YOUR WEEKLY UPDATE ON ALL THINGS NOMA
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Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986), Reclining Mother and Child, 1975, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation, 1998.141
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Add NOMA memberships to your holiday gift list
Making a list and checking it twice? Remember that special person with the gift of a NOMA membership. Long after the holidays, the lucky recipient can continue to enjoy all that NOMA has to offer, from groundbreaking exhibitions to innovative programming. So give the gift of membership today. You can purchase online at the link below, at the admission desk during all museum hours, or by calling the membership department at 504-658-4130.
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Ben Russell's 2019 film Color-blind, shot on location in both Brittany, France, and French Polynesia, "follows the restless ghost of Paul Gaugin in excavating the colonial legacy of a post-colonial present."
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Fragmented Landscapes film series addresses relationship of people to their environment
In conjunction with Inventing Acadia: Painting and Place in Louisiana, a series of short films collectively titled Fragmented Landscapes by the arts collective Deltaworkers will be screened on select Saturdays. The series kicks off on Saturday, December 7, at 2 pm with four films presented under the theme New Ideas About Landscape.
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Environmental justice discussion focuses on hazards in New Orleans
With two exhibitions addressing environmental concerns in Louisiana, NOMA will host an Arts and Letters conversation on Wednesday, December 11, at 6 pm between author Thomas Beller and Monique Harden of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice on the subject of her work exposing the toxic waste sites in New Orleans, past and present.
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Five quilts are on display in The Quilts of Gee's Bend, on exhibition through March 8, 2020.
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Attend a tour or talk
Guided tours of the museum are offered daily at 1 pm.
Tours of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden are given on Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays at noon, weather permitting. Call (504) 658-4153 to verify.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 12 pm
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 12 pm
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 12 pm
- African Art Curator Ndubuisi Ezeluomba will discuss the objects on view in Ancestors in Stone.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 3 pm
- Artist Lily Brooks, whose photographic work addresses weather and climate, will provide her perspective on the exhibition Tina Freeman: Lamentations.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 6 pm
- Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick, a New Orleans-based husband-and-wife team of photographers, will discuss their work at the keynote lecture for PhotoNOLA, followed by a book signing in the Museum Shop.
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Studio KIDS! December workshops open for enrollment
This fall Studio KIDS! presents eight workshops for children ages 5 to 10 who want to get creative and learn art-making techniques inspired by works at NOMA and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The classes are held Saturday mornings from 10 am to 12 pm; cost per class: $25 members | $30 nonmembers. Two workshops remain for 2019: December 7 (Zentangle pen drawings) and December 14 (Stained-glass windows). View the full schedule at the link below and enroll now; space remains for all sessions but each is limited to 14 seats.
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Baby ArtsPlay! workshops engage visitors ages 0-3
Instill a love of art at an early age through a guided, interactive experience with Baby ArtsPlay! Young Audiences Wolf Trap teaching artists will present a series of six workshops on Saturday mornings for children ages 0-3 and their caregivers. Parents, grandparents, guardians and their young ones are welcome to join the the sixth session on Saturday, December 7, at 10:30 am, which will focus on "Baby Balancing Acts" (Bilaterial Integration). Space is limited; please register in advance by clicking the button below. For more information, email: education@noma.org or call 504.658.4128.
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In the weeks ahead
Saturday, December 14, 10 am: In conjunction with Inventing Acadia, Xodo Botanicals will lead a scent-blending workshop that allows participants to create a unique fragrance from essential oils and native raw materials. $25 NOMA Members | $30 Nonmembers. Advance registration is required.
Saturday, December 14, 1 pm: Photographer Tina Freeman will sign copies of her exhibition-companion book Lamentations in the Museum Shop.
Wednesday, December 18, 6 pm: Artist Regina Agu will join Tia Simone-Gardner in a discussion sponsored by The Helis Foundation about Agu's panoramic installation Passage, on view in the Great Hall through February 10, 2020.
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Yoga in the Sculpture Garden, Saturdays, 8 -- 9 am
Tai Chi/Chi Kung, Mondays, 6 -- 7 pm
$5 | Free for NOMA and East Jefferson Wellness Center members
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The NOMA Book Club reading selections for 2020 have been chosen. View the list of eleven books at the link below.
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NOMA is committed to preserving, interpreting, and enriching its collections and renowned sculpture garden; offering innovative experiences for learning and interpretation; and uniting, inspiring, and engaging diverse communities and cultures.
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