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Friday, August 15
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| 11 AM-1 PM & 2-4 PM
Native Boatbuilding Traditions: Chippewa Birch Bark Canoe
Demonstration |
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Two canoe builders -- a master and an apprentice -- from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa demonstrate and discuss the process of birch bark canoe building while constructing a full-size birch bark canoe.
Free
Repeats daily through Aug. 21
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Potomac Atrium
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| 11 AM-2 PM
ArtLab for Teens
5-Day Studio Workshop |
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(for ages 13-18) In this intensive 5-day workshop, aspiring young artists have an opportunity to work with Philadelphia-based artist Jessica Hoffman and respond to objects from the related exhibition. Using cyanotypes, image transfers, and other photographic processes, students explore the real and the imagined in art and create a multi-dimensional documentary based on their own memories. Students from local schools, rising freshmen to grade 12, may apply. No previous art experience is necessary, and all materials are provided by the Hirshhorn. Note: Students must have registered for all 5 sessions beginning with the August 11 session and have met application requirement. Apply online at artlab.si.edu by August 1. For more information, call 202-633-3382 or e-mail hmsgeducation@si.edu.
Free, but limited space; must apply by August 1, see Note
Last day of workshop
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: ArtLab (enter through Sculpture Garden)
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| 7 PM
As Tears Go By
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival |
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(1988, 102 min., Cantonese with English subtitles, directed by Wong Kar-wai) Wong Kar-wai made his directing debut with this gang-world saga about a criminal whose protective instincts lead to tragic consequences.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Repeats Aug. 17. Festival continues Aug. 22 & 24.
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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