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, April 26 / 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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Spotlight Talks
Teen Collective
5:30- 5:50 pm | Gisela Colon- Morph (Elevation) 2022
5:50- 6:10 pm | Mark Dennis- From a Close Distance,2021
6:10- 6:30 pm | Ludovico Carracci- St James Major Guided by an Angel, 1600s
6:30- 6:50 pm | Luca Giordano- The Immaculate Conception
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Open Studio
Design Your Own Stained Glass! - Mixed Media on Paper
Join Resident Teaching Artist Lymari Cuevas to combine geometric patterns and vibrantly colored transparencies inspired by Arabic stained glass.
Classroom #2
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Lecture
“Jack” Frost on the Paper Trail
Join Glenn Tomlinson, William Randolph Hearst Chief Officer of Learning and Community Engagement, in discussion with Jonathan “Jack” Frost about how he began collecting, his favorite acquisitions and his insights on collecting prints.
Stiller Auditorium
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Join a Tour!
Docents discuss The Paper Trail: 500 years of prints from the Jonathan “Jack” Frost Collection.
Pick up your tour wristband at the Reception Desk one hour before the tour.
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Music
Harmonic Motion
Harmonic Motion presents a program of Arabic music and dance that includes both classical and folk representations. Musical pieces highlight the work of prolific Egyptian composers, and dance reflects the Raks Sharki style (eastern dance) as well as the Shamadan (candelabrum dance) and Raks al Assaya (stick dance). Instrumentation includes the oud (Arabic lute), Egyptian tabla (hourglass-shaped drum), and riqq (classical frame drum with cymbals).
Performers include Harmonic Motion’s Joe Zeytoonian and Myriam Eli, with guest artists Dawn Rhys, Fadi El Sabeh, Magda, and Yvonne.
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. 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 $5 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 Open Studio was provided by The Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Schott Endowment for Education.