visual and performance artist whose work often explores themes of history, race, and identity, particularly in a Cuban cultural context. Esquivel presents the sharp perceptions of the black population's social reality in his paintings through his nonconformist readings of history. His work details historical figures past and present that are […]
Gallery walkthrough of Kate Clark exhibition with Professor Henry L. Bart Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Director, Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute, and Monica Ramirez-Montagut, museum director
This panel discussion is in conjunction with False Flags at Pelican Bomb’s Gallery X, a group exhibition curated by Noah Simblist that investigates contemporary notions of nationalism and the representation of imagined communities in the Middle East and the Americas. Moderated by Simblist, panelists will include Ruti Sela and Maayan Amir from the Tel Aviv-based […]
Elena Dorfman will discuss her project "Syria's Lost Generation" that will be on view at the museum on May 9th. For several months over the last two years, Elena covered the Syrian refugee crisis for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Of the millions of Syrians displaced by the ongoing civil war, Dorfman was drawn most strongly to the teenagers. “They seemed particularly shell-shocked and bereft,” she said. “They spoke to me of powerful longing and frustration.”
