May 18 Saturday
Visualizing Scientific Discovery
Work with experienced researchers to illustrate scientific discoveries through digital artwork and visual communication. In a series of online lectures, exercises, and activities, you'll create figures and illustrations for research presentations, publications, and social media posts while developing skills using Adobe Photoshop to reflect your personal style. Exploring how artistic and scientific expression operate synergistically, you'll collaborate with your peers and instructor to support your research with visual aids. After completing this course, you will understand and recognize the elements of effective visual communication to inform your publications and presentations. This non-credit course is designed to help practicing scientists and students from all scientific disciplines improve their communication skills.
Course Modality: This course is offered online with synchronous Zoom office hours.
Course Instructor: Victor Leshyk
Course Dates: Tuesday, January 30 through Friday, May 24 2024
Cost: $499
Course Materials: It is highly recommended that each student purchase a digital drawing tablet.
NAU employees are eligible for a 10% discount! Please contact ContinuingEd@nau.edu for more information.
Registration Deadline: January 31st
For more information, contact: ContinuingEd@nau.edu
Victor O. Leshyk is the Director of Science and Art for the Center for Ecosystem Science and Society at Northern Arizona University. He brings more than two decades of experience as a freelance science artist for major museums, top scientific journals, news outlets, national labs, universities and other educational outreach. His work has featured prominently in both lay-friendly media such as popular science magazines as well as Congressional reports and other formal communications.
Stop by the NACA Oak Creek Overlook Vista for beautiful & authentic Native American crafts! Our Artisans can also be found at the Grand Canyon Tusayan Museum!
The Overlook Vista is open daily from 8 AM to 4 PM, depending on the weather. Crafts that can be found at our Artisans' tables include jewelry, ornaments, pottery, sculptures and much more! Check out the Oak Creek Overlook Facebook and Yelp pages for more info and up-to-date hours.
If you have questions or would like general information, please contact Pearl Tsosie at (928) 526-2968 ext.135 or email her at ptsosie@nacainc.org
Verde Valley Fiber Artisans’ Sale, Saturday, May 18, 9 am – 4 pm
On Saturday, May 18th, the Verde Valley Weavers and Spinners Guild will hold their Annual Fiber Artisans’ Sale from 9 am to 4 pm at the amphitheater of the Sedona Arts Center at 15 Art Barn Road in uptown. Founded in 1973 by two talented weavers and spinners, Mary Pendleton and Betty Gaudy, the Guild’s mission is to encourage interest and education in fiber arts, including loom, basket and tapestry weaving, yarn spinning, knitting, crocheting, dyeing, needle and hand felting, and needle beadwork. Featured at the upcoming sale will be a variety of contributions, including wearable art, home décor and gifts expertly crafted by the more than 50 current members of the Guild, many of whom have won awards for their artistry and whose work is highly sought after by individuals who recognize the high caliber of their creations.
The sale has been an annual event of the Guild since the early days of the organization’s establishment. In recent years, the sale has been held in the fall, but this year’s event will emphasize the beauty of spring in Sedona, with many contributions inspired by colors of the season. Items for sale will range from small gift items to gorgeous detailed fashion items, some of which are upcycled from existing garments. Roving and hand-spun yarn, locally sourced from an alpaca/llama farm, will also be available. Christmas in May will also be a component of the sale, with crafted ornaments. There is no admission charge and throughout the sale there will be artist demonstrations of various fiber art forms. There is ample parking below the Arts Center, accessed by the driveway to the north of the building.
Membership in the Guild is open to anyone interested in a variety of fiber arts, regardless of skill level. The annual fee for becoming a member is $35. Monthly meetings are held at the Sedona Arts Center at 9:30 am on the third Thursday of each month. Most monthly meetings include presentations by esteemed artists on various topics, and these are often followed by workshops in which members learn new skills and gain practical experience in creating their own artistry. More information on the Guild can be found at http://www.verdevalleyweaversguild.com. Representative creations by Guild members can also be found on Facebook (https://wwwfacebook.com/verdevalleyweaversguild) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com’verdevalleyweavers). Specific questions regarding Guild membership can be directed to vvwsg1@gmail.com.
The ‘Tis Art Center & Gallery is proud to present "Journeys in Spirit 2024: Traditional and Contemporary Native Art” in partnership with the Museum of Indigenous People. Journeys in Spirit, which will open on Thursday, May 16 and run through Tuesday, June 25, is a captivating exhibition of Native American art that celebrates the rich cultural heritage and artistic traditions of indigenous communities. Featuring a diverse collection of artworks, including paintings, basketry, jewelry, photography, beadworks, ceramics and other traditional and contemporary mediums, the exhibition is free and open to the public.
Journeys in Spirit showcases the extraordinary talent of Native American artists. These artists come from varied backgrounds and cultures, with some still living within their tribal communities. The exhibition highlights the beauty and diversity of Native American art, while also providing a platform for artists to share their stories and perspectives. Many traditions continue to be passed down through the generations; from an early age, children are taught that color and imagery carry symbolic meaning and through the arts, their stories can be told. To meet some of the Journeys in Spirit artists and gain deeper insight into their cultures, the public is encouraged to attend a reception during Prescott’s 4th Friday Art Walk on Friday, May 24 from 5-7 p.m.
‘Tis Art Center & Gallery would like to extend a special thanks to the City of Prescott and the Prescott Area Arts and Humanities Council for their continued support of this event. For more information, please visit https://www.tisartgallery.com/category/gallery-events/.
