Hera Gallery

Stories in Stone Film Screening with Marc Levitt Tuesday, March 29th, 7pm Stories in Stones is the first film that looks at the Narragansett wall building tradition from multiple perspectives, artistic, spiritual, multi-generational and as a story of tribal affirmation. While some would see wall building as the haphazard placement of rocks, Stories in Stone, demonstrates that the wall’s beauty is the result of a finely honed and ever evolving sculptural aesthetic. While some see the walls as ‘the only option’ for the Narragansett, Stories in Stones makes clear, that more often than not, becoming a mason is a choice, a choice that allows freedom of movement, freedom from ‘inside’ work, freedom from working for others and the freedom to join a long and illustrious line of ancestors. While many believe that ‘tradition’ among New England Tribes is long gone, Stories in Stone makes clear that wall building remains a means to assert and perpetuate Tribal identity;...

Hera Gallery & The Tomaquag Museum Present: Tradition & Innovation Artists of the Eastern Woodland Tribes March 5th – April 2 Opening Reception: Saturday, March 5th, 6-8pm Indigenous Culture Workshop: Saturday, March 12th, 1pm Stories in Stone Film Screening: Tuesday, March 29th, 7pm Hera Gallery is pleased host the Tradition & Innovation: Artists of the Eastern Woodland Tribes . Through this collaborative venture, Hera Gallery and the Tomaquag Museum seek to promote a dialogue about Native American arts & culture and its role in the contemporary arts. We invite the public to join us Saturday, March 5th from 6 to 8pm for the opening reception of Tradition & innovation.   This exhibition will present work that represents traditional approaches to Native American arts, specifically those from the Eastern Woodland tribes, as well as contemporary approaches and media. Participating artists are: ...