Join us June 15th for a special opportunity to collaborate with celebrated Native American artist, Lillian Pitt (Warm Springs/Wasco/Yakama). Pitt will guide participants through the creative process in adorning her highly-collected ceramic masks in a variety of materials as she shares in-depth about her background and approach to mask-making and her artistic practice. Workshop participants...

Join us on Thursday, June 6th at 6pm for an opportunity to meet the artist behind Matrilineal Memory, a solo exhibition by NACF 2023 LIFT: Early Career Support for Native Artists awardee Mikaela Shafer (Hopi, Coyote Clan). At the artist talk for Matrilineal Memory, Mikaela will lead a walk-through of the exhibition and provide a detailed exploration of her work, sharing insight...

Organized by the artist, Matrilineal Memory is an exploration of memory, emotion, and cultural preservation. A solo exhibition by 2023 NACF LIFT artist, Mikaela Shafer (Hopi, Coyote Clan), it features paintings, poetry, and installation. Through the use of collagraph, dyeing, sewing, and layering on paintings, Shafer intertwines her practice with her culture, drawing inspiration from...