Exhibit Celebration and Artist Talk-The Sound of Rocks and Wind

EXHIBIT CELEBRATION AND ARTIST TALK- The Sound of Rocks and Wind

Saturday, October 4, 2025

11 am – 12 pm

FREE

with Plein Air PaintOut from 8:30 – 10:30 am

Please join us as we celebrate the Sonoran Plein Air Painters exhibit The Sound of Rocks and Wind.  The artist will have a presentation and talk.

Come out and meet the artists and see the beautiful work from the Sonoran Plein Air Painters as we celebrate The Sounds of Rocks and Wind.

The Sonoran Plein Air Painters paint “en plein air,” which translates from French to “in the open air.” There is a unique challenge to painting in this way. The light is constantly shifting, the weather can present difficulties, and all materials, including easels, must be carried to and from the location. Plein air painters embrace these challenges and find joy in the experience of creating art on-site. The Sonoran Plein Air Painters seek out natural settings that offer both physical and atmospheric beauty. At times, these scenes cannot be captured by photographs in a way that conveys the full impression of being there in person. The process of studying a landscape and blending the artist’s impression with careful observation is what leads to the creation of a landscape painting. The creation becomes not only a work of art but also a memento of a fleeting moment in life.

On October 4, several of the featured artists will make a public presentation from 11 am until noon in Amerind’s Art Gallery. Before that program, the Sonoran Plein Air Painters will have a PaintOut from 8:30-10:30 am on Amerind grounds. The public is welcome to watch these talented painters at work. The Plein Air painters will be found in the picnic area and the grassy area just north of the Amerind museum main parking lot.

for more information visit: Sonoran Plein Air Painters PaintOut

*Please remember that if you want to venture out beyond the picnic area or Yucca Park, onto the trails to paint, you must check in with the front desk to fill out a waiver and pay admission.

For more information on The Sonoran Plein Air Painters 

This exhibit will be through October 31, 2025

Image above: Hollyhocks in the Desert, oil, 14 x 11, Greg Wallace

Square image: photo of plein air painter’s easel, Cienega Creek, oil, 9 x 12, Judith D. Johnson

Amerind Free Online Talk: O’Odham Pottery: Prehistoric, Historic, and Contemporary Native American Ceramic Production in the Phoenix Basin of Southern Arizona with Linda Morgan, M.A., (Akimel O’Odham, Dinè), and Katrina Soke, (Akimel O’Odham)

Amerind Free Online Talk

O’Odham Pottery: Prehistoric, Historic, and Contemporary Native American Ceramic Production in the Phoenix Basin of Southern Arizona

with Linda Morgan, M.A., (Akimel O’Odham, Dinè), and Katrina Soke, (Akimel O’Odham)

Thursday, October 30, 2025

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ time)

Within the last three decades, Native communities in the United States have taken on the management of their own archaeological resources, including the establishment of Cultural Resource Management Departments.  These developments have resulted in increased interactions between archaeologists and Native people, which has led to a better understanding of indigenous material culture, especially more recent remains, which for obvious reasons are more concentrated within extant Native American reservations, such as the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC).  This presentation discusses research by the GRIC Cultural Resource Management Program (GRIC-CRMP), focusing on their recent contributions to the indigenous ceramic analysis process.

Linda Morgan, M.A., (Akimel O’Odham, Dinè), is from Blackwater, AZ. and a member of the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC). She has worked for the GRIC’s Cultural Resource Management Program (CRMP) since 1994 and is currently a Project Manager.  She has been a ceramic analyst for the department since 1994 specializing in the analysis of prehistoric Hohokam and Historic O’Odham indigenous ceramics. She has a BA in Anthropology and a Master’s Degree in Museum Studies from Arizona State University.

Katrina Soke, (Akimel O’Odham), is from Gila Crossing, AZ. She is an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC), where she was born and raised. She has worked for the GRIC’s Cultural Resource Management Program (CRMP) since 2016 as a Laboratory Technician.  She is a ceramic analyst with extensive experience studying prehistoric and historic Indigenous ceramics.

