Art and A/C: Free admission to NOMA if August temps hit 95 degrees
Admission to NOMA will be FREE to Louisiana residents on the hottest days of late summer as part of the “Art and A/C” program courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Throughout the month of August, if the temperature forecasted by FOX8 chief meteorologist David Bernard is at or above 95 degrees, three of New Orleans’ top art museums will open their doors free of charge. Read More
Soldier-Artists honored in ‘Ghost Army’ documentary/lecture
In 2005, documentary filmmaker Rick Beyer became fascinated with the history of the “Ghost Army,” a top-secret tactical deception unit charged with tricking the Nazis during World War II whose work had only recently been declassified. Among the veterans of that unit was Jim Steg, the subject of a retrospective on view at NOMA through October 8th. Read More
Q&A: In Conversation with Lee Deigaard
Lee Deigaard is among the artists represented in Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans, an exhibition of more than 70 works of art donated by renowned New Orleans gallerist Arthur Roger. She will deliver an Artist Perspective lecture on Friday, July 28, at 6 p.m. Read More
Q&A: In Conversation with Bob Snead
Bob Snead is among the dozens of artists represented in Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans, an exhibition of more than 70 works of art donated to NOMA by renowned New Orleans’ gallerist Arthur Roger. Snead’s Family Dollar General Tree represents the type of “small box” stores that have proliferated across America. It is created entirely of cardboard boxes salvaged from these stores, emblazoned with the logos of the crated products. Read More
Rare gifts: NOMA adds collection of contemporary African American art
Works by Thornton Dial, Ronald Lockett, Joe Minter, Mary Proctor, and the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, are part of gift/purchase from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation. Read More
Café NOMA’s Artful Palate series offers eight cooking demos
Chefs of the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group will demonstrate their own culinary masterpieces at Café NOMA’s “Artful Palate,” the sixth-annual summer cooking series featuring eight artfully inspired demonstrations. Read More