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Upcoming Lectures & Events


A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN ART:
A LECTURE BY JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE SMITH

Wednesday, Oct 28, 7 pm
Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center


Held in conjunction with Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Made in America, the presentation explores the work of contemporary Native Americans across the U.S. who are working professional artists.  

Following will be a short survey of Quick-to-See Smith’s work and a Coyote performance during the artist and her son interpret stories from their reservation.

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Past Events

The Smithsonian Grant Program, funded by the MetLife Foundation, is a proud sponsor of these public programs.



VALUE OF THE POSTER: MUSIC, CULTURE, and TRADITIONS
Wednesday, Sept 30, 6 pm
Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center

In conjunction with the exhibition American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print, the Newcomb Art Gallery presents a panel discussion featuring folklorist and American Routes producer Nick Spitzer; Hogan Jazz Archive curator Bruce Raeburn; and jazz musician Dr. Michael White.The panel will explore the music and culture of New Orleans as it relates to exhibition. Marquette Folley, Project Director of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, will moderate the discussion.

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ALL-AGES PRINT WORKSHOP
Saturday, Oct 3, 10 am
Newcomb Art Gallery

The final program in the Newcomb Art Gallery's Hatch Show Print educational series will be a workshop that introduces kids and adults to the exhibition's themes and artistic process. Includes a gallery tour and artist presentation followed by a studio project during which participants design and create art inspired by the exhibition. RSVP at sboles@tulane.edu or 504-865-5361.

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MAKE 'EM DANCE: THE HACKBERRY RAMBLERS STORY
Wednesday, Aug 26, 6pm
Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center

Make 'Em Dance tells the story of America’s oldest performing band and its 70-year odyssey from touring the marsh roads of south Louisiana in a Model-A in the early days to a 1998 appearance on MTV. Their music is a blend of Cajun music, western swing, classic country, blues and rockabilly, with a dash of Gulf Coast swamp pop.
Ben Sandmel, folklorist and the band’s drummer/manager for over twenty years, will introduce the film.

For more information about the Hackberry Ramblers, click HERE.

Make 'Em Dance was directed by John Whitehead, an independent filmmaker whose work has earned six Emmy Awards (Midwest Region) and an HBO Films Producer Award, among others.

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HATCH SHOW PRINT TALK
Wednesday, Sept 2, 6pm
Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center

Jim Sherraden, designer and manager of Nashville's Hatch Show Print since 1984, will speak about the company’s colorful history, emphasizing its fidelity to the craft of letterpress printing in an era of digital media.

photo credit: Jack Thompson

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FAUBOURG TREME: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BLACK NEW ORLEANS
Wednesday, Sept 23, 6pm
Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center

New Orleans writer and filmmaker Lolis Eric Elie will introduce his 2008 documentary about Faubourg Tremé, arguably the oldest black neighborhood in America, the birthplace of jazz, and the site of America’s first Civil Rights movement.

Following Elie’s renovation of a historic home in the storied area, the film celebrates the resiliency of a community and how its residents created a unique and expressive culture that has enriched America and the world.

Photo credit: Michelle Elmore

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VALUE OF THE POSTER: MUSIC, CULTURE, and TRADITIONS
Wednesday, September 30, 6 pm
Freeman Auditorium

Renowned folklorist and American Routes producer Nick Spitzer; Tulane’s Hogan Jazz Archive curator Bruce Raeburn; and Xavier University professor and jazz musician Dr. Michael White will participate in a panel discussion addressing the music and culture of New Orleans as it relates to the themes in the exhibition.  SITES Project Director Marquette Folley will moderate the talk.


American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print, an exhibition created by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, is supported by America¹s Jazz Heritage, A Partnership of the Wallace Foundation and the Smithsonian Institution. Images courtesy Smithsonian Institution.

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Past Lectures & Events


VOX FEMINAE CONCERT
Saturday, June 13, 2 pm
Newcomb Art Gallery

Vox Feminae is the female vocal ensemble of New Orleans Musica da Camera. The oldest ensemble in the Americas devoted to performing medieval and Renaissance music, Musica da Camera was founded in 1966 by Milton G. Scheuermann.

