Bath Welcomes Native American Guests

Three of the Native Americans photographed in the Spirit Hawk Eye exhibition are coming to the UK for a special in-house residency between 18th and 25th July.

Sarita McGowan, member of the Iowa Tribe, Comanche artist Nocona Burgess, and Chumash educator, Alan Salazar, will provide a fascinating cultural experience for visitors of every age.

Spirit Hawk Eye is a photographic exhibition created by Heidi Laughton celebrating American Native Culture currently on display within the American Museum in Britain from 14th March to 1st November 2015.

Talks

• History and traditional culture of the Ioway, Thursday 16 July, 6.30pm
• Chumash History and Maritime Legacy, Thursday 23 July, 6.30pm
• Spirit Hawk Eye: Artist talk with Heidi Laughton, Wednesday 22 July, 10.30am – 11.30am
• Quanah Parker and Comanche History, Thursday 23 July, 6.30pm

Workshops

• Handmade Medicine Pouch, Sunday 19 July, 10am-4pm
• Painting Outward – Colour Theory in Practice, Saturday 25 July, 10am – 4pm
• Young Artists – Painting in Colour, Thursday 21 July, 10am-12pm (age 8+)
• ‘Painting Outward’ – Colour Theory in Practice, Saturday 25 July, 10am – 4pm

Other Events

Chumash Storytelling, Saturday 18 and Saturday 25 July, 1.30pm

Woman’s Northern Traditional Buckskin dance, Saturday 18 and Saturday 25 July, 3.30pm

For prices, booking and further information visit americanmuseum.org