Please note our day and time change- Hoping you can grab your lunch and join us for lunchtime learning at the Amerind!

If you are not able to join us live, register using an email and the recording of the talk will be sent to you later that evening and available to watch on our You Tube Channel: Amerind Foundation at your leisure.

 

Free Outdoor Movie Night at Amerind with The Loft Cinema

Saturday, October 4th 

Free Outdoor Screening of “Whale Rider“ 

1 hr 41 min | PG-13

6:30 pm (Sundown) 

Come early- Free Museum Admission from 4-6 pm

Co-Presented with The Loft Cinema

*Please bring your own seating or blanket  |   Free Popcorn

This crowd-pleasing, Oscar-nominated family film from New Zealand is a magical and deeply moving story of one young girl’s struggle to fulfill her destiny. Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe in New Zealand. This ancient custom is upset when the child selected to be the next chief dies at birth. However, his twin sister, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes, who received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her stunning performance), survives. At age 12, she enlists the help of her grandmother (Vicky Haughton) and the training of her uncle (Grant Roa) to claim her birthright. But to break with a thousand years of tradition, she’ll have to do the impossible: stand up to her ultra-traditional grandfather (Rawiri Paratene) and convince him that she has what it takes to be named the next tribal chief. Directed by Niki Caro (The Zookeeper’s Wife), and based on the novel by Witi Ihimaera, Whale Rider, is a unique, uplifting and beautifully-photographed tale of a young woman who dares to dream, and in the process, points her people toward the future.

(Directed by Niki Caro, 2002, New Zealand/Germany, in English and Maori with English subtitles, 101 minutes, Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, a brief drug reference and childbirth scene)

1 hr 41 min | PG-13

Released 2003

This event is Co-Presented with The Loft Cinema

The Loft Cinema has been a mission-driven, membership-supported nonprofit arts organization since 2002, serving the greater Tucson area and all of Southern Arizona.

Building community by celebrating the art and diversity of film.

We will have FREE Popcorn and water but, please bring your own seating. You are welcome to bring a picnic dinner/cooler, please no alcoholic beverages.

We hope you will join us for a FUN Night at Amerind!!

 

Amerind Free Online Talk-One Sherd at a Time: Seriating Ceramics from Paloparado, an Important Precolonial Site Near the Arizona/Sonora Border with Hunter Claypatch, PhD

Amerind Free Online Talk

Saturday, September 27, 2025

11:00 am (AZ time)

To register, visit: https://bit.ly/Amerindonline09272025Claypatch

Join us on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 11:00 am (AZ time) for an online talk One Sherd at a Time: Seriating Ceramics from Paloparado, an Important Precolonial Site Near the Arizona-Sonora Border with Scholar Hunter Claypatch, PhD

The archaeological site of Paloparado is located within present-day Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was excavated in the 1950s by Charles Di Peso and the Amerind Foundation. Although fundamental for reconstructing the occupational history of the Arizona-Sonora borderlands, the excavation was conducted with little prior knowledge of regional ceramics and many of Di Peso’s original interpretations have long been refuted. Through Amerind’s Emerging Scholar Residency, Claypatch applied ceramic insights that were unknown in the 1950s to conducted a systematic reanalysis of Paloparado’s pottery. Coupled with previously unpublished site data, this research reconstructs the occupational history of Paloparado and demonstrates the presence of largely unmixed Pre-Classic (pre-1150 CE) house deposits.

Hunter M. Claypatch received his Ph.D. from Binghamton University in 2022. He is a ceramicist who has worked extensively with precolonial pottery on both sides of the U.S. and Mexico international border. He specializes in Trincheras tradition of northern Sonora and the precolonial inhabitants of present-day Santa Cruz County, Arizona. His research applies traditional seriations, practice theory, and models for cultural connectivity to reconstruct Indigenous lifeways. He currently serves as president-elect for the Arizona Archaeological Council and as a professor at Pima Community College, in Tucson, Arizona.

