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Newcomb Art Museum is free and open to the public. Exhibition hours: Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm; Sat 11am-4pm; closed Sunday.

The Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University presents inspiring exhibitions and programs that engage communities both on and off campus, fostering the creative exchange of ideas and cross-disciplinary collaborations around innovative art and design. Please note that we are closed in between seasons when installing new exhibitions and during selected Tulane University holidays. Check out newcombartm

useum.tulane.edu to learn about our current and past exhibitions, programming, permanent collection, educational activities and more!

11/01/2024

Sunday Nov 3 celebrate the Prospect.6 New Orleans art triennial with us! Our morning will kick off with an Artist Talk and Performance from 10am-12pm inside the Freeman Auditorium. All are welcome!

“Tambourine Cypher Part I” features a panel of Gulf South artists and tambourine experts, including P.6 artist Ashley Teamer, Rosalie Washington, Gladney, and Aaron Washington. This event will explore the historical and cultural significance of the tambourine in New Orleans celebrations.

For Prospect.6, artist Ashley Teamer has melded her expertise and interests in sonic production, Gulf South history, and African descended cultural practices in the form of a beautiful tambourine tree in Lemann Park. Ashley Teamer's Prospect.6 project is co-commissioned in collaboration with Arts New Orleans and the City of New Orleans Percent for Art Program.

A reception with light refreshments will following Ashley Teamer’s program, and our galleries will be open for extended Sunday hours until 4pm. The work of three Prospect.6 artists - Arlette Quỳnh-Anh Trần, Bethany Collins, Clarissa Tossin - remains on view until Feb, 2, 2024.

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween!

Starting this Sunday, November 3, the museum will have extended hours Sundays from 11am to 4pm, during the citywide Prospect.6 art triennial. This is in addition to our regular hours, Tues – Fri from 10am – 5pm, and Sat 11am – 4pm. We hope to see you in the galleries soon!

This Sunday, for the Prospect.6 opening weekend, we will kick off our celebrations at 10am with a program by P6 artist Ashley Teamer called “Tambourine Cypher Part 1.” Don't miss it!

10/29/2024

Event tomorrow with P6 artist Arlette Quỳnh-Anh Trần whose new work “The Curator Ghost” is presently on view at the museum!

Wed, Oct 30 from 12pm – 2pm⁠
GLOBAL PORT CITIES SYMPOSIUM:⁠
SAIGON-NEW ORLEANS CONNECTIONS⁠
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New Orleans and Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City have so much in common despite their different histories. Join staff from the Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University and School of Liberal Arts Dean Brian Edwards – project leader of the Global Port Cities initiative – in dialog with artists, curators, and environmental scientists from both cities to explore common challenges and creative possibilities across these geographies.⁠
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PANEL 1: “The Curator Ghost”⁠
Arlette Quỳnh-Anh Trần and Laura Blereau⁠
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PANEL 2: Saigon-New Orleans Connections⁠
Brian Edwards, Nic[o] Brierre Aziz, Đỗ Tường Linh, John Sabo⁠
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All programming takes place inside the galleries at Newcomb Art Museum, and a light lunch will be served starting at 11:30am (so get there early!).

10/26/2024

Don’t forget to sign up for TOMORROW’s YALA Baby ArtsPlay™ workshop “Get Your Motor Running!”

The 10:30 AM workshop is FREE, but space is limited so be sure to sign up today to reserve your spot.

REGISTER NOW!! www.ya4la.org/events https://www.ya4la.org/calendar/yala-baby-artsplay-10-27

10/24/2024

It takes more than GPS to figure out left from right! Use artful play to develop your child’s fine and gross motor skills during this week’s YALA Baby Artsplay!™ workshop, “Get Your Motor Running!”

Join us at 10:30 AM this SUNDAY, OCT 27 for the final workshop in the series which is designed for ages 6 months to four years old. Older children will also enjoy the activities. This workshop features artwork from the Newcomb Art Museum’s current exhibition and is presented by The Helis Foundation.

