Art After Dark

Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008), Primary Mobiloid Glut, 1988, from the series Gluts

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: February 21

Friday, February 21 / 5PM-10PM

Join us on the opening night of the exhibit Robert Rauschenberg: Five Decades from the Whitney’s Collection. Features a conversation with Carrie Springer, Associate Curator from the Whitney Museum of American Art, and David White, Senior Curator, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. Enjoy a live performance by Hued Songs, and participate in an Artist Tour, led by local artist Natalie Foucauld.

Schedule of Events

  • Curator Conversation: Divine Beings

    Laurie Barnes, Elizabeth B. McGraw Curator of Chinese Art, marks the opening of Divine Beings. In response to spiritual concepts, Asian artists represented divine beings in the form of humans and animals. This talk, led by Laurie Barnes, Elizabeth B. McGraw Curator of Chinese Art, explores five featured works in this exhibition, including the pictured painting of three Taoist immortals Fuxing (Star Lord of Happiness), Luxing (Star Lord of High Salary), and Shouxing (Star Lord of Long Life) engaged in a board game of weiqi (Japanese go, Korean baduk). The concludes with a visit to the Chinese galleries.

    About the Exhibition

    4-5pm
  • Spotlight Talks

    Cosmic Gaze by Olafur Eliasson and Autumnal by Morris Louis

    5:30pm & 6 pm
  • Lecture: Robert Rauschenberg: Five Decades and More

    On opening night of the exhibition Robert Rauschenberg: Five Decades from the Whitney’s Collection, Carrie Springer, Assistant Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art, who helped organize the exhibition, and David White, Senior Curator, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, will discuss Rauschenberg, his work, and his tremendous influence on today’s artists.

    Learn More

    6-7pm
  • Performance: Hued Songs

    Enjoy a performance series that illuminates the works of black composers and works inspired by black history, culture, and text. Led by classical vocalist, Kunya Rowley, Hued Songs explores black history through vibrant dance, song, and spoken word.

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    7:30pm
  • Express Tour: Works by Black American Artists

    30 minute gallery tour highlighting works by Black American Artists. 

    7-7:30pm
  • Artist Tour: Natalie Foucauld

    Artist, musician, and doctor in medical sciences Natalie Foucauld brings her unique perspective to her Artist Tour. Focused primarily on drawing, printmaking, and abstract acrylic painting, her work is inspired by bright colors and line technique from her Puerto Rican and Haitian heritage. Recurring themes in her work reflect on loneliness, oppression, and the meaning of being a woman or femme-identifying.

    Learn More

    8-8:30pm

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.