Family Studio
Make art a family affair!
Children ages 5-12, and their accompanying grown-ups, participate in a gallery experience, followed by a related art workshop.
11:00-11:15 Gallery Experience
11:20-12:20 Art Workshop
or
1:00- 1:15 Gallery Experience
1:20- 2:20pm Art Workshop
Assemblage Sculptures
Wednesday, August 12 / 3PM
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 / 3:00pm
Assemblage Sculptures
During this program, we will look at the Louise Nevelson sculpture, Sky Wall in the Norton Museum’s Collection. Then, using recycled materials that you can find in your home we will assemblage our own sculptural work of art.
$3 Per Family / Members Free
Louise Nevelson (American, 1899-1988)
Sky Wall, 1980
painted black wood wall hanging with 6 hinged door box sculptures within composition
42 x 52 x 8 in. (106.7 x 132.1 x 20.3 cm)
Louise Nevelson was an American sculptor known for her monumental wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. She used a technique called assemblage to create sculptures out of found pieces of wood in the 1930s. Assemblage is a type of sculpture that is assembled by the artist who may use different kinds of materials, as well as found objects. She often constructed her puzzle-like wall sculptures or standing pieces out of multiple cut pieces of wood. By painting her sculptures a single color such as black or white, Nevelson unified the separate pieces to look like one composition.
Accessibility
The Norton works to ensure that programs are accessible to all visitors. Bilingual, American Sign Language interpreters and live captioning are available by request with at least two weeks advance notice before your registration. To place a request, please contact us at [email protected]
Major support for this program was provided by the June Hirsch Jones Foundation. Additional support provided by The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Program Fund for Families, The Sarah Vierck Mettler Family Fund, and The Samuel Rosenthal Foundation Endowment for Education and Outreach Programs.