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Events at the Heard Museum
Festivals and programs provide a great opportunity to meet artists and learn about their artistic inspirations. From small group lectures and intimate marketplaces to the acclaimed Guild Indian Fair & Market, which draws more than 700 artists and nearly 20,000 visitors, there’s something for everyone!
March 2019
33rd Annual American Indian Student Art Show & Sale
One of the few national events celebrating the achievements of young Native artists, the Student Art Show & Sale at the Heard Museum offers an incomparable selection of artwork for viewing and purchase. Visitors can peruse more than 700 works of art by students in grades 7 to 12 ... Details →
April 2019
First Friday in April
This First Friday we celebrate the opening of the new exhibition, Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles. Change has always been a hallmark of Navajo textile design, with the weavers’ individualism to a greater or lesser degree a continuing theme. Today, Navajo textiles are viewed as art with the ... Details →
American Indian Art & Artifacts Appraisal Day
Find out what your treasures are worth! Leading Native art traders will examine your treasures and offer information about materials, dates, artists and traditions. Details →
Color Riot! Highlights – A Panel Discussion
Join us as we discuss our newest exhibition, Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles. Held in the Virgina G. Piper Grand Gallery, delve deeper into featured Navajo textiles with curators and the exhibition’s contributing Mellon Fellows. Discussion is free with Museum admission. Panelists: Ann Marshall, Curator and Director of Research, ... Details →
Museum Yoga – April 13
Rooted Community Yoga Project returns each 2nd and 4th Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. for guided yoga practice at the Heard Museum. All levels welcome. Each week, the yoga session will take place in a new location on the Heard campus. This is a great way to tour ... Details →
18th Annual Katsina Doll Marketplace
The nation’s largest gathering of Hopi katsina doll carvers will show and sell their unique creations at the Katsina Doll Marketplace: A Gathering of Carvers, in the Steele Auditorium. Enjoy musical performances, carving demonstrations and a drawing for the featured katsina doll. Admission to the Marketplace is free; museum ... Details →
Museum Yoga – April 27
Rooted Community Yoga Project returns each 2nd and 4th Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. for guided yoga practice at the Heard Museum. All levels welcome. Each week, the yoga session will take place in a new location on the Heard campus. This is a great way to tour ... Details →
Celebrate Día del Niño
Join the Heard Museum as we celebrate the youth with, Children’s Day, DĂa del Niño, a day-long program with music, food, family activities, Folklorico performances, music in the courtyard, and so much more! FREE admission to the museum for children 12 and under with up to two accompanying parents ... Details →
June 2019
Teacher Institute
This free three-day course offers Arizona K-12 educators Standards-based tools and resources to teach American Indian history, culture, and art. The institute will provide educators with an opportunity to network with one another and leave with tangible lesson plans that can be adapted to fit individual classrooms. Participants will ... Details →
