EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

A Louisiana Christmas

Special Exhibition • 5 Dec 2024 - 5 Jan 2025

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a crawfish in a pine tree! The R.W. Norton Art Gallery invites you to celebrate the holidays the Southern way, with A Louisiana Christmas. This delightful exhibition highlights the creative talents of artists from across the state, as well as celebrates what is truly unique and fun about a Louisiana holiday. So, fa-la-la-follow your feet to the Norton and celebrate the season with this family-friendly exhibition on display from 5 December 2024 to 5 January 2025. 

Featured Artists: Sarah Adams • Erica Branch • Lauren Brasseaux • Joshua Chambers • Sarah Clostio • Lissy Sanders Compton • Sarah Cotton • Lauren Davis • Emily Feazel • Eric Francis • Casey Langteau Johnson • Kelsey Kenneday • Lynn Laird • Stephanie McElhaney • Linda Moss • Kirk Reedstrom • Nicole Shore • Lauren Ross Simmons • Jessica Stevens • Emily Welch 

Yuletide: Holiday Favorites from the Norton

Special Exhibition • 5 Dec 2024 - 5 Jan 2025 

Yuletide: Holiday Favorites from the Norton is an enchanting exhibition celebrating the spirit of the holiday season. Featuring a curated selection of festive artworks from the museum’s permanent collection, this show highlights pieces that evoke the warmth, nostalgia, and joy of the holiday season. Blending traditional with contemporary works, the Norton invites you to enjoy works that capture themes of winter landscapes, seasonal gatherings, and holiday traditions. Yuletide takes guests on a delightful trip through various artistic interpretations of the season, featuring works by renowned artists as well as regional favorites. The show is ideal for families, art enthusiasts, and anybody wishing to experience the beauty and magic of the holidays. 

The Sound of Art

Special Exhibition • 24 October 2024 - 5 January 2025

Art and music have had a long and compelling relationship. Baroque refers equally to the paintings of Caravaggio and the symphonies of Bach, while the impressionism of Monet’s images of Giverny is echoed by the impressionism of musical works like Debussy’s Clair de Lune. On a more personal level, who among us hasn’t accessed an internal soundtrack when walking through an art museum, or been irrepressibly reminded of a particular artwork when listening to a certain song. With that idea in mind, we asked a selection of local musicians, artists, and community members to choose a work in the Norton’s permanent collection and pair it with a song or other musical piece that he or she felt best reflected the art. This exhibition is the result. As you view the art, you can access the accompanying playlist either through scanning the QR code, or with the steps outlined in our brochure. Enjoy! We did. 

Community Contributors: Sarah Adams • Arms Brown • Kaitlyn Brown • Zoë Brown • Sarah Dupree • Callum Feazel • Emily Feazel • Jana Freeman Forrest • Taffie Garsee • Ann Marie Gerhardt • Jeffrey Goodman • Rich Hansil • Matt Hazelton • Julia Hazelton • Ashley Hazelton • Denise Holt • Emerie Eck Holtzclaw • Tiffany Nolan Jehorek • Alissa Klaus • Steven Knight • Sarah Lowder • Linda Moss • Ben Moss • Lewis Norton • Ruth Norton • Nicole Ortiz • Sam Ortiz • Wendell Riley • Maddie Savoie • Jesse Stevenson • Whitney Tates 

CLICK HERE to access the playlist.

Sisters in Art: Women in Print

Special Exhibition • Women's Gallery

This spring, the Norton welcomes Women in Print, our latest Sisters in Art exhibition, to our permanent Women’s Gallery. This exhibition offers a delightful look at a baker’s dozen of women artists whose medium of choice is printmaking. It includes the rich and varied works of artists such as Kyra Markham, Christis Tirado, Inga Britta Mills, Karen Whitman, Deborah Maris Lader, Dame Laura Knight, Peggy Bacon, and Clare Leighton.

These women have employed printmaking to address topics as diverse as personal identity, social issues, and even the creative process itself. Among the works of art selected for this exhibition are a number of new additions to our permanent collection featured here for the first time.  

CLICK HERE for the Digital Catalogue

Calling All Artists!

BLOOM! 2025 Juried Exhibition

Calling all artists! The R.W. Norton Art Gallery is happy to announce we’ve opened submissions to our 9th Annual BLOOM! Juried Exhibition! Every year the Norton celebrates spring with a juried exhibition focused on the beauty and natural wonder that flowers during this season. See the application below for details and the rules and regulations for BLOOM! 2025.  

CLICK HERE for application.  

Jingles & Jammies at the Norton

Friday • 20 December 2024 • 1:30 PM

Celebrate Christmas in your pajamas at the Norton! Wear your favorite jammies (parents included) and make some priceless holiday memories. We'll celebrate the season with a holiday fun hunt, story time, letter writing to Santa, and creating a fun Christmas surprise to take home. Activities are geared for ages 3-8.

ADULTS DO NOT REQUIRE A TICKET - ONLY CHILDREN.

Event Guidelines:

• Limited to 20 children.

• Participating child(ren) MUST have a ticket to attend.

***If you can not make the event after reserving a ticket, PLEASE call or email Emily Feazel at (318) 865-4201 ext 130 or emilyfeazel@rwnaf.org to release your ticket(s) and allow other children to attend. 

CLICK HERE for tickets.

Charlie Brown Christmas presented by A.C. Steere's Drama Club 

Saturday • 21 December 2024 • 2:00 PM

Come and be part of the magic as we experience A.C. Steere's Drama Club's enchanting rendition of "A Charlie Brown's Christmas," directed by Ashley Hazelton. The afternoon will kick off with an overture performed by A.C. Steere's String Club, conducted by Mr. Bill Allen. Adding to the festive spirit, the entire Charlie Brown score will be brought to life with a live performance by the band Half and Half. Reserve your tickets today! 

CLICK HERE for tickets. 

Reel Adventures: Dr. Strangelove Trivia Night 

Friday • 17 January 2025 • 5:30 - 8:00 PM

Do you like movies? Do you like exploring behind the scenes and learning the nuts and bolts of movie making? If so, please join us for Reel Adventures: Dr. Strangelove! It’s like a book club, but MUCH better! Along with good fun, food and drink, prizes awarded, and more.

It works like this: We pick a movie that is either available free of charge, or at minimal cost, on one or more digital platforms. You watch this movie in the comfort of your own home, and then we meet at the museum for a discussion led by film expert and director Jeffrey Goodman, intermixed with trivia and games.

We will be providing complimentary water, soft drinks, a signature-themed mocktail, and light hors d’oeuvres. However, you are encouraged to bring whatever snacks strike your fancy.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (known simply and more commonly as Dr. Strangelove) is a 1964 political satire black comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Peter Sellers in three roles, including the title character. The film, financed and released by Columbia Pictures, was a co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom.The film, which satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States, also stars George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, and Tracy Reed and is loosely based on the thriller novel Red Alert (1958) by Peter George, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kubrick and Terry Southern.

Dr. Strangelove is available on YouTube TV with a subscription and on Amazon Prime, Google Play, Apple TV, and Fandango for $3.99.

So, we look forward to seeing you! 

Twilight Talkies

Join us for our Twilight Talkies series on the first Friday of each month! Starting in April and lasting through October, we show a family-friendly movie on the front lawn of the museum for FREE!!  Bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy a movie under the stars.  Sing, dance, and have a GREAT time! Local food trucks will be on hand with yummy treats to enjoy.

Movies start at dusk. 

Food trucks available from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Check our social media for a list of trucks.)

No Pets Allowed at this Event

We look forward to seeing you for the 2025 Twilight Talkies series!