Newcomb Art Museum

Free Performance by Michaela A. Harrison
2019-06-08 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Join the Newcomb Art Museum for a free performance from New-Orleans Vocalist Michaela A. Harrison as she sings and performs in response to themes presented in the exhibition “Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana.”
About Michaela A. Harrison:
Michaela A. Harrison is a New Orleans-based vocalist who has performed nationally and internationally in theatrical productions, with various bands and musical collectives and with the all-female trio Mother Tongue. Since the disbanding of Mother Tongue in 2008, Michaela has established an ever-growing following as a solo artist at local venues such as Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club, where she is featured weekly during Sunday brunch, the Juju Bag Café, where she sings on Friday evenings, and Ashé Cultural Arts Center, where she performs regularly for community gatherings and special events. While comfortable with a full band, a choir or an orchestra, Michaela often sings with a guitar as her only accompaniment, working regularly with Brazilian virtuoso Marcio Pereira and local favorites Carl LeBlanc and Todd Duke.
Michaela began singing in the Baptist church at age 5. Her musical style incorporates her gospel roots as well as a diverse range of genres including jazz, blues, R & B, soul, samba, MPB and African traditional music. As a protégé of Bernice Johnson Reagon, founder of Sweet Honey In The Rock, Michaela is well-versed in spirituals, work songs, and African American protest music from the Civil Rights era. With a four-octave range and a vocal quality that runs the gamut from pristine sweetness to fiercely powerful belting, Michaela has often been compared to such greats as Minnie Riperton and Mahalia Jackson, though she maintains a signature style that distinguishes her voice as easily recognizable no matter what she is singing. Her soulful, heartfelt delivery of both covers and original music has often moved audiences to tears.
Holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Service and a Master’s in Africana Studies, Michaela has also studied and lived in East Africa and Brazil. Fluent in French and Portuguese, and familiar with Spanish and Swahili, Michaela has an expanded repertoire of world music and renders songs in their original language. She infuses her performances with insightful commentary based on her multi-cultural perspective, simultaneously uplifting and educating audiences.
Michaela has performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on several occasions, with John Boutté, Kermit Ruffins, Bill Summers, Percussion, Inc. and Kumbuka African Drum and Dance Ensemble, as well as at the Essence Festival with Mother Tongue. She has also sung at venues in Washington, DC, New York, Atlanta and California. International performances have included festivals, clubs and private events in Brazil, Jamaica, France, Germany, Italy, England, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Since 2008, she has appeared in three theatrical productions: “Rent” at Le Petit Theatre in the French Quarter, “The Women of Brewster Place” at Anthony Bean Theater and “Swimming Upstream.” She has recorded with members of Sweet Honey in the Rock, Bill Summers/Los Hombres Calientes and, most recently, Kermit Ruffins. She and Kermit perform the classic duet “Baby It’s Cold Outside” on his 2009 Christmas CD, “Have A Crazy Cool Christmas,” which attracted nationwide acclaim. Michaela’s first “solo” CD, “Love’s Divine,” was released July 1, 2010.

