Shooting for Survival in the Amazon Film and Reception
March 26th 4:30 – 8:00pm
Sarratt Gallery (Reception)
Jean and Alexander Heard Library Community Room (Films)

Join us at the Sarratt Gallery for a catered reception celebrating the Kayapó photography, jewelry, and art exhibit!  Wine and appetizers will be served. After, we will move to the Jean and Alexander Heard Library, where Kayapó filmmakers will screen their films and host a Q and A session with a translator. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage directly with visiting members of the Kayapó, an indigenous community from the Amazon well-known for its defense of the rain forest and preservation of its culture.
Free and open to the public. Film showing starts at 6:00 pm
 
For directions to the Sarratt Gallery, click here
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Shooting for Survival in the Amazon Rainforest Art Exhibit
March 8th – April 10th
Sarratt Gallery

Kayapó Photograph, jewelry and film clips are on display all month at the Sarratt Gallery. Come and visit to experience life in the Amazon through the eyes of the Kayapó. Admission is free.
 
Click here for directions to the gallery.

Teacher Workshop: Environment, Culture, and Survival in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest
March 26th, 1:30-4:00 pm
Sarratt 331

Join Kayapó Filmmakers and anthropologist Glenn Shepard for a showing of Kayapó films and a discussion of Kayapó culture, place within the social and political landscape of contemporary Brazil, and their rain forest conservation.
 
To register for the workshop click here
For more information, please contact Jamie Lee Marks

Public Lecture by Dr. Faye Ginsburg
March 27th, 6:00 – 7:00 pm Jean and Alexander Heard Library Community Room

Dr. Faye Ginsburg is the Director of the Center for Media, Culture, and History at NYU where she is also David B. Kriser Professor of Anthropology. She will be presenting a public lecture on indigenous engagement with new media.
 
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