In 2022, E.A. Michelson Philanthropy awarded the New Orleans Museum of Art a grant to jumpstart the institution’s Art Thrives program, designed to engage adults ages 55 and older through the arts. Part of a larger “creative aging” movement across the country, Art Thrives provides the opportunity for older audiences to learn new creative skills and build community. Read More
In a gallery talk, Creative Assembly Cohort member Kr3wcial discusses Roberto Lugo’s “Stunting” Garniture Set, on view on the museum’s second floor. Read More
In January 2024, Laura Ochoa Rincon, NOMA’s Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Fellow, gave a presentation at the Decorative Arts Trust’s eighth annual Emerging Scholars Colloquium in New York, New York. Read More
Art collectors James and Cherye Pierce recall the stories behind a few works currently on view in Photogenic: Photographs from the Collection of Cherye R. and James F. Pierce. Read More
Early in his career, Danh pioneered a technique of printing images directly onto tropical plants and grasses by activating the plants’ chlorophyll with sunlight and chemistry. Danh will speak about his early work, as well as his use of antiquated photography processes, like the daguerreotype, to make striking contemporary art. Danh’s work is included in NOMA’s permanent collection, and an example of chlorophyll printing is currently on view in the exhibition Photogenic: Photographs from the Collection of Cherye R. and James F. Pierce. Read More