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, October 18 / 5PM-10PM
The Norton is pleased to once again host the opening night of the Subtropic Film Festival. This cinematic takeover will be a celebration of independent cinema from South Florida and beyond!
For more information on the festival, visit their website. (Subtropic Film Fest (subtropicff.com)
Schedule of Events
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Join a tour!
Docents discuss works in the galleries.
Pick up your tour wristband at the Reception Desk one hour before the tour.
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Filmmakers Happy Hour
Join filmmakers and film lovers for a happy hour celebration before the film screening.
Great Hall
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Open Studio
Join Guest Teaching Artist Simon Powers to create a watercolor landscape in the style of the Florida Highwaymen.
In the early 1950s through the 1980s, a group of 26 African American men known as the “Florida Highwaymen” used vivid and bright colors to display the beautiful untouched Florida landscape.
Classroom #2
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Focus on Cinematography
Cinematography is the art of photography and visual storytelling in a motion picture or television show. The Norton and Subtropic have teamed up with Kodak Film, Throwback WPB, and Afflux Studios to showcase a mix of modern and vintage cameras and the cinematographers who operate them. Join us to learn more about what it takes to shoot a great film.
Korman Room
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Join a Tour!
Docents will explore dramatic narratives in art.
Pick up your tour wristband at the Reception Desk one hour before the tour.
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Subtropic Film Festival presents South Florida Filmmakers.
In Collaboration with Nature/ dir. Michael Atwood
I Dream of Skating/ dir. Gregory Pesochin
Querido Pequeño Haiti/ dir. Diana Larrea
Dear Florida/ dir. David W Hamzik
Celluloid Dreams: Early 20th Century Experimental Montage / dir. Ates Isildak
There will be a talkback session with the filmmakers immediately following the films.
Stiller Auditorium
There will be a talkback session with the filmmakers led by WLRN's Wilkine Brutus immediately following the films.
Wilkine Brutus is an award-winning, Haitian-American journalist for WLRN, South Florida's NPR station. Brutus produces in-depth local and national stories on topics surrounding current affairs, government accountability, arts and culture — for radio, podcast and web. Brutus was named 2023 Reporter of the Year by the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists. And he earned a 2023 regional Murrow Award for his investigative reporting.
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Music
DJ Hunchback
Filmmakers, artists, and film enthusiasts can come together to celebrate the opening of the festival with a dance party at the Museum’s historic entrance. DJ Hunchback will be spinning vinyl, so come dance under the stars.
Historic Entrance
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.
Additional support for Art After Dark on Friday, October 18, was made possible in partnership with Subtropic Film Fest.