EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

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: Women in Print

Special Exhibition • Women's Gallery

This spring, the Norton welcomes Women in Print, our latest Sisters in Art exhibition, to our permanent Women’s Gallery. This exhibition offers a delightful look at a baker’s dozen of women artists whose medium of choice is printmaking. It includes the rich and varied works of artists such as Kyra Markham, Christis Tirado, Inga Britta Mills, Karen Whitman, Deborah Maris Lader, Dame Laura Knight, Peggy Bacon, and Clare Leighton.

These women have employed printmaking to address topics as diverse as personal identity, social issues, and even the creative process itself. Among the works of art selected for this exhibition are a number of new additions to our permanent collection featured here for the first time.  

CLICK HERE for the Digital Catalogue

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 Spotify, Instagram, 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 

May the 4th Be With You Scavenger Hunt

Thursday-Sunday | May 2-5, 2024 | During Open Hours

A LONG TIME AGO IN A MUSEUM NOT SO FAR AWAY…
Explore worlds you never knew existed at the R.W. Norton Art Gallery as you and your team search for pieces of art that echo the characters, creatures, and planets of the Star Wars movies.

Is the Force strong with you? It doesn’t matter—anyone can enjoy this scavenger hunt. In honor of May the 4th, embark on an adventure through the Norton like Luke, Leia, and Han. So, put on your Jedi robes (Yes, we mean it! If you want to be a Jedi, don’t be afraid to dress like one!) and come down to the Norton during open hours from May 2nd through May 5th to blast off for some fun!

**Pick up a scavenger hunt at the front desk during business hours. Then, once you complete the hunt, return it to the front desk for a prize! This hunt is suitable for ages 6 and up. This event is FREE. 

Chess in the Gardens

Saturday | 11 May 2024 | Check-in at 8:30 AM

Sponsored by Elm Grove Middle School

Elm Grove Middle School and the R.W. Norton Art Gallery invite you to Chess in the Gardens on May 11, 2024. This spring chess tournament will take place on the museum’s south lawn. Registration opens at 8:30 am with the event starting promptly at 9:30 am and ending at 2:30 pm. Food trucks will be on hand to serve delicious lunch options from 11:00 am-1:00 pm. Students from kindergarten through 12th grade are welcome to participate.

• Junior Level: kindergarten - 6th grade

• Senior Level: 7th grade - 12th grade 

• $5 entry fee

• Prizes for 1st and 2nd place in both levels 

To register, click the link.https://forms.gle/AfXZWpuCQuoL9wcD7 

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

• April 19: Moana 

• May 17: The Sandlot sponsored by the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana

• June 21: Legally Blonde 

• September 6: Grease

• September 20: The Secret Life of Pets sponsored by Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 

• October 11: Hocus Pocus sponsored by Ivy B Photography