Shapeshifting: Tranformations in Native American Art
| Venue: | Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) |
| Hours: | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $$ see below |
| Category: | Exhibits |
11 am and 1 pm
DOCENT-LED GALLERY TOURS
Meet at information desk |Tickets available on day of tour
11:45 am–12:30 pm
OPENING CEREMONY AND PERFORMANCE
Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers
Atrium
Using instruments and songs passed down for generations, performers from the Wampanoag Nation share the sounds and styles of Northeastern traditional cultures.
1–2:15 pm
DISCUSSION | Changing, Knowing, Locating, Voicing: A New Look at Native American Art
Morse Auditorium | For adults | Reservations by January 12
Karen Kramer Russell, curator of Native American art and culture, highlights Shapeshifting's central themes and explores the ways Native American artists respond to a wold constantly in motion. She is joined by artists Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee) and Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit/Aleut) and art historian Janet Berlo, University of Rochester, NY.
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1–3 pm
STUDIO SATURDAYS | Make a Drum
Art Studios
Design a drum that represents you or your family.
2:30–3:15 pm
PERFORMANCE | Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers
Atrium
Using instruments and songs passed down for generations, performers from the Wampanoag Nation share the sounds and styles of Northeastern traditional cultures.
3:30–5 pm
FILM | Reel Injun
Morse Auditorium | For adults and teens | Reservations by January 12
Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema's depiction of Native people from the silent film era to today, with clips from hundreds of classic and recent Hollywood movies, and candid interviews with Native and non-Native film celebrities, activists, film critics and historians. 2009, 85 minutes, directed by Neil Diamond (Cree).
| COST | ↑ top |
Adults $15, Seniors $13, Students $11 Youth (16 and under) and Salem, Mass. residents admitted free.
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.pem.org/calendar/event/543-opening_day
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
East India Square, Salem, MA, 01970 map
Phone: 978-745-9500
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