Nancy Nowacek

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(Between) Islands
2022-2024

Sculpture and Participatory Performance documentation 


(Between) Islands explores loneliness and ageism by engaging 18-24-year-olds in community with adults ages 65 and up to explore personal challenges through sculpture and movement. The 2024 Hoboken edition involved participants from the Hoboken Senior Community Center in partnership with students from Stevens Institute of Technology. The 2024 Minneapolis edition involved first year students at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and residents from The Pillars Senior Living community. The 2022 New York City edition, conducted virtually on Zoom, involved first students at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken and New Yorkers from all 5 boroughs over 60 years old.

A participant leads the room in the custom exercises for her weights
A younger-older pair chat about the week as they craft their dumbbells

Selection of weight pairs, 2024 Hoboken edition 
Selection of weight pairs 2024 Minneapolis edition
Selection of weight pairs 2022 NYC edition

A younger-older pair chat with another 
2022 NYC participants share their weights with one another via Zoom

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Nancy Nowacek artist is a research-based artist, designer, and educator working in visual art, public art, social practice, and socially-engaged contexts.