Object Lesson: Kitchen Wall in Bud Field’s Home, Hale County, Alabama by Walker Evans
In the summer of 1936, Walker Evans and James Agee, on assignment from Fortune magazine, set out to chronicle the daily lives of typical sharecropper families in the American South. In Hale County, Alabama, they found three families—including the Fields—with whom they lived for a month, with Evans photographing and Agee writing about their lives and environments, including this photograph from the family’s kitchen. Read More
Helen Gillet creates original solo concerts inspired by Mending the Sky
Helen Gillet is a singer-songwriter and surrealist- archeologist who explores synthesized sounds, textures, and rhythms using an acoustic cello. For Mending the Sky, she is creating a series of three solo performances that respond musically to the artists and ideas explored in the exhibition. Read More
Art-Making Activity: Photo-Transfer Collage
Bring your family together in a photo collage. Gather family members from across the generations in a group photo collage that will not damage your original photographs in this step-by-step art-making activity. Read More
Suggested Reading List for All Ages | December 2020
NOMA’s Learning and Engagement team is excited to present monthly suggested reading lists for all ages based on a theme or exhibition, in partnership with Octavia Books. For December, the theme is ritual and gathering. Read More
Object Lesson: Articulated Figure of the Veracruz Culture
Smiling children with subtly rounded bodies are among the best-known types of clay figurines from the Veracruz area of Mexico. Skillfully made of thin-walled clay, the movable limbs are attached to the body by strings, a device which permits the arms and legs to move to different positions. Read More
Musicians from Home: Martin Masakowski and Simon Moushabeck
NOMA presents a series of virtual concerts featuring a range of music’s best and brightest performing from their homes. Martin Masakowski and Simon Moushabeck perform as an instrumental duet. Read More