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
NOMA has announced dates and details for the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party Presented by First Horizon, marking twenty years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The two events—on Thursday, November 7, and Friday, November 8, respectively—will raise funds to support the future of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden and NOMA, and they will serve as capstones for a year of programming designed to highlight the natural and artistic beauty of the garden. Read More
Afropolitan: Contemporary African Arts at NOMA—on view in The Helis Foundation Gallery on the museum’s second floor—includes paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media works by some of the most pioneering artists of the 20th and 21st centuries working in cities across the African continent. Read More
On Wednesday, February 28, NOMA hosted the retirement celebration for Big Chief Victor Harris, also known as the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi, honoring 59 years as a Black Masking Indian with a night of drumming, words from community leaders and tribe members, film, and food. Read More