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Navajo Cultural Arts Program : NCAP Lectures

NCAP Spring 2019 Lecture

NCAP Spring 2019 Lecture

 
April 16, 2019
NHC Museum
Sally Black
 
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NCAP Spring 2018 Lecture

NCAP Spring 2018 Lecture

April 18, 2018
NHC Museum
Teddy Draper, Jr.
 
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NCAP Winter 2018 Lecture

​NCAP Winter 2018 Lecture

Wilson Aronilth, Jr. - "Celebrating 50 Years of Cultural Arts Teaching: Silversmithing with Wilson"
The Navajo Cultural Arts Program (NCAP) hosted a unique exhibit that focused on the works and teachings of silversmith, Wilson Aronilth Jr. Not only did Wilson create a unique bridle set for this exhibit to remain on permanent DC exhibit but 21 of  Wilson's silversmithing students from over 40 years of silversmith education at Diné College accompanied his work. Below is a lecture that opened this exhibit along with videos of him working in his classroom and his home workshop.
NCAP Silversmithing With Wilson
                                                       50 Years of Cultural Arts Teaching: Silversmithing

NCAP Fall 2017 Lecture

​NCAP Fall 2017 Lecture

Avery Denny and Bryan Taylor
The Navajo Cultural Arts Program (NCAP) hosted lectures on Navajo Bow Making with Avery Denny and Bryan Taylor. Listen to their philosophical and practical stories about the Navajo bow and its creation. Below is a glimpse into the Bow Making Workshop hosted by Bryan Taylor.

NCAP Spring 2017 Lecture

​NCAP Spring 2017 Lecture

Theresa Hatathlie
 
 
Regent Hatalthie recollects her mother's philosophies and teachings of the cultural arts that have impacted her life as a leader, a weaver, and a Diné woman.
 
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Theresa Hatathlie Heirlooms

​NCAP Fall 2016 Lecture

​NCAP Fall 2016 Lecture

Roy Kady
 
Renowned Navajo Artisan Roy Kady (Master Weaver) and Master Youth Fiber Artisans, Kevin Aspaas, Ephraim Anderson and Eliseo Curley, share their skills and knowledge of woven horse implements to Diné College community members .

NCAP Fall 2016 Lecture

NCAP Fall 2016 Lecture

The Spider Rock Girls: Three Generations of Family Tradition and Innovation in Navajo Weaving

Emily Malone (Master Weaver), from Spider Rock, Arizona,  offers a lecture about the inter-generational weaving teachings of her family. Joined by her mother and her two daughters, she highlights the unique characteristics of the Spider Rock Girls, including their hallmarks,  growing up in Canyon de Chelly, and life lessons learned from weaving.

NCAP Spring 2016 Lecture

NCAP Spring 2016 Lecture

 
Dr. Wilson Aronilth Jr.
"Introduction to Navajo Cultural Arts Philosophy"
April 20, 2016
 
The 1st Navajo Cultural Arts Week at Dine College culminated with a Lecture and Museum Exhibit Reception on April 20, 2016. The inspiring Invocation from Dr. Henry Fowler, words of encouragement from Board of Regents President, Greg Bigman, heartfelt explanations of NCAP logo by Corey Begay and beautiful benediction offered by Marie Etsitty-Nez contributed to the positive atmosphere of not only the evening but the journey ahead of the NCAP. All of these happening surrounded our keynote speaker, Dr. Wilson Aronilth, Jr., who took the time and patience to introduce Navajo Cultural Arts Philosophy to the more than 40 attendees. Introduced by our gracious Mistress of Ceremonies, Miss Navajo Nation 2014, McKeon Dempsey, Wilson spoke for an hour on significance of silverwork and weaving to the Navajo people. His shared stories, songs, and prayers that helped to provide a frame for what the Navajo Cultural Arts Program stands for: Intergenerational teachings of skills, philosophies, and ways of life that are promoted through and by Navajo cultural arts.