Changement de Pieds: facts and fictions for The Hermitage
Jul 3, 2009 (Friday)
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Event details: Changement de Pieds: facts and fictions for The Hermitage
Description
gallery F. @ Scarritt-Bennett Center - 1008 19th Avenue South (corner of Grand)
Contact:
Beth Kindig
Description:
(photo caption): production still from the video:"Pas de Quatre", 2009
an art installation by amelia winger-bearskin and carlin wing
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, May 9 from 2-6 p.m. with performances throughout the opening by Native American storyteller, Charlene Winger-Bearskin.
The exhibit is made up of video, photographs, story-telling and an installation that provide an opportunity for the audience to participate in commemorating the life of Lyncoya, the adopted Creek Indian son of President Andrew Jackson. Each participant will be given a sachet of native flower seeds to scatter.
Changement de Pieds is the second in a three part series inspired by the role of The Hermitage as a historical site within the local community. The first exhibition, Unusual Sympathy was at gallery F @ Scarritt Bennett this past February. The third and final part of the series will be a video installation at The Hermitage on May 17th in conjunction with the Enslaved Memorial Dedication Ceremony organized by Sabine Schlunk.
PANEL DISCUSSION: May 21 from 7-9 p.m.
GALLERY HOURS: Tues-Fri 12-6 p.m. - Sat-Sun 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
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