Current Exhibitions
Harry Bertoia: Sculpting Mid-Century Modern Life
January 29 - April 24, 2022 / Learn more
Family Guide / Guía familiar: Harry Bertoia, 2022 (En ingles y español)
Meet Harry Bertoia, an artist and designer who created furniture, jewelry, musical sculptures and more. / Conoce a Harry Bertoia, un artista y diseñador que creó muebles, joyería, esculturas musicales, y más.
Recommended for elementary-aged learners.
Teaching Resource: Harry Bertoia: Sculpting Mid-Century Modern Life, 2022
Discover how Harry Bertoia's innovative approach to design influenced the style of a generation. This resource introduces students to Bertoia's sculpture, furniture, jewelry, monotypes, and interactive sounding sculptures with prompts for close looking and discussion.
Recommended for intermediate- and secondary-aged learners.
Materials and Process Videos:
Learn how artists weld metal.
See how a sculpture is cast in bronze.
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Resource: How do you cast a sculpture?
Recommended for elementary-aged learners.
Artist-made Videos:
Galaxy Embroidery inspired by Harry Bertoia
Bug Jewelry inspired by Harry Bertoia
2022 Nasher Prize Laureate Nairy Baghramian
February 5 - May 1, 2022 / Learn more
Family Guide / Guía familiar: Nairy Baghramian, 2022 (En ingles y español)
Learn about an artist who creates sculptures inspired by play and reminds us to appreciate things that are not perfect. / Aprende sobre una artista que crea esculturas inspiradas en el juego y nos recuerda apreciar las cosas que no son perfectas.
Recommended for elementary-aged learners.
Teaching Resource: Nairy Baghramian, 2022
Artist Nairy Baghramian questions how we define success and failure through "misfit" sculptures that relate to the idea of play. This resource introduces students to Baghramian's work through questions, images and prompts for reflection.
Recommended for intermediate- and secondary-aged learners.
Sightings: Olivia Block
January 29, 2022 - April 24, 2022 / Learn more
Media artist and composer Olivia Block presents a new interactive composition, The Speed of Sound in Infinite Copper, featuring sounds created by Bertoia's sounding sculptures. Viewers can activate different sounds as they move through the gallery space.
Nasher Public: New Art by Texas Artists
Ongoing / Learn more
Family Guide: What Is Public Art?
Learn how a work of art can become an important part of a community and create a proposal for your own public artwork.
Recommended for elementary-aged learners.
Nasher Collection Artworks
Mini Project: Design a giant sculpture inspired by Mark di Suvero's Eviva Amore
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Video: Build Your Own Tour - Eviva Amore by Mark di Suvero
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Mini Project: Write a script about everyday people inspired by George Segal’s Rush Hour
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Video: Build Your Own Tour - Rush Hour by George Segal
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Artwork Focus: Explore abstraction using Willem de Kooning's Seated Woman
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Video: Build Your Own Tour - Seated Woman by Willem de Kooning
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Artwork Focus: Find inspiration from nature with Henry Moore's Working Model for Three Piece No. 3: Vertebrae
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Video: Build Your Own Tour - Working Model for Three Piece No. 3: Vertebrae by Henry Moore
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Video: Build Your Own Tour - Caress of a Bird by Joan Miró
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Mini Project: Build a 3D portrait inspired by Naum Gabo’s Constructed Head No. 2
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Artwork Focus: Explore texture and create a foil sculpture based on Alberto Giacometti's Venice Woman IV
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Video: Build Your Own Tour - Naum Gabo, Linear Construction in Space No. 1 (Variation)
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Primary Source Resource: Magdalena Abakanowicz, Bronze Crowd
Consider the impact of World War II through a firsthand account by artist Magdalena Abakanowicz. Students are asked to use sculpture as a framework for understanding the behavior of people swayed by the influence of a crowd.
Recommended for intermediate- and secondary-aged learners.
Video: Build Your Own Tour - Bronze Crowd by Madgalena Abakanowicz
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Primary Source Resource: Jean Arp
Students are invited to explore themes of abstraction and collaboratively create Surrealist "automatic drawings" in the style of Jean Arp.
Recommended for intermediate- and secondary-aged learners.
Primary Source Resource: Barbara Hepworth
Discover how Barbara Hepworth was influenced by landscape, materials, and ancient monoliths as she created sculpture. Students are asked to consider their own experiences with the environment and create a collage based upon independent research of ancient sculptures.
Recommended for intermediate- and secondary-aged learners.
Primary Source Resource: Sol LeWitt
Learn about the work of artist Sol LeWitt, then create your own set of instructions for a conceptual artwork to be completed by a friend or family member.
Recommended for intermediate- and secondary-aged learners.
Video: Build Your Own Tour - Sol LeWitt, Modular Cube/Base
Recommended for learners of all ages.
Primary Source Resource: Isamu Noguchi
Discover how Noguchi's Gregory (Effigy) draws upon Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis and the artist's own experiences in an internment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II.
Recommended for intermediate- and secondary-aged learners.
Primary Source Resource: Joel Shapiro
Artist Joel Shapiro's inventive use of space offers students new perspectives on constructing sculptures with compelling compositions.
Recommended for intermediate- and secondary-aged learners.
Primary Source Resource: Richard Serra
Students are asked to consider how verbs can suggest unique approaches to working with materials, as in the work of artist Richard Serra.
Recommended for intermediate- and secondary-aged learners.
Architecture at the Nasher
Architecture Resource:
Intermediate Level
Information, questions and activities to introduce students to the architecture of the Nasher Sculpture Center.
Recommended for intermediate- and secondary-aged learners.
Architecture Resource: Advanced Level
Detailed information about the architecture of the Nasher Sculpture Center.
Recommended for adult and secondary-aged learners.
Video: Nasher Sculpture Center - Portrait of a Building
Recommended for learners of all ages.
The Nasher Story
Primary Source Resource: The Nasher Collection
Examine the purpose and nature of collecting through the lens of the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection. Students are invited to discuss their own experiences with collecting and to propose an exhibition for the Nasher Garden.
Recommended for intermediate- and secondary-aged learners.
Video: The Nasher Collection - A Tribute to Raymond and Patsy
Recommended for learners of all ages.
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