Newcomb Art Museum

Museum Month
2018-08-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
August is New Orleans Museum Month

New Orleans Museum Month is a collaboration between museums of all sizes across the greater New Orleans area. It offers museum members the opportunity to visit all participating institutions, FREE OF CHARGE, throughout the month of August. Newcomb is thrilled to offer our members free admission to the following museums: Ashe Cultural Arts Center, Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, Beauregard-Keyes Historic House and Garden, Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, Confederate Memorial Hall, The Historic New Orleans Collection, Longue Vue House & Gardens, The National World War II Museum, New Canal Lighthouse, New Orleans Jazz Museum, New Orleans Museum of Art, Old Ursuline Convent Museum, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. Head to their websites to learn more about open hours and special programs and events.
Not a member of Newcomb? August is a great time to join! From August 1 to August 31 receive 25% off new memberships and then visit any of the participating museums for free during Museum Month! Click here to learn more!

Museum Open by Appointment Only
2018-07-08 10:00 - 2018-08-20 17:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Please note: Between July 8 and August 20 the museum will be open by appointment only. Call the museum at 504-865-5328 or email the museum at museum@tulane.edu to schedule a visit.
The museum will resume regular hours on Tuesday, August 21.

First Friday Collections Tours
2018-07-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Have you ever wanted to get a behind-the-scenes look at Newcomb Art Museum’s incredible collection of Newcomb Pottery? Then drop by on the first Friday of each month for a guided tour highlighting our permanent collection of Newcomb Pottery and the history of the Newcomb Enterprise!
The tour is free but IS STRICTLY LIMITED to the first 10 people due to space restrictions. Please reach out to Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu regarding any questions and to RSVP for a tour.

Museum Closed for Fourth of July Holiday
2018-07-03 10:00 - 2018-07-04 17:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
The museum will be closed July 3rd and 4th in celebration of Independence Day; we will reopen on July 5th at 10 am.

Fruit Park Dedication
2018-06-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle, Caffin Ave & Florida Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70117, United States
Join Newcomb Art Museum, A Studio in the Woods, Pelican Bomb and Fallen Fruit for a dedication and celebration of the recently planted fruit park, a project of “Fallen Fruit New Orleans” at the Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle in the Lower Ninth Ward.

Members Only Special Collections Tour
2018-06-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Members of the Newcomb Art Museum are invited to a behind-the-scenes walking tour of the Special Collections at Tulane University including the Southeastern Architectural Archive, Hogan Jazz Archive, Louisiana Research Collection, and more. A summer cocktail reception will be held at the museum preceding the tour. Space is limited and reserved for museum members, RSVP at museum@tulane.edu.

Third Thursday Exhibition Tour
2018-06-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2018-05-17 12:00 - 13:00, 2018-04-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Drop by the museum every Third Thursday at noon for a guided tour by museum staff of Newcomb Art Museum’s new art installation “EMPIRE” created by Fallen Fruit.
Free and open to the public. Contact Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu with questions.

Uncommon Exchanges: Juneteenth
2018-06-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Newcomb Art Museum presents Uncommon Exchanges, a unique dialogue between unlikely pairings of Tulane and Gulf South experts, in partnership with A Studio in the Woods, The ByWater Institute at Tulane University, and New Orleans Center for the Gulf South. For this special program marking Juneteenth, artist Bmike will be in dialogue with Dr. Rosanne Adderley, Associate Professor of African Diaspora History at Tulane University. The program is #free and open to the public, and held in the Newcomb Art Museum.

Second Saturday Exhibition Tour
2018-06-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2018-05-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2018-04-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Drop by the museum every Second Saturday at noon for a guided tour by museum staff of Newcomb Art Museum’s new art installation “EMPIRE” created by Fallen Fruit.
Free and open to the public. Contact Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu with questions.

Stroller Saturday
2018-06-09 10:30 - 11:00, 2018-05-12 10:30 - 11:00, 2018-04-14 10:30 - 11:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Join the Newcomb Art Museum for “Stroller Saturdays!” NAM will open its doors early for parents with small children. Enjoy a private tour of the exhibition with Tom Friel, the museum’s Coordinator for Interpretation & Public Engagement, at 10:30 am on the second Saturday of each month. Free admission. Questions? Email tfriel@tulane.edu.