We hope you will join us!

Amerind Members -Fulton Family Heritage Lunch & Tour

You’re invited to the Fulton Family Heritage Lunch & Tour

Thursday, September 18, 2025 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Member’s Only, $35.

Reserve your ticket here: Eventbrite

Have you ever wondered more about Amerind’s founding family? Or, want to peek at the historic home behind the museum and art galleries? Now is your opportunity.

You are invited to an insider members-only lunch and tour of the historic Fulton Seminar House, where heritage meets elegance. Members can experience Amerind in an exclusive, intimate setting with a full delicious lunch service and behind-the-scenes tour of the Fulton Seminar House.

Your memorable luncheon begins with a warm welcome in the Spanish Colonial courtyard. Enjoy light bites in the Fulton Seminar House living room while learning about the latest events at Amerind with a backdrop of the panoramic views of Texas Canyon.

A private tour by Willie Adams, great-grandson of Amerind founder William Shirley Fulton, provides unique insights into Amerind’s history peppered with a few entertaining family tales!

Lunch will be served in the family dining room, including entrée with sides and a delectable dessert.

Fulton Family Heritage Luncheon Thursday, September 18, 2025 from  10:00 AM–1:30 PM

Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity! Reserve your spot today! To purchase your ticket or learn more details, go here

Not a Member? Annual Memberships start at $50, consider joining by going to our membership page here for access to this exclusive Amerind experience.

To find out if your membership is active and up-to date contact our membership services via email at [email protected] or call 520.586.3666.

Reservations and payments are required in advance. All participants, including guests, must have an active membership with Amerind. The cost per person is $35. Luncheon participants are limited to 12 individuals. To find out about availability please click on: https://bit.ly/memberslunchtour

We look forward to sharing this memorable time in celebration of Amerind’s historic home and founding family. If you should have any additional questions or needs, or if you have any dietary restrictions, please  contact Maggie Ohnesorgen, at 520-686-1336 (mobile phone) or email to [email protected].

Texas Canyon Mountain Bike Race & Fun Ride-April 26, 2025

Texas Canyon Mountain Bike Race & Fun Ride

Saturday, April 26, 2025

7:30 am start time for the 15.8-mile course

7:40 am start time for the 7.9-mile course

7:45 am start time for 7.9-mile non-competitive Fun Ride

To register, visit:  https://bit.ly/TCMBR25

The Amerind presents the 6th Annual Texas Canyon Mountain Bike Race on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Join us for this popular race and experience mountain biking at its best on a course that takes you on one or two 7.9 mile loops through the spectacular Texas Canyon Nature Preserve which is normally closed to bikes.

Open to ages 12-99, participants can select from three event options, including a non-competitive Fun Ride with E-bikes welcome. In addition to their medals, the overall winners of the 15.8 and the 7.9-mile race will receive a beautiful piece of Native American art. Awards are not given in the non-competitive Fun Ride division.

Shirts commemorating your ride can be purchased during the registration process for $24. Commemorative finishers medals will be given to the first 200 participants. After the awards ceremony, grab a bite—we will have food trucks—Your registration includes free entry into the Amerind Museum and Galleries. Simply show your bike plate number or free passes to the admissions desk to take advantage of this offer.

Make it a day! The Amerind always welcomes the public to come out and cheer on the riders and join in on the fun!

Race Divisions

Jr Male/Female 12-19

Male/Female 20-59

Male/Female 60+

Do you want to register as a corporate or other large group? Don’t hesitate to contact us for details; we make it easy!

Participation in the event enables Amerind to further its mission of fostering and promoting knowledge and understanding of the Native Peoples of the Americas through research, education, conservation, and community engagement.

Register here: https://bit.ly/TCMBR25

We hope to see you on Saturday, April 26th!