Join us for a discussion on sculptor Enrique Alférez’s art, life, and enduring influence in New Orleans. Katie Bowler Young, author of Enrique Alférez: Sculptor, and Tlalóc Alférez, daughter of the preeminent sculptor, will talk about the artist’s legacy in front of his large-scale relief sculpture Symbols of Communication in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts.

The program will open with remarks by Young, followed by a discussion that considers the artist’s life across geographies, his Indigenous Nahua heritage, and international outlook. An opportunity for questions from the audience and a book signing of Young’s 2021 biography of the artist will follow the conversation.

Free with museum admission

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation;  Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation;  Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.