Art After Dark

Docents discuss artworks in the Norton’s collection.

Create a wearable work of art inspired by George Cohen’s Loggia painting in this drop-in style open studio hosted by guest teaching artist, Ely Bellorin.

George Cohen became known in the 1950s for his paintings and board constructions with objects and mirrors attached to them. He is considered a major influence and forerunner of the Chicago Imagists, as well as a major national contributor to the development of painting in the 1950s and 1960s. He worked in oils and mixed techniques. A Northwestern University faculty profile describes Cohen as "a surrealist" who "combines the metaphysical with the sensual to express new realities of space, time, and the human form." Using this painter as a point of view and inspiration, Bellorin proposes an incursion into the art of decorating our pieces of clothing using various techniques and tools. The predominance of the abstract and the use of striking and contrasting colors will be the premise guests will follow.

Barbara Gomulka, a Florida born and based pianist, performs an ambient and romantic medley of standards, ballads, and originals. Barbara has performed across a variety of cities for holiday events, art receptions, festivals, dinners, garden events, and more.

This documentary series introduces viewers to major works that were turning points in the lives of the artists who created them. Join us to watch his program on Mark Rothko (1903-1970), a Latvian immigrant who moved to New York and worked through realist and surrealist styles before becoming a leading abstract expressionist painter, alongside Jackson Pollock and Willem De Kooning.

Docents discuss artworks in the Norton’s collection.