Free Online Artist Talk – Under the Microscope: Using Process to Develop Visual Voice with Artist Debra Edgerton

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Amerind Free Online Artist Talk - Under the Microscope: Using Process to Develop Visual Voice with Artist Debra Edgerton

Amerind Free Online Artist Talk

Under the Microscope: Using Process to Develop Visual Voice with Artist Debra Edgerton

Saturday, October 16, 2021, 11:00 am – Arizona Time

I’ve always been fascinated by the power of water. From fear to reverence, water contains a multi-layered narrative that connects all organisms to a living planet. Most conversation concerning water center around how human-kind is affected by its contamination or depletion. Water is life-giving and life-sustaining but there is less regard for most life living through it.

I started basic research on freshwater ecosystems in 2019. It culminated in the group exhibition, Parched, about general water issues. However, my vision for dissemination could not be achieved because of the demands for shared space and my own truncated research. Because we live in a time of climate severity, water depletion, and skepticism in science, I am continuing my vision of connecting art and science to give visual voice to an area most of the public will not engage. The art developmental process echoes how I feel about the multi-faceted issues of water. My presentation looks behind the scenes in the crafting of an idea and what it takes to bring it to life.

Debra Edgerton an Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University. She received her two MFAs in Painting at the San Francisco Art Institute and Interdisciplinary Art at Vermont College. Her art practice addresses cultural identity, perception, imprinting of memory, displacement, and water issues. Edgerton’s recent artwork recontextualizes grief and loss for women of color. The spectacle of grief in media overshadows quiet despair, empathy, and humanity. She uses art as a mechanism to explore how we process information and its effect on emotional connections.

Ms. Edgerton currently is extending her research into algae and microorganisms and how the beginning of the fresh water aquatic food web can be studied for environmental and climate issues.

This online program is free, but space is limited. To register visit: https://bit.ly/AmerindOnline101621

Free Online Gallery Talk – Water Flow: Water Quality on the Hopi Reservation with Photographer Kathleen Velo

 

Free Online Gallery Talk

Water Flow: Water Quality on the Hopi Reservation with Photographer Kathleen Velo

Saturday, July 24, 2021, 11:00 am – Arizona Time

During her Amerind presentation, Photographer Kathleen Velo will discuss the process she used to collect water from the Hopi reservation, with the assistance of from Hopi Elder Ernest Taho, and how she created her artistic interpretations of the water. Velo will explain the unique camera-less process she uses to create photograms under the surface of the water. She will also examine the environmental impact of her methods and why this project inspired her to discontinue using this technique.

Kathleen Velo is photographic artist living in Tucson, Arizona. For the past eight years her work has focused on water quality in Arizona and along the Colorado River. She is process driven artist and uses nontraditional methods, such as pinhole cameras and camera-less methods, to create photographic images. Velo finds the interaction of light, space, and the alchemy of photographic materials to be magical. She been awarded numerous grants for her projects and her work is found in collections of museums and individuals around the globe. She is a former educator and Fulbright Alumna, who holds an MA in Art Education and an MFA in Photography.

This online program is free, but space is limited. To register visit: http://bit.ly/AmerindOnline72421

Free Online Documentary Viewing and Q&A Panel Discussion – Parched: The Art of Water in the Southwest

 

Free Online Documentary Viewing and Q&A Panel Discussion 

Parched: The Art of Water in the Southwest

Saturday, May 8, 2021, 10:00 am -12:00 pm – Arizona Time

View the Documentary at 10:00 am – Arizona Time

Participate in the Q&A Panel Discussion at 11:00 am – Arizona Time

Experience the Exhibit at Amerind Now through January 16, 2022

Saturday, May 8 Amerind invites you to a free online documentary viewing and panel discussion of “Parched: The Art of Water in the Southwest.” The Parched documentary tells the story of the creation of the art exhibit – “Parched: The Art of Water in the Southwest” currently on display at Amerind – which explores the complexities of water in the context of climate change and increasing demands on water. Nine Arizona-based artists created works, informed by scientific and cultural inquiry, that reflect diverse perspectives and provocative insight into our intricate relationship with water in our natural, cultural, and political landscapes. After the documentary viewing, stay tuned for a Q&A panel discussion that will include Parched Curator Julie Comnick, Artist Klee Benally (Diné), Artist Glory Tacheenie-Campoy (Diné), Artist Marie Gladue (Diné), and NAU Biologist Jane Marks.

This online program is free, but space is limited. To register visit: http://bit.ly/AmerindOnline050821

Adáádáá’ Nizhónîgo Nahóółtá (Yesterday We Had a Beautiful Rain) with Artist Glory Tacheenie-Campoy (Diné)

Amerind Free Online Lecture

Adáádáá’ Nizhónîgo Nahóółtá (Yesterday We Had a Beautiful Rain) with Artist Glory Tacheenie-Campoy (Diné)

Saturday, April 17, 11:00 am – Arizona Time

Glory Tacheenie-Campoy was born on the Diné reservation to the maternal clan of Kinyáá á nii (Tall Tower Clan) and paternal clan, Bįįtoodnii (Deer Spring Water Clan). She grew up in a traditional Diné family and community near the Grand Canyon. It was within this setting she was taught to create utilitarian objects by hand during her childhood. She would then go on to learn how to paint and create art using commercial art materials while in school. With this blended arts education, Glory now produces prints, paintings, collages, and 3-D original mixed media art using a variety of materials including found objects, natural materials, and metal. During her Amerind presentation, Glory will discuss her contributions to the group exhibition, “Parched: The Art of Water in the Southwest,” currently on display at the Amerind Museum. Glory will also talk about new pieces she began to develop in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To learn more about “Parched: The Art of Water in the Southwest” including information about curator Julie Comnick, participating artists, partners, supporters, and the traveling exhibition schedule, visit: www.flagartscouncil.org

This online program is free, but space is limited. To register visit: http://bit.ly/AmerindOnline041721