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October 12, 2001 "Pathmakers" Exhibit Opens October 25 at N.C. Wesleyan College Rocky Mount, NC—"Pathmakers: North Carolina Native American Women of Distinction" will open at The Four Sisters Gallery at North Carolina Wesleyan College on Thursday, October 25, as part of the College’s Founders’ Day celebration. The exhibition consists of photographic portraits, as well as arts and crafts from the women of the Haliwa-Siponi community. The display will run through February 24 and is open to the public free of charge. Organized by the Guilford Native American Gallery of Greensboro, N.C., in 1994, the portrait exhibition was curated by Barbara Braveboy-Locklear and photographed by Mark Wagoner. The portraits pay tribute to contemporaries, and each is accompanied by a brief biography. The art and hand-made crafts from the women of the Haliwa-Siponi community in Warren, Northampton, and Halifax counties were curated by nationally known ceramic artist Senora Lynch. The collection includes richly detailed ceramics, basketry, beadwork, and quilts. All reflect Native American traditions and modern departures. Braveboy-Locklear observes that the Indian women represented in the exhibit "...have steadfastly fought to protect their culture, teach the children, care for the elders, sing the songs...in the midst of the struggle for survival...(and) today exist in a diversity of contexts." Gallery hours are 9 to 5, Monday through Friday, and 9 to noon Saturday. The Four Sisters Gallery is located in N.C. Wesleyan’s Thomas J. Pearsall, Jr. Building. For further information, call Everett Mayo Adelman, (252) 985-5268. # # # |
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