Newcomb Art Museum

Free Film Screening
2019-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
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, 2019-02-21 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.

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.

Stroller Saturday Tour
2019-04-13 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!

Tiffany Window Tour
2019-04-11 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.

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
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.

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.

Stroller Saturday
2019-03-09 10:30 - 11:00

First Friday Collection Tour
2019-03-01 12:00 - 13:00

The Liberace of Lucha Libre: An Evening with Cassandro
2019-02-20 19:00 - 20:00
On February 20th, 7pm, in the Freeman Auditorium, Cassandro will speak about his personal story of growing up and training as a lucha libre in México. He became one of the first openly gay exóticos (a wrestler who dresses in a flamboyant style), and later he had the honor of being the first exótico to win a championship title.
He will speak about how he negotiated his gay identity and overcame adversity in the world of professional Mexican wrestling. He will also share his experiences outside of wrestling, as an LGBTQ activist, circuit speaker, and most recently as the subject of a feature documentary, “Cassandro, The Exótico” which received critical acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2018.
This event is free and open to the public. Parader and performer Antonio Garza will moderate talk by Saul Armendariz.
Sponsored by: Newcomb Art Museum, Amigos de los Amigos, Stone Center for Latin American Studies – Tulane University, krewedelusion, and The New Orleans Center for the Gulf South.

A Dream and A Chisel Book Talk
2019-02-19 18:30 - 20:00
Newcomb Art Museum is thrilled to host a book talk and signing with art scholars Nancy Penrose and Susan Hymel. The new book “A Dream and a Chisel: Louisiana Sculptor Angela Gregory in Paris, 1925-1928,” focuses on the years that Newcomb Alumna and famed sculptor Angela Gregory spent learning sculpture in the studio of Antoine Bourdelle.
All are invited to take part in this free talk and signing!

Free Family Day at the Museum
2019-02-16 12:00 - 15:00
Drop by the museum anytime between 12 and 3 for free art activities designed for children of all ages with age-appropriate exhibition tours.
This event is free and open to families with children of all ages. Email tfriel@tulane.edu for more information.

Tiffany Window Tours
2019-02-14 12:00 - 13:00

Muses Shoe Decorating Workshop - Part 2
2019-02-10 14:00 - 16:00
Are you ready for Mardi Gras? Newcomb 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.
Due to the time required for preparing and decorating the shoes, attendees must be able to attend both workshops, on February 2 AND February 10.

Tour and Panel
2019-02-09 12:00 - 14:00
Join the museum for a behind-the-scenes exhibition tour and a conversation led by representatives from the community focusing on the myriad issues addressed in the exhibition as they pertain to formerly and currently incarcerated women in New Orleans.
12 to 1pm – (In the Museum) Monica Ramirez Montagut, director of Newcomb, and Laura Blereau, curator, will lead a tour of the exhibition with an emphasis on process, history, and design.
1 to 2pm – (In Freeman Auditorium) Representatives from Operation Restoration.OR, Women with a Vision, Inc. and Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children will take part in an open conversation on the issues facing formerly incarcerated women in Louisiana and avenues for success in reentry.
1 to 2pm – (In the Museum) Concurrent to the discussion, Tulane University School of Social Work professor Nub OmiSayade Sun will lead an engaging children’s reading circle for kids of all ages.
This event is free and open to all. Email museum@tulane.edu or call 504.314.2406 with questions.

Muses Shoe Decorating Workshop - Part 1
2019-02-02 16:00 - 18:00

Mass Incarceration and the Law
2019-02-02 14:00 - 16:00
Join the museum as we partner with Tulane Law School to engage with attorneys Mercedes Montagnes, Executive Director at the The Promise of Justice Initiative, Katherine Mattes, Director of the Criminal Justice Clinic at Tulane University, Caroline Tillman, Senior Staff Attorney at the The Promise of Justice Initiative, Charell Arnold, Staff Attorney at the Innocence Project New Orleans, and Soren Gisleson, Partner at Herman Herman & Katz, LLC as they discuss mass incarceration, Louisiana, and the state of the criminal justice system in America. A reception will follow immediately after the panel.
Please note, this event will take place at Tulane Law School’s Wendell Gauthier Moot Court Room (Room 110) in Weinmann Hall.

First Friday Collections Tours
2019-02-01 12:00 - 13:00

Free Film Screenings of Sin by Silence and Mothering Inside
2019-01-29 19:00 - 21:00
Drop by Freeman Auditorium in the Woldenberg Art Center at Tulane University for a free screening of two films documenting the treatment of formerly and currently incarcerated women.
“Sin by Silence” documents inside the California Institution for Women as the first inmate initiated and led group in U.S. prison history shatters the misconceptions of domestic violence. “Mothering Inside” chronicles the experiences of incarcerated women and their children as they participate in the Family Preservation Project, a program designed to interrupt the cycle of intergenerational criminal justice involvement, poverty, and addiction, and promote healthy mother-child relationships, support successful reentry, and decrease recidivism.
This event is free and open to all. Email museum@tulane.edu or call 504.314.2406 with questions.
This event is co-sponsored by the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

Per(Sister) Opening Day
2019-01-19 14:00 - 20:00
Mark the opening of this groundbreaking exhibition with an afternoon of family activities and an evening of conversation, performance, and celebration.

2 to 4pm – (In Woodward Way and the Museum) Museum-goers of all ages are invited to engage with the exhibition at our friends and family afternoon. Activities will include tie-dye, a scavenger hunt, make your own message in a bottle, a rhymes, rhythm, and rock workshop (at 3pm) led by Young Audiences of Louisiana!
3 to 4:30pm – (in front of the museum) Join artist Jackie Sumell for a community planting as we add flowers chosen by currently incarcerated mothers to Sumell’s installation A Solitary Garden for Incarcerated Moms.
4 to 4:45pm – (in Woodward Way) Come meet representatives from our community partners at an organization fair and learn ways you can volunteer and get involved!
4 to 4:45pm – (in the Museum) Journey into the museum for a reading of INK, a literary magazine produced by Tulane students and incarcerated students at the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center led by Tulane Professor Zachary Lazar.
4:45 to 5:30pm – (In Freeman Auditorium) Kick off the evening’s events with a performance from The Graduates, an ensemble comprised of former members of the LCIW Drama Club who build awareness of mass incarceration and racial injustice.
5 to 5:30pm – (In the Museum) Children ages 5 and under are invited to take part in an interactive storytelling activity led by Young Audiences of Louisiana.
5:30 to 6:45pm – (In Freeman Auditorium) Learn all about the exhibition, the women involved, and the process of turning these incredible stories into art during a panel featuring Syrita Steib-Martin and Dolfinette Martin, PerSisters and co-producers of the exhibition, Laura Blereau, Newcomb’s curator, and Allison Beonde, photographer; moderated by Monica Ramirez-Montagut, Newcomb’s director.
6:45 to 8pm – Finish the day with a celebratory reception that includes a featured performance from Cherice Harrison-Nelson Big Queen of the Guardians of the Flame Mardi Gras Indians with PerSister Zina Mitchell, free food and drinks!

**Free childcare for children 4 and under will be provided from 4 to 6:45pm so parents may take part in the planting, performance, and panel.
This event is free and open to all. Email museum@tulane.edu or call 504.314.2406 with questions.
