Debbie Fleming Caffery has long been recognized as one of the foremost photographers from the American South, but with major bodies of work from Mexico, France, and across the United States, her career has long transcended its Southern roots. In each of the places where she has worked, Caffery has spent significant periods of time […]
“Hello, I’m a Ghost” It is said that photography is good at showing but bad at explaining. This paradox, where photographs speak volumes while remaining silent, is not a weakness but rather an inherent characteristic of the medium and perhaps its greatest strength. “Hello, I’m a Ghost” is the debut issue of Density Magazine. In […]
Still/Motion: The Festival of Photography in Film photography at its intersection with cinema, especially as it relates to other fascinating subjects: history, mystery, family, humanity, global and local environment, and cutout animation. This one-day festival at the Broad Theater showcases three feature films, one Louisiana short film, and a special event with New Orleans filmmaker Simon […]
Sunday, December 11, 11am Open to Festival Pass holders with Registration Registration Opens Monday, November 21 Join NOMA curators Russell Lord and Brian Piper to explore the museum’s four current photography exhibitions: Picture Man: Portraits by Polo Silk Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographs Anne Noggle: Herself Robert Polidori: Recollections […]
TELL HER NOTHING / SHE TELLS ALL Ashley Gates December 7, 2022 – January 29, 2023 Opening: Saturday, Dec 10, 7-9 pm (Free tarot readings by author Melissa Graeber) In her ongoing series Tell Her Nothing, She Tells All, Ashley Gates documents the alluring advertising of clairvoyants, palmists, and tarot readers in a […]
Flip the Switch: IlLumenating the Power of Nature / Winter Pop Up Exhibition Natasha Sanchez December 21, 2022 The one-day only Winter edition of Flip the Switch: IlLumenating the Power of Nature commences at 3:48pm and then lights up the Winter Solstice’s evening hours in the Coffee Science courtyard. Music performances by Natasha Sanchez […]
Various artists September 16, 2022 – January 8, 2023 From photography’s beginnings in the United States, Black studio photographers operated on the developing edge of the medium to produce beautiful portraits for their clients, while also making a variety of other photographic work in keeping with important movements like pictorialism, modernism, and abstraction. Called […]
Anne Noggle April 22, 2022 – February 12, 2023 Trained as a pilot, Anne Noggle’s fearless and adventurous spirit is also seen in her second career as a photographer, curator, and educator. As an artist, Noggle often turned her camera to herself to document and explore the aging process for women. $15 Admission […]
Robert Polidori May 27, 2022 – January 8, 2023 Robert Polidori: Recollections presents a selection of photographs from the largest private collection of prints by Robert Polidori (Canadian-American, born 1951). $15 Admission to New Orleans Museum of Art includes access to these current exhibitions.
Polo Silk July 16, 2022 – January 8, 2023 For more than three decades, Selwhyn Sthaddeus “Polo Silk” Terrell (American, born 1964) has been photographing Black New Orleans, creating a unique body of work that blends elements of portraiture, fashion, performance, and street photography. This exhibition explores how Polo Silk successfully blends all of […]
