Free Admission to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on Indigenous Peoples' Day
When:
Monday, Oct 10, 2022 11:00a -
5:00p
Monday, Oct 10, 2022 11:00a -
5:00p
Where:
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
Boston, MA
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art
Event website:
https://www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/indigenous-peoples-day-20221010
This Indigenous Peoples' Day, explore connections to place and memory through art-making, storytelling, film screenings, and conversation. The Gardner Museum is honored to collaborate with Elizabeth Solomon (Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag) to amplify the voices of local Indigenous artists.
Join us to plant a seed in the Studio, enjoy film screenings and interactive performances, and attend a conversation with participating artists. Learn more throughout the day about Indigenous communities’ ties to place.
- Jordan Garden | 11:15 AM Elizabeth Solomon (Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag) opens the day with a Land Acknowledgment.
- Bertucci Education Studio | 11:30 AM – 4 PM Explore your connections to place through a hands-on planting activity designed by Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Studio Artist Erin Genia (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate).
- Living Room | 12 PM and 2 PM Join special guest Hawk Henries, artist, composer, and flute musician of the Chaubunagungamaug band of Nipmuc, for a performance weaving together music and storytelling, and a note of humor. Hawk expertly crafts Eastern Woodlands flutes through ancestral and contemporary techniques. His transformative performances create contemplative spaces for unity and meaningful reflection on how we each have the capacity to make change in the world.
- Calderwood Hall | 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM Join us for screenings of powerful short films throughout the day featuring local Indigenous artists, cultural workers, and collaborators, followed by a conversation with participating artists at 4:00 pm.
- Calderwood Hall | 4:00 – 4:45 PM Join us for a talking circle and discussion with participating artists and Indigenous collaborators Elizabeth Solomon (Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag), Hawk Henries (Chaubunagungamaug band of Nipmuc), and Mar Parrilla (Taíno Afroborikua) as they reflect on the day together.
Please note: Proof of vaccination status and face masks are required for programs in Calderwood Hall.