First Friday Collections Tour
2018-06-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2018-05-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States

Young Audiences of Louisiana Baby Artsplay!™ Presented by The Helis Foundation
2018-05-26 10:30 - 11:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Young Audiences of Louisiana Baby Artsplay!™ Presented by The Helis Foundation is the perfect opportunity for caregivers to integrate purposeful activities into their child’s playtime that support their cognitive, physical, and social development. Research shows, and parents confirm, that multi-sensory approaches to learning help young children create deeper, more meaningful connections with the world around them. Baby Artsplay!™ will engage children and their caregivers in joyful and easy to replicate multisensory experiences that help children reach developmental milestones, while immersed in New Orleans’ art and cultural institutions.
Please note: The Newcomb Art Museum is located on Newcomb Cir and Audobon Blvd/Newcomb Pl. While the museum has no street address, you can easily map “Newcomb Art Museum” using the attached map. Parking is available in the adjacent parking lot on Newcomb Place. We look forward to seeing you there!
This event is free but registration is required: learn more here. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/young-audiences-of-louisiana-baby-artsplaytm-presented-by-the-helis-foundation-10797806229

Young Audiences of Louisiana Baby Artsplay!™ Presented by The Helis
2018-05-19 10:30 - 11:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States

Mother's Day Brunch
2018-05-13 11:00 - 14:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Join us for NAM’s signature spring fundraising event, featuring delicious catering, live jazz, garden and Newcomb Pottery tours, a bloody mary bar and more. Tickets are available at by clicking here and all proceeds support the programs and exhibitions at Newcomb Art Museum!

Archivist Panel
2018-04-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Join Newcomb Art Museum for an incredible panel, moderated by Rebecca Snedeker, with the archivists of the various collections across Tulane as they discuss their responsibilities as cultural curators and the role of archives on campus. Free & open to the public! Held in Freeman Auditorium.
Featuring:
Kara Olidge, Executive Director, Amistad Research Center
Alaina Hébert, Associate Curator of Graphics, Hogan Jazz Archive
Christine Hernandez, Curator of Special Collections, The Latin American Library
Leon Miller, Head of the Louisiana Research Collection
Caroline Paris, Collections Manager, Middle American Research Institute
Sierra Polisar, Art Collections Manager & Registrar, Newcomb Art Museum
Chloe Raub, Head of Newcomb Archives and Vorhoff Library Special Collections, Newcomb College Institute
Justin Mann, Collections Manager, Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection /TU Biodiversity Research Institute
Kevin Williams, Archivist, Southeastern Architectural Archive
Ann Case, University Archivist, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University Archives

Newcomb at Night
2018-04-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Tulane students are invited to celebrate the end of another great year on campus at this fun night at the museum organized by Newcomb’s amazing student workers and volunteers! Enjoy refreshments, music, and, of course, art!

Fruit for All: Fun for All Ages
2018-04-14 10:00 - 13:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
In partnership with A Studio in the Woods, Pelican Bomb, Fallen Fruit, and the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South’s Rosenthal Blumenfeld Gulf South Foodways Program, Newcomb Art Museum will host a free activity day for all-ages featuring zine-making, bandana tie-dye, fruit portraits, roving archivist tours, a fruit-themed DJ, food trucks, cotton candy, lemonade stands, and so much more! Free and open to the public, art and fruit lovers of all ages are invited to come join in on the fun!
Questions? Email museum@tulane.edu.

EMPIRE Opening Reception
2018-04-13 17:30 - 21:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Join us for the opening reception celebrating Newcomb Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition EMPIRE!

Celebrating the New Orleans tricentennial, EMPIRE is an art installation by LA-based artists Fallen Fruit, David Allen Burns and Austin Young, commissioned and presented by Newcomb Art Museum, A Studio in the Woods and Pelican Bomb. Through this assembly of over 300 objects, the artists will transform the entire museum into one immersive artwork that explores the history of people and place in terms of cultural legacy, historical narrative, and social constructs.