The workshop is FREE, but registration is required for each session, as space is limited. To register, visit https://www.ya4la.org/calendar/yala-baby-artsplay-10-27 and www.ya4la.org/events

10/23/2024

Wed, Oct 30 from 12pm – 2pm
GLOBAL PORT CITIES SYMPOSIUM:
SAIGON-NEW ORLEANS CONNECTIONS

New Orleans and Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City have so much in common despite their different histories. Join staff from the Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University and School of Liberal Arts Dean Brian Edwards – project leader of the Global Port Cities initiative – in dialog with artists, curators, and environmental scientists from both cities to explore common challenges and creative possibilities across these geographies.

PANEL 1: “The Curator Ghost”
Arlette Quỳnh-Anh Trần and Laura Blereau

PANEL 2: Saigon-New Orleans Connections
Brian Edwards, Nic[o] Brierre Aziz, Đỗ Tường Linh, John Sabo

All programming takes place inside the galleries at Newcomb Art Museum, and a light lunch will be served (so get there early!).

Arlette Quynh-Anh Trân is a Prospect.6 exhibiting artist from Vietnam whose new work “The Curator Ghost” is presently on view at the museum, alongside work of Bethany Collins and Clarissa Tossin (who are also P6 artists.)

10/22/2024

Sat Nov 9 please join us for the New Orleans Clay Festival, taking place 10am-4pm at Left Bank, 2401 Tchoupitoulas St.

The museum is proud to partner on this event, which offers a platform for artists working in clay to present and sell their work. We hope to see you there!

10/19/2024

Don’t forget to sign up for TOMORROW’s YALA Baby ArtsPlay™ workshop “Up, Down, All Around.”

The 10:30 AM workshop is FREE, but space is limited so be sure to sign up today to reserve your spot.

REGISTER NOW!! www.ya4la.org/events https://www.ya4la.org/calendar/yala-baby-artsplay-10-20

10/17/2024

Has your little one got you like a seesaw, baby? Help your child learn basic directional concepts with movement and music during this week’s YALA Baby Artsplay!™ workshop, “Up, Down, All Around.”

Join us at 10:30 AM this SUNDAY, OCT 20 for the fifth workshop in the series which is designed for ages 6 months to four years old. Older children will also enjoy the activities. This workshop features artwork from the Newcomb Art Museum’s current exhibition and is presented by The Helis Foundation.

The workshop is FREE, but registration is required for each session, as space is limited. To register, visit https://www.ya4la.org/calendar/yala-baby-artsplay-10-20 and www.ya4la.org/events

10/15/2024

Come join us Wednesday October 30 for a panel discussion on the connections between two global port cities – Saigon and New Orleans!

Developed in partnership with the School of Liberal Arts, this program includes a conversation with exhibiting Prospect.6 artist Arlette Quynh-Anh Trân, whose new work “The Curator Ghost” is presently on view at Newcomb Art Museum. Guest speakers also include Linh Do, John Sabo, Nic[o] Brierre Aziz and Brian Edwards.

Please stay tuned for details!

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Installation. Arlette Quỳnh-Anh Trần, The Curator Ghost, 2024. Single-channel video with sound, 17:49 min.

10/12/2024

Don’t forget to sign up for TOMORROW’s YALA Baby ArtsPlay™ workshop “Let’s Move.”

The 10:30 AM workshop is FREE, but space is limited so be sure to sign up today to reserve your spot.

REGISTER NOW!! www.ya4la.org/events https://www.ya4la.org/calendar/yala-baby-artsplay-10-13

10/10/2024

Don’t forget to sign up for TOMORROW’s YALA Baby ArtsPlay™ workshop “My Body” at the Newcomb Art Museum.

The 10:30 AM workshop is FREE, but space is limited so be sure to sign up today to reserve your spot.

REGISTER NOW!! www.ya4la.org/events https://www.ya4la.org/calendar/yala-baby-artsplay-10-06

10/07/2024

Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 3 and celebrate the Prospect.6 exhibition with us!

The morning will kick off with a panel from 10am-12pm at Newcomb Art Museum, featuring P.6 artist Ashley Teamer with Rosalie Washington, Gladney, and Aaron Washington. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Kyle Decoste from the Newcomb School of Music. The galleries will be open for special Sunday hours and a reception with light refreshments will following Ashley Teamer’s program.

More details forthcoming, stay tuned!

