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!

Art After Dark / Jazz Friday

Friday, September 5 / 5PM-10PM

Schedule of Events

  • Join a tour!

    Choose between a Docent Tour of either Highlights of the Collection or Artists' Jewelry: From Cubism to Pop, the Diane Venet Collection

    Tour is limited to 25 visitors. Pick up your tour wristband at the Reception Desk one hour before the tour.

    Meet in Great Hall

    5:30 & 7 pm
  • Lecture

    Join us for an inspiring conversation with internationally acclaimed artists and designers from around the world. This special event brings together creative minds from diverse disciplines — including architecture, interior design, graphic arts, and filmmaking — to discuss their work, experiences, and perspectives on design in a global context.

    Don’t miss this opportunity to hear first-hand stories of working across cultures, navigating international design landscapes, and embracing the challenges of a nomadic creative life. Connect with like-minded explorers, gain global insights, and be inspired by the journeys of artists and designers shaping our world.

    Stiller Auditorium

    6:15-7:15pm
  • Open Studio

    Join our teaching artist for a fun and creative project!

    Classroom #2

    6-9pm
  • Music / Russ Spiegel

    Alongside performing everything from solo guitar to running a 17-piece jazz orchestra featuring his own compositions and arrangements, Russ Spiegel has released several CDs, written music for film, TV, and musicals, toured Europe and Asia, taught college-level courses, run workshops and seminars, worked as a music copyist for Broadway shows and major-label recordings, as well as having appeared in several feature films as both a musician and actor.

    Great Hall

    7:30-9pm

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.