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MAC is honored to present WEAVING – Weaving Baskets, Weaving Bridges
WEAVING was year-long project designed collaboratively by Pomo Culture Bearers and MAC team members that took place from Nov 2021-Oct 2022. The project culminated in the Earth, Sky and Everything in Between exhibit which featured the work of 31 contemporary Native American artists, curated by Corine Pearce. This is the first exhibit of work by contemporary Native American artists in Lake County, and the first exhibit curated by a Native American in Lake County.
WEAVING was year-long project designed collaboratively by Pomo Culture Bearers and MAC team members that took place from Nov 2021-Oct 2022. The project culminated in the Earth, Sky and Everything in Between exhibit which featured the work of 31 contemporary Native American artists, curated by Corine Pearce. This is the first exhibit of work by contemporary Native American artists in Lake County, and the first exhibit curated by a Native American in Lake County.
WEAVING was supported in part by a grant from the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at arts.ca.gov
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Earth, Sky, and Everything In Between includes baskets, jewelry, paintings, photos, digital media, and installations. Artwork on display celebrates traditional cultural arts and resilience while highlighting current, and long-time challenges and issues through a contemporary lens. Click here to view the show virtually!
Presentations and Conversations
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Click Here, weaving place, for additional Place-Based Science and Practice - Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) & Fire Management documentation and links
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WEAVING, Weaving Baskets, Weaving Bridges opened on November 20th with Speak of Who We Are, a presentation by Tribal Elder Millie Simon from the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians, and Corine Pearce, Basket Weaver and Cultural Educator from Redwood Valley Little River Band of Pomo Indians. A multifaceted project, WEAVING uses the art of basketry as a vessel for healing and understanding through the holistic practice of weaving – from native plant cultivation and preparation to weaving in community. |
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WEAVING workshops and presentations took place from Nov. 2021 thru Oct. 2022. The project comprised eight basketry workshops led by Corine Pearce, six at MAC and two at Tribal community festivals. Presentations by Indigenous cultural educators and artists provided historical and cultural context including storytelling, poetry readings, artist presentations and Traditional Ecological Knowledge . A small demonstration garden of native plants used for basketry was planted at MAC to facilitate plant identification.
WEAVING culminated in Earth, Sky, and Everything in Between at MAC, the first exhibit of contemporary Native American Art in Lake County, and the first to be curated by a Native American here. Pomo basketry exhibits featuring baskets normally in storage were on view at Lake County’s three historical museums.
WEAVING culminated in Earth, Sky, and Everything in Between at MAC, the first exhibit of contemporary Native American Art in Lake County, and the first to be curated by a Native American here. Pomo basketry exhibits featuring baskets normally in storage were on view at Lake County’s three historical museums.
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“I am involved with this project to bring an awareness and appreciation of our ancient culture, which is still very present in Lake County, to the wider community,” said Rose Steele, Cultural Educator from the Elem Tribe serving as project and outreach coordinator. “Despite its ancient roots, our culture is mostly unknown to those who are not part of it... An important part of advocating for cultural resilience is building and strengthening relationships between the native and non-native communities to facilitate generations of cooperation in the future.”
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WEAVING workshops and presentations:
11/20/21, 5pm, MAC/Zoom: Speak of Who We Are, Millie Simon and Corine Pearce 11/21, 11-4: Cultivating Plants for Basketry with Corine Pearce 1/15, 11-4, MAC/Zoom: Weaving workshop 1/16, 5-7 on Zoom: Indigenizing 21st Century Art: Land and Its People with Jacob Meders 2/12, 11-4pm: Weaving workshop with Corine Pearce 3/5: Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) & Fire Management 3/12, 11-4pm: Weaving workshop with Corine Pearce 4/8: Stories Our Ancestors Told Us 6/4, 4-6pm: Indigenous Poetics 6/12: Submissions due for Earth, Sky, and Everything in Between 7/9, 6:00-8:30pm: Opening Reception Earth, Sky, and Everything in Between 8/13, Weaving Tule with Corine Pearce at the Tule Boast Festival - Big Valley Rancheria 8/20, 11-4pm: Weaving Workshop with Corine Pearce 9/15, 6:30: Conversations with Artists I @MAC and on Zoom 9/17: Weaving with Corine Pearce at Indian Days, Middletown Rancheria Twin Pine Casino 10/8, 11-4: Weaving Workshop and Conversations with Artists II @MAC and on Zoom |
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This project is supported in part by a grant award from the California Arts Council, a state agency. Visit arts.ca.gov to learn more.