10/05/2024

Join us for FAMILY DAY tomorrow! The museum will be open to the public THIS SUNDAY OCTOBER 6 from 11 AM to 3 PM featuring all-ages activities inspired by our current Prospect.6 exhibition:⁠
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10:30 – 11 am: Baby ArtsPlay!™⁠
12-3 pm: Drop in for an afternoon of art making (ages 4–17)
1 – 3 pm: Participate in a drawing workshop (18 and up). The drawing workshop is led by Raina Benoit and requires an RSVP. Register at https://bit.ly/4eAATO2

Please note that the 10:30 AM Baby ArtsPlay!™⁠ session also requires pre-registration at https://www.ya4la.org/events

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Photo: Bethany Collins. Detail of “The Aeneid: 2005 / 1990,” 2024. Ink on handmade paper with Black Magic eraser in two parts. Courtesy of the artist; PATRON Gallery, Chicago; Alexander Gray Associates, New York. Commissioned by Prospect.6.

10/03/2024

Head, shoulders, knees and toes…and eyes and ears and mouth and nose…you know the rest! Teach your child to identify body parts through music and movement during this week’s YALA Baby Artsplay!™ workshop, “My Body.”

Join us at 10:30 AM this SUNDAY, OCT 6 for the third workshop in the series which is designed for ages 6 months to four years old (though older children will also enjoy the activities). This workshop features artwork from the Newcomb Art Museum’s current exhibition and is presented by The Helis Foundation.

The workshop is FREE but registration is required for each session, as space is limited. To register, visit https://www.ya4la.org/calendar/yala-baby-artsplay-10-06 and www.ya4la.org/events

10/01/2024

Don’t forget to register for this Sunday’s FAMILY DAY DRAWING WORKSHOP at Newcomb Art Museum! Register at https://bit.ly/4eAATO2

1–3 PM, Sunday Oct. 6
Drawing workshop, for ages 18 and up. This workshop is led by Raina Benoit and requires an RSVP.

“AWAKENING THE SENSES: An Introductory Drawing Workshop” is a two-hour program designed to breathe life into your artistic expression! This engaging experience will invite participants to explore playful drawing exercises that not only loosen your creativity but also sharpen your observational skills.

What to Expect:
1. Diverse Drawing Exercises– Enjoy a variety of fun and interactive activities that encourage you to see the world through a fresh lens.
2. Introduction to Drawing Media– Experiment with different drawing materials to discover what resonates with your personal style.
3. Exposure to Artistic Styles– Gain insights into various artists’ techniques, broadening your understanding of drawing as an art form.
4. Group Discussion and Sharing– Engage with fellow participants in a supportive environment to share your experiences and ideas.

The Drawing Workshop is designed for all levels. Art supplies will be provided, so be sure to register and save your spot in advance!

09/30/2024

Next weekend, bring your gang and check out Newcomb Art Museum’s Prospect.6 exhibition during extended FAMILY DAY hours Sunday, October 6! The museum will be open to the public THIS SUNDAY from 11 AM to 3 PM featuring all-ages activities:

10:30 – 11 am: Baby ArtsPlay!™
12 – 3 pm: Drop in for an afternoon of art making (ages 4–17)
1 – 3 pm: Participate in a drawing workshop (18 and up). The drawing workshop is led by Raina Benoit and requires an RSVP. Register at https://bit.ly/4eAATO2

Please note that the 10:30 AM Baby ArtsPlay!™⁠ session also requires pre-registration at https://www.ya4la.org/events

09/26/2024

What does your child have to say? Whether they can only say “Mama” or already stringing sentences together, promote your child’s language development through artful play during this week’s YALA BABY ARTSPLAY!™ workshop, “ Baby Says.”

Join us at 10:30 AM this SUNDAY, SEPT 29, for the second workshop in the series which is designed for ages 6 months to four years old (though older children will also enjoy the activities). This workshop features artwork from the Newcomb Art Museum’s current exhibition and is presented by The Helis Foundation.

The workshop is FREE but registration is required for each session, as space is limited. To register, visit https://www.ya4la.org/calendar/yala-baby-artsplay-09-29 and www.ya4la.org/events

09/19/2024

Did you know caregivers have a great impact on the sensory development of their little ones? Learn how you can develop your child’s awareness of the five senses through play during this week’s YALA BABY ARTSPLAY!™ workshop, “My Five Senses.”

