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June 26, 2009

Event Celebrates New Volume About Local Literary Great, Simon J. Ortiz

Contact:
Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Store
505.983.1666 (ph)

-or-

Evelina Lucero
elucero@iaia.edu

The Museum of Contemporary Native Arts will celebrate the new book Simon J. Ortiz: A Poetic Legacy of Indigenous Continuance (UNM Press), by hosting Evelina Zuni Lucero (Isleta/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblos), chair of the creative writing department at the College of Contemporary Arts and writer Simon J. Ortiz (Acoma Pueblo) for a reading and book signing. The event will take place on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Museum located at 108 Cathedral Place. It is free and open to the public.

Lucero co-edited the collection of interviews, creative pieces and critical essays included in the book. Ortiz, who is widely regarded as one of the literary giants of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, has more than two-dozen volumes of poetry, prose fiction, children’s literature and nonfiction work to his credit. This edited volume is devoted to the depth and range of Ortiz’s contribution to contemporary Native American literature and literary scholarship showing his role in the development of cultural studies and Native American literature on a number of fronts. It includes interviews with Ortiz, short creative nonfiction essays by Native women writers and scholars, and innovative critical discussions by a dozen scholars of Native literature.

For more information, please call the Museum store at 505.983.1666. For more information about the College of Contemporary Native Arts or the Museum of Contemporary Native arts, both centers of the Institute of American Indian Arts please visit www.iaia.edu.

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About the Museum
Located in downtown Santa Fe, the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts is dedicated to advancing the discourse, knowledge and understanding of contemporary Native arts. Founded in 1971, the Museum’s exhibitions, publications and educational programs challenge pre-conceived notions of contemporary art. The Museum of Contemporary Native Arts is home to the largest collection of contemporary Native art in the world. A premier shopping destination, the Museum’s store offers the finest selection of contemporary Native arts and gifts from both emerging and established artists.

Museum hours are Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday: noon to 5 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays from November through May as well as major holidays. Adult admission is $5; senior citizens (62 and over), students with valid IDs and residents of NM: $2.50. Admission is free for Native people, Museum members, youth under the age of 16, and NM residents visiting on Sunday.

IAIA’s Mission:
To empower creativity and leadership in Native arts and cultures through higher education, lifelong learning and outreach


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