Newcomb Art Museum

Newcomb at Night
2018-04-18 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | 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!

Second Saturday Exhibition Tour
2018-04-14 12:00 - 13:00
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
2018-04-14 10:30 - 11:00, 2018-03-10 10:30 - 11:00, 2018-02-10 10:30 - 11:00
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.

Fruit for All: Fun for All Ages
2018-04-14 10:00 - 13:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.

First Friday Collections Tour
2018-03-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2018-02-02 12:00 - 13:00
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.

Uncommon Exchanges: Clay
2018-02-21 18:00 - 19:00
in partnership with A Studio in the Woods, The ByWater Institute at Tulane University, and New Orleans Center for the Gulf South, Newcomb Art Museum is pleased to introduce a new interdisciplinary conversation series, “Uncommon Exchanges,” that invites the New Orleans community to interact with diverse experts from Tulane and the Gulf South region. With the arts as a catalyst, these unique conversations bridge different disciplines and expertise to workshop new kinds of questions and establish commonalities, encouraging unexpected dialogues in a safe, intimate, and playful space.
In the inaugural program, Rebecca Snedeker, Clark Executive Director, New Orleans Center for the Gulf South will moderate the exchange between Prof. Emilia Oddo of the classics department at Tulane University and Prof. Mead Allison of The Water Institute of The Gulf as they use Newcomb Art Museum’s current exhibitions focused on clay as a catalyst for conversation. Q&A with audience members will take place after. The discussion will be held in the museum and 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
2018-02-16 12:00 - 13:00
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: Works from the Permanent Collection.
Free and open to the public. Contact Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu with questions.

Second Saturday Exhibition Tour
2018-02-10 12:00 - 13:00
Drop by the museum every second Saturday at noon for a guided tour by museum staff of the latest exhibition, Clay in Transit: Contemporary Mexican Ceramics and Clay in Place: Works from the Permanent Collection.
Free and open to the public. Contact Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu with questions.

Film Screening: Que Viva Mexico
2018-02-06 19:00 - 20:30
Drop by Freeman Auditorium in the Woldenberg Art Center for a screening of Sergei Eisenstein’s “Que Viva Mexico” (1931) with an introduction by Fabiola Ramirez Gutierrez, PhD Candidate at the Stone Center for Latin American Studies. This event is #free and open to the public!

Muses Shoe Workshop
2018-02-01 17:30 - 19:30, 2018-01-25 17:30 - 19:30
NAM is hosting a two-part Carnival shoe-decorating workshop, inspired by one of our favorite Mardi Gras krewes – Muses! Grab your friends and join us for a fun-filled craft session where a member of Muses shows us how to festively decorate a classic Muses shoe! This workshop is limited in size so please register by emailing museum@tulane.edu; $20 for members, $40 for non-members. The registration fee covers all materials plus refreshments.

Artist Talk: Dee Briggs
2018-01-24 18:00 - 19:30
Enjoy an artist lecture from sculptor Dee Briggs, whose sculpture “Three Rings 6′ Diameter” is currently on display in The Newcomb Pottery Garden.
About the sculpture:
Made of corten steel, the twelve-foot-tall sculpture was designed by Briggs in 2015, fabricated in Braddock, Pennsylvania and was previously installed in Foley Square at Thomas Paine Park in Lower Manhattan.
About the sculptor:
Dee Briggs was born in 1968 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. She received a Masters of Architecture degree from Yale University in 2002 with undergraduate studies in architecture at the City College of New York. Briggs exhibits nationally and has taught in the schools of art and architecture at Carnegie Mellon University. She lives and works in Pittsburgh.
This event will be held in Room 201 in Richardson Memorial Hall, and is free and open to the public. This event is in collaboration with the Tulane School of Architecture.

*The Newcomb Pottery Garden is given in loving memory of Judith Henkin by Jill & Avie Glazer and Family*

Author Discussion: Walter Isaacson
2018-01-23 19:00 - 20:00
Discussion will feature Tulane Professor of History and author of “Leonardo Da Vinci”, Walter Isaacson, and focus on how Da Vinci teaches us to connect art and science. Q&A with Isaacson and refreshments will follow the program. Event is free and open to the public.

