The Norton Museum is pleased to offer Art After Dark, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. the second Thursday of every month. The first Art After Dark premiered to rave reviews from an audience of over 540 people! This new and innovative evening event provides Museum visitors with a unique opportunity to enjoy the Museum afterhours. Every Art After Dark will be different from the last, but each will always offer music, film, special tours with curators and docents, hands-on art activities, a cash bar, delicious menu options from Café 1451 at the Norton and lots of FUN for everyone! General admission rates apply, FREE to Members and children 12 and under. All ages are welcome!
This program is generously underwritten in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. Media support generously provided by Clear Channel Radio, The Palm Beach Post, PBPulse.com. Graphic design provided by d g Communications Group. Printing services provided by Southeastern Printing.
Click here to view a video detailing one person's great experience at Art After Dark!
September 16: East Meets West
*(Note: special date due to Rosh Hashanah)
5:00-9:00 p.m. - Galleries open
5:30-6:30 p.m. - pbpulse.com Tour: East Meets West and Teacher Orientations: Portraits
5:45-6:30 p.m. – Introduction to Tai Chi with Grandmaster Jeffrey J. Giuffre
6:00-6:30 p.m. - Docent-led tour: East Meets West
6:00-7:00 p.m. - Chinese Painting Demonstration with Susan Wilders
6:30-7:00 p.m. - Curator’s Conversation: On the Silk Road and High Seas: Chinese Ceramics, Culture and Commerce with Laurie Barnes, Elizabeth B. McGraw Curator of Chinese Art
7:00 p.m. - Prize Drawings! 3 Chances to win: Museum membership, Starbucks gift card, and Jerry’s Artarama Art Set
7:00 p.m. - Film: Hero (2002) directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Jet Li.
After Art After Dark stop by The O-Bar at The Omphoy Ocean Resort for a complimentary select cocktail and 15% off all items on the "Tapas" menu.
October 14: Sensory Overload
Sound, color and movement combine to create the unforgettable impact of Nick Cave’s “Soundsuits” and this evening’s Norton programs. Join Cheryl Brutvan, Curator of Contemporary Art, for an introduction to the special exhibition Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth and see members of the Palm Beach Atlantic University Dance Ensemble perform in the “Soundsuits.” The Storch Brothers add their unique electronic music to the mix, and the Museum hosts a premiere of the ART:21 film William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible.