24th Annual Mayer Center Symposium (Maya Women: Past, Present, Future)

Name: 24th Annual Mayer Center Symposium (Maya Women: Past, Present, Future)
Start: 2025-10-31T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-10-31T17:30:00-06:00
Location: 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO, United States, Colorado 80204

Schedule

Fri Oct 31 2025 at 09:00 am to 05:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO, United States, Colorado 80204 | Denver, CO

The 24th Annual Mayer Center Symposium centers Maya women, past and present, as essential producers of art, culture, and economy while asserting female visibility and fighting against cultural erasure. Organized by Dr. Victoria Lyall (Denver Art Museum) and Dr. Michelle Rich (Dallas Museum of Art).
Sponsored by the Mayer Center for Ancient American and Latin American Art.
Onsite and virtual ticket bundles are available for 24th Annual Mayer Center Symposium, Native Arts Triennial Symposium, and Untitled: Artist Takeover. Virtual tickets are also available for both symposia.
More details and schedule to come. Questions? Call 720.865.4483 or email Paula Contreras at [email protected].
Ticket required, discount for members, FREE for students with ID.
https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/calendar/2025-mayer-center-symposium

Image credits:
Left: Angélica Serech (Maya Kaqchikel, b.1982), "Confrontación habitada," 2024. Vertical loom in cotton threads, natural Maguey, and Maguey dyed with natural dyes; 65 x 80 x 8 in. Denver Art Museum: Funds from 2022 Collectors' Choice, 2024.432.
Right: Maya artist, Alta Verapaz region, Southern Highlands, Guatemala. "Ocarina in the Form of a Female Figure with Monkey and Child," 550–950 CE. Ceramic with pigment applied after firing, 13 ½ x 11 x 5½ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of Exeter Drilling Company and Mr. and Mrs. Morris A. Long, 1979.3.