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, December 13 / 5PM-10PM
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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Open Studio
Forge a path into the new year while creating a vision board with Guest Teaching Artist Trina Slade- Burks.
Classroom #2
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Join a Tour!
Choose from a Docent tour on Sorolla and the Sea or a Highlights of the Collection tour.
Pick up your tour wristband at the Reception Desk one hour before the tour.
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Curator Conversation
Join Curator Tiera Ndlovu, Curatorial Manager of Madison Square Park Conservancy, for a talk on Nadia Huggins’ video installation Circa no future, which is part of the special exhibition Surroundings: Video Encounters of Nature. Circa no future is an interrogation of the notions of displacement and free will through the marine environment.
Reyes Gallery
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Music / Celebrating Young Musicians in Palm Beach County
Celebrate the holidays with a concert led by local young musicians.
Great Hall
7:30 – 8 pm / North Palm Youth Symphony
The North Palm Youth Symphony is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission of providing students access to a world-class string and orchestral education. Through its outreach, the North Palm Youth Symphony serves over 120 students from 35 different schools who do not have access to string education in their schools. The North Palm Youth Symphony actively seeks new families looking for a high-quality string education, community members who can financially support its mission, and a commercial space suitable to our growing needs. They are led by Artistic Director Victor Fernandez.
8 – 8:30 pm / BAK Middle School for the Performing Arts
Enjoy piano pieces played by students from BAK Middle School.
BAK Middle School of the Arts is a magnet school known for excellence in the Arts. Students have performed in festivals such as Music by Women, and at conferences such as MTNA, and the FMEA annual conference. Students are taught by Estibaliz Gastesi Latorre.
8:30 – 9 pm / Oxbridge Academy
Enjoy a chorale concert with Oxbridge Academy Chorale led by Kallina Chin.
Ms.Chin has over seven years of music teaching experience in Florida and six years internationally in Seoul and Dubai. As a music teacher and vocal director, she takes pride in seeing her students grow in their craft. Many of her students have performed at local events, international festivals, Michelle Obama’s “Just Move” campaign, and the Dubai Opera.
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.