The Master-Apprentice Tradition
Answering a student’s question while visiting NOCCA in the fall, Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns simply stated, “If I had not met my photography mentor, you would not be meeting me.”
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March 2 & 3: Spectacular Dance By Stephen Petronio Company
The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) and The NOCCA Institute present the fast-paced, edgy, and exciting Stephen Petronio Company for three performances at NOCCA’s Freda Lupin Memorial Hall on March 2 and 3! Acclaimed by critics as one of the most innovative choreographers of his generation, Petronio is known for his instantly recognizable style of fiercely kinetic and emotional dances.
Master Class: Chef Aaron Sanchez
“Cooking is a connection to someone’s soul,” Master Chef Aaron Sanchez explained to Culinary Arts students in their first master class since the launch of NOCCA’s newest discipline in August. Cooking is clearly how Chef …
January 12: Join Us At NOCCA For The 2012 Visiting Artists Exhibit
Please join us at NOCCA on Thursday, January 12 for the opening reception of the 2012 Visiting Artists Exhibit. The show features two- and three-dimensional work by Willie Birch, Sesthasak Boonchai, Sally Brogden, and Rajko …
Master Class: Filmmaker Ken Burns
“What would you change in history if you could?” asked a student of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. “I would stop the assassination of Abraham Lincoln,” he answered. “I am curious as to what Lincoln’s emphasis …
Master Class: Soprano & NOCCA Alum Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet
“Where in your body do you think your voice is coming from?” soprano and NOCCA alumnus Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet asked a young vocal student who had just sung for her. The student looked unsure. “Your voice …
October 22: Major Exhibition “Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women, and Art”, Featuring Yoko Ono, Elisabeth Sunday, And More
NOCCA’s On the Edge Gallery Series continues with: “Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women, and Art” featuring work by Yoko Ono, Elisabeth Sunday, and more October 22 through December 16, 2011 Opening reception: October 22, …
NOCCA Faculty Member Ersy Schwartz Gets Retrospective At Ogden Museum Of Southern Art
Though NOCCA students work with a master artist/teacher for three or four years, the opportunity to see a significant body of their teachers’ life’s work is still a rare treat. The retrospective of Visual Arts …
Items Of Note At NOCCA: 2010 – 2011
The GRAMMY Foundation selected NOCCA as a 2011 Signature School Enterprise Award Recipient, one of 36 nationwide. Created in 1998, the GRAMMY Signature Schools program recognizes the top U.S. public high schools that are making …
A Recap Of The NOCCA Institute’s Artists-in-Residence Program, 2010-11
The NOCCA Institute funded 65 artist residences this past year, and NOCCA welcomed many more master artists into its classrooms who provided invaluable experiences to young artists developing their own voices and goals. The Artists-in-Residence …
The NOCCA Institute’s Financial Aid Program: Highlights From 2010 – 11
The NOCCA Institute awarded over $130,000 in Term-Time and Summer Study Financial Aid in 2010-11. The Term-Time program, which helps students with department fees, supplies, required private music lessons, and travel to the Chicago Unified …
NOCCA’s Academic Studio Creates A New Model For Education
Visiting master artists tell students: build on your strengths. NOCCA’s great strength is its approach to teaching. Louisiana’s great strength is creativity. As an arts-training school, we approached the development of a new academic curriculum …
NOCCA Partners With The Legacy Donor Foundation To Create Video Encouraging Organ Donation
Donate Life, a short film produced by the Legacy Donor Foundation (LDF) in collaboration with NOCCA, is the story of a high school student named Claire, who needs a heart transplant. Viewers follow Claire’s journey …
NOCCA Launches A Four-Year Culinary Arts Program For High School Students
By the fourth day of the summer session, everyone from NOCCA was in the kitchen. (It was pastry day!) It hasn’t taken long for Culinary Arts to become part of NOCCA’s heart and soul. We …
NOCCA Institute Executive Director Sally Perry Selected For National Cultural Leadership Program
Sally Perry, Executive Director of The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Institute (The NOCCA Institute), has been accepted into National Arts Strategies‘ highly competitive Chief Executive Program. As one of 100 leaders in the …