Newcomb Art Museum Celebrates 30 Years! |
Join us as we celebrate our 30th anniversary and our Fall exhibitions Thursday, Sept. 17 at 5:30 p.m. with an opening reception and conversation featuring Dr. Mariah Kupfner and PhD student Sarah Brokenborough beginning at 6 p.m. Refreshments to follow the discussion.
*Due to parking restrictions and construction in the area, a continuous shuttle service will be provided from the Diboll Parking Garage on Ben Weiner Dr. to the Woldenberg Art Center on Thursday, Sept. 17, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and ending at 8:30 p.m.
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Quiet Reserve: Stitching an Ambitious New Woman opens Thursday, August 20. Image: Gladys Moulton. Newcomb Table Runner, c. 1910. Silk embroidery on linen. The Historic New Orleans Collection.
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As part of the Newcomb Art Museum’s 30th Anniversary season, visitors are invited to experience two exhibitions that commemorate the artistic legacy of H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College.
Quiet Reserve: Stitching an Ambitious New Woman, curated by Sarah Brokenborough, graduate curatorial assistant and PhD student in Art History, traces how Newcomb’s embroidery program fostered a generation of industrious, self-sufficient artists prepared to participate in the region’s changing cultural and economic landscape. Through original examples of students’ art needlework, the exhibition highlights a curriculum that redefined and reinforced ideas of womanhood and labor in the early twentieth century.
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Marie de Hoa LeBlanc. Vase with Spanish Dagger Design, 1897. Earthenware with underglaze polychrome ornament. Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University.
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Also continuing this fall is The Moss Mystique: Southern Women and Newcomb Pottery, which examines the enduring influence of Newcomb Pottery and the women artisans who helped redefine perceptions of the South through a ceramic tradition inspired by its landscape and culture. Together, these shows illuminate Newcomb’s vital place in women’s education and American decorative arts.
Generous support for the exhibitions comes from The Decorative Arts Trust, the Anne Robertson Sellin Endowed Fund, and Handwork 2026 presented by Craft in America.
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Artists from Crescent City Clay Connection met at the Newcomb Art Museum to foster creativity, share resources and foster relationships.
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| Crescent City Clay Connection |
Launched in 2021, Crescent City Clay Connection (CCCC) is managed by Curator of Creative Practice Ina Kaur and brings together New Orleans-area ceramic artists of all backgrounds and disciplines. The group convenes monthly in studios, backyards, and living rooms to build community, share resources, and foster connections.
Last month, CCCC artists gathered at Newcomb Art Museum to connect, exchange ideas, support one another, and create new opportunities for the city's vibrant ceramics community.
Learn more about CCCC and membership at crescentcityclayconnection.org.
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Sierra Polisar, Head of Collections
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| Collections Leadership at NAM |
Join us in congratulating Newcomb Art Museum’s Head of Collections, Sierra Polisar! 🎉
Sierra, who has been part of the museum team for 10 years, was selected to join an outstanding instructor cohort for the Southeastern Museums Conference Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI). This January, she will share her expertise in Collections Management with museum professionals from across the region.
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JIMI is an immersive professional development experience designed for museum professionals seeking to broaden their understanding of museum operations and prepare for future management and leadership roles.
We’re proud to see Sierra’s expertise recognized on this regional stage—and even prouder to have her on our team!
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Ida Renee Rittenberg Kohlmeyer (1912–1997). Abstract Expressionist painter, sculptor, print maker, and teacher. Photo courtesy of Tulane Libraries.
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| NAM Celebrates Ida Kohlmeyer with Archival Digitization Project |
With support from The Helis Foundation, the Newcomb Art Museum is excited to announce the continuation of the Ida Kohlmeyer Digitization Project in partnership with the Kohlmeyer Estate.
A graduate of Newcomb College, Kohlmeyer (1912–1997) became a pioneering New Orleans artist whose vibrant abstract paintings, sculptures, and prints helped shape the visual culture of the American South. Kohlmeyer developed a distinctive visual language of geometric
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forms, grids, and symbolic marks. Her innovative work established her as a significant figure in American modernism.
Working in collaboration with Ida Kohlmeyer specialist Robyn Dunn Schwarz and Francine Stock, Tulane Digital Media Coordinator and Professor of Practice in the Department of Art, the initiative supports a forthcoming catalogue raisonné, provides hands-on training for a graduate student, and preserves the legacy of a pioneering Gulf South artist and distinguished Newcomb alumna.
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Sarah Brokenborough, Graduate Curatorial Assistant
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Join us Friday, Oct. 9 at 12 p.m. for the Newcomb Institute’s Fridays at Newcomb series where Sarah Brokenborough will give a curator talk about how Newcomb College’s embroidery program transformed women’s needlework into professional artistic practice.
Fridays at Newcomb is held in the Diboll Gallery at Newcomb College Institute, 3rd floor of the Malkin-Sacks Commons. Lunch will be provided.
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Joseph Fortune Meyer, potter, Mary Givens Sheerer, artist. Plate with Spanish Dagger Yucca Design, 1907. Earthenware with underglaze polychrome ornament. Gift of Miss Floy Maddox.
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Adopt a Pot from our Collection! |
Newcomb Pottery is a cornerstone of the Newcomb Art Museum’s permanent collection, exemplifying the distinctive artistic vision and craftsmanship developed at Newcomb College. As one of the museum’s most recognized and beloved collections, it often serves as an entry point for visitors to discover the breadth of our ceramic holdings, which range from ancient objects dating to circa 500 BCE to contemporary works by living artists.
Through Adopt-A-Pot, you can help care for this rich ceramic legacy. Your support contributes directly to the preservation, treatment, and long-term stewardship of ceramics across the collection, ensuring these works remain available for study, exhibition, and enjoyment for generations to come.
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Mark Your Calendars for these Upcoming Events |
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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. https://newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu/programs/
For more information on events and current exhibitions, visit: newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu
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Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane is FREE and Open to the Public.
Regular Hours: Monday – Friday 10 AM – 5 PM | Saturday 11 AM – 4 PM | Sunday Closed
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