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NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
Book Club Discussion of Pulitzer Prize winning novel: Happier Hour
September 25, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Happier Hour | Book Club – The Goldfinch Join the Museum’s new book club and enjoy an informal discussion of the Pulitzer Prize- winning book, The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt, along with wine and light bites from the Museum Café. The Goldfinch tells the story of Theo Decker from abandoned…
Art Roundtable with Eduardo Gardín
September 16, 12:00 – 1:30 PM Eduardo Gardín, artist and Museum Curatorial Preparator, will discuss the myth and folklore of El Caballero de París (The Gentleman from Paris), a well-known street person who could be found in parks in Havana, Cuba during the 1950’s and would engage in discussions about the…
Panel Discussion – Research and Development: Concerning Belonging
September 13, 2:00 – 4:00 PM Join artists Tom Scicluna, Rick Ulysse, Natasha Lopez De Victoria, Agustina Woodgate, Antonia Wright, Franky Cruz and Catalina Jaramillo of Research and Development: Concerning Belonging as they discuss their projects and workshops with clients of the Broward Partnership for the Homeless as part of their…
September 11, 5:00– 7:00PM Educators will explore what’s new at NSU Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. View the current exhibitions Research and Development: Concerning Belonging, Miami Generation Revisited and When the Stars Begin to Fall Imagination and the American South, enjoy a Docent tour, gather educational resources, view films, and meet artists from the Concerning…
Film Viewing | Purvis of Overtown
September 11, 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM Film | Purvis of Overtown After a stint in Raiford State Prison for a breaking and entering charge, Purvis Young seemed destined to fail. Yet while in prison, taught himself to paint and became a highly acclaimed contemporary artist, now recognized nationally as an icon…
Art Talk | César Trasobares, Among Friends In Context
September 6, 2:00 – 3:00 PM Art Talk | César Trasobares, Among Friends In Context César Trasobares, whose work is featured in The Miami Generation: Revisted, will discuss his memoir that explores personal and professional connections to artists Carlos Alfonzo, Ana Mendieta and Felix González-Torres. Although working in radically different ways,…
September 6, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Bring the whole family for a day at the Museum with special activities highlighting the American South and Cuban culture, including folkloric storytelling with Broward County librarians, textiles and quilting with contemporary artist Michelle Poissant, film screenings, dominoes, Cuban dance lesson with IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban dance…
Monthly Art Roundtable A Discussion with Marcia Anderson
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 Noon – 1:30 PM NSU Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale Free for members at the Museum Enthusiast ($150) level and above. Marcia Anderson is the founder of the Heritage Continuum, a neighborhood revitalization firm currently leading the charge in culturally revitalizing the neighborhood of Overtown. Through…
Film Screening Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads
Thursday, August 21, 11:15AM, 3 PM, and 6 PM Music critic Robert Palmer narrates the insightful story of Delta blues and North Mississippi hill country blues. 90 minutes, not rated Free with museum admission; Free for members, NSU Students and Faculty Please RSVP to moareservations@moafl.org or (954)…
Plate + Palette: Food and Art Pairing
Thursday, August 7, 6PM College students, join the JETS for a food and art pairing event. Following a guided tour of The Miami Generation: Revisited, sample local Latin flavors with Chef Leonardo Hernandez and Chef Bibi Martinik. at the AutoNation Academy of Art + Design and create an original…
Saturday, August 2 6 PM Talk by Thomas J. Lax, Assistant Curator at The Studio of Museum of Harlem and Curator of the exhibition, When the Stars Begin to Fall Imagination and the American South. The exhibition queries the category of “outsider” art in relation to contemporary art and…
JETS Artists-in-Residence Workshop
Thursday, July 3, 6 PM College students, join the JETS for a hands-on art workshop inspired by the works of South Florida artists Agustina Woodgate and Rick Ulysse, who are participating in the museum’s Research and Development residency program. The event will also feature live music and refreshments. Free…
When the Stars Begin to Fall: Imagination and the American South
Saturday, August 2 6PM, Lecture by Thomas Lax, Curator 7- 8:30pm, Exhibition viewing and reception Organized by the Studio Museum of Harlem, When the Stars Begin to Fall Imagination and the American South, queries the category of “outsider” art in relation to contemporary art and black life and brings…
Monthly Art Roundtable Sri Prabha: Immersive Video Art and Mixed Media
Tuesday, July 15, Noon – 1:30 PM Sri Prabha is a mixed media artist originally from Hyderbad, India whose works incorporate vivid colors, shapes, and geometric patterns on strong color fields and explore the intersection of art, nature, and science His cosmos series is inspired by photographs taken by…
Mambo at MOA, Cuban Dance Lesson with IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance
Thursday, July 17 6:30 PM Cuban dance takes its roots from the Spanish and African settlers who first arrived on the island, who brought with them the music and dances of their homelands. View the Miami Generation Revisited and practice your dance moves to the Mambo, Cha-cha-cha, Cuban Balero, Son…
Thursday Happier Hour Guayabera Fashion Show, July 31
Thursday, July 31, 6:30 PM View The Miami Generation: Revisited and enjoy a unique fashion show by Guayaberas Etc., highlighting the distinctive men’s shirt, the Guayabera. Free with museum admission; Free for members, NSU Students and Faculty Please RSVP to moareservations@moafl.org or (954) 262-0227
Exhibition Opening Reception: The Miami Generation Revisited
Saturday, July 12, 2014 5PM, Galleries Open 6PM, Panel Discussion 7-8:30 PM, Exhibition viewing and reception Celebrate the opening of The Miami Generation: Revisited Free for members, $15 for non-members Discussion free with admission to reception RSVP by July 8 to Collette Spence Wilson at cswilson@moafl.org or 954-262-0221
Research and Development: Concerning Belonging
Thursday, June 19, 11:15 AM, 3 PM, 6 PM NSU Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Horvitz Auditorium View short films by artists participating in Research and Development, the museum’s new artist residency program. Free with museum admission; Free for children under 12, members, NSU Students and Faculty Please RSVP…
Research and Development: Concerning Belonging
Thursday, July 10, 6 – 8 PM Meet artists Rick Ulysse, Natasha Lopez de Victoria, Agustina Woodgate, and Antonia Wright and tour their temporary studios at the museum that are part of the museum’s new artist residency program, Research and Development: Concerning Belonging. Free with museum admission; Free…
Open Studio Research and Development: Concerning Belonging
Thursday, June 12, 6 – 8 PM Meet artists Rick Ulysse, Natasha Lopez de Victoria, Agustina Woodgate, and Antonia Wright and tour their temporary studios at the museum that are part of the museum’s new artist residency program, Research and Development: Concerning Belonging. $10 per person, includes museum…