Remembering Bill Fagaly: Sentiments from NOMA Staff
Members of NOMA staff reflect on their time with Bill Fagaly (1938-2021). Read More
Members of NOMA staff reflect on their time with Bill Fagaly (1938-2021). Read More
In addition to the formative role he played in developing NOMA’s African art collection, Bill Fagaly was an important voice in contemporary art in New Orleans throughout his 50 year career. Before the first NOMA contemporary curator was hired in 2008, Bill conceived some of the most inventive and provocative contemporary art exhibitions in the museum’s history. He also helped foster a new generation of contemporary art galleries, curators, collectors, and supporters. Read More
William A. Fagaly arrived at the Delgado Museum (now NOMA) to fill the position of registrar in August of 1966. In his 50 years at NOMA, Fagaly’s success is apparent in the museums’s galleries of African art, and in the international regard for the collection he helped to build. His capstone project, Ancestors of Congo Square: African Art in the New Orleans Museum of Art, served as a culmination of his professional curatorial career. Read More
NEW ORLEANS – Bill Fagaly, renowned curator, scholar, and author at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) passed away today. For 50 years, Bill worked at NOMA spearheading the establishment and development of the museum’s internationally acclaimed collection of African art. By far the longest serving member of NOMA’s staff, he leaves an extraordinary legacy. Read More
NOMA announces the opening of the Lapis Center for the Arts. The newly renovated cultural space will serve multiple functions, including film screenings, lectures, theater and dance performances, and much more Read More
NOMA presents a series of virtual concerts featuring a range of music’s best and brightest performing from their homes. One of the finest pianists of his generation, having recorded thirteen albums as a leader, Joey Calderazzo has traveled the road from child prodigy to in-demand session musician to elite member of the finest ensembles in jazz. Recognized for her songwriting and singing capabilities, Gracie Jessop offers up a musical experience that invites a diverse listening audience. Read More
To create the works in his project WATER, Edward Burtynsky (Canadian, born 1955) travelled around the globe, from the Gulf of Mexico to the shores of the Ganges, weaving together an ambitious representation of water’s increasingly fragmented lifecycle. In enormous, color, aerial images, many bordering on the edge of complete abstraction, Burtynsky traces the various roles that water plays in modern life—as a source of healthy ecosystems and energy, as a key element in cultural and religious rituals, and as a rapidly depleting resource. Read More
NOMA’s Learning and Engagement team is excited to present monthly suggested reading lists for all ages, in partnership with Octavia Books. Direct links for ordering books are found in the listings below. This month’s selection focuses on Earth Day! Read More
In celebration of Earth Day, upcycle your recyclables with this project inspired by sculptor Louise Nevelson, who is known for creating art from discarded objects. Read More
In Zen, ensō is a circle that is hand-drawn in one or two uninhibited brushstrokes to express a moment when the mind is free to let the body create. The ensō symbolizes absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, and mu (the void). It is characterized by a minimalism born of Japanese aesthetics. Read More
We invite you to join Dr. Robert J. Del Bontà, guest curator of Arte Sacra: Roman Catholic Art from Portuguese India, for a virtual tour of the exhibition currently on view at NOMA. Dr. Del Bontà is an independent scholar of Indian art, who received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1978. Since that time he has published numerous articles, contributed to many scholarly publications, and curated major exhibitions for the Berkeley Art Museum, the Portland Art Museum, and the University of Michigan Museum of Art, among others. Read More
The to guna literally translates to “house of words”—it is a men’s meeting house and considered to be the center of the community. A to guna is often sited in a high place overlooking the village. The roofs of the structures are constructed of layers of millet stalks, which can be over six feet deep and supported by wooden beams. Read More
NOMA presents a series of virtual concerts featuring a range of music’s best and brightest performing from their homes. Known for her bold musical choices and fearless delivery, Jenna McSwain delivers captivating performances in a wide variety of genres as a keyboardist, vocalist, and songwriter. Read More
This family activity repurposes food waste and found plant cuttings to create beautiful botanical designs on eggs to enjoy & to eat! Celebrate spring-time rejuvenation through this earth-conscious craft. Read More
In African cultures, many sculptural works have been created and used as devices to help ensure married couples are able to procreate. One of the most pervasive concerns of African societies is continuity. This is because the future of the family and the group depends on the ability of the present generation to sire and bear children. Read More
NOMA presents a series of virtual concerts featuring a range of music’s best and brightest performing from their homes. Jon Roniger and The Good For Nothin’ Band proudly plays all original grease slicked, jazz licked, blues-rock, singer/songwriter music that draws wayward wanderers from the streets and pulls them to the dance floor. Read More
NOMA’s Learning and Engagement team is excited to present monthly suggested reading lists for all ages. The theme for this month is Asian Art in conjunction with the exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society. Direct links for ordering books from… Read More
NOMA honors the life and achievements of sculptor Lin Emery, one of New Orleans’ most beloved and accomplished artists. Internationally recognized for her lyrical, reflective sculptures, Lin was a vital part of New Orleans’ creative community. Read More