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 / Brasoul
Friday, December 10 / 5PM-10PM
Schedule of Events
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Curator Conversations / Chaim Gross: Bodies in Motion
Sasha Davis, Executive Director of the Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation joins Ellen Roberts, Harold and Anne Berkley Smith Curator of American Art, to discuss the artist Chaim Gross, subject of the Norton’s current exhibition, Chaim Gross: Bodies in Motion. Celebrating Tomoko Supak’s recent gift of Gross’s sculpture Standing Figure of 1936, this exhibition uses the Norton’s two sculptures and five works on paper by Gross to explore this artist’s mastery of representing the human form moving in space.
Tickets for this talk will be available from Visitor Experience staff one hour before the talk begins.
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Tour
Explore great works in the Museum collection led by one of the Museum’s fine docents.
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Live Music / Brasoul
Multidisciplinary artist Paloma Dueñas, born in Mexico City, leads the ensemble Brasoul. Started as a collaborative project to celebrate Brazilian music, Brasoul performs an eclectic blend of jazz standards and contemporary soul music with Brazilian rhythms and instrumentation.
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Open Studio with artist Jose Mendez
Create your own sculpture inspired by Chaim Gross using air day clay, clay tools and your imagination. Chaim Gross was known for his hardwood carvings, figurative sculptures, and graphic work. What will you create with your clay?
All materials are included. Open to all ages and levels of artistic talent!
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Tour
One more chance to explore great works in the Museum collection with one of the Museum’s fine docents.
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.