Exhibition Opening - I Am Clay: Acoma Life in Figures

Join us this Sunday for the public opening of I Am Clay: Acoma Life in Figures, a community-curated exhibition of figurative pottery from Acoma Pueblo. Bringing together 120 works centered on the women artists who have shaped and sustained this tradition for generations, the exhibition traces historic Puebloan roots and the influence of tourism during the first half of the 20th century, presenting clay as culture, memory, and lived experience.

Opening Day Program

12:30 and 3 p.m. - Dancing by The Pueblo Dance Group

1:00 to 2:00 pm – Panel discussion in Vernick Auditorium featuring Acoma potters Prudy Correa, Claudia Mitchell, Marilyn Ray, and Maria Lilly Salvador. This discussion will be facilitated by co-curator Brian Vallo (Acoma).

2:00 – 4:00pm - Refreshments provided by the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico

All afternoon: Hands-on activity, make your own clay animal