The Newcomb Art Museum offers guided tours and an array of public programs, all free of charge. Designed around the salient themes and images of each exhibition, such activities speak to an array of community and campus interests. Programs include lectures, symposia, artist-led family activities, public tours, performances, and studio demonstrations.

January 21, 2023 
Opening Celebration
2 pm – 6:30 pm
Join the museum for the opening reception of “Unthinkable Imagination: A Creative Response to the Juvenile Justice Crisis.” Programs include a tour, panel discussion, family activities, refreshments, music and more!

February 2, 2023 
Artists in Focus
6 pm
Activist, muralist, and artist Langston Allston will discuss the collaborative mural Together, Towards Freedom. The artwork was created with twelve young artists from the Youth Artist Movement (YAM). The mural depicts the harm of incarceration and the reimagining of a brighter future. Seen throughout the mural are messages of youth experiences in their day to day lives, and the history from which these issues are rooted. 

March 23, 2023 
When I heard hope, they got scared
6pm
Hip-hop artists Mickey Factz and Mac Phipps in conversation with Tulane professors Dr. Corey Miles and Dr. Sabia McCoy-Torres of the Africana Studies Department discuss how hip-hop is used to legitimate anti-Black violence.

March 25, 2023 
Responding to the Juvenile Justice Crisis
2 - 3:30pm
A panel of experts will discuss critical concerns to policy and advocacy centered on the juvenile justice system.

April 22, 2023 
Activate Imagination
2:30 - 5pm
Join the museum off-site, at the New Orleans African American Museum to come together with artists and community members to relax and enjoy art.

June 10, 2023 
Closing Reception for “Unthinkable Imagination”
2 - 4pm
A final celebration of youth empowerment featuring a film by the Dance for Social Change Teen Company, a talk by artist Ivy Mathis, snacks, and a youth creative showcase (8th to 12th grade).