Art-Making Activity: Gratitude Reflection Painting
Louisiana artist Lin Emery creates kinetic sculptures from reflective materials. Wave, installed in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, relies on forces of nature—wind and gravity—to go with the… Read More
Object Lesson: Reflective works in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Since its opening in 2003, the Besthoff Sculpture Garden has been a place of reflection for visitors—and in the case of works with mirrored surfaces by Lin Emery, Anish Kapoor, and Jeppe Hein that quality is quite literal. Read More
Object Lesson: Breath by Lee Krasner
“I never violate my inner rhythm. I loathe to force anything… I listen to it and I stay with it. I have always been this way. I have regards for… Read More
NOMA’s Mini Masters program prepares and delivers at-home activity kits
Mini Masters is a collaborative arts integration program for pre-kindergarten students featuring works of art from the New Orleans Museum of Art. Mini Masters encourages students to develop higher order… Read More
Q&A: Umana Nnochiri discusses Nigerian akwanshi-inspired batik patterns
Umana Nnochiri is a textile artist and art educator at the Cross Rivers University of Technology in southeastern Nigeria. She adapts motifs from akwanshi (stone sculpture) of the Ejagham people… Read More
Suggested Reading List: Reflection and Self-Care
NOMA’s Learning and Engagement staff suggests the following books related to themes of process and materials in art. In partnership with Octavia Books, links are provided to purchase these titles… Read More