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AH’-WAH-NEE takes its title from the Paiute word for “balance.” The symposium invites Indigenous women artists from the Great Basin region and New Mexico to join us in a profound discussion about the connections between Indigenous feminist art practices, activism, and the land. Starting with a talk by the Chemehuevi photographer Cara Romero on November 4th, the symposium continues through a welcoming introduction, and two artist panels (on Paiute art, and on the uses of sculpture and performance). This event culminates in We Danced, We Sang, Until the Matron Came, a presentation and a dance of resilience that will shine a light on the cultural impact of Native American Boarding Schools. The symposium will bridge decolonizing themes: Land Back, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Art as Resilience, Indigenous Futurisms, and more. The symposium coincides with a group exhibition of the same name at the Donna Beam Gallery (Nov 1 – December 10).
For our out-of-town audience and those who cannot join us in person, this event will be live streamed on the UNLV College of Fine Arts YouTube channel.
A CONVERSATION WITH PHOTOGRAPHER CARA ROMERO
Thursday, November 4, 2021
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM
MARJORIE BARRICK MUSEUM OF ART AUDITORIUM, UNLV
ON THE TRADITIONAL HOMELANDS OF THE NUWUVI, SOUTHERN PAIUTE PEOPLE.
AH'-WAH-NEE SYMPOSIUM & OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, November 5, 2021
MARJORIE BARRICK MUSEUM OF ART
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Introduction of AH’-WAH-NEE Exhibition & Symposium by Fawn Douglas. Welcome by Councilwoman Alfreda Mitre, Las Vegas Paiute Tribe.
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Artists Panel I: A conversation with Paiute artists from the Great Basin region: Noelle Garcia, Loretta Burden, and Cara Romero.
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Artists Panel II: A conversation with three multi-disciplinary artists who use sculpture and performance in cultural story-telling: Fawn Douglas, Natani Notah, and Rose B. Simpson.
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM See the AH’-WAH-NEE exhibition at Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery. The gallery will be open on November 5 from 9 AM—9 PM (closed 4—5 PM).
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM We Danced, We Sang, Until the Matron Came. We Danced, We Sang, Until the Matron Came is the title of a painting by Jean LaMarr, a community artist-activist, printmaker and muralist of Paiute/Pit River ancestry with family ties to Northern Nevada and Northern California. This performance shines a light on the history and cultural impact of Native American Boarding Schools, presenting a talk by Stacey Montooth, Executive Director of the State of Nevada Indian Commission, accompanied by the art of Jean LaMarr and documentation of the Stewart Indian Boarding School, Southeast of Carson City, Nevada, culminating in a dance of resilience by dancers Sol Martinez, Kadie Anderson, Jared Chee-Anderson, and Gianna Yazzie from the Las Vegas Paiute Tribal community with ancestral connections to Indian Boarding School survivors.
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM UNLV Art Walk: Co-Presented by Susan N. Houston; UNLV’s College of Fine Arts honors the Las Vegas arts community for its dedicated support of the arts and culture in Southern Nevada with its free annual Art Walk.
ASL interpreters will be present throughout the remarks. Entry to the event is free and open to everyone. Visitor parking on the UNLV campus during the event is also free starting at 7 pm on Thursday and 1 pm on Friday. Wear a mask.
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