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NOMA at Night feat. Handmade Worldwide
Fri, May 12th, 2023 at 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Unwind from the week with NOMA at Night—an evening of music, art, and fun at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
On select Fridays throughout the year, we’re open late so that you can #ExploreNOMA after hours, enjoy special performances and pop-ups, and get creative.
$25 General Admission | $15 for Members
Please note that food and drinks are not included in the ticket price. They are available for purchase directly from our partner vendors.
NOMA AT NIGHT LINE-UP
Live Music from Handmade Worldwide
7:30–9:00 pm in the Lapis Center for the Arts
A collective of musicians showcases handmade instruments from around the world featuring: Mahmoud Chouki, Sam Dickey, Yusa, Jafet Perez, Brett Gardner, Ben Fox, Hanna Mignano, and Barnaby Gold.
DJ set with Delores Galore
6–7:30 pm & 9–9:45 pm in the Great Hall
Art-making Activity: Watercolor Collections
6–9:30 pm on the museum’s first floor
NOMA Art Cart: Adinkra Symbols
6-9:30 pm on the museum’s second floor
Julie Cockburn, Armour, 2019. Hand embroidery and ink on found photograph. Museum purchase with funds provided by James F. and Cherye R. Pierce, 2019.58.
Featured Exhibition and Gallery Talks| Photogenic: Photographs from the Collection of Cherye R. and James F. Pierce
On view in the Great Hall and the second-floor A. Charlotte Mann and Joshua Paillet Mann and Templeman Galleries
Presenting a selection of recent and promised gifts from collectors James and Cherye Pierce, Photogenic: Photographs from the Collection of Cherye R. and James F. Pierce celebrates the monumental impact of the Pierces’ longtime support of the museum’s renowned photography collection as well as their dedication to collecting photography for almost 50 years.
Nayla Maaruf, Conservator of Photographs, will host a gallery talk for this exhibition on the museum’s second floor at 6:30 pm.
Ablade Glover, Market Lane II, 1998. Oil on canvas. Gift of Diane and Charles L. Frankel, 2022.33.
Featured Exhibition | Field and Figure: Recent Gifts from Diane and Charles L. Frankel
On view in the 2nd-floor Stafford Gallery
Field and Figure represents an ongoing commitment to collect and conserve a variety of objects in the fields of African and African diasporic art, spanning national borders, time periods, and different media. The term “field” also refers to the space within the borders of a picture, and this gallery includes a variety of approaches to picture-making using different ideas about color and form, realism and abstraction.
TICKETING AND ADMISSION
$25 General Admission | $15 for Members
Please note that food and drinks are not included in the ticket price. They are available for purchase directly from our partner vendors.
Additional Credits
Mahmoud Chouki
NOMA is pleased to work with internationally renowned multi-instrumentalist and composer Mahmoud Chouki, who is organizing musical performances for each NOMA at Night program in collaboration with museum staff.
Thank You to Our Supporters
NOMA at Night is supported in part by grant funds from the Azby Fund; 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. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
