Workshops & Classes
Poets for Art
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the New Orleans Museum of Art is offering a free poetry workshop on Saturday, April 6, for students in grades 8–12, led by Louisiana Poet Laureate Jack B. Bedell. Advance registration is required.
Art Primer: Five from Louisiana
Interested in taking a closer look at NOMA’s collections? Want to take a deep dive into a focused art topic? Join NOMA curators, staff and other art professionals as they explore a variety of topics in our Art Primer series. In conjunction with the exhibition Keith Sonnier: Until Today and Tina Giroaurd's beaded Vodou flags, on view in Bondye:...
Costume workshop for 1811 Slave Rebellion reenactment with Antenna and ricRack Inc.
Volunteers are invited to assist in the creation of costumes for the Slave Rebellion Reenactment scheduled to take place in November 2019. All skill levels of sewing are welcome to participate. Advance registration is requested.
Scent-Blending Workshop with Xodo Botanicals
In conjunction with the exhibition Inventing Acadia, scent specialist Jane Bleecker of Xodo Botanicals and visual artist Hannah Chalew invite you to explore your own relationship with scent and sensory memories with this hands-on scent-blending workshop. Participants will be given the opportunity to work with essential oils, native raw materials, and a variety of other...
Beyond Gee’s Bend: A Community Quilting Workshop
Join New Orleans community quiltmakers for a hand-quilting workshop inspired by The Quilts of Gee’s Bend exhibition. The program will include demonstrations and talks by textile artists and a music performance. Tulane Law School’s Dr. Elizabeth Townsend Gard will speak on copyright issues, her provenance workbook project, and her popular community podcast Just Wanna Quilt. This workshop is sold out.
Virtual Studio KIDS! Family Art-Making Workshop at Home
Bring the New Orleans Museum of Art into your home and get creative together through our new trial launch of two Virtual Studio KIDS! workshops. Join us for an all-hands-in guided workshop designed for young artists and their grown-ups to make together via Zoom. The workshop is sold out.
Teen Summer Series: Sound Mapping
Join us virtually on Fridays August 14, 21, and 28 for a series of workshops with local creatives. Workshops are free and open to all teens. No art experience or prior knowledge necessary! The August 14 session will focus on sound mapping, led by teaching artist Mary Scott.
Teen Summer Series workshop with Christian “Cubs the Poet” Davenport
The Teen Summer Series aims to create a virtual space for teens to learn about artists' practices and to create together. Christian "Cubs the Poet" Davenport will lead a workshop on the five senses as they relate to personal identity. Advance registration is required for this free workshop.
Teen Summer Series workshop with Dorothy Ray
The Teen Summer Series aims to create a virtual space for teen to learn about artists’ practices and to create together.
join teaching artist Dorothy Ray to learn more about sharpening creative thinking skills. Advance registration is required for this free workshop.
NOMA Reset: Enso Painting Workshop
In Zen, ensō is a circle that is hand-drawn to express a moment when the mind is free to let the body create. Join us for a workshop led by Rose Bratcher, an ensō painter and a monk at the New Orleans Zen Temple.
Virtual Way of Tea Demonstration
In conjunction with the exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society, NOMA is excited to present a pair of virtual Way of Tea demonstrations led by Naomi Yoder (they/them), Japanese Way of Tea Practitioner, Urasenke Lineage. This program will occur on...
Virtual Studio KIDS! at Home
Bring the New Orleans Museum of Art into your home and get creative together through Virtual Studio KIDS! family art-making workshops.