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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
LOCAL ART STUDENTS JOIN WITH LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
UNIVERSITY
IN HONORING NATIVE
AMERICAN CULTURE
Ancestor Banners Project Raises Awareness About Excavation Of
Native American Burial Ground In Playa Vista
May 6, 2004 - Loyola Marymount
University's Von Der Ahe Library welcomes the Ancestor Banners
Project from May 7 through May 31. The art project is a joint
effort between LMU and local schools to bring greater public
awareness to the excavation of a Tongva burial ground in Playa
Vista. The exhibit is open to the public free of charge.
The display consists of eighty canvas banners in the shape of
different native birds. Area students along with LMU artSMART
mentors constructed the banners out of fabric, beads, shells, and
feathers. Each banner is six feet high and three feet wide. The
project introduces participating students to the importance of
symbolism and, overall, educates the public about the importance of
honoring ancestors.
ARTsmart, created in 2001 by the Department of Art and Art History
at LMU, strives to instill an appreciation for art and art history
in elementary school children. LMU students from Professor Terry
Lenihan's Media and Methods for Social Justice course mentored
students from St. Gerard Majella Middle School and project
coordinator Judith Davies mentored students from Joann Carribbio's
art classes at Venice High.
For more information, please contact Terry Lenihan, assistant
professor of Art and Art History, at 310.338-7424 or via e-mail at
tlenihan@lmu.edu
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