About this Event
Join us for a double feature film screening in conjunction with the Association for Public Art's exhibition Homecoming: Journey of a Kwakwakaʼwakw Naʼwiti House Post.
Films include:
- In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914; retitled in 1924, In the Land of the War Canoes): A 66-minute dramatic film by famed photographer Edward S. Curtis and Tlingit ethnographer and interpreter George Hunt, restored for its centennial with its original score.
- Maker of Monsters: The Extraordinary Life of Beau Dick (2017): A 92-minute documentary about the Kwakwakaʼwakw artist and activist Beau Dick, directed by LaTiesha Fazakas.
Doors open at 5pm. Held at the Atelier Gallery where the Association for Public Art's exhibition Homecoming: Journey of a Kwakwakaʼwakw Naʼwiti House Post will be on view until May 31, 2026.
About the Exhibition:
The Association for Public Art (aPA) will return a Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw house post to its ancestral land with the partnership and guidance of the U’mista Cultural Centre in Alert Bay, British Columbia. The U’mista Cultural Centre will receive the house post for their cultural heritage collection.
Before it makes its journey across the country, the Na̱ʼwiti House Post will be shown to the public at Atelier Gallery, along with an exhibit detailing the history and cultural significance of the artwork.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Atelier Art Gallery, 1301 North 31st Street, Philadelphia, United States
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