Join us at 10:30 AM this SUNDAY, SEPT 22, for the first workshop in the series which is designed for ages 6 months to four years old (though older children will also enjoy the activities). This workshop features artwork from the Newcomb Art Museum’s current exhibition and is presented by The Helis Foundation.

The workshop is FREE but registration is required for each session, as space is limited. To register, visit https://www.ya4la.org/calendar/yala-baby-artsplay-09-22 and www.ya4la.org/events

09/17/2024

WE ARE OPEN! Our new exhibition “Prospect.6: The Future is Present, The Harbinger Is Home” opens to the public today.

As a venue for Prospect.6 New Orleans, Newcomb Art Museum features artworks by Bethany Collins, Arlette Quỳnh-Anh Trần, and Clarissa Tossin – whose historical research informs their artistic investigations into the future of nationalism and national identity.

Museum hours are Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm; Sat, 11am-4pm; and by appointment. Come check it out! As always, the museum is free of admission and open to the public.

Photo: Clarissa Tossin. “We are all made of stardust,” 2024. Dye-sublimation print on chiffon. Courtesy of the artist. Commissioned by Prospect.6.

09/15/2024

Did you know caregivers have a great impact on the sensory development of their little ones? Learn how you can develop your child’s awareness of the five senses through play during this week’s YALA BABY ARTSPLAY!™ workshop, “My Five Senses.”

Join us at 10:30 AM next SUNDAY, SEPT 22, for the first workshop in the series which is designed for ages 6 months to four years old (though older children will also enjoy the activities). This workshop features artwork from the Newcomb Art Museum’s current exhibition and is presented by The Helis Foundation.

The workshop is FREE but registration is required for each session, as space is limited. To register, visit https://www.ya4la.org/calendar/yala-baby-artsplay-09-22 and www.ya4la.org/events

09/05/2024

Newcomb Art Museum is pleased to announce the return of YALA Baby ArtsPlay!™ workshops designed for ages 6 months to four years old (though older children will also enjoy the sessions.) This season’s theme is GETTING TO KNOW YOU (Series 1).

The workshops feature artwork from the Newcomb Art Museum’s current exhibition and will take place at 10:30 AM on SUNDAYS: Sep 22, Sep 29, Oct 6, Oct 13, Oct 20 and Oct 27.

The workshops are FREE and presented by The Helis Foundation. To participate, registration is required for each workshop. Please stay tuned for more details each week.

To register for Week 1: “My Five Senses” please visit https://www.ya4la.org/calendar/yala-baby-artsplay-09-22 and www.ya4la.org/events

09/04/2024

The galleries will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 17 with new works by Prospect.6 artists Bethany Collins, Arlette Quỳnh-Anh Trần, and Clarissa Tossin!

Check our website for more details about the show and our upcoming events (including the Sun Nov. 3 Prospect.6 reception at Newcomb).
https://newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu/portfolio-item/fall-2024/

Photo: Arlette Quỳnh-Anh Trần, The Curator Ghost, 2024. Single-channel video with sound, 17:49 min. Screen still, detail. Courtesy of the artist.

06/14/2024

Congratulations Brandan "BMIKE" Odums on your BOMB Magazine oral history feature!

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2024/05/21/an-oral-history-with-brandan-bmike-odums-by-elton-paul-and-cierra-wyche-produced-by-angela-d-leblanc-ernest/ �

A few highlights:

“My family started to really pay attention to my creativity around middle school, when my father let me use his video camera. During the summers, all of my cousins stayed at my grandparent’s house. There was always at least six of us there at once. I still don’t know what the impetus was, but I started directing them and making these little home videos. I was about twelve or thirteen years old.”

“I’ve always been blessed to attract amazing people to be a part of these journeys. None of these projects were solo endeavors. Even the solo project that I was trying to create immediately became a collaborative project.”

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Image: Odums’s grandparents, Rodney and Claire Andry. Courtesy of Brandan “BMIKE” Odums.

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In case you missed it... ...enjoy this clip of @iamcolewilliams performing “We Need a Song," a piece she wrote in response to the words of American civil rights activist Curtis Mohammad. 💫🤩 Last week, as a guest speaker in Natalie Blaustone-Dye’s class “The Arts and Social Impact,” Cole Williams shared the origins of her work with @theneworleanscitizensreliefteam. Cole powerfully demonstrated how she uses her gifts as an artist to inspire and make social change.

