Exploring Indigenous Ceramics: A Pueblo Community Panel

Delve into the spirit of Pueblo pottery and hear from community leaders, curators, artists, and collaborators on The Met’s first-ever, community-curated Native American exhibition, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery, featuring more than 100 ancestral, modern, and contemporary clay works that foreground Pueblo voices and aesthetics. Get a personal glimpse into the artists’ processes and discover the significance of the visual and material languages embodied by artworks in the exhibition.

Speakers:

Dr. Joseph Aguilar (San Ildefonso) is a scholar of archaeology and serves as Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer at San Ildefonso Pueblo.

Tara Gatewood (Isleta, Diné) is a contemporary clay artist, storyteller, photographer, and print and broadcast journalist.

Russell Sanchez (San Ildefonso) is an award-winning potter and tribal leader who serves on the board of the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts.

Brian Vallo (Acoma) is the Former Governor of Acoma Pueblo and former Director of the Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) at the School for Advanced Research (SAR), Santa Fe. He is an active museum consultant and cultural advisor.

Kathleen Wall (Jemez) is a contemporary clay artist whose work is grounded in traditional techniques. She is a board member of the School for Advanced Research (SAR), Santa Fe.

Recorded on Thursday, October 12, 2023.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery.

This program is sponsored by the Vilcek Foundation in partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

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