Art-Making Activity: Sketch and Surprise!
It is said that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” One look at a picture can activate the imagination and encourage a story! In this activity, you will create a drawing of people and things in an environment. But there is a twist! You will work with a partner who will tell you how… Read More
Object Lesson: Mechanic and Steam Pump by Lewis Hine
The story behind the making of this photograph is a lesson in how photographers craft stories into pictures. Lewis Hine, who was well known for this ability once said, “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug around a camera.” Some great photographs are the product of circumstance: the right… Read More
Object Lesson: Death Comes to the Banquet Table by Giovanni Martinelli
While their story-telling symbolism is as old as Christianity itself, “memento mori” paintings saw a particular popularity in seventeenth-century Europe. It was a time of tumultuous politics and religious instability even as wealth flooded in from overseas. The Baroque art that bloomed during this period reflects the contrast between these two realities, as tensely captured… Read More
Suggested Reading List: Storytelling
NOMA’s Learning and Engagement staff suggests the following books related to themes of stoytelling. In partnership with Octavia Books, links are provided to purchase these titles through this independent bookstore based in New Orleans, which offers nationwide shipping or curbside pickup. For Adults Mules and Men by Zora Neal Hurston, Amistad, 2008, ISBN: 9780061350177 https://www.octaviabooks.com/book/9780061350177… Read More
Suggested Reading List: Human Connections
NOMA’s Learning and Engagement staff suggests a range of books for all ages related to themes of social justice. Read More
Art-Making Activity | Me, You and We: Get to know each other through drawing
Louisiana artist Ida Kohlmeyer is known for her highly personal language of symbols and shapes in her abstract paintings and sculptures, often arranged like words on a page. She took inspiration from the mark-making and inventiveness found in Abstract Expressionist and Surrealist works, including the work of Spanish artist Joan Miró. Take a look at… Read More