Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane is excited to announce the opening of two new exhibitions: "The Moss Mystique: Southern Women and Newcomb Pottery" and "Making Her Mark" — complementary exhibitions that explore how Newcomb Pottery transformed women’s artistic training into professional practice while shaping ideas of Southern identity through nature-inspired design. Together, they illuminate Newcomb Pottery’s central role within the museum’s collections and highlight Newcomb’s lasting impact on women’s education and American decorative arts. Now on view through December 4. Visit https://newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu to learn more.
The Moss Mystique: Southern Women and Newcomb Pottery is co-organized by Telfair Museums and the Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University and curated by Dr. Elyse D. Gerstenecker, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Decorative Arts at Telfair Museums. Making Her Mark is co-curated by Sierra Polisar, Head of Collections, and Kendyll Gross, Assistant Curator, at the Newcomb Art Museum.
The Moss Mystique: Southern Women and Newcomb Pottery On Display: Feb. 5 – Dec. 4, 2026
Making Her Mark On Display Feb. 5 – May 15.
Free Public Tour during Book Fest! Saturday, March 14, 10 a.m. Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane Woldenberg Art Center
Pick up a print release of the brochure Newcomb in Paris: Mary Given Sheerer and the American Pottery Movement by Kate Bonansinga. The Arts and Crafts of Newcomb Pottery book will also be on sale at the museum and in the Bookfest tent all weekend. Newcomb Art Museum is free and open to the public.
