Reservations Required David Gaussoin, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico of Picuris Pueblo, Navajo, and French decent, stems from a long line of artists on his mother's side with various silversmiths, painters, rug weavers, sculptors, and wood workers. David's primary teacher has been his mother, Connie Tsosie Gaussoin, who taught him the basics of jewelry and encouraged him to discover his own methods. David works with gold, sterling silver, and various precious and semiprecious stones, as well as incorporating materials…

Join us for a discussion of The Sound of Drums, A Memoir of Lloyd Kiva New, edited by Ryan S. Flahive. (Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 2016.) The FRIENDS’ Book Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. in the Mary Cabot Wheelwright Library. All are welcome including non-members and guests. Discussion Leader: Aysen New, with an introduction by Susie Arkel

Reservations Required The making of pottery by Jicarilla Apache people goes back to prehistoric times prior to the coming of the Spanish into the Southwest. Shelden Nuñez-Velarde's great, great, grandmother, "O' Ha Montoya", was the last person to to make micaceous pottery in his family. Shelden began making pots at the early age of 13 when he got a summer youth job working at the old Cultural Resource Center in Dulce. As a child, he had always been attracted to…

Join us for a discussion of The Scalpel and the Silver Bear: The First Navajo Woman Surgeon Combines Western Medicine and Traditional Healing, by Lori Arviso Alvord, M.D. and Elizabeth Cohen Van Pelt. (New York: Bantam Books, 1999.) The FRIENDS’ Book Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. in the Mary Cabot Wheelwright Library. All are welcome including non-members and guests. Discussion Leader: Cindy Dubois

Reservations Required Peterson Yazzie is a Navajo artist/educator from Greasewood Springs, Arizona. Yazzie has won numerous awards from prestigious art shows such as Heard Museum, SWAIA, Arizona State Museum, Museum of Northern Arizona among others. The Navajo culture and personal experiences is the foundation of Yazzie's work. Yazzie's painting literally starts with a splash of paint sparked by an idea, the rest is completed with intuition and experimentation. Yazzie also carves what he has coined as "Yei wall sculptures". These…

Reservations Required Jack Townes began his museum career as a museum preparator in 1975 at the Portland Art Museum, OR. Trained in carpentry, metalwork and transportation, he works in the museum field as a consultant and contractor for projects that include onsite museum installations, traveling exhibit projects, collections storage planning, storage renovation and collection relocation, as well as outdoor sculpture installations. He currently divides his time between projects for the Wheelwright Museum, Santa Fe, NM; The Center of Southwest Studies,…

Join us for a discussion of Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony. (New York: Penguin Books, 2006.) The FRIENDS’ Book Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. in the Mary Cabot Wheelwright Library. All are welcome including non-members and guests. Discussion Leader: Eslee Kessler

Reservations Required Raised on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, Keri Ataumbi was exposed to both traditional Native American aesthetics and contemporary art theory and practice from an early age. Her Kiowa mother ran a trading post and her Italian-American father is famous for his bronze sculptures. Ataumbi and her sister were encouraged to pursue their individual interests in art. In creating what she terms "wearable art," she is interested in exploring the relationship between jewelry's capacity as adornment and…

Join us for a discussion of James Stevens's Combing the Snakes from His Hair. (East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2002.) The FRIENDS’ Book Club meets at 1:30 p.m. in the Mary Cabot Wheelwright Library. NOTE: THIS SPECIFIC MEETING TAKES PLACE ON THURSDAY INSTEAD OF THE USUAL WEDNESDAY. All are welcome including non-members and guests. Discussion Leader: Barbara Arlen

Reservations Required In a lifetime dedicated to teaching through art, James McGrath has contributed to the growth of students both here in Santa Fe and all over the world. In 1962, James McGrath was among the founding members of the Institute of American Indian Arts, which has been instrumental to the development of many renowned Native artists. Over the years at IAIA, James taught classes, served as art director, and presided as dean. In 1966, he organized an exhibition of…

Join us for a discussion of Albert Yava's Big Falling Snow: A Tewa-Hopi Indian’s Life and Times and the History and Traditions of His People. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1978.) The FRIENDS’ Book Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. in the Mary Cabot Wheelwright Library. All are welcome including non-members and guests. Discussion Leader: Carol Reed