Welcome to Folk Arts Courtyard - Tucson Meet Yourself ODHAM PAVILION Bernard G. Siquieros, Education Curator Delana Farley, Matthew Lewis and Ana Montoya , Museum Specialists, Tohono

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Folk Arts Courtyard

O’odham Pavilion

Pascua Yaqui Pavilion Celebrate the material culture and practices

of our ethnic and folk communities

In the Tucson Meet Yourself Folk Arts Courtyard, and in

the Pascua Yaqui and Tohono O’odham pavilions nearby

along Church Street, you are meeting members of the

community who are the tradition bearers of arts and

cultural practices which have been passed along from

generation to generation.

These folk artists represent a wide variety of cultures and

occupations in the region. Ask them about their traditions!

They’re here to proudly demonstrate and explain the folk

arts and skills that say, “This is who I am.”

FOLK ARTS SCHEDULE

Pima County

Courthouse Courtyard:

Saturday & Sunday

October 11 & 12 , 2014

11am-5:30pm

Yaqui & O’odham

Pavilions, along Church:

In addition to Saturday and

Sunday hours, 11am-5:30pm,

the Yaqui & O’odham Pavilions

will have Friday, October 10,

and Saturday evening hours,.

All Ttradition bearers

represent and demonstrate the

varied ethnic traditional arts

and practices of the region.

Some items are for sale.

Please be respectful and

always ask before photo-

graphing or touching any

object. Information Desk is located in Courtyard.

Please stop by for educational

materials, passports and additional information.

African American hair styling - Dari Bradley African American inspired hats - Toni Ham Arabic calligraphy - Mohyeddin Abdulaziz Chinese calligraphy - Paul Lim Chicano Murals – Alex Garza Chicano Painting—Marisela Montiel Congolese Seamstress - Charlotte Nsabaka

Dine rug weaving - Etta Todacheenie Dine bead work - Pamela Farnam Todacheenie Dine flute and drums - Marvin Todacheenie Dine coral jewelry - Efrin & Edgar Castillo Hopi katsina carving and quilts - Earl Dino Patterson Sunaweuma Hopi Baskets - Sharon Tenakhongva from Hotevilla Hopi Quilter (elder) - Mary Ann Tenakhongva from Hotevilla Indian rakhi bracelets – Majda Khatoon Indian wedding ceremony henna - Saba Ahmadi & Umaira Qureshi Indian kolami rice flour painting - Raji Rajagopalan Iskashitaa , Coordinators Barbara Eiswerth and Stephanie Plotas

Saturday only: Ghada Alqalrawi, Palestinian Jewelry Maker Machimie Kone – Ivory Coast hair braider Sunday only: Tabia Manirampa, Burundian Basket Weaving and crocheting Ismail Ndagijimana, Burundian Table-Top Loom Weaving Antoinette Barengayabo, Burundian Basket Weaving and crocheting Metasebyia Tetera, Ethnic Ethiopian Artwork

Japanese Origami - Chieko Nakano

Japanese shodo calligraphy - Akiko Victorson (Sunday only)

Lao weaving - Bonyang Michaels

Mexican Leather boots - Esteban Osuna, Ozuna Boot Company

Papel Picado banderolas - Maria Jesus Robles and Aida Robles Mertz

Paper flowers - Josefina P. Lizarraga

Piñatas - Maria Arvizu

Piñatas and cascarones - Jesus Garcia

Polish Wycinanki, Papercutting - Magdelena Nowacka- Jannotta (Sunday only)

