Rainforest Visions Exhibit Opening Celebration
- Event Date: Sunday, March 12, 2006
- Time: 12:00 pm–4:00 pm (CST)
- Location: Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
- Cost: Free Admission
Join the Museum staff for gallery explorations, refreshments, and a short exhibit talk in the Knight Auditorium by curator Prof. Norman Whitten.
The Rain Forest Visions exhibition features the art and imagery of three indigenous people from the tropical rain forests of Central and South America: the Waounam of Panama and Colombia, the Canelos Quichua of Ecuador, and the Shipibo-Conibo of Peru. In addition to over 100 ceramic, wood, and vegetable-nut objects, the exhibition features song texts, rain forest photographs, photographs of native people at work, and more.
Contact
For further information on this event, contact Kim Sheahan at ksheahan@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244 - 3355
All participants are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at cudiamat@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244-5586.