Defining Domestic Spaces, Family Workshop, Dallas Museum of Art

Defining Domestic Spaces is…

a family-focused workshop exploring how ideas of “home” are shaped by personal experience, cultural context, and artistic representation. Participants are introduced to the concept of domestic space as both a physical environment and an emotional landscape, examining how everyday spaces—such as kitchens, living rooms, and neighborhoods—reflect identity, memory, and relationships.

Drawing connections to 19th-century European art, the workshop highlights how artists have historically used domestic interiors to depict daily life, social roles, and emotional nuance. Through guided discussion, sketching exercises, and hands-on construction, participants reflect on their own domestic environments by visualizing the people, objects, and spaces that define “home.” The workshop culminates in the creation of three-dimensional home structures, encouraging participants to translate personal memory and meaning into tangible form while fostering creativity, storytelling, and intergenerational dialogue.

2023
ROLE: Workshop Facilitator & Teaching Artist
ORGANIZATION: Dallas Museum of Art
CONTRIBUTION: Designed and led Defining Domestic Spaces, an interactive family workshop and artist talk connecting personal narratives of home with representations of domestic life in 19th-century European art.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Developed workshop curriculum and educational framework; led interactive discussions on domestic space and identity; facilitated drawing and hands-on art-making activities; guided participants in constructing sculptural representations of their homes; presented personal photographic work to support thematic learning; collaborated with museum staff on program structure and audience engagement; created an inclusive, multi-generational learning environment.
SKILLS & TOOLS: Arts education; curriculum development; public speaking; workshop facilitation; community engagement; visual storytelling; interdisciplinary teaching; photography integration; lesson planning; collaboration: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign); hands-on material exploration.