Sunday, December 12, 2010

Exhibition Opening "Art of the American Indians" Today

On Sunday, December 12th from 12 - 2 pm PST/SLT at the i-Learning Workshops℠, San Jose City, Costa Rica Sims an exhibit titled the "Art of the American Indians" opens. The exhibition is the premier SL showing of Navajo artist, Joe L. Yazzie (SL name: Joel Indescent). The Thaw Collection will be on exhibit at i-Learning Workshops℠ through January. The images from Mr. Yazzie will be a permanent collection of the Virtual Native Lands.

From noon to 1 pm there will be a discussion of the Thaw Collection installation led by Nicolo Anthony and Nany Kayo. Mr. Anthony in his first life is Paul S. D'Ambrosio, Ph. D., Vice President and Chief Curator at the Fenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum, Cooperstown, NY and Ms Kayo in her first life is Nancy McDonald, Executive Director of Virtual Native Lands. In addition there will be music in the courtyard by "Native Americana" guitarist  Arimo Teixeira (Mario Metsovaara in RL of the Mexica Azteka Nation).

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