Pottery - Porfirio Mora

Reverse Glass Painting - Sergio Leon

Oaxacan wood animals – Francisca Alvarado

Tatting - Pat Orzech

Turkish Bazaar, handmade shirts - Hafize Aksoy

Turkish calligraphy - Cuneyt Akcay

Turkish ceramics - Zehra Kilcak

Turkish ceramics - Abdulla Mohammad Jasim

Turkish ebru water and silk marbling - Mustafa & Mine Calik

Ukrainian pysanky Easter eggs/arts and crafts- Dr. Ihor and Mrs. Zenovia Kunasz

Ukranian wood carving—Zenon Korytko

Ukrainian Embroidery and Graphics - Alexandra and George Terleckyj

St. Michael Ukrainian Greco-Catholic church,

Church Art Rev. Andriy & Mrs. Halyna Chirovsky

Western Ranch Rope Reata braiding- Dick Schorr (Sunday only)

The folkarts of Heritage Trees & Plants – Ristras & Devil Claw – Mission Garden:

Devil Claw Bundles - Gay Gilbert

Table volunteers: Ana Landry, Bill O'Malley, Roger Pfeuffer,

Katya Peterson, Diana Hadley

FOLK ARTS COURTYARD TRADITION BEARERS

FOLK ARTS OF

TUCSON MEET

YOURSELF

When defining folk arts (or any kind of folk activity, for that matter) the most important word is “community.” Folk arts are created by members of a specific community, are learned (often informally) within that community, reflect the aesthetics of that community, and serve the needs of that community. However, folk artists are not isolated anachronisms. Every one of the artists you’ll meet this weekend occupies exactly the same corner of the 21st century as do the rest of us. Each has the option of responding to the influences and challenges of the greater world. Most have jobs that have nothing to do with their folk art. Note: The late Stefan Tkachyk, a master Ukrainian woodcarver, for example, earned his living by maintaining the electric plant at St. Joseph’s hospital. Until he began to appear at Tucson Meet Yourself, his work was mostly respected by and shared within the local Ukrainian-American community.

O’ODHAM PAVILION

Bernard G. Siquieros, Education Curator

Delana Farley, Matthew Lewis and Ana Montoya , Museum Specialists,

Tohono O’odham Nation Cultural Center and Museum

Michael Chiago (Paintings)

Mary Pablo (Baskets – Tradition Bearer and official demonstrator)

Lola Thomas (Baskets)

Sadie Marks (Baskets)

Homer Marks, Jr. (Wood Carvings)

Sherry Frank

Phillip Valentine (Paintings)

Gus Antone Jr. (Paintings)

Allison Francisco (Paintings)

Jeffery and Ava Antone (Paintings)

Rosaline Serapo (Mats and Baskets)

Paula Ignacio

Joey Lopez (Baskets)

Hiram Enos (Horse Hair Baskets)

Victor Garcia (Paintings)

Jacob Butler

Ron Carlos

Rhonda Wilson (Baskets)

Draven Wilson

Margaret Acosta (Coil Baskets and demonstration)

Julia Lewis (Baskets)

Irena Vicenti (paper flowers)

Daniel Vega, Richard Tellez & Nadia Yucupicio, Traditional Pascua Yaqui Pavilion

Department of Language & Culture, Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Maria Arvayo, Yoeme Artist Tent, Development Services, Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Traditional Tent

Pascola Dance Instruments — Chema Matus-Valenzuela

Deer Dance Instruments—Steve Armadillo with family assistants:

Steven Anthony Armadillo, Felipe Moline, Felipe Garcia

Traditional Paper Flowers — Paula I. Yucupicio

Traditional Paper Flowers — Irene Sanchez

Modesto Bule, Yaqui Elder

Department of Language and Culture

Community Yaqui Historical Society, David Rivera

Miss Pascua Yaqui Gabrielle Balrazar (Sunday only)

Jr. Miss Pascua Yaqui Julia Rodriquez (Sunday only)

