The back of Cheryl Hirshman’s ‘Field Hands.’

The Somerville Winter Farmers’ Market at the Armory will throw the spotlight on local artist Cheryl Hirshman March 29.

“Field Hands: A Celebration of ‘Hand’ Work and the Family Farmer” will feature a recent installation piece by Hirshman focusing on the “artistry” involved with work performed by farmers. Hirshman invites the public to participate in the project by writing about farmers, farms, food and nutrition on prepared work gloves, which will then be added to the installation and exhibited across the country.

In the exhibition, Hirshman presents thousands of work gloves as goods to be sold. She is trying to engage the public about the importance of work done by hand, a concept often overlooked, degraded or invisible in our culture.

Hirshman is locally known for her work in media literacy, having founded the Center for Children’s Media and The New England Children’s Film and Video Festival, an event presenting the best in children’s films produced worldwide. For the past several years, Hirshman taught in the School of Design at Mount Ida College and is now taking a break from teaching to pursue her artwork. Hirshman has exhibited paintings, installations, videos and sound pieces in museums and galleries, nationally and internationally, and is presently developing a book, The Voice of the Yarn, which looks at handcraft and the growth of feminist thought.

“Field Hands” can be seen and participated in for one day only at the Somerville Winter Farmers’ Market at the Armory from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, March 29.