Marie Watt will be a visiting artist at Yale University Art Gallery on Saturday, November 2nd and Sunday, November 3rd. Marie Watt's two pieces "First Teachers Balance the Universe, Part I: Things That Fly (Predator)" and "First Teachers Balance the Universe, Part II: Things That Fly (Prey)" were recently accepted into the permanent collection of Yale University Art Gallery and are currently on view.
On Saturday, November 2nd at 3:00 pm, Marie Watt will give a lecture celebrating the opening of the exhibition "Place, Nations, Generations, Beings: 200 Years of Indigenous North American Art" at Yale University Art Gallery. Having received her M.F.A. from Yale University in 1996, Watt will discuss her cross-disciplinary practice, time spent at Yale, and the works in the exhibition.
On Sunday, November 3rd from 12:00 - 3:00 pm, Marie Watt and Yale University Art Gallery will host a community sewing circle. Both events are free and open to the public. People are invited to come as they are; no sewing experience is necessary and all ages are welcome. Exclusively at this event, in exchange for stitches, Watt will offer a small-scale, limited-edition print.
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