Contemporary Yoeme Artists Tent

Yaqui Paintings & prints – Maria Arvayo

Yaqui Muralist & Painter — David Moreno

Yaqui Painter — Councilman Marcelino Flores

Yaqui Painter — Rene Alvarez

Yaqui Drawings and prints – Jose Murrillo

Yaqui Deer Eye Amulets (Maso Puusim) – Susanna Arellano

Yaqui Traditional Tribal regalia/clothing – Gracie Garcia

Pascua Yaqui Festival of the Arts

VISITING TUCSON

MEET YOURSELF

FOLK ARTS AREAS

There are two areas in which you can experience visual folk arts at Tucson Meet Yourself: In the garden of the old County Courthouse, and on Church Street just to the east. Church Street will feature Yaqui and O’odham artists, while the Courthouse arcade will contain an eclectic assortment of artists from many traditions. Although some artists will have items for sale, all are prepared to demonstrate and discuss what they do. How to experience the Folk Arts area? What I like to do is take a general look-around to see who’s doing what and where, and then zero in on a few choices so as to learn more. Our invited demonstra-tors are gregarious folks, and will be happy and proud to discuss not only the “whats” of their art forms, but the even more fascinating “whys”. That’s what TMY is all about, after all: getting to know and better understand the marvelous diversity of the folks we share this place with!

(comments from Jim Griffith)

PASCUA YAQUI PAVILION

TUCSON

MEET

YOURSELF

FOLK ARTS

STAFF

Dee Cox

Ali Francisco

Jim Griffith

Loma Griffith

Stephanie Papaefthemiou

Leigh Spigelman

Monica Surfaro Spigelman

Maribel Alvarez

Program Director and

Festival Folklorist

O’odham Pavilion

Bernard Siquieros

Delana Farley

Matthew Lewis

Ana Montoya

Pascua Yaqui Pavilion

Daniel Vega

Nadia Yucupicio

Richard Tellez

SEE, LISTEN, LEARN

EXPLORE & ENJOY

OUR SHARED CULTURE

THE TRADITIONAL ARTS

OF PASCUA YAQUI & TOHONO O’ODHAM

Department of Language & Culture, Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Itom Hiak Lutu’uria Yo’oriwa into Nakwa

5100 Calle Tetakusim

New Pascua, Tucson, Arizona

Email: [email protected]

www.pascuayaqui-nsn.gov

Mr. Daniel Vega, Department Director

The mission of the Language and Culture Department is to empower our

community to respect the Language, Culture, Traditional Arts and History.

With the knowledge passed down by our Elders, we preserve and share our

Hiaki way of Life. The department welcomes inquiries about Yaqui culture,

language, special events and visits to the Education Building.

Tohono O’odham Cultural Center and Museum

Himdag Ki: Hekihu, Hemu, Im B I-Ha’ap

Fresnal Canyon Road, Topawa, Arizona

www.tonation-nsn.gov/cultural_center_museum.aspx

Mr. Bernard G. Siquieros, Education Curator

The Cultural Center & Museum is working to instill pride by creating a

permanent tribal institution, to protect and preserve O'odham "jewe c himdag".

Working with Elders, the Cultural Center & Museum will promote understanding

and respect of O'odham "himdag" through educational programs and

public outreach. The Cultural Center and Museum welcomes visitors. Open to the

public Monday through Saturday, 10am—4pm (closed Sundays and Tribal

holidays). Contact the Museum to schedule tours (520)383-0200 .

We Remember…

In the Folk Arts area, we honor the memories of Ernestina Robles Matus and

Marcelino C. Flores, Jr., family members of Yaqui artists and tradition bear-

ers, who died this year. We also remember two Festival artisans who have

died: Mehendi tradition bearer Rashda Ahmadi, and Jerel Alen Quamahong-

newa, a Hopi carver of Third Mesa, who carved both traditional and

contemporary Kachina dolls. This year we respectfully miss Japanese

temari artist and tradition bearer Fukumi Zapp, whose husband died recently.

Another good friend of Tucson Meet Yourself was Tony Morales, a Tucson

Meet Yourself volunteer for 20 years, who always helped with traffic control.

He died earlier this month.

As we continue with our work of celebrating our traditional arts, we also

remember Tucson Meet Yourself friends and honor their passing.