This free family event is inspired by the exhibition Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain. Spend the day enjoying art activities and performances by Oregon artists and arts organizations and learn about the art of storytelling and Native American crafts. With a healing arts component, local arts educator and author Linda Clare will lead a quilt-making activity and will explain how quilts and blankets provide comfort. Storyteller Esther Stutzman, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz, will share traditional stories of the local Kalapuya tribe and the life lessons they reveal. Music, a major part of storytelling, will be featured through a hand drum demonstration of songs. Enjoy a visit from Cascades Raptor Center, story time with Cynthia Olsen from the Eugene Public Library, and a performance of Raven and Petrel, a Northwest Native American tale, by the JSMA Dragon Puppet Theatre.
Schedule of Events
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. NewArt Northwest Kids artist reception
12 – 3 p.m. Free Art Activities
Quilt Making with Linda Clare, local arts educator and author
Mixed-Media Bird Sculptures
Illustrated Storytelling
12 – 3 p.m. Cascades Raptor Center
12:15 – 12:45 p.m. Traditional Stories of the Kalapuya Tribe with Esther Stutzman
12:50-1:10 Story Time with Cynthia Olsen, Eugene Public Library - The Boy Who Lived with Seals
1:15-1:35 Dragon Puppet Theatre - Raven and Petrel
1:40-2:25 pm Tour of Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain - Tours available in Spanish and English
2:30 – 3 p.m. Traditional Stories of the Kalapuya Tribe with Esther Stutzman
Big Raven, 1985. Rick Bartow (American). Pastel and graphite on paper, 30 x 22 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
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