News from MIAC/Lab
Joe Sando, Pueblo Historian Lecture
NOVEMBER 26, 2008
Joe Sando, Pueblo historian, will lecture and sign his latest book Pueblo Recollections, the Life of Paa-Péh at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 7. Admission is free to New Mexico residents.
Native American Picture Books of Change
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
Native American Picture Books of Change— is an exhibition of original works by Hopi, Navajo, Apache, and Pueblo artists who illustrated children's books in the 1920's through today. Based on the book of the same title by Rebecca Benes, the exhibition focuses on illustrations in Native American children’s books of the last century. Emerging Indian artists illustrated the stories for Indian students based on Native oral traditions and narratives about everyday Indian life.
A River Apart: The Pottery of Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos
AUGUST 19, 2008
A River Apart: The Pottery of Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos , opens at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on October 19, 2008 running through June 6, 2010. A River Apart: The Pottery of Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos presents ceramic masterpieces of both Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos.
Native Couture: A History of Santa Fe Style
MAY 12, 2008
Santa Fe style represents a state of mind held by those who live in this town either as full-time or part-time residents. Santa Fe style influenced fashion and design worldwide. It is not just jewelry and clothing but a feeling inside, a sense of place and that total belief in the Navajo saying, 'Walk in beauty.'
Comic Art Indigène
APRIL 9, 2008
Storytelling has long been a part of Native American culture. Comic Art I ndigène which opens at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on May 11, 2008 looks at how storytelling has been used through comics and comic inspired art to express the contemporary Native American experience.
Spider Woman´s (Na ashje´ii ´Asdzáá) Gift
APRIL 9, 2008
Spider Woman's (Na ashje'ii 'Asdzáá) Gift: Navajo Weaving Traditions , a long-term exhibition, features weavings from the 1850s through the 1890s - the Classic and Transitional periods.