Who:

Artist and professor Charlene Teters curates a group exhibit at the Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center. Presently Teters is the La Bounty Endowed Chair at Cal Poly Pomona. The exhibit will feature work by Teters as well as the following Native American artists; Norman Akers, Keri Ataumbi, Dorothy Grandbois, Edgar Heap of Birds and C. Maxx Stevens

What:

The January/February 2006 exhibit at the Cal Poly Pomona Downtown center features the mediums of painting, installation, photography and graphics. The exhibit includes pieces dealing with contemporary Native American issues. This group of artists have exhibited a similar show at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, NM. There will be other events in conjunction with the exhibit, such as a panel discussion on January 17 with some of the artists, and showings of the documentary Amoxtli San Ce Tojuan: We Are One by Roberto Rodriguez and Patrisia Gonzales.

When:

Saturday, January 14, thru February 25. Opening reception is January 14 6p.m. - 9p.m. Second reception is Saturday February 11 6p.m. - 9p.m.

Where:

Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center 300 W. Second Street, in Pomona, the Pomona Central Library (main branch 625 W. Garey Ave., Pomona) and the Bronco Exhibit Gallery (Bronco Student Center 3801 W. Temple Ave.)

Why:

Visit the Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center, located in the heart of the Pomona Arts Colony- the opening reception is held in conjunction with the Arts Colony's Second Saturday Artwalk event with free gallery openings, live music, shops and restaurants all in a 6 block radius.

Ticketing:

Both the reception and the exhibit are open to the public, free of charge.

Contacts:

Cybele Garcia (909) 469-0080 VIP and sponsorship information: Lisa Nashua, (909) 869-6848. Media representatives: Uyen Mai, (909) 869-5331.

Who:

The La Bounty Endowed Chair of Interdisciplinary Applied Knowledge, Charlene Teters, will introduce Native American leader, teacher, lecturer, activist and author, