Spring into action at this First Friday experience, where you will learn about the plants that thrive here in the Sonoran Desert!
Music by: Kapsol Music (Ethiopian Jazz Duo)
Garden Activity – Children’s Courtyard
Find out more about the incredible and hardy flora that make our landscape so unique while discovering new ideas to conserve water and other precious resources. This all-ages event will feature a hands-on area in the Hearst Foundations Children’s Courtyard (be prepared to get your hands in the soil!), unique art activities, and more…
This program is organized in partnership with the Cihuapactli Collective, a Phoenix-based initiative helping to advance and preserve Indigenous knowledge and practices around wellness, birthways, and traditional foodways.
Micaceous Clay Demonstration – Children’s Courtyard
Moving from farm to table, join us as we welcome Will Riding In. Will Riding-In, (Pawnee/Santa Ana Pueblo) is a researcher, curator, writer, and artist based in Phoenix, Arizona. As an artist, Will forms lustrous red micaceous clay into dishes and pottery. A lesser understood fact about these pieces is that they are a great tool for cooking. Follow along as Will illustrates just how useful these shimmering dishes can be!
“Art Reflecting Nature” Gallery Walk – Museum Gallery
Join our Assistant Registrar, Roshii Montaño (Diné), for a spring time nature walk IN the gallery where you will look for and learn about how the nature was reflected in the many motifs used to adorn pots, textiles, jewelry, and more!
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Remember – museum admission is free during First Fridays! Make sure you check out all of the incredible exhibitions currently on view, including Maria & Modernism and Heart of the Community: Baskets from the Basha Family Collection. And while you’re here, make sure to spend some time with our jackrabbit friend Archie in the new Family Activity Room!
Visitors can also browse items in the Museum Shop and Books & More, or stop by the Coffee Cantina for a grab-and-go coffee, tea, or a sweet treat. Members always get 10% off!
Questions? Email programs@heard.org