MNA is celebrating International Museum Day’s theme of Museum’s for Education and Research with FREE admission. Everyone is invited to enjoy the Museum’s exhibits, which tell the story of MNA’s work of ongoing research and efforts to educate visitors on the scientific, cultural, and artistic value of the Colorado Plateau. The day is also a celebration of Flagstaff’s ARTx festival, and the Museum’s grounds will feature ekphrastic poetry written by Flagstaff locals paired with art from the Museum’s collection.
Schedule of Events:
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Babbitt Gallery: MNA’s Chair of Anthropology Kelley Hays-Gilpin will offer interpretation of the pottery and jewelry in the gallery, as well as offer a hands-on pot sherd activity.
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Director’s Conference Room: Poet Jodie Hollander will lead an ekphrastic poetry workshop.
Courtyard: Live music performed by the Mountain Time Ramblers.
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Courtyard: MNA Botany Collections Manager will lead an activity where participants will choose a beautiful plant to identify and mount — and then take home to enjoy.
1:30 p.m.
Guided walk through the ARTx Ekphrastic Poetry Installation with readings by the poets.
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Keynote talk by Erick Gonzales: The Physicist and the Shaman: Perspectives on the Speaking Earth — a lecture, meditation, and film.
Opening Reception: April 13, 2024 6-8 pmExhibition Dates: April 13 – June 8, 2024Gallery hours: Wed - Sat; 11 am - 5 pm
Mixing genres of video, performance, and drawing, Francisco González Castro’s work examines problems related to territorial borders, social inequalities, and bodily transgressions. The project title refers to German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s (1844-1900) existentialist quote that begins, “The body is a great intelligence,” (Thus Spoke Zarathustra, 1883), and infers that the human body and soul are one. This title is illuminated in Castro’s own artistic philosophy, which confronts the body, people who reject the body, and how the body is approached as subject and identity. Castro’s personal bodily transgressions and tests of endurance are vehicles for his discourse about geographic landscapes and political borders. It is within this integration of life-and-art, body-and-spirit, that we intend to immerse the audience in this physically ambitious and psychologically profound exhibition by Castro at Coconino Center for the Arts.
On this two-day fundraising trip for Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, volunteer board members Eric Souders and Neil Weintraub (former South Kaibab Zone archaeologist) will lead 10 participants and two camels to retrace the 1857-1859 footsteps of Lieutenant Edward Beale, his crews, and camels who built the first federally constructed wagon road in the United States in 1857. This marks the second annual trip, a unique living history program interpreting the history of the Beale Wagon Road across the Williams Ranger District and connecting ongoing forest restoration projects to the human history of the forest. Accommodations are reserved at Spring Valley Cabin for participants choosing to stay in either the bunkhouse or main cabin.
Trip Itinerary:Saturday, May 18th, 12 PM to 4 PM: The tour begins with a meeting at the junction of the Beale Wagon Road and Forest Road 793 southeast of Government Mountain. Participants, guided by Eric, Neil, and two camels, will traverse one of the best-preserved sections of the wagon road in Northern Arizona—a 2-mile roundtrip hike. Opportunities to ride camels will be offered. Afterward, the group will caravan to Elk Springs for a quick interpretive stop, discussing the significance of recent forest restoration projects. The night will be spent at Spring Valley Cabin Bunkhouse.
Saturday, May 18th, 5:30 to 7:30 PM: Enjoy a Dutch Oven Dinner and a presentation on the history of the Beale Wagon Road by Neil and Eric at Spring Valley Cabin.
Sunday, May 19th, 7 AM to 12 PM: The day starts with breakfast, followed by a carpool from Spring Valley Cabin for an interpretive hike to Laws Spring.
Sunday, May 19th, 12 PM: Check-out and return to Flagstaff.
Cost: $450 members, $500 non-members. Nonrefundable.
What is forgiveness?
Centuries of human existence have taught us there are those who seek to live beyond the harm done to them, who create a new existence not just for themselves but as an example to others and for the betterment of the community. This distinctive human phenomenon known as forgiveness is a declaration of “Yes” to life, the determination that it is not what you are living from but what you are living for.
While this concept has its foundations in religion, philosophy, psychology, and experience, the creative arts allow people to explore the question of forgiveness through self expression.
Over three sessions, Dr. Smith will present to attendees, helping them explore various teachings and examine lived experiences. In the final session, attendees will have the opportunity to share the artwork they've created on their own.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Register at tiny.cc/fplforgive for all three sessions:
Saturday, May 18, 1:00pm - 3:00pmSunday, May 19, 10:00am - 12:00pmSaturday, May 25, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
This event is part of the ARTx: Art + Ideas Experience Arizona
To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, please call 928-213-2330. Three days prior notice is requested.
Featuring Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Paganini's Violin Concerto #1, Anderson's The Typewriter, Coleridge-Taylor's Petite Suite de Concert and Jaxson's Through the Bay.
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Housekeeping for Beginners” showing May 17-23 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre.
“Housekeeping for Beginners” was North Macedonia’s official submission to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
Home is where you belong.
From acclaimed filmmaker Goran Stolevski comes a story exploring the universal truths of family, both the ones we’re born into and the ones we find for ourselves.
Dita never wanted to be a mother, but circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters — tiny troublemaker Mia and rebellious teen Vanesa.
A battle of wills ensues as the three continue to butt heads and become an unlikely family that has to fight to stay together.
“Housekeeping for Beginners” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre May 17-23. Showtimes will be Friday, Saturday and Thursday, May 17, 18 and 23 at 3:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, May 19, 20 and 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.