Event Details (U.S. National Park Service)

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 36.000000, -112.000000

Demonstration locations can vary, so when you arrive, ask at Desert View's outdoor visitor center, under the large shade structure, just beyond the north end of the main parking lot. Park rangers are staffing an information desk there, from 9 am to 4 pm (as staffing allows).

Repeating Event

Days:

Every day

Dates:

July 28, 2022 to July 29, 2022

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

7 hours

Type of Event

Cultural/Craft Demonstration

Description

Watch master artisans at work this week as Desert View's 2022 Cultural Demonstration Series continues, from 9 am to 4 pm on Thursday July 28, and Friday, July 29, 2022.

Jonah Hill (Hopi Silversmith)

Jerry Whagado (Yavapai-Apache Silversmith)

Lionel Honwytewa (Hopi and Yavapai-Apache Katsina Carver).

Demonstration locations can vary, so when you arrive, ask at Desert View's outdoor visitor center, under the large shade structure, just beyond the north end of the main parking lot. Park rangers are staffing an information desk there, from 9 am to 4 pm (as staffing allows).

In the event of bad weather, the demonstrations may be held in the Watchtower building.

• In addition to being a silversmith, Jonah Hill has been a river guide, and is an environmental educator. Jonah has worked with various types of media and has exhibited his work in numerous shows and galleries. This week, Jonah will be demonstrating how he creates jewelry out of sterling silver, copper, brass and tufa stone (a volcanic rock).

• Jerry Whagado is from the Western Apache culture and grew up on the Hopi Mesas. Jerry learned his silversmith skills years ago (in the late 1960's early 1970's) at the Hopi Silvercraft Guild, under the tutelage of the legendary Fred Kabotie. His unique silver overlay jewelry brings Apache symbolism to the artform he learned from Hopi silversmiths.

• Lionel Honwytewa makes both contemporary style Hopi Katsina dolls, as well as the traditional one-piece carvings from a single piece of cottonwood root. He also creates mixed media drawings of the Katsina.

The Cultural Demonstration Program provides an opportunity to interact with tribal artisans from Grand Canyon's traditionally associated tribes - and for them to share their history and crafts.

The Cultural Demonstration program provides an opportunity for park visitors and community members to interact with tribal artisans from Grand Canyon's traditionally associated tribes - and for them to share their history and crafts, along with the skills, knowledge, and efforts involved in creating their handicrafts.
This series is made possible with grants from Grand Canyon Conservancy.

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