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The Song of Ighedal Art & Culture Workshop

May 23 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Song of Ighedal Art & Culture Workshop
Saturday, May 23 | 3 – 5pm | $40 per person, $35 per member, $50 pay it forward

Visit the Pratt for an interpretive walk with Nichił artist and cultural guide Argent Kvasnikoff to celebrate the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival. Visitors will be guided on a walking presentation titled The Song of Ighedal, which will echo the migration of the golden-crowned sparrow, a culturally significant shorebird in local tradition and throughout the Pacific Coast region. He will discuss Dena’ina bird etymology and Ninilchik historical use, comparing language traditions from cultures spanning the sparrow’s continental habitat.

Visitors will finish the presentation with a guided drawing activity inspired by the walk. Supplies included. Please dress warmly!

CONTACT: education@prattmuseum.org or call 907-235-8635

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* Original Workshop date of May 9 was postponed to May 23 due to Instructor illness.

The Song of Ighedal Art & Culture Workshop with Argent Kvasnikoff

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