EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

“Culture delivered on a daily basis.” -Steve Porter, Visual Artist

Happening Now

Special Exhibitions

The R.W. Norton Art Gallery hosts numerous exhibitions and events throughout the year.
We are proud to host both family-friendly community events and events for the 21-and-older crowd.


BLOOM!

Special Exhibition • 28 March - 12 May 2024

This spring, an explosion of color rocks the Norton inside and out. Just as our botanical gardens burst forth with blossoms, BLOOM! lavishes upon us an exhibit of canvases vibrant with pigmented petals. With over 435 submissions from 25 states and 12 countries around the world, it was truly a challenge to select the 60 pieces that make up this year’s display. So, please join us and enjoy the beauties of nature without the perils of pollen or bad weather.  

Featured Artists:

Ashley Anderson • Jennifer Anderson • Jillian Appelbaum • Sanya Arif • Lola Ashcraft • Beth Aucoin • Juliette Belmonte • Stacy Beuscher • Lauren Brasseaux
Jaleah Burris • Rachel Cabral • Sarah Clostio • Dorrie Ann Cobb • LaPetra Collins
Lissy Sanders Compton • Latesha Dickson • Susan Duke • Maryam El-Awadi
Hillary Frazier • Destiny Garcia • Taffie Garsee • Estelle Grengs • Naomi Hannis
Inique Harris • Jessica Hawkins • Terry Head • Sarah Hebert • Crystal James
Glenda Johnson • Lindsey Jones • Kelsey Kenneday • Jennifer LaFramboise
Leah Lawless-Smith • Amanda Lynn • Isabelle Massart-Bursh • Ann McCann
Stephanie McElhaney • Keith G. Morris • Linda Moss • Mark Nesmith • Rachelle Perez • Patrick Pietropoli • Shawne Reeves • Margaret Rehwinkel • Kim Rosin
Elena Rossato • Cecily Sammons • Marie Seguret • Stacy Spohn • Elizabeth St. Hilaire • Whitney Tates • Tessa Teixeira • Tonya Trest • Jane Ugah • Whitney Warren
Bridget Winder • Cayla Witt • Maureen Womack • Klavdia Zhernosek • Katie Zitlin 

CLICK HERE for Digital Catalogue


 

Sisters in Art

Wanda Gág: Artist and Storyteller

On view in the South Corridor

As an author, Wanda Gág is best known for her Newberry Prize-winning book Millions of Cats, the oldest American picture book still in print today. Gág is also recognized as a prolific visual artist. Over her career, she explored several different media, including drawing, etching, lithography, and engraving, as well as illustrating not only her books, but many other children’s books as well. She has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States, during and after her lifetime, and her work is found in museums and gallery collections around the world. 


Melodious Masterpieces

Do you hear music when you look at a painting? Does a specific scene touch your heart and make you hum a melody? Well, if so, we ask you to join our amazing social media followers who helped curate Spotify playlists full of the songs they hear when looking at pieces from the Norton's permanent collection.

Be sure to follow us on SpotifyInstagram, and Facebook for more music challenges. 


A Day at the Museum Coloring Book

Welcome to the R.W. Norton Art Gallery's coloring book! 

CLICK HERE to download the full coloring book. 

Once you’ve had your way with the Crayolas, please share your creations with the world via social media, using the hashtag #colorthenorton 






Happening Soon

Events


BLOOM! 2024 Opening Reception

Thursday | 28 March 2024 | 5:00-7:00 PM

This spring, an explosion of color rocks the Norton inside and out. Just as our botanical gardens burst forth with blossoms, BLOOM! lavishes upon us an exhibit of canvases vibrant with pigmented petals. With over 435 submissions from 25 states and 12 countries around the world, it was truly a challenge to select the 60 pieces that make up this year’s display. So, please join us and enjoy the beauties of nature without the perils of pollen or bad weather.

The opening reception for BLOOM! will be held on Thursday, 28 March, from 5:00-7:00 pm. The public is cordially invited to meet the artists and be the first to view this beautiful exhibition.


South Highlands Spring Fling

Saturday | 20 April 2024 | 2:00-5:00 PM

On Saturday afternoon, April 20th, the Historic South Highlands Neighborhood Association is partnering with the R.W. Norton Art Gallery for our annual Spring Fling!

Come out from 2:00-5:00 pm to enjoy family-friendly fun, good eats from local food trucks, games, live music, and more. Open to the public, free admission. More details will be shared soon! 


Summer Camps 2024

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Gamp Camp

Join us for Game Camp and ignite some old school cool as we teach new dogs old tricks. From chess to Monopoly, we will spend the day playing classic board and card games. Your game masters will engage you in exercises for your brain as we participate in everything from solo to group games. So, put down the electronic devices and get ready to engage in some old fashioned fun. 

CLICK HERE • June 18-21: Game Camp Session 1 is for students who have completed 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade.

CLICK HERE • June 25-28: Game Camp Session 2 is for students who have completed 5th, 6th, or 7th grade. 

Times: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm • Location: 4747 Creswell Ave. Shreveport, LA 71106 • Fee: $30 

Scribes & Scribbles Camp

Join us as we explore and transmute art into words. Capitalizing on museum pieces for inspiration, we will use a variety of media to create art, poems, stories, word art, collage, journal writing, and more! 

CLICK HERE • July 9-12: Scribes & Scribbles 1 is for students who have completed 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade.  

CLICK HERE • July 16-19: Scribes & Scribbles 2 is for students who have completed 5th, 6th, or 7th grade. 

Times: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm • Location: 4747 Creswell Ave. Shreveport, LA 71106 • Fee: $30  

Art & Architecture Camp

If it were your job to construct a bridge that could hold hundreds of cars without falling down, how would you do it? What shapes, structures, and materials would you use to ensure your bridge was strong enough to handle the weight? How would it look?
Join us this summer to learn techniques engineers use in making sturdy structures out of simple materials. Experiment to learn which shapes hold the most weight, and which are easiest to make. In this camp, you’ll get to design, build, and then test your own bridge against other designs to see whose is strongest! 

CLICK HERE • July 23-26: Art and Architecture Camp is for students who have completed 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade.  

Times: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm • Location: 4747 Creswell Ave. Shreveport, LA 71106 • Fee: $30   


Twilight Talkies

Join us for our Twilight Talkies series on the first Friday of each month! Starting in April and lasting through October, we show a family-friendly movie on the front lawn of the museum for FREE!!  Bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy a movie under the stars.  Sing, dance, and have a GREAT time! Local food trucks will be on hand with yummy treats to enjoy.

Movies start at dusk. 

Food trucks available from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Check our social media for a list of trucks.)

No Pets Allowed at this Event

See you in 2024!