Adult Programs
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Opening Celebrations for The Pottery Project and Culture Craft Saturday
1–4 p.m., free and open to the public
Explore the art of the potter and science of the archaeologist as Arizona State Museum celebrates 2,000 years of Native pottery-making traditions in the Southwest.
- Check out the brand new exhibit, The Pottery Project, and visit with museum curators. The exhibition includes a fully interactive, multi-media Virtual Vault; video interviews with archaeologists and Native potters, and hands-on experiences.
- Tour the museum’s state-of-the-art conservation laboratory and speak with conservators.
- Watch potters Marilyn Ray from Acoma Pueblo and Annie Manuel from the Tohono O’odham Nation demonstrate and teach their art.
- Make your own clay piece to take home.
- Create a pottery puzzle from designs featured in our pottery collection.
- Construct a paper pot that holds rain imagery and symbols.
- Challenge yourself in a game of “pottery concentration.”
- Shape and mold your thoughts about pottery in a creative writing activity with literacy specialist Marge Pellegrino.
Teachers can earn 3 hours of professional development hours. No need to pre-register: simply sign in upon arrival and receive your resource packet.
More about The Pottery Project exhibition
June 7–16 , 2008
TUCSON, TULA & TLAXCALA: 4,000 Years of Cultural Interaction
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
MARKING THE SOLSTICE: A Multicultural Celebration!
4:30–9:30 p.m.
Enjoy hands-on activities, songs, stories, dances, and presentations relating to the sun and moon, stars and rain, planting and harvesting from a variety of cultures. Discover desert resources and solar energy, look to the stars, enjoy cultural traditions, eat, play and celebrate. A new flaming collaborative performance by Flam Chen and the Seven Pipers Scottish Society caps off the event. It's a full evening of FREE family fun.
July 21–25, 2008
Archaeology Summer Camp for Adults
Arizona State Museum is the state’s official repository for all archaeological materials uncovered on public lands. With ever-expanding urban development, thousands of objects are brought in every day. But before an object becomes part of ASM’s world-renowned collections, it first gets processed in the museum’s repository - the largest and busiest non-federal facility in the country. Through hands-on work, you will learn how objects are in-processed, accessioned, recorded, packaged, and stored. Lectures and tours round out your week-long experience. $300, $270 ASM members.
More About Archaeology Summer Camp for Adults
September 27–October 4, 2008
Four Corners Learning Expedition!
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November 5–9, 2008
The Hohokam World Learning Expedition
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March 2009
Unlocking the Secrets of the Salado Learning Expedition
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Image credits
Speaking Volumes icon: photo by Caroline Gardner
Pottery from the ASM collections: Jannelle Weakly
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