YOUR WEEKLY UPDATE ON ALL THINGS NOMA
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Regina Agu, American, b. 1981, Passage, 2019, Digital print on fabric (Samba Opaque), Collection of the artist
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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 attorney Monique Harden of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice on the subject of Harden's work exposing the toxic waste sites in New Orleans, past and present.
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Scent-blending workshop is inspired Louisiana's natural environment
In conjunction with Inventing Acadia, Xodo Botanicals will lead a scent-blending workshop on Saturday, December 14, from 10 am to 12 pm, that allows participants to create a unique fragrance from essential oils and native raw materials. $25 NOMA Members | $30 Nonmembers.
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Fragmented Landscapes film series addresses relationship of people to their environment
Throughout the run of 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 continues on Saturday, December 14, at 2 pm with films presented under the theme A Country That Is Not of This World.
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The Helis Foundation Lecture features artist Regina Agu
Artist Regina Agu, whose panoramic work titled Passage fills the Great Hall, will be the guest speaker at The Helis Foundation Lecture on Wednesday, December 18, at 6 pm, in a conversation with fellow artist Tia-Simone Gardner.
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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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Among the paired photographs in Tina Freeman: Lamentations are 20181140_Svalbard_804 Loose pancake ice forming and 20140417_Avoca_Island_179 Wild iris blooming © Tina Freeman
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Attend a tour, talk, or book signing
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 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.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1 - 2 pm
- Tina Freeman will sign copies of her book in the Museum Shop that accompanies the exhibition Lamentations.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 12 pm
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 3 pm
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Studio KIDS! 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. One final workshop remains for 2019: December 14 (Stained-glass windows). View the full schedule for Spring 2020 at the link below and enroll now; space remains for all sessions but each is limited to 14 seats.
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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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