Papermaking Workshop with Mr. Tom

In this virtual Family Day workshop, we learn how to make paper with Mr. Tom! This activity was inspired by Laura Anderson Barbata's current exhibition, "Transcommunality." To learn more about the artist's experience with paper-making as collaborative practice take a virtual tour of "Transcommunality"! More information on our website.

Cave Art Workshop with Mr. Tom

Welcome to virtual Family Day! In this workshop, learn how about the ancient practice of cave painting and how to create this art form yourself with Mr. Tom! (Ages 4+)

Support Newcomb Art Museum: #GiveGreenTU !

A quick message and thanks from Miriam Taylor, the Interim Director at the Newcomb Art Musuem. #GiveGreenTU is 5 DAYS AWAY! This year, please consider giving to support the arts in your community. The Big Green Grand Prize, sponsored by Cathy and Hunter Pierson, awards schools and units bonus funds for the highest number of gifts on Give Green. Every gift to Newcomb Art on March 23 will help us get closer to the $5,000 first place prize! Learn about the Big Green Grand Prize and how to donate here: https://bit.ly/37vrp6y

Newcomb Through the Decades

Learn more about #NewcombThroughtheDecades with Sierra, Newcomb's Collections Manager and Exhibitions Registrar, as she takes us on a guided tour of a few select pieces and their stories! This video is the first of a forthcoming series in honor of Women's History Month. #NewcombPottery #WomensHistoryMonth

Been Here: A Conversation with Mia X. and Melissa A. Weber

Revisit Newcomb’s Fall 2020 program Been Here in honor of Black History Month! Recorded earlier in 2020, in this video Melissa A. Weber, Curator, Hogan Jazz Archive, Tulane University Special Collections joins in conversation with Mia X, New Orleans native and Billboard charting emcee hailed as the "Mother of Southern Gangsta Rap." Focused on the evolution and influence of hip-hop, they discuss the impact of trailblazing artistry in New Orleans in genres beyond jazz exploring why certain stories get to be included in those histories and why some stories get overlooked.

Been Here: A Conversation with Mia X. and Melissa A. Weber

Watercolor Markers (ages 4-5)

Murals on a Box (ages 6+)

Creative Coding (ages 8-9 w/ experience, or 12+)

B&W Photography Workshop (all ages)

Paper Making with Newcomb Art Museum

YALA Artsplay!™ at Home | Fun at the Zoo (Motor Skills)

YALA Artsplay!™ at Home | Opposites Attract (Word Relations)

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Newcomb Art Museum’s show NOT Supposed 2-Be Here is the first solo exhibition in a museum setting for New Orleans’ visual artist Brandan “BMike” Odums.

Widely known and celebrated for his post-Katrina art interventions that disrupt public spaces with messages of resilience and resistance, over the past 15 years Odums’ practice has resulted in video art, painting, design, murals, and sculptures that strategically challenge the status quo, using crowdsourced creativity to bring attention to legacies of urban blight, civil rights, family and racial dynamics. Engaging narratives of unsung heroes, fantasy and parody, the New Orleans’ native’s work skates a line at the edge of pedagogy, street art, and pop-culture.

NOT Supposed 2-Be Here, which features brand new site-specific installations, as well as past work, is part retrospective and part futurescape. Addressing the question of who or what kind of art belongs in a museum, the show explores four different takes on inclusion and identity drawn across notions of art, race, place, and accessibility.

These themes take form as colossal paintings, sculpture, mixed media, and immersive installations – from one room that reckons with the spiritual impact of Katrina to another room that honors local legends from New Orleans Access Television (NOATV) and pays homage to Odums’ early roots in film and television during his time with 2-Cent Entertainment. The thread of questioning identity continues throughout the exhibition as Odums’ wrestles with such concepts as Black power, the definition of Blackness, and the responsibility of the artist to his audience and community. NOT Supposed 2-Be Here is a chance for audiences to envision and engage with the bold histories –and futures– that Odums’ work encapsulates, and explore the alchemy of one of New Orleans’ most prominent, contemporary visual artists.