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:

5:00pm - Welcoming Home the Birds

This annual family friendly free event will commence at 5 pm with an artist marketplace where you can shop and support Native Artists directly. We will also convene a mini book fair welcoming Native authors and publishers. Visit non-profit booths and learn more about community and organizational partners. A few partners include: News from Native California, Native American Land Conservancy, Mother Earth Clan, Malki Museum, California Indian Nations College, Cahuilla Consortium and others! Hands-on activities will be available for all ages to learn and enjoy, and a lineup of Native song and dance performances will take place from 5:00pm to 7:30pm. At 7:45pm we will kick off with Bird Singing, welcoming groups throughout Southern California and beyond to share and dance Bird!

Free

Location: IAF Campus: Husch Field