Free Exhibition Tour with Andrea Armstrong
2019-06-08 12:00 - 13:00
Drop by the Newcomb Art Museum at noon for a free exhibition tour led by Andrea Armstrong, professor of Law at Loyola University New Orleans, whose expertise and insight led to the creation of many of the engaging texts informing the show.
About Andrea Armstrong:
Professor Armstrong joined the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law faculty in 2010. Her research focuses on the constitutional dimensions of prisons and jails, specifically prison labor practices, the intersection of race and conditions of incarceration, and public oversight of detention facilities. She teaches in the related fields of constitutional law, criminal law, race and the law, and constitutional criminal procedure. Andrea Armstrong also serves on the board of the The Capital Appeals Project and is a founding board member of the The Promise of Justice Initiative, a new non-profit dedicated to abolishing the death penalty and advocating for prisoners’ rights. Professor Armstrong is a graduate of Yale Law School, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, where she completed her M.P.A. in International Relations, and New York University.
Prior to law school, Professor Armstrong’s research focused on international human rights and regional conflict dynamics. She has worked with the Center on International Cooperation at NYU, the International Center for Transitional Justice, as well as the United Nations Department of Political Affairs and the U.N. Commission on Human Security. She also taught policy modules on democratization at the Junior Summer Institute at Princeton University.
After graduating from law school, Professor Armstrong served as a clerk for the Honorable Helen G. Berrigan of the United States Eastern District of Louisiana. She also litigated prisoners’ rights issues, among others, as a Thomas Emerson fellow with David Rosen and Associates in New Haven, CT. She is admitted to practice in Connecticut, New York and Louisiana state courts, as well as the U.S. District Court of Connecticut and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Stroller Saturday
2019-06-08 10:30 - 11:00, 2019-03-09 10:30 - 11:00
Bring your littlest art enthusiasts to the museum for Stroller Saturday! On the second Saturday of each month, Newcomb Art Museum invites parents with young children to explore the museum early (10:30 am) before the doors officially open at 11. Museum staff will lead a tour that engages children and parents alike! Free and open to all parents and caregivers of small children!

First Friday Collections Tour
2019-06-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-05-03 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.

Third Thursday Exhibition Tour
2019-05-16 12:00 - 13:00
Join Newcomb Art Museum at noon on the Third Thursday and Second Saturday of each month for a free guided tour of the exhibition Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana.
About the exhibition:
Newcomb Art Museum has partnered with formerly incarcerated women, community organizations, stakeholders, and those directly impacted by the prison system to create the exhibition Per(Sister), which is intended to share the stories of currently and formerly incarcerated women in Louisiana, and shine a light on the myriad issues as identified and expressed by the women themselves.
The experiences of incarcerated women are often unknown, overlooked, dismissed, or misunderstood. Per(Sister) presents the personal and intimate stories, in their own voices and in their own terms, of thirty women that persist in their drive for the integral survival of their mind, body, and soul.
Their stories come to life through the pairing of a “persister” and an artist who created a work inspired by her story, other stories take the shape of voice recordings, or handwritten messages, all with the intention of challenging misconceptions and uninformed assumptions. By building awareness of the situations arising before, during and after incarceration, the exhibition Per(Sister) seeks to find common ground and pathways for society to empathetically move forward together.
Per(Sister) examines themes such as the root causes of women’s incarceration, the social impact of long-term incarcerated mothers, the psychological and physical toll of incarceration, and the challenges and opportunities of reentry for formerly incarcerated women.
This event is free and open to the public. Email museum@tulane.edu or call 504.314.2406 with questions.

Mother's Day Tiffany Tea
2019-05-12 15:00 - 17:00
Mother’s Day Brunch
May 12, 2019
Newcomb Art Museum
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Celebrate motherhood at Newcomb Art Museum’s spring fundraising event, the Mother’s Day Tiffany Tea! Featuring a delicious high tea service catered by the English Tea Room, champagne, live jazz, and an in-depth tour of Tulane’s treasured Tiffany stained-glass windows, this event is guaranteed to be a highlight of your Spring! Honor the special woman in your life in a unique setting and support a treasured New Orleans’ institution at the same time! All proceeds from ticket sales support the programs and exhibitions at the Newcomb Art Museum. Seating is limited, so reserve your spot today!

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Per(Sister): A Conversation
2019-05-11 13:45 - 15:00
Join the Newcomb Art Museum in Freeman Auditorium for an open conversation with directly impacted women about the challenges facing currently and formerly incarcerated women in Louisiana. The conversation is held in conjunction with Newcomb Art Museum’s current exhibition “Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana” and is moderated and led by Syrita Steib Martin and Dolfinette Martin.
This event is free and open to the public. Email museum@tulane.edu or call 504.314.2406 with questions.
About the exhibition:
Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana presents the stories of thirty formerly incarcerated women as interpreted through brand new artworks and, in doing so, brings light to the myriad issues facing this community as well as the incredible resilience and strength of survivors. The exhibition showcases stories of loss, hope, despair, survival, triumph, and persistence and invites everyone to stand witness to this moment in time and find ways to empathetically, and collectively, move forward. Head to persister.info to learn more about this impactful exhibition.

