In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Fowler Museum presents its first annual celebration spotlighting the vibrant Native cultures of Southern California. This inaugural event brings together Indigenous artists, knowledge holders and community leaders for a day of art-making, food, music, poetry, storytelling and performance. Rooted in the themes of the Getty PST Art exhibition Fire Kinship, the program centers Indigenous perspectives on land, kinship and traditional ecological knowledge.

Program Schedule

12:30–1:00 PM: Welcome

1:00–4:30 PM: Cyanotype art-making stations with Meztli Projects; available for drop-in

1:30–2:00 PM: Exhibition walk-through of Fire Kinship

1:30–3:30 PM: Enjoy a live cooking demonstration and sample a tasting menu prepared by Marlene Aguilar of Irekuarhika. Take home a recipe card to try the dish yourself! Tastings available on a first-come, first-served basis

3:30–4:30 PM: Live poetry readings by Camaray Davalos, Jessa Calderon, Megan Dorame

4:30–5:30 PM: Music and storytelling by El Rio Los Angeles