By Diane Mack | WWNO Listen to Susan Taylor’s interview with Diane Mack here Coming up on Inside the Arts, Prospect New Orleans kicks off the international contemporary art biennial- Prospect 3 this week at venues throughout the city. Prospect 3 + is a satellite program which highlights exhibits and arts events by local artists…. Read More
By Kimberley Singletary | The New Orleans Advocate This article originally appeared here Finish this sentence: “Art makes me …” Maybe art makes you see the beauty in life. Maybe it inspires you to learn, to create or just feel an emotion. However you would finish that statement, the New Orleans Museum of Art wants… Read More
By Doug MacCash, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune This article originally appeared here Edgar Degas’ 1880 sculpture, “Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen” goes on display in a second floor gallery at the New Orleans Museum of Art Friday (Oct. 10). Of the scores of sculptures Degas (1834-1917) produced, she’s the largest and best known. She’s the only… Read More
On View at NOMA October 10, 2014-March 1, 2015 New Orleans, LA– Edgar Degas’ Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, the only three-dimensional work exhibited during his lifetime, will be the highlight of a focus exhibition at NOMA opening October 10, 2014. A selection of related works of art by Degas from NOMA’s permanent collection will be… Read More
Additional Support Provided by Chevron Human Energy and Capital One New Orleans, LA— NOMA’s Mini Masters program, which provides early learning visual arts instruction for 3- and 4-year-old students, will continue to build on past success with the generous support of the Ford Foundation. Piloted byNOMA during the 2012-2013 school year, the program is now… Read More
By John d’Addario | The New Orleans Advocate This article originally appeared here Unlike people in other cities who have to be cajoled to “be a tourist” in their own home towns, New Orleanians generally don’t need to be reminded to enjoy what makes this place so special to visitors. Sure, it might be a… Read More
By Kathleen DesHotel | The New Orleans Advocate This article originally appeared here In New Orleans, a person can buy a dozen oysters on the half shell or second-line with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. In Covington, art appreciators can view one dozen beautiful works that exemplify the culture, spirit, tradition or geography of greater… Read More
By Chris Waddington, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune This article originally appeared here New Orleans summers are hot, but the 2014 Fall arts season promises to be hotter. To help you plan, we assembled a list of 35 arts events between Labor Day and Christmas: prime time for anyone passionate about theater, music, dance, literature and… Read More
By Nell Nolan | The New Orleans Advocate This article originally appeared here “Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492-1898,” is a current come-on at the New Orleans Museum of Art, where formerly “closed doors” (related to these homes) have been opened for public perusal and appreciation. Elsewhere, Claire Stahel opened the doors of her… Read More
A PLANTATION’S PARLOR SITS WELL WITH AMUSEUM Antiques By Eve M. Kahn | The New York Times This article originally appeared here Rosewood parlor furniture that has scarcely been moved for more than 150 years is about to be shipped across Louisiana. The New Orleans Museum of Art has bought the parlor contents (for an… Read More
By John d’Addario | The New Orleans Advocate This article originally appeared here You’d be forgiven for not immediately thinking “fine art” and “Hollywood” in the same sentence. After all, most big budget movies these days aren’t exactly known for artistic ambition. There are many reasons you might want to see “Guardians of the Galaxy”… Read More
By Stephen Babcock | NOLA Defender This article originally appeared here The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) and the New Orleans Film Society are once again teaming up to show movies among the rarefied art in City Park. For the hotter, soggier summer months, the latest cinematic series will move into the museum’s marbled… Read More
Justin received his BFA in Graphic Design from Loyola University New Orleans and his Masters in Arts Administration from the University of New Orleans. Read More
Steering Committee Co-Chair Young Fellows member since 2014 Hattie, a Houston native, graduated from Texas Christian University in 2008 with degrees in Art History & Arts Administration. Following graduation, she moved to New Orleans where she earned her Masters Degree in Art History from Tulane University. In the spring of 2012, she opened her eponymous… Read More
D. Eric Bookhardt on the exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art By D. Eric Bookhardt | Gambit Weekly This review originally appeared here The title Behind Closed Doors sounds racy, but the subtitle, Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492-1898, suggests something more sedate. In fact, this overview of how the newly rich… Read More
By Lauren LaBorde | MyNewOrleans.com This article originally appeared here Thursday, June 19 Paul McCartney cancelled his show in New Orleans tonight, but a bunch of New Orleans musicians had already taken off work. So they put together a concert tonight celebrating the Beatle’s music. Musicians include Andre Bohren, Chris Boyle and June Persona subject… Read More
By Cheryl Castjohn | NOLA Defender This article originally appeared here “Behind Closed Doors: Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492-1898” opened Friday at the New Orleans Museum of Art, compliments of the Brooklyn Museum. To the exhibit, NOMAadds eleven objects from its own Spanish Colonial Collection.NOMA and “Closed Doors” mesh well together, and not… Read More
By John d’Addario | The New Orleans Advocate This article originally appeared here It isn’t hard to find evidence of the 18th-century French influence in present-day New Orleans. From the very name of the city itself and its centerpiece, the French Quarter, to the continued popularity of French-inflected cuisine, decorative arts and even vocabulary, constant… Read More