Free Performance By Members of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
2019-05-11 13:00 - 13:45
In honor of Mother’s Day Weekend and in conjunction with the exhibition “Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana,” Newcomb Art Museum invites you to join them for a very special (and free!) performance by members of The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra- NOJO!
Led by Victor Atkins on the keyboard, the quintet from NOJO will perform original songs inspired by the stories of Louisiana’s incarcerated women in addition to a selection of music that celebrates motherhood!
This event will be held in Freeman Auditorium and is free and open for all to attend!

Free Exhibition Tour Led By Dolfinette Martin and Syrita Steib-Martin
2019-05-11 12:00 - 13:00
Join us on Saturday, May 11 for an in-depth tour of “Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana” led by PerSisters and co-producers of the exhibition Dolfinette Martin and Syrita Steib Martin. Free and open to the public, this tour is an amazing chance to hear first hand how this groundbreaking exhibition came together and learn more about the issues and women represented in the show.
About Dolfinette Martin:
Dolfinette Martin, the Operation Manager at Operation Restoration is a strong community leader who serves on the Formerly Incarcerated Transitional Clinic Advisory Board, a clinic created for formerly incarcerated people, the Criminal Background Check Review Panel for the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO). Dolfinette was appointed to New Orleans first female Mayor LaToya Cantrell transition team and Essence’s first ever all female criminal justice reform panel. She was a founding member and former president of the NOLA chapter of National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. As a Formerly Incarcerated Person, Dolfinette earned a college degree in 2015 after her release from prison in 2012, and sets a powerful example for her children, grandchildren and her community. She is frequently asked to contribute her knowledge, expertise and wisdom on panels and media. A recipient of the John Thompson Leadership for Change Award and A Freedom Fighter Award, she created the Formerly and Currently Incarcerated Women and Girls Reentry project within VOTEs organization. Governor John Bell Edwards recently appointed her to sit on the Louisiana Women’s Incarceration Task Force based on her legislative advocacy.
About Syrita Steib-Martin:
Syrita Steib-Martin is the Executive Director of Operation Restoration.OR. She has an unrelenting passion to help women successfully reenter into society after incarceration. At the age of 19, she was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison. After serving 110 months, she earned her B.S. from LSUHSC in New Orleans and became a nationally certified and licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist. Syrita is the founder and Executive Director of Operation Restoration (OR). Syrita successfully drafted and passed Louisiana Act 276 which prohibits public post-secondary institutions in Louisiana from asking questions relating to criminal history for purposes of admissions, making Louisiana the first to pass this type of legislation. She is working on the national Dignity for Incarcerated Women campaign after passing the legislation in Louisiana and regularly speaks at conferences across the nation about the experiences of incarcerated women. A panelist on the Empowerment stage at Essence Festival, she was on Mayor Cantrell’s transition team in 2018, was appointed to the Justice Reinvestment oversight council for the state of Louisiana, and chairs the Louisiana Task Force on Women’s Incarceration.

Stroller Saturday Tour
2019-05-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-04-13 10:30 - 11:00

Free Flower Craft Workshop
2019-05-11 11:00 - 12:00
Drop by Newcomb Art Museum for a fun and free crafting afternoon featuring Spring-inspired activities designed for all-ages and led by artist jackie sumell, creator of “A Solitary Garden for Incarcerated Moms.” Using pressed flowers from the garden outside the museum, this program features a Mother’s Day card-making station, eco-printing activities and edible flowers. Presented in partnership with Speak Easy Farms, this fun and multisensory event is free and open to all; we invite you to bring the whole family and explore the healing power of plants.
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“A Solitary Garden for Incarcerated Moms” is installed in front of the museum in the Newcomb Pottery Garden dedicated in memory of Judith Henkin.

