EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

BLOOM! Juried Exhibition 2025

20 March - 18 May 2025

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 527 submissions from 29 states and 22 countries around the world, it was truly a challenge to select the 53 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. 

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Featured Artists: Natalie Armstrong • Huijun (Joy) Austin • Yolanda Barnes • Scott Beckman • Noah Bounds • Lelde Brake-Klaveri • Erica Branch • Julia Braud Rachel Cabral • Sarah Clostio • Victoria Coates • Mary Jean Davis • L. Rivka Estes• Emily Ezell • Michelle Filer • Hillary Frazier • Irene Gallion • Joanne Harrill • Faith Hensley • Crystal James • Kelsey Kenneday • Rebecca Latham • Mileah Lorenz • Shelly Losee • Jerry Madara • Janet Maines • Isabelle Massart-Bursh • Laney Brooke Mayeaux • Sarah Melanson • Hanazuka Misaki • Sidney Mitchell • Jacqueline Claudet Mitterer • Keith G. Morris • Mark Nesmith • Neona Norwood • Rachelle Perez • Kassi Picou • Whitney Pollock • Mary Post • Liz Reyes • Jason Rodrigue • Heather Marie Dickens • Megan Rose • Jennifer Ryland • Cecily Sammons • Stacy Spohn • Pritha Srinivasan • Samantha Tallichet • Whitney Tates • Beki Tobiasson • Nikolas Tower • Anzhei Trubitski • Jane Ugah • Klavdia Zhernosek 

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

Calling All Artists!!

New Orleans in Art: A Love Letter from the Crescent City

Deadline • 21 July 2025

CALLING ALL ARTISTS! The R.W. Norton Art Gallery is happy to announce we’ve opened submissions to our next juried exhibition, New Orleans in Art: A Love Letter from the Crescent City! This prize-winning show will be a “taste” of New Orleans art designed to celebrate the soul of the Crescent City and its environs through an eclectic mix of artists, styles, subject matter, etc. – as if one were visiting New Orleans and seeing its art in person. Our goal is to bring amazing artists to the attention of the Shreveport-Bossier community. See the application below for details and the rules and regulations for New Orleans in Art: A Love Letter from the Crescent City.

Deadline: 21 July 2025.

Application: https://shorturl.at/eTmDM 

Reel Adventures: Blade Runner

Friday • 25 April 2025 • 5:30 - 8:00 PM

Do you like movies? Do you like exploring behind the scenes and learning the nuts and bolts of movie making? If so, please join us for Reel Adventures: Blade Runner! It’s like a book club, but MUCH better! Along with good fun, food and drink, prizes awarded, and more.

It works like this: We pick a movie that is either available free of charge, or at minimal cost, on one or more digital platforms. You watch this movie in the comfort of your own home, and then we meet at the museum for a discussion led by film expert and director Jeffrey Goodman, intermixed with trivia and games.

We will be providing complimentary water, soft drinks, a signature-themed mocktail, and light hors d’oeuvres. However, you are encouraged to bring whatever snacks strike your fancy.

Blade Runner is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The film is set in a dystopian future Los Angeles of 2019, in which synthetic humans known as replicants are bio-engineered by the powerful Tyrell Corporation to work on space colonies. When a fugitive group of advanced replicants led by Roy Batty (Hauer) escapes back to Earth, burnt-out cop Rick Deckard (Ford) reluctantly agrees to hunt them down.

Blade Runner is available on YouTube TV, Google Play, Apple TV, and Fandango for $3.99.

CLICK HERE for tickets. 

Star Wars Day Fun Hunt

May 1 - 4, 2025 • 1:00 - 5:00 PM Daily

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 fun 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 1st through May 4th to blast off for some fun!

**Pick up a fun 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.  

Summer Camps 2025

 Summer Camps are LIVE!! 
Check out the link below for the schedule and to reserve your spot.
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/7578721273 

Summer Art Camp

The R.W. Norton Art Gallery’s Summer Art Camp is a vibrant and inspiring experience where young artists immerse themselves in creativity and self-expression. Surrounded by the museum’s stunning collection of paintings, sculptures, and botanical gardens, campers engage in hands-on activities such as painting, sketching, and mixed media projects. Guided by skilled instructors, they explore different artistic techniques and styles, while learning about famous artists and the stories behind the masterpieces on display. From printmaking to painting, inspiration will be drawn from the museum’s exhibits and lush outdoor spaces as we foster imagination, creativity, and a lifelong love for the arts.  

Dates:

June 17 - 20 • 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 

June 24 - 27 • 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Mystery at the Museum Camp

Mystery at the Museum is a thrilling summer camp in which young detectives embark on an adventure to uncover hidden secrets, unravel cryptic puzzles, and solve together the museum mystery. Set within the halls and galleries of the R.W. Norton Art Gallery, campers will explore hidden passages, decode mysterious artifacts, and follow a trail of clues leading them through exhibits filled with riddles and evidence. Guided by expert teachers and camp helpers, students will learn about history, art, and decoding while working together to crack the case. Each day brings new twists and unexpected discoveries, making this camp an unforgettable journey of curiosity, teamwork, and adventure! 

Dates:

July 8 - 11 • 8:00 am - 12:00 pm  

July 15 - 18 • 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 

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

2025 Schedule:

May 23 • Moana

June 6 • Grease

September 19 • Air Bud sponsored by Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 

October 3 • Girls Night Out: Mean Girls

October 24 • The Addams Family