Color Between the Lines: Photo Review

It was an incredible evening celebrating the exhibition Color Between the Lines by artist Jonathan Joseph. Curating the exhibition was an absolute pleasure, and I look forward to continuing the momentum in the near future!

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Bronx Museum Holiday Market Weekend

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BRONX MUSEUM HOLIDAY MARKET WEEKEND
Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13 11:00am to 6:00pm

Save your holiday shopping for the Bronx Museum’s Holiday Market Weekend! In collaboration with FromtheBronx.com, The South Bronx Farmer’s Market, The Point, and The Bronx Beer Hall, the Bronx Museum welcomes more than 20 local artists, artisans, farmers, bakers, brewers, and more for a holiday market that is not to be missed. The evening ends with a popular holiday themed flamenco performance by dancers from Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana II, an annual Bronx Museum tradition. Free admission!

2015 VENDORS

– Aficionado Arts Club
– Bear Hand Creations
– Bronx Beer Hall
– Bronx Chicks
– Calcutta Kitchens
– Daniel Chervoni
– Dennis Redmoon Darkeem
– Ellude’s
– FromtheBronx.com
– Humble Trees
– Jaynine Taylor
– Lady K Fever
– Lucia Hernandez
– Morris Perk
– Niizeki Hiromi
– Paper Crane Heart
– Port Morris Distillery
– South Bronx Farmer’s Market
– Special Mama
– Spizane
– Tecumesh Ceaser
– Taylor Made Creations for All Occasions, Inc.
– Uptown Roasters
– White Pine Community Farm

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 PERFORMANCE AND ACTIVITY SCHEDULE

11:30am to 12:30pm – Tours of the galleries with a Bronx Museum teaching artist
12pm to 6pm – Ms. Santa and friends join us for photos and holiday face painting
1pm to 6pm – Art-making activities led by a Bronx Museum teaching artist
2pm – C. Debra performing holiday poetry
3pm – Friends of Martin Wong exhibition tour with Charlie Ahearn and Jane Dickson
4pm – Flamenco demonstration by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana II in the market space
5pm – Performance by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana II in the Lower Gallery

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 PERFORMANCE AND ACTIVITY SCHEDULE

11:30am to 12:30pm – Tours of the galleries with a Bronx Museum teaching artist
12pm to 6pm – Ms. Santa and friends join us for photos and holiday face painting
1pm to 6pm – Art-making activities led by a Bronx Museum teaching artist
1pm  –  Girls Prep Bronx Elementary School Performance Choir
2pm –  Performance by Bharati S. Kemraj
3pm – Girls Prep Bronx Middle School Performance Choir
4pm  –  Cirque du Monde, Social Circus at The Point
5pm  – Cirque du Monde, Social Circus at The Point

Museum of Contemporary Native Arts: John Hitchcock: Traces of the Plains

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037During my trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico I went to the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) “a center of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), is dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of/for contemporary Native art, history and culture through presentation, collection/acquisition, preservation, and interpretation. The MoCNA is recognized as the pre-eminent organizer of exhibitions devoted exclusively to the display of dynamic and diverse arts practices representative of Native North America” (Museum of Contemporary Native Arts website). It is a great starting point to build your knowledge of contemporary Native arts.

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The exhibition of John Hitchcock Traces of the Plains had a deeply relevant message and encouraged viewers to think of the use of control, assimilation, war and fear that surround our society. Full of images set with US military weaponry and mythological and hybrid creatures from the Wichita Mountains in western Oklahoma, the art work consists of paper and multimedia installations of printed matter and video.

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John Hitchcock “Traces of the Plains” 2012 Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. Photo by Erin K Hylton 2014.

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John Hitchcock “Cotton Electric” 2011 screenprint and ink pen on paper Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. Photo by Erin K Hylton 2014.

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John Hitchcock “Epicentro” 2011-14 silkscreen on felt Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. Photo by Erin K Hylton 2014.

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John Hitchcock “Traces of the Plains” 2012 Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. Photo by Erin K Hylton 2014.

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John Hitchcock “Epicentro (detail)” 2011-14 silkscreen on felt Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. Photo by Erin K Hylton 2014.

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John Hitchcock “Epicentro (detail)” 2011-14 silkscreen on felt Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. Photo by Erin K Hylton 2014.