Second Thursday Tiffany Tour
2019-05-09 12:00 - 13:00
Louis Comfort Tiffany was a pioneer in the art of stained glass and key figure in the Arts & Crafts Movement. Join Newcomb Art Museum every Second Thursday at noon, for guided tours of Tiffany Windows on the Tulane uptown campus.
Tours are free but limited to 20 people and require advance registration. Contact tfriel@tulane.edu for questions or to register.

Free Film Screening
2019-04-23 19:00 - 21:00
Drop by Freeman Auditorium for a free screening of The House I Live In. Filmed in more than twenty states, the film captures heart-wrenching stories of those on the front lines of the ‘War on Drugs’ — from the dealer to the grieving mother, the narcotics officer to the senator, the inmate to the federal judge — and offers a penetrating look at the profound human rights implications of America’s longest war.
This event is free and open to the public. Email museum@tulane.edu or call 504.314.2406 with questions.

Free Family Day
2019-04-20 12:00 - 15:00
Do you have little artists in your household? Want to encourage their love of craft while in a place surrounded by gorgeous art? Then bring the whole family to Free Family Day today from 12 to 3 pm! Art activities are designed for children 12 and under; museum staff will also lead age-appropriate exhibition tours and art-inspired scavenger hunts. This event is free and open to all families! Email tfriel@tulane.edu for more information.
** Have old or unused crayons at your house? Newcomb Art Museum has partnered with Crayon Collection to repurpose old crayons for use by kids in Title 1 and Head Start schools. Bring your crayons (no matter what shape they’re in) when you come to the museum and we’ll make sure they find a new home! Learn more here.

Museum Closed
2019-04-19 10:00 - 17:00
The museum (and Tulane University’s uptown campus) will be closed on Friday, April 19. We will reopen Saturday, April 20 at 11 am, join us for our Free Family Day activities on the 20th from 12 pm to 3 pm.

Free Exhibition Tour
2019-04-18 12:00 - 13:00

Artists for Social Change
2019-04-13 12:00 - 15:00
Drop by the museum for a free exhibition tour, an interactive workshop, and a conversation discussing artists who use their talents for social change.

12 to 1pm – (In the Museum) In the Museum) Free exhibition tour led by artists involved in Per(Sister).
1 to 2pm – (In the Museum) Author and activist Lara Naughton will lead an interactive writing workshops centered on “personal writing for social change.”
2 to 3pm – (In Freeman Auditorium) Local artists and arts organizations, including Carl Joe Williams, Taslim van Hattum, and The Blue House Civic Studio, will take part in a panel moderated by Newcomb Art Museum curator Laura Blereau on the power of using art for social change.

This event is free and open to the public. Email museum@tulane.edu or call 504.314.2406 with questions.

Tiffany Window Tour
2019-04-11 12:00 - 13:00

Slow Art Saturday
2019-04-06 11:00 - 16:00
Slow Art Day is April 6!
This Saturday, museums around the world will come together to celebrate Slow Art Day – a global event with a simple mission: help people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art. When people look slowly at a piece of art they make discoveries – and the most important discovery they make is that they can see and experience art without an expert or expertise! We invite you to take part in this day of appreciating art by joining us for any or all of the following activities from 11 am to 3 pm.

Blindfolded Drawing – Take part in a collaborative drawing exercise where one person describes an artwork to someone else who draws the artwork not by sight but by the description.
Sensory Tours – Led by museum staff use your sense of smell, taste, touch, and sound to explore artworks in the exhibition.
One Piece at a Time – Instead of trying to go through a whole gallery in ten minutes, pick just one piece and spend ten minutes observing it. Bring a friend (or make one at the museum) and have a discussion about the piece together after – see what kind of similar or different observations you both make!

