 77th
Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture
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July 2, 2010
Public Festival July 3–4,
2010
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Deadline May 10, 2010
Information from the 2009 festival is presented here to provide a
glimpse into the kind of programming you may expect for 2010.
Festival
Schedule
Summer Festival Brings the
Hopi People to Flagstaff
Summer is the time of ceremonial dances, growing corn, and monsoon
rains to the Hopi people. And for the last 75 years, summer has also
been the time that this hardworking and spiritual people come to
Flagstaff to share their art and culture. This July 4 and 5, the
Museum of Northern Arizona will open its doors for its 76th Annual
Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture, “the Oldest Hopi Art Show in the
World”.
The Museum comes alive with the
sights, sounds, and tastes of the Hopi people—evoking the very spirit
of this Colorado Plateau culture. Explore Hopi beliefs and current
issues with Heritage Insights talks. Enjoy meeting over 75 artists
from the 12 Hopi villages, presenting centuries-old art traditions
kept alive through contemporary innovations. And hear Casper and the
602 Band’s riveting Hopi reggae under the big tent.
The Hopi village of Orayvi is
considered the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the United
States, dating back more than a millennium. The Hopi have survived in
their mesa homeland for centuries and although their culture is
changing, their core values remain intact and central to their
culture. At the Hopi Festival, these values are expressed in many
ways.
Museum Director Robert Breunig said,
“This year’s Hopi Festival will honor the life and career of noted
katsina doll carver Ernest Moore Jr. (1934–2008) with a display of his
work. He came to carving late in life and his exceptionally fine work
elevated him to a master artist level in a very short time. He was a
recognized Hopi Festival artist for many years, including at last
year’s event. His skillful eyes and hands will be missed in the art
world, as well as the twinkle in his eye and his friendly nature.”
New This Year
Heritage Program Coordinator Anne Doyle continued, “We’re really
excited about a new addition to the festival. Katsina doll carver and
poet Ramson Lomatewama has worked at the Museum for many years as a
demonstrator and educator. His more recent artistic interests have led
him to glass blowing. This year he’ll be outside, demonstrating how he
creates his glittering, glass blown spirit figures.”
Also new this year will be a chance
to meet author Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa. With seasoned American West
history author Carolyn O’Bagy Davis, he has coauthored The Hopi
People, part of Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America
series. Koyiyumptewa is a member of the Badger/Butterfly Clan from
Hotevilla on Third Mesa and has worked for the Hopi Cultural
Preservation Office as the tribal archivist for the last eight years.
Through a collection of remarkable photographs, the outside world will
have a rare look into this unique culture. A book signing with
Koyiyumptewa is scheduled on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the
book is on sale in the Museum’s Bookstore.
Heritage Insights
Presentations
The nuances of making Hopi basketry will be revealed by Ruby Chimerica
and her daughter Anita Koruh, as they present an ongoing demonstration
on weaving baskets, cradleboards, and rattles from sumac and
rabbitbush.
A dynamic artist in his own right, Ed
Kabotie is grandson and son to two noted artists, Fred and Michael
Kabotie. Ed Kabotie plays acoustic guitar and Native flute, while
incorporating teachings about the Hopi language and its history into
his music. He sings in Hopi, Tewa, and English in his trilingual
compositions.
Bob Rhodes and Dr. Robert Breunig
will share their knowledge of Hopi basketry. Rhodes is director of
Hopitutuqaiki, the Hopi School’s Summer Arts Program, and Breunig is
the Museum’s director.
A rare opportunity for public
participation in the exhibit creation process, cultural educator and
curator Susan Sekakuku will present early ideas being explored for the
Museum’s upcoming permanent Hopi exhibit. As part of the exhibit’s
development, Sekakuku will present proposed themes and will be looking
for feedback from the audience.
Clark Tenakhongva will talk about
katsina doll carving—the history of the art form, the spiritual
aspects of katsina dolls, and what the carvings represent.
