WORKSHOPS
Saturday, May 19, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
Indian Trade Blanket Appraisal Clinic with Barry Friedman
Commercially woven woolen trade blankets have been standard attire and cherished gifts in Indian country for generations. PendletonWoolen Mills has set the standard for making these beautiful blankets for more than a century. Barry Friedman of Phoenix, Arizona, and author of Chasing Rainbows: Collecting American Indian Trade & Camp Blankets, will be at Maryhill to provide free appraisals of vintage trade blankets woven by Pendleton, Oregon City, Capps, Racine and other blanket manufacturers.
Two blankets maximum per person. Free with museum admission.
Saturday, June 9
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (full day) OR 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (half day)
Art Workshop: Capturing the Light
Spend a day drawing and painting en plein air on the museum's new Grand Plaza. Artist Nancy Klos will lead participants in working with color pencils, ink pens and gauche.
Full-day option for adults, $35members / $40 nonmembers; morning session for students ages 12–15, $15 members / $20 nonmembers. Pre-registration required. Call 509 773-3733 or email education@maryhillmuseum.org.
August 6, 7 and 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Workshop: Handbuilding Ceramic Sculpture with Toms Royal
This three day workshop explores slabwork clay techniques. The workshop days are widely space to allow clay work to dry.
$125 members / $135 nonmenbers. Pre-registration required. Call 509 773-3733 or email education@maryhillmuseum.org.