The Journal

The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College will host Hopi potter Gwen Setalla on Friday, Sept. 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the Center’s Lyceum Room No. 120.

Setalla’s presentation will include teaching about traditional Hopi methods, and will include demonstration materials and pottery. She will also discuss imitation versus authentic pottery.

Setalla is a ranger at Homolovi State Park in Arizona, educating people in Hopi traditions. She comes from a long line of family artists and potters. An artist reception is schedule at 5:00pm in the Center’s lobby.

This presentation is part of the Center’s fall programming schedule, and is free and open to the public. Parking on campus is free after 5:00 pm.

The Center of Southwest Studies, now in its fifty-second year, provides an active program of free public lectures and events year-round at its museum, research library, and archives facility on the campus of Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. For more information, please contact the Center’s business office at 970-247-7456 or visit http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu