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 : August 23

Friday, August 23 / 5PM-10PM

Art After Dark : August 23

Enjoy an outdoor screening of Singin’ in the Rain presented as part of a film series featuring classic musicals related to posters in Coming Soon: Film Posters from the Dwight M. Cleveland Collection. Free popcorn! Also, participate in an Apple iPad design workshop to re-imagine artworks in the Museum.

Schedule of Events

  • Curator Conversation: Pecking Order

    Laurie Barnes, Elizabeth B McGraw Curator of Chinese Art, discusses Pecking Order: The Symbolism and Significance of Rank Badges and Other Traditional Chinese Textiles, Rotation I.

    6pm
  • Workshop: Drawing on the Past

    Use iPad and Apple Pencil to find artworks that inspire your creativity. Explore the galleries and adapt existing artworks into entirely new representations, while also learning how to create digital artworks.


    Space is limited to 20 participants. Tickets available at the Visitor Experience desk starting at 5 pm on Friday. First-come, first-serve

    All Upcoming Workshops

    6-7:30pm
  • Open Studio

    6-9pm
  • A Closer Look: Piranesi Prints

    Dive in and take A Closer Look at Piranesi Prints with Glenn Tomlinson, William Randolph Hearst Curator of Education.


    Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778) Veduta degli Avanzi delle Camere sepolcrali de'Liberti, e Servi, ec. della Famiglia di Augusto (Tomb chambers of the freedmen and slaves of the Family of Augustus), 1756
    Etching and engraving on paper

    7pm
  • Norton Cinema: Singin' in the Rain

    BYOB (Bring your own blanket) and enjoy a screening in the garden of the 1952 musical comedy Singin' in the Rain. No lawn chairs, please. Popcorn is on us!

    1952 | G | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 1h 43min


    8pm

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.