In 1994, Vox Feminae was formed by Thaïs St. Julien to focus on medieval music by and for women.

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CLARA DRISCOLL
& THE TIFFANY GIRLS
Wed, June 10, 5:30 p.m.
Newcomb Art Gallery

Gallery Senior Curator Sally Main will discuss the significant contributions of Clara Driscoll (1861-1944) to the Tiffany Studios. Only recently recognized for her work, Driscoll created the patterns of Wisteria, Dragonfly and Peony and supervised the Women’s Glass Cutting Department--collectively known as the "Tiffany Girls."

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TIFFANY GLASS
Wednesday, April 22, 5:30 p.m.
Freeman Auditorium

For the third and final talk in the spring decorative arts lecture series, Cynthia Williams, Director of the Smithsonian Associates/Corcoran College of Art + Design M.A. Program in the History of the Decorative Arts, will speak about Tiffany glass. Reception to follow.

detail: Tiffany Glass Decorating Company, St. Cecaelia, 1894, stained glass, collection of the Newcomb Art Gallery

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THE ART OF POCHOIR
Wednesday, April 8, 5:30 p.m.
Freeman Auditorium

Jodie Blake, Curator of the Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, will discuss “The Art of Pochoir.”  

Often associated with Art Deco and Art Nouveau, pochoir is a refined technique of stenciling characterized by vibrant colors and bold geometric shapes. Reception to follow.

Natalia Gontcharova, Spanish Dancer from L'Art Decoratif, 1916, pochoir, Collection of the McNay Art Museum

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NEWCOMB POTTERY IN CONTEXT

On March 18, preeminent Newcomb Pottery scholar Jessie J. Poesch discussed the history of Newcomb Pottery as part of the broader Arts & Crafts movement of the early 20th century.

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SHIRIN NESHAT ARTIST LECTURE
Friday, January 30, 6 pm

Recognized as one of the most significant artists working today, Iranian-American photographer and video artist Shirin Neshat presented an overview of her work, focusing on Women without Men, on view from November 1 to February 7 in the Newcomb Art Gallery as part of the international art biennial Prospect.1 New Orleans. 

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PANEL DISCUSSION
Friday, November 21

In conjunction with Shirin Neshat: Women without Men, the gallery hosted a panel discussion, War, Obsession, and Women's Oppression in the Woldenberg Art Center's Stone Auditorium. The panel explored themes presented in Neshat's challenging and powerful work, such as Islam's relation to the West, western depictions of the Muslim world, and women's role in Islam.

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ARTIST PANEL
Vital Signs
Wednesday, October 1, 7 pm


On October 1, the Gallery hosted an artist panel in the Freeman Auditorium moderated by curator Gary Sangster.  Panel participants included Dr. Michael Plante from the Newcomb Art Department and Vital Signs artists Amy Rathbone & Leslie Shows.

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PROSPECT.1 CURATOR'S OVERVIEW

On September 23, 2008 Prospect.1 curator Dan Cameron discussed his plans for the largest biennial of international contemporary art ever organized in the U.S.
 

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DEBORAH LUSTER
One Big Self: Prisoners of Lousiana

On Wednesday, January 23, 2008 photographer Deborah Luster discussed her exhibition of more than 200 inmate portraits with an audience of community members, artists, and students. She spoke in detail about her artistic influences and the individuals presented in her most recent body of work.

image: Matthew Haynes, Angola, Lousiana

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JULIKA RUDELIUS
Innocence and Manipulation

International video artist Julika Rudelius spoke about her work on Wednesday, October 24, 2007. Featuring numerous excerpts from her ouevre, the lecture focused on her artistic approach and, in turn, explored the diversity of the video art form.


image: Forever (still), 2006, synchronized dual-channel DVD video installation

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For more information about upcoming or past lectures, call Teresa Parker Farris at 504.314.2406.