From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, The Yager Museum of Art & Culture at Hartwick College will offer a special event featuring guest interpreters and presenters from the Hawk Circle in Cherry Valley.
The program will feature a series of interactive wilderness education programs, including the Native traditions of boiling maple sap, drum making and use, flint knapping, rope making, and beaded necklaces. The program will provide a sense of immersion and reality, connecting visitors with how Native Americans used the materials at their disposal to create objects for use and beauty.
The event will also feature "Containers of Belief," a Yager Museum special exhibition exploring Native American objects made and used by Native people in their everyday lives. The exhibit considers the spiritual dimensions of the showcased objects from creation through use. Activities will take place in The Yager Museum and on Frisbee Field. Refreshments will be served, including foods using ingredients available to Native Americans.
The program has been created by the Museum Education course, a part of Hartwick College's Museum Studies Minor. Four students in the class have worked together to create a program that will capture the imagination of their peers and the community. The students have planned virtually every aspect of the project, from creating the program of activities, developing a marketing plan, considering menu choices, and establishing a Facebook page for the Yager Museum on which current activities can be shared.
Hawk Circle Wilderness Programs began in 1989 as a one week camp experience for teens in the Upper Hudson Valley. After eight years in the Upper Hudson Valley, they moved in 1997 to Cherry Valley, where they offer camps and programs focused on making authentic crafts and sharing in wilderness experiences that can awaken a passion for learning, teaching, and inner growth.
This program is free to all and is sponsored by The Yager Museum of Art & Culture, the Office of Academic Affairs, and the Office of Student Success. For more information, call The Yager Museum at 607-431-4480 or visit the museum online.
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Hartwick College is a private liberal arts and sciences college of 1,480 students, located in Oneonta, NY in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains. Hartwick's expansive curriculum emphasizes connecting the classroom to the world. Through personalized teaching, collaborative research, a unique January Term, a wide range of internships, and limitless study-abroad opportunities, Hartwick ensures that students are prepared for the world ahead. Strong financial aid and scholarship programs keep a Hartwick education affordable.
Contact: Christopher Lott
E-mail: lottc@hartwick.edu
Phone: 607-431-4030
