Join us Thursday, November 16 from 6 to 7 p.m. for Bletcher Hour, the Gallery’s monthly critical reading group. Readings explore key themes of the exhibitions and current events, with the intent to deepen our understanding of the artworks and their context within our community. 

This month we will be reading Jan Johnson's essay "We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee: The Engaged Resistance of Folk and Rock in the Red Power Era" from Indigenous Pop: Native American Music from Jazz to Hip Hop. The essay looks at the 1960s folk singer/songwriter Peter La Farge and 1970s rock bands Redbone and XIT as important examples of artistic engagement in the Red Power movement.

This reading was recommended by artist Elisa Harkins to accompany her exhibition Teach Me a Song on display at the Gallery until January 13 2024.

This program is free to attend. Please contact Heather Kehoe, Program & Event Coordinator, to register. Readings are sent as PDFs in advance of the event. If you cannot make it in person, online attendance options are available.

Please note that this month’s chapter discusses injustices done to Indigenous peoples, specifically American Indigenous people, including mentions of residential/boarding schools, assimilation, racial and colonial violence, and dated terminology in reference to Indigenous peoples. If you would like to discuss any content in advance of the program please contact Heather Kehoe.