EXHIBITIONS + EVENTS CAlendar DECEMBER 2014/JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015
WINTER BLAST Saturday, Jan. 24 and Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Museum-wide Join in a celebration of winter games. Learn various games from across the hemisphere, including Northwest Coast beaver-tooth game, Woodlands bone toss, Métis rattle game, various hand games and many others. After the games, participate in hands-on activities including making beaded bracelets, cornhusk dolls or dragonflies.
THE ART OF STORYTELLING: CHEROKEE STORIES WITH ROBERT LEWIS Saturday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 Potomac Atrium Cherokee storyteller Robert Lewis shares sto- ries from his culture. Lewis reveals Cherokee tradition through personal knowledge and family stories, language, history and more. See website for updated information regard- ing times.
NATIVE WOMEN ARTISTS: CREATIVITY & CONTINUITY Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8, 2015
Cherokee storyteller, Robert Lewis. PUBLIC PROGRAMS
NATIVE ART MARKET Saturday Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 7 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Potomac Atrium The Native Art Market offers one of a kind, handmade, traditional and contemporary items created by Native artists. More than 35 Native artists from North and South America will participate in this annual weekend market featuring a wide selection of items for purchasing including handmade jewelry, beadwork, pottery, prints and sculpture.
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10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Potomac Atrium The theme for the 2015 Women’s History Month is “Weaving the Stories of Women's Lives.” Meet Native women artists, and hear their stories as they discuss their explora- tions and journeys as indigenous artists and demonstrate their artistry. Each of these art- ists is also designated a National Treasure by the National Endowment for the Arts. Other activities include creating your own star quilt in the imagiNATIONS Activity Center (Third Level) and a special tour highlighting women’s history in the Museum exhibitions (meet in Potomac Atrium).
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