The project uses objects culled from the diverse archives and collections across campus, including art, sound, documents of record, material culture, and artifacts. It activates objects held by the Amistad Research Center, Hogan Jazz Archive, Latin American Library, Louisiana Research Collection, Middle American Research Institute, Newcomb Art Museum, Newcomb College Institute, Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection / Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute, and Southeastern Architectural Archive, among other campus collections, shifting the lexicon of historical meanings into one work of art.
EMPIRE critically examines the principles of archives and anthropology to interrogate the ways histories are told, remembered, and revised. The immersive artwork considers the historical and contemporary effects that colonialism, slavery, trade, and tourism have had on the movement of culture across and beyond borders to better understand the geographic and cultural position of New Orleans in relationship to Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. EMPIRE invites viewers to creatively interpret the displayed objects, their connections, and their juxtapositions to generate new meanings.
EMPIRE at Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University is part of “Fallen Fruit of New Orleans” a suite of site-specific projects taking place throughout New Orleans from June 2017 through June 2018, commissioned and presented by Newcomb Art Museum, A Studio in the Woods, and Pelican Bomb. “Fallen Fruit of New Orleans” was initiated by Pelican Bomb in 2015.
Fallen Fruit is an art collaboration originally conceived in 2004 by David Burns, Matias Viegener, and Austin Young. Since 2013, David and Austin have continued the collaborative work.
5:30 pm – Private VIP/members reception featuring New Orleans themed catering, desserts by Salt & Light Pastry Co., a garden-style mixologist, and live entertainment
6:30 pm – Talk with David Allen Burns and Austin Young of artist collective Fallen Fruit
7:30-9 pm – Public reception

Artist Talk: María José de la Macorra and Eric Peréz
2018-03-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Join Mexican artists María José de la Macorra and Eric Peréz for a noontime gallery talk as they discuss the current exhibition “Clay in Transit: Contemporary Mexican Ceramics” (which features works by María José de la Macorra) and the focus and process of their work! Free and open to the public!

Uncommon Exchanges: Clay
2018-03-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
In this new speaker series presented by Newcomb Art Museum in partnership with A Studio in the Woods, The ByWater Institute at Tulane University, and Nola Gulf South, unlikely pairings of Tulane and Gulf South experts use an aspect of Newcomb’s latest exhibition as the catalyst for interdisciplinary dialogue. In this edition, artist Tia-Simon Gardner and English Chair Mike Kuczynski will use clay as the launching point for a deeper look into their own research and how they may, no matter how unlikely, overlap.
The discussion will be moderated by a representative from the hosting organizations and be held in the museum. The discussion will last around 45 minutes with 15 minutes of Q&A time at the end for audience engagement.
Both New Orleans and Tulane communities are encouraged to attend and take advantage of this opportunity to engage with academics, artists, and activists in a variety of fields.

Third Thursday Exhibition Tour
2018-03-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Drop by the museum every Third Thursday at noon for a guided tour by museum staff of the latest exhibition, Clay in Transit: Contemporary Mexican Ceramics and Clay in Place: Highlights from the Collection.
Free and open to the public. Contact Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu with questions.

Author Reading with Yuri Herrera
2018-03-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Visite el Newcomb Art Museum para una discusión entre el profesor de Tulane Yuri Herrera, autor de “Señales que precederán al fin del mundo,” y la directora de NAM, Monica Ramirez-Montagut. Tenga en cuenta que este evento será en español.
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Visit the Newcomb Art Museum for a discussion between current Tulane Mellon Fellow Yuri Herrera and author of “Señales que precederán al fin del mundo” and NAM’s director Monica Ramirez-Montagut. Please note: this event will be in Spanish.

All-Ages Workshop
2018-03-10 11:30 - 13:00 | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Join Newcomb Art Museum for a family workshop on March 10 where kids and adults will create their own clay masterpieces inspired by NAM’s current exhibitions! Museum staff and teachers will lead multiple craft sessions each designed for children of different age groups where children and parents/caretakers will use clay to make an artwork tailored to their skill sets! Each craft session will focus on skill building, problem-solving, and exploratory art methods specific to age groups. Each group will also be invited to take part in a museum-wide scavenger hunt where kids can discover different ideas present in clay and find inspiration for their own artworks. Our youngest audiences will learn about shape and movement of clay through story and song!
The event runs from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at Newcomb Art Museum’s location on Tulane’s Uptown Campus. Non-toxic, age-appropriate air dry clay will be used, and all materials will be provided as well as goldfish, juice, and water. Projects can be brought home the same day!
The museum and the family workshop is FREE and open to the public! Contact Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu with questions.
