Admission is Free | Open Wed–Sun

Admission is Free | Open Wed–Sun

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Artist Panel: Indigenous Knowledge, Sustainable Future

December 13, 2024 | 6:00PM - 8:30PM

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Celebrating the Fowler’s two PST ART: Art & Science Collide exhibitions—Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal: Tanya Aguiñiga & Porfirio Gutiérrez en Conversación/in Conversation and the upcoming Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art—this panel featuring artists Porfirio Gutiérrez, Sarah Rosalena, and Lazaro Arvizu Jr., moderated by Shirley & Ralph Shapiro Director Silvia Forni, will focus on Indigenous ecological knowledge, ancestry, craft, science, and technology, spurring a dialogue of critique, reflection, and futurity.



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