Past Events

In conjunction with Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana’s viewing at the Ford Foundation Gallery, and in response to COVID-19. The Ford Foundation along with the museum hosted Per(Sister) in Song - a Virtual Concert, celebrating the power of storytelling through music.

On May 11 the Newcomb Art Museum hosted an open conversation with directly impacted women about the challenges facing currently and formerly incarcerated women in Louisiana.

In honor of Mother's Day Weekend and in conjunction with the exhibition Newcomb Art Museum hosted members of The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra- NOJO for a free concert.

The Newcomb Art Museum hosted a panel discussion exploring arts activism in New Orleans, particularly as it relates to mass incarceration and creating platforms to discuss social justice in our community.

Newcomb Art Museum hosted a student dance performance inspired by the exhibition.

Newcomb Art Museum hosted a free concert celebrating PerSister.

Newcomb Art Museum hosted representatives from community organizations to discuss issues facing formerly incarcerated women.

Newcomb Art Museum partnered with the Tulane Law School to host a panel on Mass Incarceration.

Newcomb Art Museum held free screenings of two films documenting the treatment of formerly and currently incarcerated women.

Click to see images and videos from the opening night of Per(Sister).

Click to see images from the opening day of Per(Sister)