SCHOOL PROGRAM CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2014 – 2015
TOUR TOPICS Visual Art Approach
EXHIBITION TOURS Language Arts Approach
Social Studies Approach
November 12, 2014 – January 23, 2015
Photorealism & Photography
Elements of Art
What’s the Story?
Continents and Cultures
Introduce students to the ABCs of art— line, color, shape, form, texture, space, and value. Students examine the ways that artists utilize these basic elements to create a boundless visual language.
Construct the elements of a story and guess what could happen outside of the frame. Characters, setting, and plot are identified throughout the galleries as students construct stories from works of art in NOMA’s collection.
Travel the world and get acquainted with a variety of cultures. Students discuss how people on different continents have used available materials available to express themselves and interpret their environment.
Tap into the relationship of painting and photography. Photorealist painters use photographs to capture extreme details. View Photorealism: The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Collection along with PhotoUnrealism to compare media and techniques.
Methods & Materials
Describe it!
My Country, My State
Investigate the relationship between an artist’s ideas and techniques. Students discuss how objects are made as they compare and contrast different media such as painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, or ceramics.
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but how do we describe what we see? Students develop observation skills and build descriptive language as they use synonyms and adjectives to describe the artwork before their eyes.
Explore the history of the United States and Louisiana. Our rich cultural heritage is highlighted as students consider how artists represent place while investigating objects from different eras of our nation’s history.
March 4 – May 15, 2015
Kongo across the Waters Explore the art and culture of the Kongo People of West Central Africa. Discover how their traditions influenced Caribbean and African American artistic expression.
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TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS Ongoing
November 9, 2014 – January 25, 2015
Robert Rauschenberg and the Five from Louisiana
Photorealism: The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Collection
This installation celebrates the recent acquisition of Melic Meeting (Spread) by Robert Rauschenberg and revisits NOMA’s 1977 exhibition Five from Louisiana. Works by Rauschenberg and Louisiana artists Lynda Benglis, Tina Girouard, Richard Landry and Keith Sonnier are reunited and on display. October 25, 2014 – January 25, 2015
Photorealist artists translate the precision of photography into a painted image. The Besthoff collection features works made from 1969 to 2013 of enticing subjects including cityscapes, diner scenes, cars, toys, and flowers. Paintings by Chuck Close, Richard Estes, and John DeAndrea are on view alongside the new generation of Photorealists.
Prospect.3: Notes for Now
October 17, 2014 – March 15, 2015
Organized by Prospect New Orleans, the 2014 biennial exhibition features leading contemporary artists from around the globe. NOMA will serve as a host venue featuring works by six artists on view throughout the museum.
Photo-Unrealism Since its inception, artists have explored photography’s potential to distort, disorient, blur, and alter the real world. Exploring the history of the abstract, the unreal, and the
surreal in photography from its origins to the present, PhotoUnrealism includes works by Aaron Siskind, André Kertész, Clarence John Laughlin, James Casebere, and others. November 12, 2014 - January 2015
Degas’ Little Dancer Edgar Degas’ interest in the theater of modern life was especially evident in his thorough study of the ballet. Little Dancer, Fourteen Years Old, on loan from the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, was a groundbreaking work of mixed media when it was first seen in the 1881 sixth Impressionist exhibition. The dancer is Marie van Goethem, a Belgian student of the Paris Opera Ballet. Accompanying the bronze are works by Degas from NOMA’s permanent collection.
February 27 – May 25, 2015
Kongo across the Waters Kongo across the Waters, organized by the University of Florida’s Harn Museum of Art and the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium, explores historical and artistic links between the Kongo peoples of western Central Africa and African American art and culture. Sculpture, textiles, baskets, metal works, furnishings, tools and musical instruments will be on view.
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EDUCATOR EVENTS Saturday, November 29, 2014 Saturday, March 14, 2015
Educator Appreciation Day Teachers get in FREE with a school ID! Bring your valid ID or current school check stub and get FREE admission to NOMA for you and up to 3 family members. NOMA appreciates your hard work and dedication in the classroom.
Select Tuesdays
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Professional Development
Teaching with Art
African Art at NOMA
Bring art into your classroom with lessons inspired by NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. Lesson plans, images, and a museum tour are provided. Workshops take place on Tuesday afternoons from 4:30 – 6:30 pm. Come at 4 pm to enjoy refreshments and exchange ideas with colleagues.
Learn about our NEW resources for educators. NOMA Teaching Posters and Educator Toolbox make it easy to design arts integrated lessons.
Get to know NOMA’s exceptional collection of African art and visit Kongo across the Waters. Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Photorealism Consider tools that visual artists use to recreate a moment in time.
Explore how sculptors use wind energy, simple machines, balance and tension.
CLASSROOM RESOURCES Educator Toolbox Access this new online resource to find and exchange lesson plans related to NOMA’s permanent collection and exhibitions. Share student work in the Student Galleries and bookmark resources for future use. Sign up at www.noma.org/ learn/toolbox.
Educator Guides
Set 1 | Collection Highlights
Major support provided by the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation.
Above 1. Degas’ Little Dancer The Little Dancer, Fourteen Years Old, 1880 - 1881, Edgar Degas (French, 1834 - 1917), Bronze, net tutu with satin hair ribbon, Collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, State Operating Fund and the Art Lovers’ Society, 45.22.1. 2. Photorealism: The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Collection
NOMA Teaching Posters:
This durable set of six posters features selected works of art from NOMA’s collection on the front and interpretive guides, vocabulary, comparisons and suggestions for student writing
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The Science of Sculpture
on the reverse. They are designed for use by teachers and students and available FREE to schools. Limit 1 set per school, while supplies last.
Get to know NOMA’s collection with illustrated Educator Guides. Great for use in planning lessons or tours, these guides can be found at www.noma.org/learn.
Cat’s Eye and the Best of ‘Em, 1993, Charles Bell, American, 1935 – 1995; Oil on canvas; Collection of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Image © Charles Bell, Courtesy Louis K. Meisel Gallery 3. Kongo Across the Waters Ndunga mask, early 20th century, Woyo peoples, Banana, Lower Congo, DRC,collection RMCA Tervuren, EO.0.0.34579. Photo R. Asselberghs, RMCA Tervuren © 4. Five from Louisiana Melic Meeting (Spread), 1979, Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925–2008), Solvent transfer, acrylic, fabric and collage on wood panels with mirror, Gift of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, partial gift in honor of Dora Rauschenberg, and Museum purchase with funds provided by the Helis Foundation, 2013.20 Schedule subject to change. Please check www.noma.org for updates.