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 30 / 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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Community Portrait / West Palm Beach
Have your portrait taken for A Community Portrait | West Palm Beach this Friday. This will also feature a digital exhibition of the 100Cameras X West Palm Beach Program.
A Community Portrait | West Palm Beach is a city-wide public art project, where artists and photographers unite to build and create community awareness through black and white portraits, inspired by the Inside Out Project platform. The city-wide impact will be celebrated and shared in November when the community portraits are all revealed at select locations throughout the city.
100cameras celebrates storytelling through photography as part of an 8-week summer project with teens from Vedado Park, Pleasant City, and Gaines Park Community Youth Empowerment Centers.
Korman Room
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Open Studio
Join Resident Teaching Artist Shannon Walker to create portrait collage to celebrate the Community Portrait project and the exhibition Cut Up/Cut Out: Photomontage and Collage.
Classroom #2
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Join a Tour!
Docents focus on Collage and Assemblage.
Pick up your tour wristband at the Reception Desk one hour before the tour.
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Music
Brett Staska and the Souvenirs
Emerging from the swamps of Loxahatchee, Brett Staska is a Florida-based multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. His signature style, “coastal cowboy,” combines a unique blend of sounds, ranging from rhythm and blues, country & western, americana and surf-rock. He draws inspiration from his love of surfing, travel, and the life-altering experiences that both have brought his way. He has shared billing with such acts as The Revivalists, Elle King and Hailey Whitters. Backed by his live band which consists of Royal Hayes on guitar, Bryant Forsythe on bass, and Tripp Jones on drums. For fans of Gram Parsons, The Ventures & Willie Nelson.
Great Hall
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Artist Tour: Sarah E Huang
Join local Artist Sarah E Huang for a special artist tour highlighting a few of her favorite pieces in the Collection.
Sarah E. Huang is a Taiwanese-American artist based in Delray Beach, FL. Huang graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Florida Atlantic University in 2015 and has exhibited her evocative paintings, drawings, and installations locally, nationally, and internationally over the last decade. SARAH E. HUANG (sarahehuang.com)
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.