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Link to Previous Shows:

Drawing From Nature, 1999
The 4th Dimension, 2000
A Continuous Thread, 2000
Elemental Interpretations, 2001
Alaska Gold, 2001
California Paintings, 2002
Of Myth and Memory, 2002
Puppets of the World, 2003
Inspired Objects, 2003
Northwest Coast Indian Art Traditions, 2003
Audubon of the West:
Andrew Jackson Grayson, 2003
Mendocino Humor, 2004
Ansel Adams, 2004
Games of Skill, Power, Chance, 2004
Water, Land & Sky, Albert Thomas DeRome, 2004
Precious Cargo, 2005
Landscape Interpretations, 2005
Quilting Traditions, 2005
L. P. Latimer, 2006
Current Exhibit

March 25, 2006 – June 25, 2006 Hopi Basket Group This exhibit illuminates the world of Hopi people through historic photographs, textiles, ceramics, and most centrally, an examination of their basketry plaques. The Hopi primarily live in northeastern Arizona, in adobe pueblo villages perched on three Mesas. Corn farmers, in an unpredictable and arid area, they depend on the beneficient intercession of spiritual guardians they call katsinam, or what is more commonly called kachinas. The katsinam help the seeds to germinate, the crops to grow, and most importantly, bring the necessary water, in the form of snow and rain. While Hopi people are well known for their skill and artistry in creating ceramics, jewelry, and most especially, kachina dolls, little attention has been paid to Hopi wicker basketry, and even less to the use of katsina imagery on this medium. As guest curators Judith and Andrew Finger note, "Hopi wicker basketry plaques can be appreciated on many levels. Viewers can admire them as works of art and marvel at the maker's talents. They can identify a katsina image and glimpse the integral part katsinam play in Hopi life. They can understand these plaques' importance in transmitting Hopi traditions and the role they have played in Hopi and non-Hopi relations. We hope that viewers will take away a sense of Hopi people's rich culture and history while enjoying these works of beauty." Hopi Basket Weaver, 1901

Lecture and Opening Reception
April 1, Saturday, 1:00 – 4:00

1:00 – 3:00 – Screening of award-winning film Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World, and discussion with filmmaker Pat Ferraro, Ukiah Civic Center, 300 Seminary Ave, Free.

3:00 – 4:00 – Reception at Grace Hudson Museum, Free.

Member & Docent Gallery Tour
April 30, Sunday, 1:00 – 4:00, Free.

Join Museum Director, Sherrie Smith-Ferri for the free tour.

Native American Art Evaluation Day
April 11, Tuesday, 11:00 – Noon

Certified Native American Art appraiser Benjamin F. Benson will provide a verbal evaluation of your treasured artifacts. $5 per item, 4 items per person.

Lecture and Catalogue Signing
May 13, Saturday, 2:00 – 4:00

2:00 – 3:00: Russ Hartman, Anthropology Collections Manager for the California Academy of Sciences will present a illustrated lecture on Hopi Katsinam as portrayed in Kachina Dolls, and Exhibit Guest Curators Andrew and Judith Finger will present an illustrated talk on the development of katsina imagery on Hopi wicker plaques, Free.

3:00 – 4:00: Booksigning of Exhibit Catalogue Circles of Life; Katsina Imagery on Hopi Wicker Plaques by authors Andrew and Judith Finger & Reception, Free.

Lecture and Trunk Show
June 17, Saturday, 10:00 – 4:00

11:00-Noon: Slide illustrated lecture by independent scholars Barbara Goldeen and John Selmer on Contemporary Hopi Wicker Basketry.

1:00 – 4:00: Trunk Show and Sale of Contemporary Southwestern Indian Jewelry and Basketry from Santa Fe Crafts.

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Link to previous shows:
Drawing From Nature, 1999
The 4th Dimension, 2000
A Continuous Thread, 2000
Elemental Interpretations, 2001
Alaska Gold, 2001
California Paintings 1910 - 1940, 2002
Of Myth and Memory, 2002
Puppets of the World, 2003
Inspired Objects, 2003
Northwest Coast Indian Art Traditions, 2003
Audubon of the West: Andrew Jackson Grayson, 2003
Mendocino Humor: from Light to Dark, 2004
Ansel Adams: Inspiration & Influence, 2004
Games of Skill, Power, Chance, 2004
Water, Land & Sky, Albert Thomas DeRome, 2004
Precious Cargo: California IndianCradle Baskets & Childbirth Traditions,2005
Landscape Interpretations: Redwood to Oak, Ocean to Stream, 2005
Pieces of the Past: Quilting Traditions, 2005
L. P. Latimer (1857 – 1941): A Retrospective Exhibition, 2006
Current Exhibit