Join us for a free, daylong community event featuring talks, performances, and demonstrations by contemporary Indigenous artists. This celebration marks the opening of the reimagined Arts of Indigenous America galleries and the special exhibition Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON. 

This day is part of a series of free public programs and education initiatives around the Arts of Indigenous America galleries that will unfold over the next three years.

Visit the Arts of Indigenous America in Galleries 1–4.

Schedule

• 10 am–noon: A Symposium on Curating Native American Art, Koret Auditorium

  Speakers: Brian Vallo (Pueblo of Acoma), Pimm Tripp-Allen (Karuk/Yurok), and Alme Allen (Karuk/Yurok). Panel discussion with Joseph Aguilar (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Meeyokeeskow Marrufo (Robinson Rancheria/Eastern Pomo), Hillary C. Olcott, Will Riding In (Pawnee/Santa Ana Pueblo), and Sherrie Smith-Ferri (Dry Creek Pomo/Bodega Miwok) 

• 11 am–3 pm: Family Art Making with Patty Franklin (Scotts Valley Rancheria), Café Terrace

• 11 am–3 pm: Art Demonstrations with Carson Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk), the Kibby family, the Pomo Weavers Society, and Russell Sanchez (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Wilsey Court

• 1–4:30 pm: DJ Garronteed (Jemez Pueblo), Wilsey Court

• 2–2:30 pm: Dance Performance and Cultural Sharing with Karuk Brush Dance Group, Wilsey Court

• 3–3:45 pm: Artist talk by Rose B. Simpson (Santa Clara Pueblo), Koret Auditorium

• 3:45–4:30 pm: Artist talk by Melissa S. Cody (Diné), Koret Auditorium

Ticket info

Free program. First come, first served. Seating is limited and unassigned. Doors open 30 minutes before the start of the program.

For more information about free and reduced admission, please see our Free Saturdays program.

Contact info

Public Programs
publicprograms@famsf.org
415.750.7694