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National Museum of the American Indian – “Clearly Indigenous”: Family Art Day

Bring the whole family to National Museum of the American Indian to enjoy games, hands-on activities, storytelling, and music that celebrate and investigate Indigenous glass art in the Clearly Indigenous exhibition. Free, Saturday, May 16, 11 AM–4 PM. Check out the full schedule of activities.

11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM | Performances by Swil Kanim

    • Storyteller Swil Kanim (Lummi) will perform, sharing stories from the Pacific Northwest Coast. Throughout the day, catch Swil Kanim playing the violin.
  • 12:15 PM, 2:15 PM | Look, Learn, Create: Clearly Indigenous for Families
    • Join museum educator for a family-friendly interactive tour of the exhibition Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass. Visitors will look closely at three to four artworks and learn about them through guided discussion and shared observation. After finding inspiration from the artworks, families are invited to the imagiNATIONS Activity Center classroom to create their own inspired Glyph Charm artwork to take home.
  • Ongoing | Hands On Activities: Mock Stained Glass and more
    • Visitors are invited to find inspiration through the featured artworks in Clearly Indigenous to create their own designs in mock stained glass, etching and stencils, as well as button-making and bag designs.
  • Ongoing | Glass Working Demonstrations by Esteban Salazar
    • Local Brooklyn-based glass blower Esteban Salazar will demonstrate glass working techniques such as torch work on glass rods as well as the “sugar blowing” method, employing melted candy as a stand-in for molten glass throughout the day.

Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass was originated by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico, where it was curated by Dr. Letitia Chambers and Cathy Short (Potawatomi). The traveling exhibit was curated by Dr. Chambers and is toured by International Arts & Artists. Generous support for the exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian provided in part by Janet and David Offensend. This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

National Museum of the American Indian: NY | Indigenous Art Through the Lens of Glass

Contemporary Indigenous artists Preston Singletary (Tlingit), Dan Friday (Lummi), and Jody Naranjo (Kha’p’o Owingeh [Santa Clara Pueblo]) share how they use the medium of glass to express Indigenous stories, designs, and contemporary issues. Visitors can see the artists’ work in the exhibition Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass which traces 45 years of Native glass art and showcases approximately 120 artworks by 29 Indigenous artists.

Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass was originated by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico, where it was curated by Dr. Letitia Chambers and Cathy Short (Potawatomi). The traveling exhibit was curated by Dr. Chambers and is toured by International Arts & Artists. Generous support provided by Janet and David Offensend.

Image: Dan Friday, Aunt Fran’s Star Basket, 2017, Hand-blown glass veil canes, 14” x 16” x 14”.Image courtesy of Dan Friday, Photograph by Russell Johnson, © Dan Friday.

National Museum of the American Indian: NY | Women’s History Month: “SEEDS”

Ziggy (Kaniehtiio Horn) receives her first internet influencer job offer to promote the seed and fertilizer company Nature’s Oath. When her cousin calls her back to the rez, she is forced into a battle to save her people’s legacy and finds her power along the way.

Director: Kaniehtiio Horn (Kahnawake Mohawk), Canada, 2024, 82 min.

This film contains violence, horror, and coarse language. It is intended for mature audiences.

Doors open at 6:45 PM ET.

Image credit: SEEDS (film still), courtesy of indican pictures
This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Support for this program is provided by The Walt Disney Company.

 

Event Location Lower Level, Auditorium
Cost FREE

The Art of Storytelling with Native New Yorkers

Saturday, February 15

Storytelling sessions begin at 12 PM, 2 PM, and 4 PM.

Location: National Museum of the American Indian–1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

In this family-friendly event, storytellers Perry Ground (Onondaga, Turtle Clan) and Tonia Galban (Mohawk, Bear Clan) will share stories from their communities. Audience participation is encouraged.

More detail: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26seriesid%3D1818296