Creative Assembly
Created to Create Live with Creative Assembly Member Simone Immanuel
The museum will host an in person and virtual livestream of Created to Create, a talk show hosted by Creative Assembly Cohort artist Simone Immanuel designed to foster honest conversations about creativity with Black artists in New Orleans.
Creative Assembly Cohort Showcase
Join us for NOMA’s Creative Assembly Cohort end-of-year showcase—a celebration of talent, creativity, and community!
Bookbinding Workshop with LaVonna Varnado-Brown and Jennella Young
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAJoin Creative Assembly member LaVonna Varnado Brown and Brooklyn based artist Jennella Young for a creative experience with bookbinding.
Sacred Mothers Collage Workshop with Creative Assembly Artist LaVonna Varnado-Brown
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAJoin for for a curator-led gallery walk followed by a collage-making workshop led by Creative Assembly artist LaVonna Varnado-Brown.
The Role of Warrior Women in the Republic of Benin, Haiti, and New Orleans with Creative Assembly Artist Caleb Dowden and Her Royal Majesty Queen Mother Dr. Dowti Desir
NOMA’s Lapis Center for the ArtsThis is a multi-part program organized by Creative Assembly resident artist Caleb Dowden beginning with a lecture by Her Royal Majesty Queen Mother Dr. Dowti Desir, who will discuss the intersections of spirituality and cultural traditions in Haiti, the Benin Republic, and New Orleans. Guests will engage in a light body movement rooted in the...
“Gathering in the Grief: Visualizing, Healing, Living With, and Honoring the Lost” Workshop with Creative Assembly Resident Artist Horton Humble
NOMA’s Lapis Center for the ArtsJoin us for a collaborative art-making workshop and conversation led by Creative Assembly resident and visual artist Horton Humble and others.
Music in the Garden: Kr3wcial and Khiry Bey
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LAEncounter the sounds of local New Orleans musicians while strolling through the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on select Sunday afternoons throughout the year. Performances will take place alongside sculptures across the garden.
“Hurricanes Katrina and Rita at 20: Poets Remember” with Creative Assembly Resident Andy Young and Louisiana Poet Laureate (2021-2023) Mona Lisa Saloy
NOMA’s Lapis Center for the ArtsJoin NOMA Creative Assembly member Andy Young and 2021-2023 Louisiana Poet Laureate Mona Lisa Saloy for a conversation in connection with the new anthology "Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: An Anthology of Louisiana Poetry with Art."
New Mutations, Old Traditions: Stop Action Animation Workshop with Creative Assembly Resident LaVonna Varnado Brown and Artist Emily Denlinger
Join us for an animation workshop co-facilitated by Creative Assembly resident LaVonna Varnado Brown and fellow artist Emily Denlinger. Participants will also explore ways to develop a character through a collage-based practice and create a stop-motion animation.