Lately ✨⁠ A few visitor snaps from the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden⁠
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Today on Indigenous Peoples` Day, take a look at how glass beads draw connections between Native nations and communities to societies around the world.⁠
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Indigenous beading traditions have been passed down over generations, with details like pattern and color symbolizing aspects of identity, spirituality, and connection to the land.⁠
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While beadwork may be used in ceremonial attire and gifts for Native audiences, artists have also used beadwork in goods created to make money from non-Indigenous buyers.⁠
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These two early-20th-century beaded bags are examples of Indigenous artists catering to a burgeoning American tourist market, incorporating traditional beadwork techniques and patriotic symbols of the United States that would resonate with clients.⁠
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Following contact with European colonizers in the sixteenth century, Indigenous American artists added beads made with glass to longstanding beadwork techniques.⁠
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These works are currently on view in "Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art" alongside examples of historic glass beadwork from West Africa and South Africa and contemporary Black Masking Indian traditions in New Orleans.⁠
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🎨: Indigenous Yakama Artist (present-day Washington state), Handbag, c. 1900. Fabric, glass beads, leather Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Kohlmeyer, 92.907.⁠
🎨: Indigenous Plateau Indian Artist (present-day northwestern United States and southwestern Canada), Flat Bag with Eagle and Shield, ca. 1900–30. Fabric, leather, glass beads. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Kohlmeyer, 92.905.⁠
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On Wednesday, October 23, join artist and activist Willie Birch and Big Chief Joseph Pierre "Monk" Boudreaux for a conversation about their lives, work, and legacy.⁠
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The Elders Sacred Talk Series, produced in partnership with the Congo Square Preservation Society, spotlights prolific elder New Orleanians, celebrating the lives they lead while providing the opportunity for visitors to learn firsthand about the impact they’ve had on our city.⁠
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The series is part of NOMA’s Art Thrives initiative, which presents creative aging programs to support visitors ages 55 and up, including art-making workshops and platforms for older adults to share their experiences with audiences of all ages.⁠
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Free with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative.⁠
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2023: Japan Fest during the annular solar eclipse⁠
2024: Japan Fest during @taylorswift weekend in New Orleans ⁠
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Japan Fest returns to NOMA and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Saturday, October 26...Ready For It?⁠
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Organized with the Japan Club in New Orleans and @japaninnashville, the annual event brings thousands of visitors together to celebrate Japanese culture through art, performances, food, and more. ⁠
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Sample Japanese cuisine, enjoy traditional dance groups, martial arts demonstrations, and tours throughout the day. And shop a variety of vendors offering unique goods in a festive atmosphere.⁠
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Tickets are just $5 for NOMA members. Click the link in our bio to get yours today.
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Last weekend, Orlando Hernández Ying, NOMA’s Lapis Curator of the Arts of the Americas, served as a guest judge for the New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation‘s (@nohhf_official) annual student chalk-painting contest!⁠
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NOHHF invited high schools across the city to assemble teams and fill City Park’s Peristyle with designs based on different countries. @noscihigh @isidorenewman @kennerdiscovery @ashrosary @delasallenola @stmarysdominicanhighschool @ursulinenola @cabrininola @mca_cubs ⁠
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Photographs of student works from the competition are now on view through October 16 outside of the museum’s second-floor art studios.
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