Plus, enjoy 10% off all books from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday!
Please note: Saturday, April 6 is also Crawfest at Tulane so there will be no parking allowed on campus. The museum is an easy walk from the St. Charles streetcar line and there is plenty of street parking in the neighborhood. If you have any questions – please feel free to call 504.865.5328 or emailtfriel@tulane.edu.

Newcomb Pottery & Collections Tour
2019-04-05 12:00 - 13:00

Becoming Danielle Metz: Life after Incarceration
2019-04-02 18:30 - 20:00
Amistad Research Center and the Newcomb Museum of Art of Tulane University presents:
Becoming Danielle Metz: Life after Incarceration
According to the American Civil Liberties Union, there are over 200,000 women and girls imprisoned for nonviolent crimes as a result of the criminal system’s war on drugs. In addition to those serving sentences, an additional one million are trapped in a system of probation and parole with very little support services available to assist them with transitioning back into society. On Tuesday April 3rd, we will hear from Danielle Metz about her experience in the criminal system, being granted clemency by President Barack Obama, and the reentry process. Carmen James Randolph, vice president of programs for the Greater New Orleans Foundation, will join Metz in conversation about her incredible journey.
About our presenters
Danielle Metz is one of the 1,715 inmates President Barack Obama granted clemency before leaving the White House in 2017. On that particular day, a Tuesday in August, Obama commuted the sentences of a then-record 111 inmates. The early releases were the former president’s response to drug laws he deemed unusually harsh to nonviolent offenders like Metz. In 1994, this wife and mother of two was sentenced to three life sentences – plus 20 years – on four counts of drug dealing and conspiracy. Category 3 federal sentencing guidelines demanded the stiff punishment, although Metz had never been in trouble with the law before. Her husband, the alleged ringleader, is still in prison.
Carmen James Randolph joined the Greater New Orleans Foundation in February of 2014 as Vice President for Programs. Carmen previously worked at the Washington-based Eugene & Agnes E. Meyer Foundation where she was for the past 15 years including three years as senior program officer in education. While at the Meyer Foundation, Carmen led various award-winning initiatives to support a wide range of work including education organizing, charter school improvement, and post-secondary education reform.
Registration is free, please RSVP on Eventbrite.
About the Amistad Research Center:
The Amistad Research Center (ARC) is committed to collecting, preserving, and providing open access to original materials that reference the social and cultural importance of America’s ethnic and racial history, the African Diaspora, human relations, and civil rights.
ARC houses more than 800 collections, including:15 million original manuscripts and rare documents ranging from the 1780s to present;2,000+ periodicals dating from the early 19th century; 250,000 photographs dating from 1859; 400+ oral histories by musicians, civil rights activists, writers, military figures and community members;400 works of African and African American art, including works by several internationally renowned 19th and 20th century African American masters; and 25,000+ monographs, books, articles and dissertations on the history of African-American and ethnic groups.
About our partner:
The Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University builds on the Newcomb College legacy of education, social enterprise, and artistic experience. Presenting inspiring exhibitions and programs that engage communities both on and off campus, the Museum fosters the creative exchange of ideas and cross-disciplinary collaborations around innovative art and design. The Museum preserves and advances scholarship on the Newcomb and Tulane art collections.

Per(Sister) in Dance
2019-03-23 12:00 - 13:00
Enjoy an interactive and interpretive performance in the museum from students in Tulane professor Ausettua AmorAmenkum’s Hip Hop and African Dance course as they dance in response to themes presented in the exhibition.
Free and open to the public.

PerSister in Song - Free Concert
2019-03-22 18:00 - 20:00
Newcomb Art Museum invites you to celebrate Per(Sister) and Women’s History Month with a free concert featuring six incredibly talented female musicians as they perform brand new works inspired by the extraordinary women of Per(Sister). The concert is free and open to the public and includes performances by Lynn Drury, Sarah Quintana, Queen Koldmadina, Spirit McIntyre, Margie Perez, and Keith Porteous.

