The Native American Arts Center produces and hosts the annual Native American Arts Festival Week, designed to enhance and add depth to the Summer Program workshop experience. The week-long festival provides a provocative learning experience by bringing together distinguished artists, scholars, and cultural specialists to present performances, demonstrations, films, exhibitions, showcases, and the popular Michael Kabotie Lecture Series. All events are free and open to the public!

Schedule of Events:

12:00pm - Michael Kabotie Lecture Series: N8ive Beauty with Ruth Ann Thorn (Luiseño)

The Native American Arts Festival Week presents its annual Michael Kabotie Lecture Series. This year’s guest lecturers are Indigenous folks who are making positive change in their communities and beyond in their fields that are outside of visual arts.

Ruth Ann Thorn is the FNX TV Host of "This is Indian Country" and creator and owner of N8ive Beauty, the first skincare brand created by a Native woman and the first to be infused with acorn oil sourced from tribal land.

Cost: Free

Location: IAF Campus: Krone Library