Dario Robleto Reinterprets The Meaning Of Rock
By Doug MacCash, the Times-Picayune The “Dario Robleto: The Prelives of the Blues” exhibit that opens at The New Orleans Museum of Art from 5:30 to 8:30 tonight, is like… Read More
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Hard Truths: The Art Of Thornton Dial A Must-See At NOMA
By Doug MacCash, The Times-Picayune Trust me, you’re going to love the 40 huge, lusciously colored, lavishly textured, carefully composed paintings, sculptures and drawings in the exhibit “Hard Truths: The… Read More
Theatre’s Spring Shower: A Preview Of The Upcoming Season
By Jim Fitzmorris on Nola Defender Amazingly, life does go on in New Orleans between Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest. Our calendar is not a complete caesura in the time… Read More
Thornton Dial’s Hard Truths At NOMA
By Alex Rawls for Offbeat The goat is probably the wrong place to start a discussion of Thornton Dial’s art, but how often does a spray-painted silver goat show up… 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… Read More
New Orleans Museum Of Art: The Times-Picayune Covers 175 Years Of New Orleans History
To be considered a great American city, Gilded Age New Orleans needed a great art museum like those in New York and Philadelphia. That was the opinion of aging sugar… Read More
Tops Of The Town Reader And Editor Choices Of The Best Around New Orleans
by New Orleans Magazine Though it was a statewide election year, 2011 wasn’t very exciting; there were too many one-sided contests. Fortunately, to provide some suspense, there was our annual… Read More
Travel Postcard: 48 Hours In New Orleans
(Reuters) – Hospitality is king in New Orleans whether the city is hosting major sports events, the annual Mardi Gras or thousands of visitors who have dropped in for a… Read More
New Donations To New Orleans Museum Of Art Enrich Collection For The Next Century: An Editorial
The New Orleans Museum of Art opened in 1911 with fewer than a dozen works of art of its own. The collection has grown dramatically over the past 100 years,… Read More
The Dish: Artful Dining At Cafe NOMA By Ralph Brennan
After a long season of cramped department stores, family gatherings and endless eating, you deserve a little “me time.” Why not enjoy a quiet, cultural respite and perhaps a light… Read More
A Look Back At 2011 In New Orleans Theatre
The end of the year brings us to the time when we can reflect on the current state of theatre in New Orleans and the many different aspects of our… Read More
NolaDefender NODS: ART In 2011
From the opening of Prospect.2 to NOMA’s centennial, 2011 was a good year for art in New Orleans. And not just for the well-established people and places, either. While the… Read More
Doug MacCash’s Top 10 Picks For New Orleans Art Experiences In 2011
In 2011, the Crescent City saw The New Orleans Museum of Art turn 100, the Louisiana ArtWorks studio complex shut down, more modern sculpture rise up on Veterans Memorial Boulevard,… Read More
The Best Art Exhibits Of 2011- Part 1
When asked by Artlog to come up with my 3 or 4 best exhibits of 2011, I balked a bit, knowing that there was no way I’d be able to… Read More
New Orleans Theater Scene Highlights From The 2011 Season
Who would have ever guessed that the most produced playwright of 2011 would be William Shakespeare? The year has seen a tremendously rewarding upswing in interest in the Bard of… Read More
The Year In Art
It’s been a hell of a year. That can be taken in a number of ways, but what stands out is that more changes have occurred in this city’s art… Read More
The New Orleans Museum Of Art Celebrates A Century Of Bringing Art To The Masses
Next weekend, the New Orleans Museum of Art is throwing itself a marathon 100th birthday party with concerts by Irvin Mayfield and Amanda Shaw, a roaring midnight DJ set by… Read More
NOMA Commemorates 100th Anniversary With 31 Hour Art Showing
The New Orleans Museum of Art is celebrating its 100th birth anniversary this week, and it’s doing so by opening its doors for 31 continuous hours. From Friday, December 16… Read More