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Rebecca Haff Lowry (Delaware Tribe of Indians, b. 1972). Cape of a Matriarch, 2021. Turkey feathers, glass beads, dentalium shells, hemp string. Image courtesy of the artist.

 

 

Events and Programs, For Everyone!, In Person, MAM Member

Members' Only Preview—Interwoven Power: Native Knowledge / Native Art

Members' Only Preview—Interwoven Power: Native Knowledge / Native Art

MEMBERS' PREVIEW BEGINS AT 10 a.m.

FEATURED ARTIST TALK: 7 p.m. | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

 

Spend an hour or the day at MAM to celebrate the opening of Interwoven Power: Native Knowledge / Native Art, the new long-term exhibition of the Museum’s Native art collection.

Artists and collaborators of this three-year reinstallation project will share their work first-hand and offer a behind-the-scenes look at the exhibition’s development in relation to the landscape of art, museums, and Native communities in North America today.

All events on September 13 are free to Museum members with no sign-up required. At 6 p.m., the Museum will open to the general public for exhibition viewing and the 7 p.m. featured artists’ talk, “Holly Wilson, Sarah Sense, and Elizabeth James-Perry: Interweavings.” (Nonmembers: $20) Join MAM as a member here.

Headshot of Rebecca Haff Lowry, Sherrie Smith-Ferri, Brian Vallo, John Lukavic, Eric-Paul Riege, Holly Wilson, Kennetha Greenwood, Povi Romero, Elizabeth James Perry, and Sarah Sense

Schedule of Events
 

10 a.m.:

Museum and Cornerstone Café Open to members
 

12 p.m.:

Welcome 
Poetry reading by Rebecca Haff Lowry (Delaware Tribe of Indians)
Remarks from Museum leadership and Curator of Native American Art Laura Allen; Sherrie Smith-Ferri (Dry Creek Pomo/Bodega Miwok), MAM Native American Art Advisory Council Member; and Brian Vallo (Acoma Pueblo), cultural consultant and exhibition Collaborator
 

1 p.m.:

Roundtable with Sherrie Smith-Ferri, Brian Vallo, and John Lukavic, MAM Native American Art Advisory Council Member, moderated by Laura Allen
 

2 p.m.:

Eric-Paul Riege (Diné): jaatłoh4Ye’iitsoh Performance
Wampum jewelry available by artist Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag)
 

3 p.m.:

Site-specific installation tour by artist Holly Wilson (Delaware Nation)
Wampum jewelry available by artist Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag)
 

4 p.m.:

Artist discusses their artwork in the gallery:
 Kennetha Greenwood (Otoe-Missouria)
 

4 p.m.:

Family art activity with Povi Romero (Pojoaque Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo, Santa Clara Pueblo, Ohkay Owingeh) and Emily Kenselaar, MAM art educator
 

5 p.m.:

Artist discusses their artwork in the gallery:
 Rebecca Haff-Lowry (Delaware Tribe of Indians)
 

6 p.m.:

Museum opens to nonmembers ($20 admission, includes artist talk)
 

7 p.m.:

Featured artist talk: “Holly Wilson, Sarah Sense, and Elizabeth James-Perry: Interweavings. Moderated by Laura Allen, Curator of Native American Art
 

8:30 p.m.:

Museum Closes 

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Banner image: Rebecca Haff Lowry (Delaware Tribe of Indians, b. 1972). Detail of Cape of a Matriarch, 2021. Turkey feathers, glass beads, dentalium shells, hemp string. Image courtesy of the artist.

 

 

Member Price
FREE
Non-Member Price
$20 AFTER 6 P.M.
Event Type
MAM Member
Event Format
In Person
Special Pricing Info

MUSEUM ADMISSION/ARTIST TALK TICKETS AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE AND AT THE DOOR.

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