Native American Heritage Month events at the Autry

The Autry National Center offers visitors the opportunity to celebrate Native American Heritage Month in a casual, fun, and family setting as it hosts three major Native American events. The weekend celebrates the continuing traditions of diverse Native American cultures and their contemporary contributions to the arts. Learn from the artists and artisans themselves, who will be participating and engaging with the public.

Intertribal Arts Marketplace
Saturday, November 7, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 8, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The Intertribal Arts Marketplace brings together Native American artists from around the country selling pottery, jewelry, sculptures, paintings, mixed-media works, weaving, beadwork, woodcarvings, and other cultural items. The annual event includes performances by Native dancers, musicians, and storytellers, and other musical acts throughout the weekend. Children can participate in hands-on activities, and visitors are encouraged to interact with artist demonstrators to learn more about traditional Native arts and crafts. Native American food and a varied menu at the Autry’s Golden Spur Cafe will be available.

Juried awards are given to the artisans in various categories such as beadwork, jewelry, painting, sculpture, pottery, and weaving. The work of art selected for the annual Jackie Autry Purchase Award will be acquired by the museum for its permanent collection. Purchase Award–winning objects from previous years will be on display inside the museum lobby, and visitors will be able to see each of the 2009 prize-winning entries on display at the individual artists’ booths.

Intertribal Arts Marketplace Admission
Members: Free
Adults: $12
Seniors (60+), Students (with ID), and Children (10+): $8
Children (9 and younger): Free
No special coupons or other discounts apply.


The Art of Native American Basketry: A Living Tradition
Opens November 7, 2009, and runs through May 30, 2010
Saturdays and Sundays: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Tuesdays–Fridays: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
On view starting November 7 is the Autry’s premier collection of baskets from the Southwest Museum of the American Indian. The exhibit features some of the most important Native American baskets representing eleven regions and more than 100 cultural groups. In addition, several of the exhibition’s cultural consultants will be participating in the Intertribal Marketplace along with their latest creations.

Exhibition Admission
Free with Intertribal Arts Marketplace admission on November 7 and 8. Free with general museum admission all other days.
Regular museum hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m; Saturday and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

General admission for the museum only is $9 for adults, $5 for students and seniors 60+, $3 for children 3–12, and free for Autry members, veterans, and children 2 and under. Admission is free on the second Tuesday of every month.

Native Voices at the Autry presents Carbon Black by Terry Gomez (Comanche)*
Saturday, November 7, to Sunday, November 22, 2009
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.Native Voices at the Autry—American’s leading Native American theater company—celebrates its tenth anniversary with the premiere of the fall Equity production of Carbon Black by Terry Gomez (Comanche), a suspense-filled psychological mystery. Trapped in a cramped apartment with an agoraphobic mother, a young boy claims he has witnessed a murder. His counselor, Lisa YellowTree, attempts to bring both the boy and his mother out of the shadows.

*PG-13 (some coarse language and adult conversation; a murder is a central feature of the story.)

Theater Admission
$12 Autry Members / $20 General Admission
Group discount: 40% off. Call 323.667.2000, ext. 354.

About the Autry National Center
The Autry National Center is an intercultural history center dedicated to exploring the experiences and perceptions of the diverse peoples of the American West. The Autry celebrates the cultures of the American West through three institutions on two Los Angeles campuses: the Southwest Museum of the American Indian in Mt. Washington; the Museum of the American West in Griffith Park; and the Institute for the Study for the American West, which comprises the Braun Research Library and the Autry Library and is headquartered in Griffith Park.

Autry National Center Mission Statement
The Autry National Center explores the experiences and perceptions of the diverse people of the American West, connecting the past with the present to inform our shared future.

Autry National Center
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