Videos Archives - New Orleans Museum of Art https://noma.org/category/videos/ Wed, 28 May 2025 01:35:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Chief Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa Welcomes Visitors to New African Masquerades and Introduces Co-curator and Ekpe Chief Dr. Jordan Fenton https://noma.org/chief-ekpenyong-bassey-nsa-welcomes-visitors-to-new-african-masquerades-and-introduces-co-curator-and-ekpe-chief-jordan-fenton/ Thu, 22 May 2025 21:09:19 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=89315 Watch as Chief Bassey Nsa introduces himself to visitors of the "New African Masquerades" exhibition and honors Dr. Jordan A. Fenton, an Ekpe Society Chief and exhibition co-curator.

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]]> Recap | Elders Sacred Talks Series with the Congo Square Preservation Society https://noma.org/recap-elders-sacred-talks-series-with-the-congo-square-preservation-society/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:00:40 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=89171 On August 21, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) hosted a film screening and discussion event centered around the documentary Katrina Babies, directed by Edward Buckles Jr. This powerful film, which provides an intimate look at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and its enduring impact on the youth of New Orleans, marked an important occasion in remembrance of the hurricane's 19th anniversary.

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]]> Video and Recap: Katrina Babies with the Filmmakers at NOMA https://noma.org/video-and-recap-katrina-babies/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:58:47 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=87558 On August 21, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) hosted a film screening and discussion event centered around the documentary Katrina Babies, directed by Edward Buckles Jr. This powerful film, which provides an intimate look at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and its enduring impact on the youth of New Orleans, marked an important occasion in remembrance of the hurricane's 19th anniversary.

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]]> Creative Assembly Cohort Artist Simone Immanuel Launches Created to Create Talk Show https://noma.org/created-to-create-simone-immanuel/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 14:42:09 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=86990 Creative Assembly Cohort artist Simone Immanuel has just launched Created to Create, a new talk show designed to spark important conversations about creativity in New Orleans.

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]]> Video: Creative Aging at the New Orleans Museum of Art https://noma.org/video-creative-aging/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:06:49 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=85378 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.

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]]> Video: Gallery Talk with Kr3wcial on Roberto Lugo https://noma.org/lugo-talk-kr3wcial/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:19:17 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=85360 In a gallery talk, Creative Assembly Cohort member Kr3wcial discusses Roberto Lugo’s “Stunting” Garniture Set, on view on the museum’s second floor.

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]]> Video: Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Fellow Presents at National Symposium for Emerging Scholars https://noma.org/dec-arts-symposium-2024/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:31:02 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=84950 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.

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]]> Gallery Talks with James F. and Cherye R. Pierce on Photogenic https://noma.org/gallery-talks-with-pierces-on-photogenic/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:04:01 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=82140 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.

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]]> Video: Artist Talk with Photographer Binh Danh https://noma.org/artist-talk-with-binh-danh/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:37:25 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=81214 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.

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]]> Video: Joyce Lin’s Ghostwood Chair and Table at NOMA https://noma.org/joyce-lin-ghostwood-gallery-talk/ Tue, 16 May 2023 20:20:50 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=80566 Join Mel Buchanan, the New Orleans Museum of Art's RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, for a gallery talk about Joyce Lin’s Ghostwood Chair and Table.

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]]> Video: Twins Seven-Seven and Yoruba Folklore https://noma.org/video-twins-seven-seven/ Wed, 03 May 2023 22:20:35 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=80492 Public Programs Coordinator Connor Kilian discusses artworks by Twins Seven-Seven on view in Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club.

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]]> Video: Odili Donald Odita, Emmanuel Odita, and the Zaria Art Society https://noma.org/video-odita-and-the-zaria-arts-society/ Mon, 01 May 2023 22:06:20 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=80490 In 2011, NOMA commissioned the mural Forever by artist Odili Donald Odita—on permanent view in the museum—to commemorate the 100th birthday of the museum.⁠

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]]> Video: Nigeria in the 1960s https://noma.org/video-nigeria-in-the-1960s/ Mon, 01 May 2023 19:53:57 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=80446 In conjunction with Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club, exhibition curator Ndubuisi Ezeluomba speaks with several scholars about their experiences in Nigeria in the 1960s.

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]]> Video: Clown by Jacob Lawrence https://noma.org/video-clown-jacob-lawrence/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 21:51:50 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=80487 Tia Williams, Visitor Experience Floor Lead at NOMA, shares one of her favorite works in Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club.

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]]> Video: Gwendolyn Knight in Nigeria https://noma.org/video-gwendolyn-knight-in-nigeria/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:14:10 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=80478 Jessica Johnson, NOMA’s Creative Aging and Access Coordinator, shares one of her favorite works in Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club—a painting by Gwendolyn Knight of the artist’s birthplace of Barbados.

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]]> Video: Colette Omogbai: “Man Loves What Is Sweet and Obvious” https://noma.org/video-colette-omogbai/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:48:40 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=80482 Born in Edo state, Nigeria, in 1942, Colette Oluwabamise Omogbai exhibited surrealist paintings at the Mbari Club in Ibadan in 1963 at the invitation of Black Orpheus founder Ulli Beier.⁠

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]]> Video: Black Orpheus’s Influence Beyond the African Continent https://noma.org/video-beyond-the-african-continent/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:33:17 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=80160 The influence of the Nigerian publication Black Orpheus extended far beyond the African continent.

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]]> Video: Susanne Wenger and the New Sacred Art Movement https://noma.org/video-susanne-wenger/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:15:20 +0000 https://noma.org/?p=80144 Susanne Wenger created the art featured on some of the distinctive covers of the Nigerian publication Black Orpheus.

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