Art After Dark

Docents discuss artworks in the Norton’s Collection. Pick up your tour wristband at the Reception Desk one hour before the tour.

Create an abstraction expressionistic landscape painting in watercolor inspired by Alma Woodsey Thomas. This lesson taught by Resident Teaching Artist Janelle Fulford will explore brush techniques and best practices for watercolor painting.

Classroom #2

FLOWER • Runtime: 28 minutes • Short Film

Misty Copeland  

Director: Lauren Finerman
Producers: Leyla Fayyaz, Misty Copeland

World-renowned ballerina Misty Copeland stars in her first independently produced short art film, an immersive experience in movement storytelling that highlights intergenerational equity in the community of Oakland, California, featuring new, original music from Grammy-winning recording artist Raphael Saadiq.

Born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in San Pedro, California, Misty Copeland began her ballet studies at the late age of thirteen. At fifteen, she won first place in the Music Center Spotlight Awards. She studied at the San Francisco Ballet School and American Ballet Theatre’s Summer Intensive on full scholarship and was declared ABT’s National Coca-Cola Scholar in 2000. Misty joined ABT’s Studio Company in September 2000, joined American Ballet Theatre as a member of the corps de ballet in April 2001, and in August 2007 became the company’s second African American female Soloist and the first in two decades. In June 2015, Misty was promoted to principal dancer, making her the first African American woman to ever be promoted to the position in the company’s 75-year history.

Click here to learn more about Misty Copeland. 

Join us after the film for a talk back with Samantha Cyprian and some of her students.

Samantha Cyprian  

Samantha Cyprian, founder of Soul Movement LLC, is a native of West Palm Beach, Fl. She began her dance training at The Academy of Ballet Florida under the Artistic Direction of Marie Hale. While in the Academy, she worked closely with Ballet Florida’s professional company where she was provided the opportunity to take classes and perform alongside them in Marie Hale’s depiction of The Nutcracker. Samantha attended dance programs at North Carolina School of the Arts and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She obtained her Lester Horton Pedagogy certification from Ana Marie Forsythe, Chair of the Horton department at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Samantha has been fortunate to work with students within the Palm Beach County School District as well as various dance studios in Palm Beach County.

Stiller Auditorium

This evening’s tour will highlight African American Artists in our Collection.   Pick up your tour wristband at the Reception Desk one hour before the tour.

Tiera Ndlovu

Join Tiera Ndlovu, Curatorial Research Associate, for a tour of works that celebrate the Black experience – from sculptures of The Bronx to photographs in Alabama and paintings of The Bahamas. With a curatorial focus on showcasing lesser-known histories, Ndlovu’s tour will expand your knowledge of Black culture across the globe.

Meet in Great Hall

Natural Movers Foundation

Dance Works + Progress

Natural Movers will celebrate the Art of Storytelling as it relates to dance and the Black experience with a talk and dance performances by local dance companies.

Great Hall