(COLUMBIA, SC) The Columbia College Department of Art will host "From Our Earth and Sky: Folk Art by South Carolinians with Native American Ancestry" from November 1 through December 10 in the College's Goodall Gallery.
The exhibition features arts and crafts created by South Carolinians from seven tribes: Catawba, Cherokee, Chaloklowa/Chickasaw, Croatan, Lakota, Pee Dee, and Waccamaw. Among the items included are pottery, sculpture, and tribal regalia. The exhibition is free and open to the public, as is the opening reception on November 5, 6-8 p.m. Goodall Gallery hours are Mon-Wed, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu-Fri, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Sat-Sun, 1-5 p.m.
"From Our Earth and Sky" is a student-faculty collaborative effort, with the primary research and collection done by students Melanie Neil and Kathy Hart through a grant from South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU). The actual exhibition was prepared with the help of fellow student Kimberly Bowers and alumna Rebecca Phillips '04. Faculty collaborator was Dr. Ute Wachsmann-Linnan, assistant professor of art history.
In addition, dance major Jessica Moore, who is of Native American ancestry, worked through another SCICU research grant to document Native American Pow-Wows in North and South Carolina during summer 2004. Moore will dance during the exhibition's opening reception on November 5.
WORKSHOPS: Four related workshops for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will be offered by the department of art on November 6 and November 13, 10 a.m.-12 noon.
The workshops are designed to meet Scouting badge requirements. The two November 6 workshops are "Storytelling and Arts and Crafts" with Dr. Will Goins of the Cherokee Indian Tribe of S.C., and "Making a Pinch Pot Out of Clay" by Chief Running Wolf Bruner of the Croatan Tribe. The November 13 workshops are "Basket Weaving from Kudzu Vines" by Nancy Basket of the Cherokee Tribe and "Native American Dancing" by Jessica Moore of the Waccamaw Tribe of N.C.
Workshops will be held in the Spears Music/Art Center on campus. Space is limited, and reservations are encouraged.
For more information on the exhibition or the workshops, contact Dr. Ute Wachsmann-Linnan at 803.786.3159 or ute@colacoll.edu.
