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09-21-2007, 09:02 PM
Sixth Annual Sun Mountain Gathering Returns to Santa Fe
Event Features Native American Music, Dance, Spear Throwing, Pottery Making, and Archaeology Dig
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Submitted by: Steve Cantrell, PR Manager steve.cantrell@state.nm.us (steve.cantrell@state.nm.us)
<center><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/Woolspinningdemo.jpg border=1 align=center vspace=4><br>Wool spinning will be one of the featured activities</center> <br>
<img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/nerfdarts.jpg border=1 align=right hspace=4>Santa Fe, New Mexico-Sun Mountain Gathering, a unique cultural celebration for all ages, returns to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on Saturday, October 6, 2007. Geared to families and free to the public, this annual favorite is filled with activities, featuring such popular events as Indian games, pump drills, arrow making,spear throwing, and pottery making. This adventure into the past will be held at Milner Plaza on Museum Hill in Santa Fe from 10 am to 4 pm. <br><br>Held annually since 2002, Sun Mountain Gathering is an exploration of Southwestern archaeology and celebrates over 12,000 years of cultural heritage in New Mexico. Native American dancers and musicians will perform throughout the day on spectacular Milner Plaza. <br><br><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/flintknapper.jpg border=1 align=left hspace=4>With activities for every age and interest, the festival provides visitors many opportunities to learn about archaeology and the ancient technology and traditional arts of Native peoples in the southwest. Exhibits on archaeology and native foods are planned, along with demonstrations of Native crafts, including drum making, flint-knapping, arrow making, stone axe use, traditional gardening, and a mock archaeology dig, to name just a few. Visitors will also have an opportunity to learn about traditional arts by trying their hand at forming a coiled pot, making rope from yucca, using a pump drill, or making a replica of a stamped silver bracelet. <br><br>Another main attraction is the Atlatl Range. The atlatl and dart were the first true and natural weapons system of the human race, invented thousands of years before the bow and arrow and used longer by humans than any other weapon system yet developed. Spear throwing using replicas of prehistoric atlatls will go on continuously throughout the day. <br><br><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/bowdrill1.jpg border=1 align=right hspace=4>Located on Museum Hill, the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture shares the beautiful Milner Plaza with the Museum of International Folk Art. Here, Now and Always, a major permanent exhibition at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, combines the voices of living Native Americans with ancient and contemporary artifacts and interactive multimedia to tell the complex stories of the Southwest. The Buchsbaum Gallery displays works from the region's pueblos. Five changing galleries present exhibits on subjects ranging from archaeological excavations to contemporary art. In addition, an outdoor sculpture garden offers rotating exhibits of works by Native American sculptors. <br><br>The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs. <br><br>Information for the Public: The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is located on Museum Hill, Camino Lejo off Old Santa Fe Trail. For more information call 505-476-1250 or visit www.IndianArtsandCulture.org (http://www.indianartsandculture.org/) <br><br>Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. <br><br>Admission Prices: School groups free. Children 16 and under free. New Mexico residents with ID free on Sundays. New Mexico resident Senior Citizens (age 60+) with ID free Wednesdays. Museum Foundation members free. Students with ID $1 discount. Single visit to one museum: $8.00 for non-state residents; $6.00 for New Mexico residents. Four-day pass to five museums including state-run museums in Santa Fe plus The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art $18.00. One-day pass for two museums (Museum of International Folk Art and Museum of Indian Arts and Culture OR New Mexico Museum of Art and Palace of the Governors) $12.00. Group rate for ten or more people: single visit $6.00, four day pass $16.00. <br><br>
[Credits: Special thanks to Julia Clifton, Curator for her help in providing images for this article and to Penny, the oh-so diligent staff member at Museum of Indian Arts and Culture for her help in tracking Julia down at quitting time on a very hectic Friday afternoon!]
Event Features Native American Music, Dance, Spear Throwing, Pottery Making, and Archaeology Dig
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Submitted by: Steve Cantrell, PR Manager steve.cantrell@state.nm.us (steve.cantrell@state.nm.us)
<center><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/Woolspinningdemo.jpg border=1 align=center vspace=4><br>Wool spinning will be one of the featured activities</center> <br>
<img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/nerfdarts.jpg border=1 align=right hspace=4>Santa Fe, New Mexico-Sun Mountain Gathering, a unique cultural celebration for all ages, returns to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on Saturday, October 6, 2007. Geared to families and free to the public, this annual favorite is filled with activities, featuring such popular events as Indian games, pump drills, arrow making,spear throwing, and pottery making. This adventure into the past will be held at Milner Plaza on Museum Hill in Santa Fe from 10 am to 4 pm. <br><br>Held annually since 2002, Sun Mountain Gathering is an exploration of Southwestern archaeology and celebrates over 12,000 years of cultural heritage in New Mexico. Native American dancers and musicians will perform throughout the day on spectacular Milner Plaza. <br><br><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/flintknapper.jpg border=1 align=left hspace=4>With activities for every age and interest, the festival provides visitors many opportunities to learn about archaeology and the ancient technology and traditional arts of Native peoples in the southwest. Exhibits on archaeology and native foods are planned, along with demonstrations of Native crafts, including drum making, flint-knapping, arrow making, stone axe use, traditional gardening, and a mock archaeology dig, to name just a few. Visitors will also have an opportunity to learn about traditional arts by trying their hand at forming a coiled pot, making rope from yucca, using a pump drill, or making a replica of a stamped silver bracelet. <br><br>Another main attraction is the Atlatl Range. The atlatl and dart were the first true and natural weapons system of the human race, invented thousands of years before the bow and arrow and used longer by humans than any other weapon system yet developed. Spear throwing using replicas of prehistoric atlatls will go on continuously throughout the day. <br><br><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/bowdrill1.jpg border=1 align=right hspace=4>Located on Museum Hill, the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture shares the beautiful Milner Plaza with the Museum of International Folk Art. Here, Now and Always, a major permanent exhibition at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, combines the voices of living Native Americans with ancient and contemporary artifacts and interactive multimedia to tell the complex stories of the Southwest. The Buchsbaum Gallery displays works from the region's pueblos. Five changing galleries present exhibits on subjects ranging from archaeological excavations to contemporary art. In addition, an outdoor sculpture garden offers rotating exhibits of works by Native American sculptors. <br><br>The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs. <br><br>Information for the Public: The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is located on Museum Hill, Camino Lejo off Old Santa Fe Trail. For more information call 505-476-1250 or visit www.IndianArtsandCulture.org (http://www.indianartsandculture.org/) <br><br>Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. <br><br>Admission Prices: School groups free. Children 16 and under free. New Mexico residents with ID free on Sundays. New Mexico resident Senior Citizens (age 60+) with ID free Wednesdays. Museum Foundation members free. Students with ID $1 discount. Single visit to one museum: $8.00 for non-state residents; $6.00 for New Mexico residents. Four-day pass to five museums including state-run museums in Santa Fe plus The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art $18.00. One-day pass for two museums (Museum of International Folk Art and Museum of Indian Arts and Culture OR New Mexico Museum of Art and Palace of the Governors) $12.00. Group rate for ten or more people: single visit $6.00, four day pass $16.00. <br><br>
[Credits: Special thanks to Julia Clifton, Curator for her help in providing images for this article and to Penny, the oh-so diligent staff member at Museum of Indian Arts and Culture for her help in tracking Julia down at quitting time on a very hectic Friday afternoon!]