Heard Museum Members enjoy exclusive previews of members-only exhibitions prior to their public opening!
Join fellow members in celebrating the exhibition launch of Storyteller: The Photography of Jerry Jacka. This exhibition honors the legacy and creations of Jerry Jacka through a selection from around 133,000 photographs generously donated to the Heard Museum by his family. It showcases his acclaimed photography displayed in Arizona Highways Magazine and his intimate portraits of American Indian artists in their creative processes. These images are accompanied by works of the artists’ jewelry, pottery, Katsina dolls, baskets, and paintings from the Heard Museum’s collection.
5:00 p.m. Circles of Giving Cocktail Reception in Nichols Sculpture Garden.
6:00 p.m. Members Reception in Lyon Family Crossroads Gallery.
6:30 p.m. Remarks in the Lyon Family Crossroads Gallery with Dickey Family Director and CEO David Roche, Director of Research Ann Marshall, and Collections Coordinator Olivia Barney (Diné).
Registration is mandatory.
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Image: Jerry Jacka captured Rainy Naha (Hopi-Tewa, b. 1949) painting one of her vessels using a yucca paintbrush in June 1996. Naha creates her paints from crushed minerals and boiled plant materials. Gift of the Jacka Family.