New Orleans Museum Of Art Makes Family-Friendly Spot
By Haylie Navarre, nola.com It’s Friday after work and you and your kids want to kick off the weekend right. Why not head to the New Orleans Museum of Art’s weekly “Where Y’Art?!” The museum keeps its doors open each Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., so folks can attend lectures and view exhibits. But… Read More
See Leah Chase “Cutting Squash” And More – On View At NOMA In April. The Painting Is Headed To National Portrait Gallery.
By Doug MacCash, the Times-Picayune NOMA presents “Leah Chase: Paintings by Gustave BlacheIII,” an exhibition in honor of Leah Chase’s upcoming 90th birthday. This exhibition will be on view in the Louisiana Galleries from April 24rd until September 9th. An opening party will inaugurate the Leah Chase Art Purchase Fund on April 23rd. An intimate,… Read More
Thornton Dial Exhibit Opens At NOMA Feb. 24
“Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial,” an exhibit of more than 40 paintings, drawings and sculptures by one of America’s premier self-taught artists, opens Feb. 24 at The New Orleans Museum of Art. Dial, who was born in rural Alabama in 1928, is known for his expressive canvases, deeply layered with twisted fabric, rope,… Read More
Pursuing The Art Of Carnival Recovery At NOMA
By Ian McNulty, MyNewOrleans.com You’ve done Mardi Gras right, so today, on Ash Wednesday, the last thing you want is some report about nightlife. You want snooze alarms, a nice scouring shower and a strong penchant for absolution. You’ve had enough of drinks and music and socializing. Great. But how long does such stoic resolve… Read More
NOMA Appoints Allison Reid As New Director Of The Department Of Interpretation And Audience Engagement
New Orleans, LA – Susan Taylor, the Montine McDaniel Freeman Director at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), announced today the appointment of Allison Reid as Director of the Department of Interpretation and Audience Engagement. Previously the Vice President for Collections & Programs at Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art in Nashville, Tennessee,… Read More
On Valentine’s Day, 7 Works From NOMA’s Collection Show Love’s Many Dimensions
As a great man once said, the secret of love is art. Or, something like that. These days, we turn to greeting cards and very special can’t miss TV specials for our projections of love on Valentine’s Day. But before the last 75 years or so, art did all the saucy murmuring for us. For… Read More