Indigenous Artist Demonstration Series x Biodiversity Party
Schedule
Sat Apr 12 2025 at 10:00 am to 02:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
2021 N Kinney Rd, Tucson, AZ, United States, Arizona 85743 | Tucson, AZ
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We're excited to introduce the Desert Museum's Indigenous Artist Program. Throughout the spring and summer of 2025, we'll be hosting Indigenous Artists to display, demonstrate, and sell their work. Artists and dates vary. Saturday, April 12, 2025 featured artists (during Biodiversity Party):
o Geneva Acosta
“My yucca baskets come from traditional Tohono O’odham basket weavers. The baskets were used for cooking corn and wheat. Back when willow was grown on O’odham land it was used for carrying water and keeping dry food.” -Geneva Acosta
o Richard Dawavendewa
“My work is inspired directly from the Hopi culture as I am a member of the Hopi Tribe, based in Northern Arizona, a high desert region. Our people have traveled and traded with numerous tribes in the Southwest region. We have become familiar with others’ customs to the point that we have Kachinum (spirits) based upon other cultures. We also have Kachinum based on the numerous animals in our region, to help in promoting fertility and longevity amongst our 4-legged and flying neighbors. Our ceremonies involve prayers for all life, in the region and outside of our realm; prayers for rain and snow to provide moisture to the land.” -Richard Dawavendewa
o Sikuyva Dawavendewa
“My work ties with the landscapes similar to the Sonoran Desert. My work has ties with the Hopi culture, which is a dry-land tribe located in the Northern region of Arizona, part of the Colorado Plateau.” -Sikuyva Dawavendewa
o Adriana Felix
“Yaqui artist, raised in Tucson who creates detailed clay dolls. I was raised in the community of Old Pascua. Here I learned to cherish and be inspired by my Yaqui culture. Growing up I was surrounded by the colors, music, Pascolas, Matachin, and the Deer Dancers. These experiences help me create my artistic expression.” -Adriana Felix
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Where is it happening?
2021 N Kinney Rd, Tucson, AZ, United States, Arizona 85743Event Location & Nearby Stays:
