Leah Chase Honored At NOMA Exhibit: Big Easy Photo Gallery
By Steven Forster for the Times-Picayune To honor Chef Leah Chase’s contributions to the city, the New Orleans Museum of Art opened an exhibition of 20 paintings that capture her at work in Dooky Chase’s kitchen. The series, painted by New Orleanian Gustave Blache III, is an intimate glimpse into Chase’s restaurant business, depicting her… Read More
Hoping For A Nexus Of Creativity In New Orleans
By Robert Cicetti for Hyperallergic. The New Orleans Museum of Art hosted a luncheon today for members of arts community that amounted to something much more than the usual meet and greet. Instead of delivering a regurgitated press release, the dialogue that unfolded about New Orleans and the transformative power of art meandered, taking anecdotal… Read More
Artist Willie Birch Hosts Discussion Of Thornton Dial Exhibit
By Steven Forster for the Times-Picayune Artist Willie Birch hosted a walk-through and discussion of “Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial” to packed galleries at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Both Birch’s walk-through and the Dial exhibition address issues related to African-American culture. On view at NOMA until May 20 are more than… Read More
NOMA Gala Celebrates Chef Leah Chase’s Ninth Decade
By Doug McCash, nola.com It’s unusual for the New Orleans Museum of Art to schedule a gala on a Monday night, but that’s the way chef Leah Chase wanted it. After all, most of her restaurant-world colleagues are off on Mondays, so they more easily could attend the party celebrating her 90th year (she was… Read More
A Legacy Shared In Paintings And On Plates
Sneak into the kitchen of Dooky Chase Restaurant (2301 Orleans Ave., 821-0535) on any given weekday and you’ll probably see Leah Chase chopping trinity or completing one of her classic Creole dishes. Later this month, you’ll be able to see her doing the same on the walls of the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)… Read More
EXTENDED FOR THREE DATES! Shakespeare In The Besthoff Sculpture Garden This May
Due to popular demand NOMA and the NOLA Project have extended the production to include May 23rd, May 24th, and May 25th! NOMA and the NOLA Project are back in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden for Shakespeare’s As You Like It Performances are May 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24 and 25 at… Read More