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Circles Exclusive Events
MEMBERS-ONLY VIRTUAL ART TALK: LEON POLK SMITH, AN ICON OF MID-CENTURY MODERN ART
MONDAY, APRIL 19 | ONLINE 12 NOON
Join us live online for a discussion with local mid-century modern furniture, art and architecture experts in relation to the work of Leon Polk Smith. To register for the event, please check your email for a link, or email us directly with the program title at members@ heard.org.
Circles Exclusive Events
THURSDAY, FEB. 4 | IN PERSON 12 NOON TO 4 P.M.
Circles of Giving members are invited to view Leon Polk Smith before it opens to Members and the Public. To ensure proper safety and social-distancing protocols, we will be limiting attendance to 20 Circles of Giving Members per hour. Advance registrations are highly encouraged. Check your email for a link to the opening event or email circles@heard. org, or call Allison Lester at 602.251.0262 to reserve your time.
ABOVE: Leon Polk Smith (American, 1906-1996), Cherokee, 1958. Oil on canvas; four panels, each measuring 80 x 16 inches. Leon Polk Smith Foundation, 1958.P.007a-d. Denise Wallace (Sugpiaq/Alutiiq, b. 1957), Siberian Patterns, 2001. Fossilized ivory, 18K gold. Gift of Eric Tack, M.D., 4524-1.
THURSDAY, MARCH 18 | IN PERSON 2 TO 6 P.M.
Circles of Giving members are invited to view Small Wonders before it opens to Members and the Public. To ensure proper safety and social-distancing protocols, we will be limiting attendance to 20 Circles of Giving Members per hour. Advance reservations are highly encouraged. Check your email for a link to the opening event or email circles@heard.org, or call Allison Lester at 602.251.0262 to reserve your time.
CIRCLES EXCLUSIVE HOURS
BY APPOINTMENT | IN PERSON
Circles Members are able to schedule an appointment to visit the Heard privately with an optional docent-led tour OR schedule an online docent-led tour through Zoom to view any exhibition from the comfort of their own home. Appointments are available Mondays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., when the museum is closed to the public; and Tuesdays through Fridays at 9 a.m., before the museum opens, or 4 p.m., after the museum closes. To reserve your time, email circles@heard.org or call Allison Lester at 602.251.0262.
VIRTUAL HOOP DANCE CONTEST
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, FEB. 13 & 14 IN PERSON | 11 A.M.
The first ever Virtual Hoop Dance Contest premieres at 11 a.m. on Saturday and streams free to the public throughout the weekend. Members can enjoy the weekend premiere at home on the Heard’s Facebook or YouTube channels, or on a loop in Steele Auditorium* from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout the weekend. If you want to join us at the Museum, you’ll see the latest exhibitions while you enjoy live music to accompany your lunch in the Café or a coffee in the Piper Courtyard.
*Limited to 30 guests. Masks and social distancing required at all times. No food or drink allowed.
INDIAN FAIR & MARKET
JURIED COMPETITION SHOW & SALE | BEST OF SHOW VIRTUAL AWARDS EVENT | VIRTUAL MARKET THURSDAY TO SUNDAY | MARCH 4-7 ONLINE / IN-PERSON
See pages 44-46 for full details.
FIRST FRIDAYS AT THE HEARD
FRIDAYS | FEB. 5, APRIL 2, MAY 7 IN PERSON | 4 TO 8 P.M.
We are open each First Friday (excluding March) with live music in our Central Courtyard, and Museum admission is free for all guests. The Coffee Cantina and Books & More will be open until 7:30 p.m. Times are subject to change; please see heard.org/ events for updated information.
SHOP FEATURED ARTISTS
SELECT FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS IN PERSON
Join us for select Fridays and Saturdays when you will be able to meet with and buy from the Heard Museum Shop's featured American Indian artists. Visit heard.org/events for a list of scheduled artists.
MONTHLY GUILD MEETINGS
WEDNESDAYS | FEB. 17, MARCH 17, APRIL 21 | ONLINE | 10 A.M.
The Heard Museum Guild, the volunteer arm of the Museum, hosts monthly meetings with featured guest speakers. Guild Members, Heard Members and the public are invited to tune in by visiting heardguild.org/happeningnow on the morning of the meeting to get the link. Guest speakers to be announced.
MAIE BARTLETT HEARD SOCIETY: PRIVATE TOURS OF
LEON POLK SMITH
MONDAYS | MARCH 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
Each Monday in March, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., members of the Maie Bartlett Heard Society are invited to sign up for private tours of Leon Polk Smith: Hiding in Plain Sight, with the added assurance that you will be the only visitors in the entire Museum during your tour.
To schedule your tour, please contact Jack Schwimmer at jschwimmer@heard.org or 602.251.0245. For additional information about joining the Maie Bartlett Heard Society, feel free to contact Jack, visit heard.org/ plannedgiving, or simply turn to page 59.
