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 / Celebrating College Student Creativity
Friday, April 12 / 5PM-10PM
Admission is FREE for College Students with valid ID.
Schedule of Events
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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.
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Open Studio
Use Procreate to create an original digital design on vinyl stickers with Resident Teaching Artist Jose Mendez. Feel free to bring a design or create an original sticker.
Classroom #2
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Lecture
Chinoiserie Across Europe During the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries
Join Emmanuel Ducamp, visiting Professor for architecture and the Decorative arts at the École du Louvre in Paris, for a presentation on Chinoiserie. This talk will continue to explore that imaginary and fanciful world of the making of Chinoiserie reproductions, in ceramic, or japanned – European – lacquer. It will also dwell on examples of the Chinoiserie style in Europe, in countries such as France, Portugal, Austria or Great Britain, throughout the eighteenth century and until the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Space is limited; online registration required.
Cost: Museum Admission / Members FREEStiller Auditorium
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Vendors Market
Peruse the Vendor’s Market highlighting work of student artists from Palm Beach Atlantic University and Palm Beach State College.
Korman Room
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Join a tour!
This evening’s tour will highlight European Art and Chinese Export Ware. Pick up your wristband at the Reception Desk one hour before the tour.
Meet in Great Hall
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Dance
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Goergen Garden
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Spotlight tours
Students from PBAU and PB State will give 15-minute Spotlight Tours on specific pieces in our Collection.
In the Galleries
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Poetry and storytelling
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Stiller Auditorium
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Theater
Palm Beach State College
Stiller Auditorium
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Music
Jazz Band Palm Beach State
Goergen Garden
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Spotlight tours
Students from PBAU and PB State will give 15-minute Spotlight Tours on specific pieces in our Collection.
In the Galleries
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.