In honor of Native American Heritage Month, The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art will host an immersive, free day of Indigenous art, music, storytelling and on-site demonstrations.
The museum will also spotlight the newly installed masterwork Like Rain by renowned contemporary artist James Lavadour (Walawalałáma), on loan through the Art Bridges initiative.
This high-impact community day is part of Art Everywhere, made possible through a Creative Pinellas grant supported by Pinellas County arts tourism funding.
Schedule:
- Dynamic Indigenous Hoop Dance & Music (11 AM & 2 PM): World champion hoop dancer and acclaimed musician Tony Duncan and world class hoop dancer Lowery Begay performing high-energy, visually stunning hoop dances that weave movement, live flute, and cultural storytelling.
- Historical Sweetgrass Basket Weaving (10 AM – 5 PM): Acclaimed Seminole artist Jessica Osceola weaving sweetgrass in the galleries and sharing oral histories with visitors.
- Traditional Hopi Katsina Carving (10 AM – 5 PM): Carvers Cory Ahownewa and Makwesaw Chimerica demonstrating intricate wood-carving techniques live on the museum’s 2nd-floor landing.
- Hands-On Intergenerational Art & California Basketry: California basket weaver Kimberly Stevenot demonstrating basketry in the galleries (10 AM – 1 PM) and leading hands-on youth/family studio activities in the classrooms (2 PM – 5 PM).
- World-Class Contemporary Art: Visitors experiencing James Lavadour’s striking canvas Like Rain, on loan via Art Bridges.
- Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School Opening Weekend: This exhibition showcases landscape paintings by the renowned, contemporary Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick in conversation with classic works from The New York Historical’s collection of 19th-century Hudson River School paintings, including work by the illustrious painter Albert Bierstadt.
