Palm Springs Art Museum is presenting the first survey and major solo exhibition of contemporary Cahuilla artist Gerald Clarke.
Gerald Clarke: Falling Rock is the first survey and major solo exhibition of contemporary Cahuilla artist Gerald Clarke. Clarke is an artist, cowboy, university professor, tribal leader, and Indian (his preferred identity). Living with his family on their ancestral land near Anza, California, Clarke raises cattle as his father, grandfather, and other Cahuilla Indians have…
This year’s festival will feature interactive art displays and live music, with pottery, glass blowing and fine art painting scheduled to be on display. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission $13-15. For more info, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-southwest-arts-festival-indio-2020-tickets-76332928845
Free admission and parking (in student lots), Native American arts & crafts, powwow-style dancing. For more info, visit www.facebook.com/nasa.cuyamaca
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians invites you to the annual Singing the Birds event from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Feb. 1, 2020. This free, family friendly event features bird singing and dancing, Native American history, culture as well as arts & crafts. Food vendors are also a popular part of the event.…
Now the largest Two-Spirit Powwow in North America, the event brings together intertribal dancers, vendors, and singers from tribes across the country.
Free performances, workshops and family fun. Explore the richness of Southern California Native American cultures. Celebrate the human voice in all the arts. Discover and be inspired by a deeper understanding of our region, its beauty, and its uniqueness. Create your own poetry and art.
The exhibit is scheduled from February 15, 2020 until April 27, 2020, with an opening reception on February 15, 2020. The event is sponsored by The Maidu Museum, United Auburn Indian Community, MACT Health Board, Chapa De Indian Health and Buena Vista Rancheria.
Combining various media in his sculptures, paintings, and installations, Gerald Clarke derives artistic inspiration from his homeland’s cultural heritage and its desert and mountain environment, expressing traditional ideas in surprising and contemporary forms. His diverse artistic output resonates with histories of assemblage, pop, conceptual, and politically engaged art produced by both Native and non-native artists.
The California American Indian and Indigenous Film Festival highlights current films from American Indian filmmakers, producers, directors, and actors working through Indian Country.
This show brings together the passion of the country's top dealers and artists, with collectors, and those interested in exploring the rich cultures of the Americas. With an emphasis on Antique American Indian art, as well as Pre-Columbian, Spanish Colonial and the best contemporary American Indian art, this show offers something for everyone, including jewelry,…
In conjunction with Hans Baumann’s exhibition Hans Baumannn: 5 Distillations (Salton Sea), Pitzer College Art Galleries is hosting a symposium “Sovereignty Expanded: Indigenous Geographies of the Contemporary American West,” on Friday, February 28 and Saturday, February 29 in Benson Auditorium at Pitzer College. In 2017, Hans Baumann initiated a long-term artistic collaboration with the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla…
This event with feature Kari Norgaard, author of Salmon & Acorns Feed Our People, and Ron Reed with an introduction by Charlie Reed. The event is set to take place in the Native Forum at Humboldt State University.
The event has been postponed until further notice. Featuring the best in films by, about, and starring Native Americans and other Indigenous peoples. Showcasing enlightening films, documentaries and short films from some of today’s premier Indigenous filmmakers.
The event has been postponed until further notice. The conference offers the opportunity to share traditional and academic teaching and learning. This conference honors the commitment of the family and all those who have contributed to the advancement of Indian Education in California.
This annual event features cultural dance, traditional art vendors, food, and community.
The event has been postponed until further notice.
This event has been canceled. Indian tacos, jewelry, Native American dancers, and much more. For more info, visit nativeamericanstudentprograms@redlands.edu
Native American Gathering & Celebration of Protection and Preservation. Enjoy this free event, featuring singers, storytelling, speakers, basketry demos, children’s activities & games, artisans, good food, and lots more! For more info: Rebecca Robles, rebobles1@gmail.com, San Onofre Parks Foundation, (949) 366-8599, sgoggins@sanoparks.org
The event has been postponed until further notice. In honor of Native American culture, song and history, the Big Time is an opportunity to strengthen and reinforce tribal identity. Honoring and celebrating California Native traditions through songs, games, resources. Honor the land of the Wiyot Tribe, on which the campus is located. Arts & crafts…
Traditional area dancing, singing, and drums, vendors, food. Chumash storytelling, and children’s crafts.
The Mills College Pow Wow is a longstanding community event supported by the Bay Area’s Native American community and one of few in the Bay Area by and for the urban American Indian community.
Live online presentation with basket weaver, culture bearer, and indigenous language advocate Carly Tex (Western Mono) as part of the ACTA Shelter Together video series. Carly will be sharing the basketry and techniques behind acorn processing from her home in Fresno. Watch at https://www.facebook.com/caltradarts/?fref=mentions&__tn__=K-R
This event is part of the UC Davis Native American Studies' 50th Anniversary Departmental Colloquium series. On Thursday 4/9 from 12pm-1pm the department will present Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy, “Indigenous Studies for Decolonized Futures, or What the Frick Are We Supposed to Do Now? (Hint: Give the Land Back)” via Facebook Live. Watch at https://www.facebook.com/UCDavisNAS/
The event includes Native American music, dancing, prayers, food, jewelry and clothes from various tribes. For more info visit contact cmedellin@sdsu.edu
A workshop series focused on Building Community Engaged Scholarship on April 16 and April 23 from 12:00-1:00pm. Dr. Leal is an alum of UC Davis Native American Studies. Please tune in for an update of what she doing now and how her work is benefiting Native American communities. Will stream live on Facebook.
Every Friday at 2 p.m. the Clarke Historical Museum will host a new "Ask the Curator" Facebook Live event. Each week one of the Clarke's curators/registrars/volunteers will give a short talk and answer whatever questions you might have about the ins and outs of what goes on behind the scenes at museums. Tune in at https://www.facebook.com/ClarkeHistoricalMuseum/
This is a free, family friendly event celebrating Native American culture. Dance and drum competitions. Arts and crafts and food vendors will be available.
All drummers and dancers welcome. For more info, visit https://www.csudh.edu/slice/aii/
Save the Date! This event is for Native Youth Ages 13 – 19, who are in middle & high school.
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