{"id":5008,"date":"2011-03-20T20:19:12","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T15:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tapestrycenter.org\/?p=5008"},"modified":"2011-03-20T20:19:12","modified_gmt":"2011-03-20T15:19:12","slug":"heard-museum-programs-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tapestrycenter.org\/?p=5008","title":{"rendered":"Heard Museum programs continue . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>. . . with the last two lectures in a series that accompanies the current exhibition, <strong>A Turning Point: Navajo Weaving in the Late 20th Century<\/strong>. Both illustrated lectures and an exciting workshop take place in the Encanto Room, at the <a title=\"Heard Museum lectures\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heard.org\/events\/lectures-speakers.html\" target=\"_blank\">Heard Museum<\/a> in central Phoenix.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><strong>INTERWAR DYE REVIVALS and the Transition to a Fine-Art Market in Navajo Weaving\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Sunday, March 20, 2 pm<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Dr. Jennifer McClerran<\/strong> <span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">focuses on the privately funded and  government-sponsored vegetal  dye\u2013revival projects of the 1930s and 1940s. An  examination of these  revival initiatives demonstrates their role in Navajo weaving&#8217;s  transition to the fine-art market.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: arial;\"> As the  World Turns: NAVAJO WEAVING JOINS THE ART WORLD\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Sunday, March 27, 2 pm<\/strong> &#8211; <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Curator  <strong>Dr.  Ann Hedlund<\/strong> will discuss the transition of Navajo  weaving from home-grown craft to museum-quality art, as illustrated by the  textiles featured in <em>A Turning Point: Navajo Weaving in the Late  20th Century. <\/em>She will underscore some of the growing trends among Native weavers\/artists today.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>In addition, don&#8217;t miss:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: arial;\">Heard Museum GUILD SHOP WORKSHOP<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" align=\"left\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Monday, March 28, 1 pm<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"> &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Acclaimed   Navajo weaver <strong>D.Y. Begay<\/strong> will demonstrate the creation of art from textiles.  Call  Norma Jean Coulter at 602.279.7105 or e-mail <a href=\"mailto:njstar@cox.net\">njstar@cox.net<\/a> for information. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For Heard Museum details, visit its <a title=\"Heard Museum lectures\" href=\"will focus on the privately funded and government-sponsored vegetal dye\u2013revival projects of the 1930s and 1940s. An examination of these revival initiatives demonstrates their role in facilitating the transition to the fine-art market in Navajo weaving.\" target=\"_blank\">lecture listings<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. . . with the last two lectures in a series that accompanies the current exhibition, A Turning Point: Navajo Weaving in the Late 20th Century. Both illustrated lectures and an exciting workshop take place in the Encanto Room, at the Heard Museum in central Phoenix. 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