Calendar

9:30 am

MEMBERS-ONLY GALLERY TALK
Meet at information desk | Reservations by January 12 | Members $15

Join art historian and Shapeshifting adviser Janet Berlo for a behind-the-scenes look at the exhibition.

SOLD OUT 

11 am and 1 pm

DOCENT-LED GALLERY TOURS
Meet at information desk |Tickets available on day of tour

11:45 am–12:30 pm

OPENING CEREMONY AND PERFORMANCE

Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers

Atrium

Using instruments and songs passed down for generations, performers from the Wampanoag Nation share the sounds and styles of Northeastern traditional cultures.

1–2:15 pm

DISCUSSION | Changing, Knowing, Locating, Voicing: A New Look at Native American Art
Morse Auditorium | For adults | Reservations by January 12

Karen Kramer Russell, curator of Native American art and culture, highlights Shapeshifting's central themes and explores the ways Native American artists respond to a wold constantly in motion. She is joined by artists Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee) and Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit/Aleut) and art historian Janet Berlo, University of Rochester, NY.

Tickets Available at the Door.  First come, first served.

1–3 pm

STUDIO SATURDAYS | Make a Drum
Art Studios

Design a drum that represents you or your family.

2:30–3:15 pm

PERFORMANCE | Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers
Atrium

Using instruments and songs passed down for generations, performers from the Wampanoag Nation share the sounds and styles of Northeastern traditional cultures.

3:30–5 pm

FILM | Reel Injun

Morse Auditorium | For adults and teens | Reservations by January 12

Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema's depiction of Native people from the silent film era to today, with clips from hundreds of classic and recent Hollywood movies, and candid interviews with Native and non-Native film celebrities, activists, film critics and historians. 2009, 85 minutes, directed by Neil Diamond (Cree).

Tickets Available at the Door.  First Come, first served.

Made possible by the Lowell Institute