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
Friday, August 23 / 5PM-10PM
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
Join us for a non-camera photographic art-making experience inspired by the exhibition Cut Up/Cut Out: Photomontage and Collage. Create Prussian blue photographic prints using the cyanotype technique on different surfaces.
Classroom #2 -
Curator Conversation
Dragons, Commanders of Rain
Laurie Barnes, Elizabeth B. McGraw Senior Curator of Chinese Art, invites you to join her to discover why Chinese court robes and a Japanese print depict dragons, the heavenly sovereigns petitioned to bring rain in ritual ceremonies. She will discuss the three works on view in the exhibition “Dragons, Commanders of Rain” while making connections used by Chinese rulers who engaged in divinations asking for life-giving rain over 3000 years, and rain-making dragons illustrated in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, written in the 4th - 1st century BCE.
Space is limited; online registration required.
Cost: Museum Admission/Members FREE
Support for this program was provided by the Gayle and Paul Gross Education Endowment Fund.
Stiller Auditorium
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Join a Tour!
Docents focus on Animals in Chinese Art.
Pick up your tour wristband at the Reception Desk one hour before the tour.
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Music
David Lucca y Los Clásicos
Enjoy a tribute to the CLASSIC SALSA MUSIC OF THE 60's & 70's!
With all the greatest hits from: Ismael Rivera, Sonora Poncena, El Gran Combo, Willie Rosario, Ray Barreto, Hector Lavoe, Tito Rojas, Anthony Cruz, Hector Tricoche, Cano Estremera, Cheo Feliciano and many others. David Lucca y Los Clasicos will take you on a journey to the time when Salsa began and became a favorite for Latin dancers.
David Lucca has been in the music business for more than 45 years and has traveled all over the world with many artists including Tito Puente, Ray Barreto, Dave Valentin, Hilton Ruiz and many others. David has been nominated for 2 Latin Grammy Awards and has shared the stage with Gilberto Santa Rosa, Victor Manuel, Jose Alberto El Canario, Andy Montanez, and Ismael Miranda. Music runs in the Lucca family; David Lucca is the cousin of Papo Lucca, member of the famed Puerto Rican Salsa band, La Sonora Poncena. David Lucca y Los Clasicos specialize in the 70s Big Band Salsa Style for the Salsa Dancers.
Great Hall
Attending Art After Dark
Hours: The museum is currently open to the public until 10 pm on Friday nights.
Entry: Admission during Art After Dark is $10 for Adults & Seniors, $5 for Students. Free for Members. Tickets may be purchased at the Reception Desk or reserved in advance.
How to get here: The Norton Museum of Art is located at 1401 S. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach, FL 33401. For more information, click here.
Parking: Parking is available in the Norton’s main parking lot at 1501 South Dixie Highway, immediately across the street from the Museum. Parking is $6 per car, per day. Norton Members park for free.
Food and drink: The Restaurant at the Norton offers indoor and outdoor seating with beautiful views of our Sculpture Garden. Along with great food, The Restaurant serves creative cocktails, wine, and champagne. Reservations available through Tock.
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.