Third Thursday Exhibition Tour
2019-03-21 12:00 - 13:00
Join Newcomb Art Museum at noon on the Third Thursday of each month for a free guided tour of the exhibition Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana.
About the exhibition:
Newcomb Art Museum has partnered with formerly incarcerated women, community organizations, stakeholders, and those directly impacted by the prison system to create the exhibition Per(Sister), which is intended to share the stories of currently and formerly incarcerated women in Louisiana, and shine a light on the myriad issues as identified and expressed by the women themselves.
The experiences of incarcerated women are often unknown, overlooked, dismissed, or misunderstood. Per(Sister) presents the personal and intimate stories, in their own voices and in their own terms, of thirty women that persist in their drive for the integral survival of their mind, body, and soul.
Their stories come to life through the pairing of a “persister” and an artist who created a work inspired by her story, other stories take the shape of voice recordings, or handwritten messages, all with the intention of challenging misconceptions and uninformed assumptions. By building awareness of the situations arising before, during and after incarceration, the exhibition Per(Sister) seeks to find common ground and pathways for society to empathetically move forward together.
Per(Sister) examines themes such as the root causes of women’s incarceration, the social impact of long-term incarcerated mothers, the psychological and physical toll of incarceration, and the challenges and opportunities of reentry for formerly incarcerated women.
This event is free and open to the public. Email museum@tulane.edu or call 504.314.2406 with questions.

Free Family Day at the Museum!
2019-03-16 12:00 - 15:00
Do you have little artists in your household? Want to encourage their love of craft while in a place surrounded by gorgeous art? Then bring the whole family to Free Family Day on March 16! Kids will enjoy coming up with their own stories and creating their own books by folding, sewing with yarn, tying knots, decorating, and even going big with accordion books! Activities are designed for children 12 and under; museum staff will also lead age-appropriate exhibition tours and art-inspired scavenger hunts. This event is free and open to all families! Email tfriel@tulane.edu for more information.
** Have old or unused crayons at your house? Newcomb Art Museum has partnered with Crayon Collection to repurpose old crayons for use by kids in Title 1 and Head Start schools. Bring your crayons (no matter what shape they’re in) when you come to the museum and we’ll make sure they find a new home! Learn more here.

Tiffany Stained-Glass Tour
2019-03-14 12:00 - 13:00

Second Saturday Exhibition Tour
2019-03-09 12:00 - 13:00
Join Newcomb Art Museum at noon on the Second Saturday of each month for a free guided tour of the exhibition Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana.
About the exhibition:
Newcomb Art Museum has partnered with formerly incarcerated women, community organizations, stakeholders, and those directly impacted by the prison system to create the exhibition Per(Sister), which is intended to share the stories of currently and formerly incarcerated women in Louisiana, and shine a light on the myriad issues as identified and expressed by the women themselves.
The experiences of incarcerated women are often unknown, overlooked, dismissed, or misunderstood. Per(Sister) presents the personal and intimate stories, in their own voices and in their own terms, of thirty women that persist in their drive for the integral survival of their mind, body, and soul.
Their stories come to life through the pairing of a “persister” and an artist who created a work inspired by her story, other stories take the shape of voice recordings, or handwritten messages, all with the intention of challenging misconceptions and uninformed assumptions. By building awareness of the situations arising before, during and after incarceration, the exhibition Per(Sister) seeks to find common ground and pathways for society to empathetically move forward together.
Per(Sister) examines themes such as the root causes of women’s incarceration, the social impact of long-term incarcerated mothers, the psychological and physical toll of incarceration, and the challenges and opportunities of reentry for formerly incarcerated women.
This event is free and open to the public. Email museum@tulane.edu or call 504.314.2406 with questions.
