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September 2019
Four Centuries of Pueblo Pottery
Featuring more than 100 pieces of rare ceramics from the Autry’s Southwest Museum of the American Indian Collection, this exhibition traces the dramatic changes that transformed the Pueblo pottery tradition in the era following sixteenth-century Spanish colonization to the present. Organized by Pueblo language groups, the show includes pieces by such well-known potters as Maria and Julian Martinez (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Nampeyo (Hopi) and her descendants, Juan Cruz Roybal (San Ildefonso Pueblo) and Tonita Peña Roybal (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Gladys…
December 2019
Indian Country: The Art of David Bradley Opens to the Public
For the past three decades, David Bradley (Minnesota Chippewa, born 1954) has been a recognized voice from Indian Country, confronting through his art questions of identity, self-determination, and self-representation, as well as definitions of “traditional” Indian art. Drawing influence from diverse sources such as Santa Fe–style painting of the 1930s–40s, Renaissance art, pop culture, advertising, and film, Bradley’s work is at once serious and fun, historical and contemporary.
William Grant Still Arts Center “Psychedollia,” 39th Annual Black Doll Show,
Los Angeles (November 27, 2018) –The William Grant Still Art Center is excited to announce it’s 39th Annual Black Doll Show, “Psychedollia” showcasing a movement in joy, through Black life, music, art, fashion and popular culture. The exhibition cites 1960’s soul and funk as a source of inspiration while also referencing flower power genres of the 1990’s hip hop and house/techno scenes, contemporary practices of futurism and transgression through delight and bliss. Psychedollia is a celebration of the monumental and small,…
Bituin sa Araw ng Pasko/Filipinx Xmas Lantern Workshop
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock Presents BITUIN SA ARAW NG PASKO Filipinx Christmas Lantern Workshop with Instructor, Christian Acfalle About the Workshop: ‘Bituin sa Araw Ng Pasko,’ translating to ‘Christmas Day Star’ is a parol making workshop led by instructor, Christian Acfalle. The word ‘parol’ is derived from the Spanish word ‘farol,’ which means ‘lantern.’ The parol is a star shaped lantern popular among many households in the Filipinx diaspora during the holidays. Some families will start hanging their…