Fruit Tree Adoption at Tulane
2018-01-23 16:00 - 18:00
Would you like to adopt a fruit tree, free of charge, as part of the Endless Orchard project with the artists Fallen Fruit? Pelican Bomb, A Studio in the Woods, and Newcomb Art Museum are partnering to bring artists Fallen Fruit to host a fruit tree adoption at Tulane. This is just one part of a larger project that includes planting a network of public fruit trees along the Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle, throughout the Lower 9th Ward, and Pontchartrain Park in Gentilly.
The goal of the project is to plant 300 publicly-accessible fruit trees for neighbors and passers-by to share throughout New Orleans. Any resident, business owner, church, or community group is invited to participat. The fruit trees are free of charge, but recipients must agree to plant the tree so that it can partially hang over a sidewalk or public thoroughfare. That way, people passing by can access any ripe fruit within reach. The trees will be included on a map of publicly accessible fruit trees, free for anyone to pick from, throughout New Orleans.
If you would you like to participate in this call to action, please go tohttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexkou4Pjgk8ePfK-rHta19_0bgWEt5q3SGp6kk0ZBjlU3deA/viewform to fill out the Google form.
Fallen Fruit is working with the Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development, Movin’ for Life, and the City of New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways to make sure this fruit is accessible, convenient, and free for all. This effort is part of “Fallen Fruit of New Orleans,” a citywide project designed to provide the neighborhood with a shared resource (free fruit!) and to create space for collaboration and conversation.
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 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.
“Fallen Fruit of New Orleans” was initiated by Pelican Bomb in 2015.

Clay in Transit and Clay in Place Opening Reception
2018-01-18 17:30 - 21:00
Come celebrate the opening of Newcomb Art Museum’s latest exhibitions “Clay in Transit” featuring contemporary Mexican ceramics and “Clay in Place” featuring Newcomb pottery and guild plus other never-before-exhibited pieces from the permanent collection.
5:30 pm – Private VIP/members reception featuring catering by Araña, a mezcal tasting, specialty cocktails, and music.
6:30 pm – Curatorial talk with Nuria Rodriguez Sadurni, Director of Special Projects at the Cultural Cooperation office of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Free and open to the public.
7:30-9 pm – Public reception.
“Clay in Transit” is presented in collaboration with the Consulate of Mexico in New Orleans.
Image Credit: Jeffrey Thurston, “Polymelia”, 2017, Terracotta, pigmented porcelain slip, underglaze, glaze, Courtesy of the artist.

Museum Closed
2017-12-24 10:00 - 2018-01-17 17:00
The Newcomb Art Museum will be closed from December 24 to January 17 as we install our upcoming exhibitions Clay in Transit and Clay in Place, with opening receptions on January 18 at 7:30 pm.
About Clay in Transit:
In an era accustomed to the transient, where ephemerality and immediacy have become commonplace, seven artists from Mexico choose to make clay-based works as a way of intersecting past and present. Their chosen material, the ancient medium of clay, requires patience, precision, and intimacy to be given shape, and it is through this process that the artists poetically materialize their intention of suspending and stopping time. They also build upon the collective histories of their chosen medium – clay as nature, clay as origin, clay as shelter, clay as dam, clay as vessel, clay as terra firma – and choose to play with those histories in their attempts to give the viewer pause while, simultaneously, addressing twenty-first-century aesthetics and concerns.
About Clay in Place:
Concurrent to Clay In Transit, Newcomb Art Museum will also host the exhibition Clay In Place highlighting ceramics from the Museum’s permanent collection. Featured objects include Newcomb Pottery, Newcomb Guild, recent acquisitions and significant collection items never-before-exhibited.

Third Thursday Exhibition Tour
2017-12-21 12:00 - 13:00
Join Tom Friel, Coordinator for Interpretation & Public Engagement, every third Thursday as he leads a tour of the current exhibition, Unfamiliar Again: Contemporary Women Abstractionists.

Free and open to the public. Contact Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu with questions.

Member Holiday Party
2017-12-20 17:30 - 19:00
Join us for music, cider & holiday treats as we close out our exhibition “Unfamiliar Again: Contemporary Women Abstractionists” with a member & Newcomb Alumnae holiday party! See the exhibition, mingle with old and new friends, and enjoy a Wednesday night out during the Winter holiday season. The event is free but RSVPs are requested, email museum@tulane.edu to let us know you’ll be joining in!
Not a member? Join today and take advantage of all that membership has to offer!

Second Saturday Exhibition Tour
2017-12-09 12:00 - 13:00
Drop by the museum every second Saturday for a guided tour by museum staff of the latest exhibition, Unfamiliar Again: Contemporary Women Abstractionists.
Free and open to the public. Contact Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu with questions.

Stroller Saturdays
2017-12-09 10:30 - 11:00
Join the Newcomb Art Museum for “Stroller Saturdays!” NAM will opens its doors early and feature an age-appropriate tour of current exhibitions led by Teacher Tom, the museum’s Coordinator for Interpretation & Public Engagement, at 10:30 am on the second Saturday of each month. Intended for parents with small children; free admission.
