Museum of Indian Arts & Culture debuts a traveling exhibition that features more than 100 historic and contemporary works in clay. Courtesy/Cochiti Pueblo 50009/12 Gift of Dr. Phyllis Harroun MIAC
MIAC News:
The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) is celebrating the history and art of Pueblo pottery, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6.
The Grounded in Clay Film event brings together communities and families to discuss the past, present and future of this remarkable and vibrant art form.
The museum will screen Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pottery, a documentary on the exhibition produced by New Mexico PBS; a documentary about Lucy Lewis, the Acoma potter and matriarch; and Our Quiyo, a short film about Marina Martinez.
MIAC also is hosting a series of panel discussion, artists demonstrations, and a catered reception.
Admission to the museum and program attendance is free for New Mexico residents.
Schedule of Events:
- 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.: Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pottery;
- 12–2 p.m.: Celebrating Lucy Lewis with Dolores Lewis Garcia and Claudia Mitchell; and
- 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: Our Quiyo: Maria Martinez.
WHERE: Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, 710 Camino Lejo in Santa Fe.
MORE INFORMATION:
Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery
In conjunction with the groundbreaking Grounded in Clay exhibition currently on view at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, New Mexico PBS produced a documentary that takes a deep dive into the relationships between Pueblo people and pottery. Watch the compelling short film and stay for a discussion with Pueblo Pottery Collective members Evone Martinez (San Ildefonso) and Lonnie Vigil (Nambé), who are featured in the film, as well as producer/director Adam Shaening-Pokrasso.
Celebrating Lucy Lewis
Join MIAC for a light reception as they celebrate the legacy of famed Acoma potter and matriarch Lucy Lewis. A documentary chronicling Lewis’ life and broad-reaching influence will be shown, while Lewis’ descendants, Dolores Lewis Garcia (Acoma) and Claudia Mitchell (Acoma), demonstrate the pottery-making process.
Our Quiyo: Maria Martinez
Charine Gonzales (San Ildefonso) created a short film honoring her great-great-grandmother, the renowned potter Maria Martinez. Join us for a screening of this film alongside a showing of a historic film—created by National Park Service in the 1970s—of Martinez. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Charine Gonzales and her grandmother, renowned potter Barbara Gonzales (San Ildefonso).
