Art After Dark
A New Experience Every Friday Night!
Enjoy an eclectic mix of live performances, film screenings, workshops, tours, and more!
EVERY FRIDAY, 5:30 & 7 PM
Docent-led Tours (30 min) Explore great works in the Norton’s collection led by one of the Museum’s fine docents.
EVERY FRIDAY, 6 – 9 PM
Open Studio: Art Workshops Join local teaching artists as they lead drop-in style art-making sessions. All ages and experience levels welcome. Materials included.
EVERY FRIDAY, Live Performances
Enjoy live performances every Friday including live music, dance, spoken word, and more! Check our website weekly for updates.
First Fridays of the Month, 7:30 pm / Jazz Fridays
This popular monthly series features performances by some of South Florida’s best jazz musicians!
Third Fridays of the Month, 8 pm / Artist Tour
South Florida-based artists lead informal, 30-minute gallery talks about works in the Norton’s collection and special exhibitions.
Art After Dark / Lunar New Year Kickoff!
Friday, January 20 / 5PM-10PM
It’s almost time for the Lunar New Year festival! Before the FREE Lunar New Year Community Day on Saturday, January 21, enjoy an evening of tours, art-making activities, and live music to begin the weekend’s celebrations.
Cost: Museum Admission/Members free
Schedule of Events
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Join a tour!
Docents discuss works in the Norton’s collection and special exhibitions.
Pick up your tour wristband at the Reception Desk one hour before the tour.
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Open Studio
Create your own work of art in celebration of the upcoming Year of the Rabbit with guest teaching artist, Sarah E. Huang.
For all ages and experience levels.
All materials are included.
About Sarah E. Huang
Sarah E. Huang is a Taiwanese-American visual artist based in Delray Beach, Florida. Huang has exhibited her evocative paintings, drawings, and installations locally, nationally, an internationally over the last decade.
sarahehuang.com
instagram.com/sarahehuang
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Guías in the Galleries
The Guía Program is a dual-language school partnership with International Spanish Academy students from John I. Leonard High School. In a humanities class led by Norton staff divided between the classroom and the Museum, these thirteen teens also acquire skills to interact with all types of visitors at the Museum and how to start conversations about art in the galleries. Engage with the Guías in English and Spanish in the High Fashion & Street Style exhibition every Friday of the show’s run!
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Live Music / Min Xiao-Fen and Rez Abbasi
Min Xiao-Fen and Rez Abbasi perform original work, including White Lotus, Min Xiao-Fen’s original score for the Chinese silent film The Goddess (1934). Min Xiao-Fen seeks to transcend cultural and artistic boundaries, create an innovative score rich with soulful musical expression, and provide an opportunity for a wider audience to view The Goddess and learn about Chinese history and culture. The movie will be shown concurrently during the concert.
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Join a tour!
Docents discuss artworks in the Norton’s collection.
Pick up your tour wristband at the Reception Desk one hour before the tour.
Art After Dark is made possible by the generosity of The Addison Hines Charitable Trust.
Support for the Docent Program was provided by The Donald and Linda Silpe Endowment for the Professional Development of Docents and The Marcia Mahon Education Endowment Fund.
Support for Open Studio was provided by The Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Schott Endowment for Education.