Native artists collaborate in Map(ing) 2011

Who
The ASU School of Art welcomes Map(ing) 2011 artists, including Ahkima Honyumptewa, Dallin Maybee, Eliza Narajano Morse, Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Marilou Schultz, Randy Kemp, and Wanesia Misquadace.

What
Map(ing) 2011 is a biennial collective community-based project for the sharing of culture, language, and identity. The seven-day event focuses on the collaboration of seven Native American artists working with graduate printmaking students in the nationally recognized printmaking studios of the ASU School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts during January 2011. Map(ing)2011 also includes an exhibition, an artists’ public forum, as well as a fundraiser and silent auction.

The collaborators spend one week together working in ASU’s printmaking studios exploring and cultivating an environment of communication, diversity, mentoring and acknowledgment of place and people. The artists create a limited edition of original prints with the collaboration of ASU School of Art graduate printmaking students.

Map(ing) 2011 is made possible with a grant from the ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, support from the ASU School of Art, and the Ted Decker Catalyst Fund. For more information about Map(ing) 2011 and a complete sponsors’ list, please visit: http://asumapping.wordpress.com.

Where
The Night Gallery is located at the Tempe Marketplace, 2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ. The gallery is on the west end and south side of “The District” between Barnes & Noble bookstore and Aeropostale.

When
Exhibition: Jan. 6–30, 2011
Artists’ Public Forum: Jan. 12, 6–7:30 p.m. Artists discuss their work and ideas at the Night Gallery.
Fundraiser and Silent Auction: Jan. 14, 7–10 p.m. Two prints from each artist will be auctioned to benefit future Map(ing)events. 
Night Gallery hours: 6–9 p.m. Tuesday–Sunday

Cost
There is no admission price for any Map(ing) 2011 exhibition, public forum, fundraiser, or silent auction.

Public Contact
Mary Hood
ASU School of Art associate professor/project coordinator
480.965.6800 
mary.hood@asu.edu

The School of Art is a division of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University. Its printmaking, photography and art education programs are nationally ranked in the top 10, and its Master of Fine Arts program is ranked eighth among public institutions by U.S.News & World Report. The school includes four student galleries for solo and group shows by graduate and undergraduate art and photography students: Gallery 100, Harry Wood, Northlight and Step. To learn more about the School of Art, visit art.asu.edu.

Media Contact:
Mary Hood 
ASU School of Art associate professor/project coordinator
480.965.6800 
mary.hood@asu.edu