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NOMA at Night: Hayward Oubre: Structural Integrity Opening Celebration

Fri, January 30th at 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

$30

Get creative and explore the museum after hours during NOMA at Night!

For this NOMA at Night, come out and celebrate the public opening of Hayward Oubre: Structural Integrity, our first exhibition opening for 2026.

Celebrate the arrival of this exhibition to NOMA with live music from Sunpie and The Louisiana Sunspots and live DJ sets from DJ Alan Aloha; specialty cocktails and mocktails by Café NOMA; exhibition-inspired, wire sculpture art making; special deals on the exhibition catalogue for guests, NOMA members, and Louisiana educators; a gallery talk by Anne Collins Smith, Chief Curator of NOMA; and more.

$15 for members and Louisiana Educators* 
$30 general admission
Free admission for attendees ages 19 and under

*NOTE: For this NOMA at Night, Louisiana Educators can access member prices for their tickets. These tickets must be purchased at the door and cannot be purchased online. Louisiana Educators must provide their school ID to receive the discount.

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Program Details

Live Music and DJ Sets from Sunpie and The Louisiana Sunspots and DJ Alan Aloha

Enjoy live performances from these fantastic New Orleans-based acts in the Great Hall and the Lapis Center for the Arts across the night.

Wire Sculpture Art-Making Inspired by the Exhibition

Get crafty with our all-ages, all skill levels, wire sculpture art-making station inspired by works on view in Hayward Oubre: Structural Integrity.

Gallery Talk from NOMA’s Chief Curator Anne Collins Smith

Join Anne Collins Smith, Chief Curator of the New Orleans Museum of Art, for a 6:15 pm gallery talk in the Ella West Freeman Gallery.

NOMA Museum Shop + Exhibition Catalogue Discounts

Check out the exhibition catalogue at the NOMA Museum Shop, which will be open through the night. NOMA members and Louisiana Educators (with ID) will receive 20% off Hayward Oubre: Structural Integrity catalogues at the event. (Other attendees will receive 10% off the catalogue.)

Free Take-Home Art Activities and Educator Guides for Louisiana Educators

To celebrate Oubre’s work as an educator, Louisiana Educators can access free educational resources for them to take home from the event, including art kits and physical copies of the Hayward Oubre:: Structural Integrity Educator Guide. 

Food and Drinks from Café NOMA

Cocktails, mocktails, and light bites will be available at Café NOMA throughout the evening.

And More!

More details about this event to be announced. Please check this page for updates.

About the Performers

Sunpie and The Louisiana Sunspots

Bruce Sunpie Barnes is a New Orleans musician, book author and ethnographic photographer. Sunpie is also the Big Chief of the Northside Skull and Bone Gang one the oldest Afro-Creole carnival groups in the United States, which began its traditions in 1819. Barnes is a 19-year member of the Black Men of Labor Social Aid and Pleasure Club and the band leader of the popular New Orleans musical group Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots.
His latest book and cd project is entitled Le Kèr Creole (The Creole Heart) which he co-authored with Rachel Breunlin and Leroy Etienne.
Barnes has traveled to 53 countries playing his own style of what he calls Afro-Louisiana music incorporating blues, zydeco, creole jazz, gospel, work songs, Caribbean and African influenced rhythms and melodies. He is a multi-instrumentalist, mastering accordion, harmonica, and piano along with rubboard, talking drum, and dejembe. He learned accordion from some of the best Zydeco pioneers in Louisiana, including Fernest Arceneaux, John Delafose, and Clayton Sampy.
Along with his musical group Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots, he has performed at festivals and concerts across the US and around the globe. Sunpie has currently recorded 7 critically acclaimed CDs with his compositions featured in 19 Hollywood film productions.

DJ Alan Aloha

 

 

 

DJ Alan Aloha is a French native, New Orleans–based, vinyl-only selector and record collector known for vibrant, feel-good sets that blend global grooves, island vibes, and dancefloor classics. Drawing inspiration from tropical rhythms, disco, funk, and contemporary French electronic sounds, he creates joyful, inclusive atmospheres where cultures and energies meet. His recent performance at the Improv Gala at the New Orleans Jazz Museum was one to remember. Whether behind the decks at a community gathering or a late-night party, DJ Alan Aloha brings warmth, rhythm, and a contagious sense of celebration to every set.

About the Exhibition

Hayward Oubre: Structural Integrity is the first monographic exhibition dedicated to the work of American modernist, Hayward L. Oubre, Jr. (1916–2006). Through 52 sculptures, paintings, and prints, the exhibition reveals how the artist shaped American art while working in the South, and underscores the crucial role of Black artists and art departments at HBCUs in shaping the artistic landscape of the twentieth century.

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Thank You to Our Supporters

NOMA at Night is supported in part by grant funds from Ruby K. Worner Charitable Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation; and the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council.

Details

Date:
Fri, January 30th
Time:
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost:
$30
Event Category:

Venue

New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll Circle
New Orleans, LA, 70119
Phone
504.658.4100