Denton residents can lend a hand in creating part of a performance art project with the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design and artist Nick Cave.
Cave, a 2012 fellow of the UNT Institute for the Advancement of the Arts, is leading art, design and dance students through a project that will culminate in Nick Cave: Heard.
Cave, an installation artist and former member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, and the students are making "sound suits" - art that is one part sculpture, one part costuming and one part performance.
The 30 suits include horse heads that are covered with raffia over an armature of metal and hardware cloth, as well as horse bodies covered in raffia.
UNT dance students will wear the sound suits in three performances of Nick Cave: Heard. Denton performances are March 12 and 13 on the UNT campus and the final performance will be on April 1 at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas.
Robert Milnes, dean of the Visual Arts and Design College, said members of the community are welcome to help complete the suits in supervised sessions, with no art experience needed.
Once trained, volunteers can complete a costume at home.
This week, Denton residents ages 13 and older can attend the following sessions in Room 231 in the UNT Art Building:
• 8 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. today
• 10 a.m. to noon and 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday
• 8 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday
• 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 2 p.m. Friday
• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
• noon to 5 p.m. Sunday
The Art Building is at 1201 W. Mulberry St., on the southwest corner of Welch and Mulberry streets. Metered parking is available on Welch. Visitors can park in the Union Circle parking garage at 350 Welch St.Call 940-565-4005 or 940-565-4003 for more information.
- Lucinda Breeding