Gary Tso, owner and operator of Left
Handed Hunter Tours, is an energetic speaker who will talk about Hopi
culture, Hopi clan migrations, the story of the four worlds, and the
Europeanization of Hopiland.
Under the Big Tent
Only on Sunday at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., Casper and the 602 Band will
perform their high energy, Jamaican-inspired reggae combined with
Native roots. Casper Loma-da-wa’s lyrics are filled with hope and
power, telling stories of contemporary reservation life. “Reggae,” he
says, “is the music of a struggling people—that’s what Jamaican music
is. We, as Native people, have been struggling all these years.” The
band has opened for reggae greats such as the Wailers, Culture, and
Burning Spear.
The Nuvatukya’ovi Sinom Dance Group
will perform the Polhikmana or water maiden dance, and the
koshari or clown dance to unite people and make them happy. They will
also perform a Supai dance celebrating the Havasupai people.
All of the dance troup’s regalia—the clothing, weaving, and
tabletas or headdresses—is designed and handmade by the dancers,
and all of the outfits have cloud designs for rain.
On Saturday only at 11 a.m.,
organizer and designer Maya David will return this year with her team
of seamstresses and models from throughout the Hopi Mesas to present a
fashion show of Native inspired creations.
Sidney Poolheco and Sandra Hamana
will perform traditional Hopi songs, while capturing elements of
change in the Hopi culture through contemporary tunes and lyrics.
Poolheco’s music is often featured on KUYI 88.1 Hopi Radio.
Hopi Quilt Display
Quilting was introduced to Hopi women over 100 years ago by Mennonite
missionaries. Since then, Hopi quilters have incorporated cultural
symbols and designs to make quilts that are uniquely their own. Today
quilts are contemporary works of art and have become part of the Hopi
matrilineal society, given at special occasions such as weddings and
baby naming ceremonies. A number of quilts will be on display and
available for sale at the festival.
More Festival
Activities
In addition to the 75 booth artists, the Museum staff has made several
trips to the Hopi Reservation to collect one-of-a-kind consignment
items for sale from individual artists. The collecting trips have
always been an important part of the Hopi festivals, allowing artists
who produce only a few items per year, or who might not have
transportation to Flagstaff, a chance to market their work. Hundreds
of distinctive art pieces such as quilts, rattles, pottery, katsinas
dolls, paintings, and baskets are for sale at this year’s festival.
While enjoying entertainment under
the big tent, take a taste of ages-old traditional Hopi foods—yeasted
bread baked in an outside wood-fired bread oven, and piki, a
ceremonial food made from blue corn. Alice Dashee, a potter and
educator, will give presentations all day on both days about the role
of corn in Hopi culture.
Award-winning potters Dorothy and
Emerson Ami take visitors on a pottery making journey, discussing how
they collect materials and build, decorate, and fire pieces. They
create pottery in the ancient traditional way, from gathering the clay
to using all natural pigments to paint their pots and sheep dung to
fire their creations.
Sash weaving will be demonstrated by
Louis Josytewa. All types of Hopi weaving are done by men. The long,
colorful sashes that Josytewa makes are primarily used as part of
ceremonial clothing.
Always popular with families, the
Creative Corner outside in the courtyard will be the place for kids
and the young at heart to decorate Hopi birds, work with clay, and
play a Hopi hoop game.
KUYI Live Remote
KUYI Hotevilla, your Native American public radio station and a
project of the Hopi Foundation, will be onsite for a live report
broadcast.
Hopi Dancers at
Heritage Square
The Nuvatukya’ovi Sinom Dance Group will be in Flagstaff’s Fourth of
July Parade on Saturday morning, and downtown at Heritage Square in a
free performance following the parade. On Sunday at noon, they will
again perform at Heritage Square.
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Upcoming Heritage
Program Festivals
60th Annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture, July 31–2, 2009
6th Annual Celebraciónes de la Gente, October 23-25, 2009
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