Nasher Sculpture Center Announces Nasher Prize Month 2023. A Series of public programs and events bringing fresh insight to the work of the 2023 Nasher Prize Laureate, Senga Nengudi, from March 1 – April 2, 2023
Dallas, TX (March 2, 2023) – Nasher Sculpture Center announces a series of public programs celebrating the work of the 2023 Nasher Prize Laureate Senga Nengudi, from March 1 to April 2, 2023. Several free, scholarly public events will take place which are part of Nasher Prize Dialogues, the discursive platform of the Nasher Prize that is intended to foster international awareness of sculpture and to stimulate discussion and debate. Additionally, family activities and resources will specifically engage students and families, including free general admission and family activities during spring break, from March 15-19.
Four works that represent Nengudi’s long and rich career, on loan from various collections and the artist’s gallery, will be on view through April 30, highlighting essential elements of her contribution to sculpture.
In its seventh year, the Nasher Prize is the most ambitious international award in sculpture, established to honor a living artist who elevates the understanding of sculpture and its possibilities, granted along with a $100,000 cash prize. The American artist Senga Nengudi was selected for this year’s award by an international jury of museum directors, curators, artists, and art historians who demonstrate an unparalleled expertise in the field of sculpture.
ALL PROGRAMS LISTED ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Spring Break at the Nasher
March 15 – 19, 2023, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Nasher Sculpture Center
Free admission all week
Bring the whole family to enjoy a week of free programming at the Nasher in celebration of 2023 Nasher Prize Laureate Senga Nengudi. Explore key themes in Nengudi’s work through artist-led projects and interactive resources. Also enjoy ‘til Midnight at the Nasher on March 17 from 6 p.m. until 12 a.m., featuring a live outdoor concert followed by a film screening in the Nasher Garden.
Mountain Moving Day
March 19, 2023, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Nasher Sculpture Center
Free admission
Join the Nasher Sculpture Center as we celebrate Mountain Moving Day, an annual activation designed by Senga Nengudi to honor the power of the creative process and human potential. This family-friendly event features poetry, artist-led projects, interactive resources, and works on view from artist Senga Nengudi.
Nasher Prize Dialogues: Laureate Lecture
March 31, 2023 / 12 p.m.
Nasher Sculpture Center
Open to the public. Free admission.
A signature part of the free Nasher Prize programming, the laureate lecture provides a platform for each year’s winner to speak about his or her work – in any format – to an audience of students and the public. This year Senga Nengudi will speak in conversation with Linda Goode Bryant—activist, filmmaker, and founder of the famed New York Gallery, Just Above Midtown (1974-86).
Follow the conversation on Twitter and Instagram using #NasherDialogues. RSVP here.
Nasher Prize Dialogues: Prolonging Transience: Performance and Ephemera
April 1, 2023 / 11:30 a.m.
Dallas Museum of Art
Open to the public. Free admission with RSVP.
Throughout the history of performance art, artists have used memorabilia to translate, preserve, and expand the fleeting experience of momentary action. This discussion will consider the relationship between performance art and its related ephemera, examining how sculptural permanence impacts the field and its place in museums and collections. The panel includes multi-disciplinary artists Joan Jonas (virtual), Maya Stovall and Naama Tsabar, moderated by curator Adrienne Edwards.
Follow the conversation on Twitter and Instagram using #NasherDialogues. RSVP here.
Free First Saturdays
April 1, 2023 / 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Look, learn and love your time at the Nasher every first Saturday of the month. Bring the whole crew to create, discover and make new memories together. April’s program will offer special attention to the work of Senga Nengudi.
Additional Nasher Prize Month resources
School Tours
Free guided and self-guided tours for K– 12, college and adult groups featuring themes from the work of the 2023 Nasher Prize Laureate Senga Nengudi.
Schedule a tour here.
Teaching Resource
Available online and onsite, this curriculum-aligned resource for teachers and students introduces Nengudi’s work through questions, images and prompts for reflection.
Family Guide
Available February 2023 online and onsite, the Nasher is offering a bilingual family guide on the work of Senga Nengudi for families and student groups.
Access resources here.
App Tour
Explore a media-rich, bilingual digital resource designed for mobile users to learn more about Nengudi’s works on view at the Nasher.
See tour here.
Tactile Resources
Interact with materials used by Nengudi through a touch board available at the Visitor Experiences Desk.
Nasher Prize Support
2023 Nasher Prize Chairs / Mary McDermott Cook and Grace Cook
Presenting Sponsor / The Eugene McDermott Foundation
Education & Community Programs Sponsors / The Donna Wilhelm Family Fund, Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo / The Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation, and Patricia J. Villareal and Thomas S. Leatherbury
Wine Sponsor / Green Family Art Foundation
Cocktail Reception Sponser / JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Nasher Prize Dialogues Sponsors Bowdon Family Foundation, Michael Corman and Kevin Fink, Gagosian, and Janelle and Alden Pinnell / The Pinnell Foundation
Nasher Prize Graduate Symposium Sponsors / Lisa Dawson and Thomas Maurstad, Lucilo Peña and Lee Cobb, and Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Hotel Sponsor / HALL Arts Hotel Dallas / HALL Arts Residences
Presenting Media Partner / The Dallas Morning News
Partners / KERA and PaperCity
About the Nasher Sculpture Center:
Located in the heart of the Dallas Arts District, the Nasher Sculpture Center is home to the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection, one of the finest collections of modern and contemporary sculpture in the world, featuring more than 300 masterpieces by Brancusi, Calder, de Kooning, di Suvero, Giacometti, Basquiat, Hepworth, LeWitt, Matisse, Miró, Moore, Picasso, Rodin, Serra, and Shapiro, among others.
The Nasher Sculpture Center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for students, and free for children 12 and under and members, and includes access to special exhibitions.
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Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
