Bring the New Orleans Museum of Art into your home and get creative together through our new trial launch of two Virtual Studio KIDS! workshops. Join us for an all-hands-in guided workshop designed for young artists and their grown-ups to make together via Zoom. Meet other families, look closely at a NOMA artwork, and practice an art-making technique using materials you can find around the house. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and create together, even while we are apart!

Friday, May 1, 11 am to 12 pm

Textured Tales
Tell the story of your space in this virtual family workshop inspired by the texturally-rich work of artist Jennifer Odem.

Friday, May 8, 11 am to 12 pm

Intertwined: Woven Wall Hangings
Repurpose flexible fibers in your home to create a family wall hanging inspired by the work of artist Lynda Benglis.

Workshops are FREE with pre-registration. Youth ages 5-10, accompanied by an adult, are encouraged to participate. Spots are limited to 8 families per workshop.

SOLD OUT

Upon registration, you will receive a complete materials list, pre-workshop to-do’s, and an access link to join the workshop via Zoom.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Textured Tales

People all around the world are spending lots of time in their homes. What everyday objects are a part of the spaces you spend time in? If you were to explore the objects in your space with just your hands, what would they feel like? In this workshop, see your surroundings in a new way by exploring the textures around you! Families will create wax rubbings on paper inspired by Earth Mounds, a sculptural work by New Orleans-based artist Jennifer Odem to tell the story of their home or space through texture.

Earth Mounds is a part of the NOMA exhibition Ear to the Ground: Earth and Element in Contemporary Art. Explore the exhibition virtually through Google Arts & Culture!

Materials:

• Thin paper (newsprint, sketching paper, or even printer paper)
• Crayons, wrappers peeled off OR wax discs
• Household objects with interesting, varied, & defined textures: leaves, coins, paper clips, flat lego pieces, bottle caps, TV remotes, or other objects!
  *note: very smooth or soft textures may be difficult to create a rubbing/li>

Intertwined: Woven Wall Hangings

Repurpose soft, flexible fibers in your home like clothing, ribbon, rubber bands, or even plastic shopping bags to create a wall hanging in this youth and family workshop. Taking inspiration from artist Lynda Benglis’ work Brindaban Pink in NOMA’s collection, participants will take a close look at the ways some artists twist, tie, weave, and wrap materials in the creation of their sculptures. Using an ordinary clothing hanger as a base, participants will make colorful strands that can be twisted, tied, woven & wrapped into a new piece to liven up the walls!

Materials:

• Clothing hanger
• Old clothes, yarn, ribbon, plastic bags, rubber bands, or other soft/flexible materials
• Scissors
• Masking or duct tape