International and Contemporary Arts Discussion Lands in Yuma, AZ on March 5th Immerse yourself in contemporary art and history in Yuma this spring! Beyond the Horizon is a one-day contemporary-art discussion program made possible in part by a grant from Arizona Humanities. Hear from internationally recognized artists Armand Morin and Ernesto Sartori as they discuss […]
Artists Rick and Linda Brown are not Jewish and not Polish, and yet they set out to rebuild Gwozdziec, one of the magnificent 18th Century wooden synagogues of Poland, the last of which were destroyed by the Nazis in World War II. Their vision inspires hundreds of people to join them. Using their hands, old tools, and techniques, […]
On March 15, 2016, Matthew Peeples (Arizona State University) will present “The Relationships among Social Interaction, Economics, and Culture.” From Matt: The work I will present represents the initial results of a large and collaborative project involving Archaeology Southwest, the University of Arizona, and Arizona State University. It is focused on using concepts from contemporary […]
Part of the Fleet of Foot: Indigenous Running and Games Project & Exhibition Public talk and reception by Humanities Scholar Will Russell. For questions, please contact (520) 383-0201. This program is made possible in part by a grant from Arizona Humanities.
Son Jarocho is a participatory music and dance practice native to the state of Veracruz, Mexico that blends Indigenous Mexican, African, and Spanish elements. Son Jarocho has nurtured a cultural revival movement in both Mexico and throughout the U.S. through its fusion of melodies, phrasings, and rhythms. April 1st - 6:30pm - Concert and Discussion […]
Part of the Fleet of Foot: Indigenous Running and Games Project & Exhibition Ancient Race Tracks of Arizona public talk and reception by Humanities Scholar Will Russell. For questions, please contact (520) 586-3666. This program is made possible in part by a grant from Arizona Humanities.
On April 5, 2016, Maren Hopkins (Anthropological Research LLC) will present “Collaborative Research with Native Communities.” From Maren: My work as an ethnographer and archaeologist focuses on the relationship between Native American traditional cultural beliefs and practices and places on the landscape. This work is accomplished through community based participatory research with tribal members, wherein […]
CONNECTING STUDENTS WITH VETERANS Reception & Book Signing Phoenix Edition 1 Sunday, April 10, 2016 3:00 PM—6:00 PM Arizona State University, West Campus 4701 West Thunderbird Road Glendale, Arizona 85306 Join us for the debut of Since You Asked XII: A Salute to the Coast Guard Keynote Speaker Admiral Vern Clark (Ret.) Former Chief of Naval Operations […]
This program is made possible in part by a grant from Arizona Humanities.
Explore the Harvey Girls Documentary, New Interviews and Discussion Program at Northern Arizona University’s Cline Library, April 16, 1PM in the Assembly Hall Remember the Harvey Girls? They were the more than 100,000 young women who, from the 1880s through the 1960s, left their homes and traveled west to work as waitresses in Harvey House restaurants along the […]
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