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 / Three Kings Night
Friday, January 5 / 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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Artist Talk
Join us for a lively conversation between Nora Maité Nieves, the Norton’s 2023-24 Mary Lucille Dauray Artist-in-Residence and Carla Acevedo-Yates, Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, who will discuss Nieves’ solo exhibition at the Norton, Clouds in the Expanded Field.
Seating is limited; online registration required.
Cost: Museum Admission / Members FREE
See event for more details and registration
Stiller Auditorium
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Open Studio
Join Resident Teaching Artist Jose R. Mendez to create Taino designs on maracas to celebrate Three Kings Day.
Classroom #2
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Parranda
Join a traditional Puerto Rican parranda, which is the Puerto Rican version of caroling, in honor of Three Kings Day and our Artist in Residence Nora Maité Nieves. Starting near Stiller Auditorium, David Lucca and a small group of musicians from Plena Es will lead a parranda to Reyes Gallery to see Clouds in the Expanded Field.
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Join a tour!
Join our bilingual docent Cynthia Dillion for a tour highlighting Hispanic artists in the Norton's Collection. Pick up your tour wristband at the Reception Desk one hour before the tour.
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Music
Plena Es, founded by Pierre Ramos in 2004, is a high-energy Latin dance band from South Florida. The group specializes in the Puerto Rican percussion-based styles of bomba and plena. Other band members include David Lucca (co-bandleader, musical director and conga player), Somar Poveda (trombone), Daniel Lopez (trombone), Gamalier Reyes (tumbador), Raul Galimore (piano) and Mike Rivera (bass). Plena Es has also played with other important musicians, such as Willie Colón and Tito Puente.
Plena Es served as the Artists-in-Residence for HistoryMiami Museum from January through March of 2015 and as Artists-in-Residence for the Florida Folklife Program in partnership with Florida State University’s Center for Music of the Americas in 2017. Members have also performed with the Miami Marlins Pachanga Band.
Heritage Spotlight Series: Plena Es - YouTube
Goergan Garden
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.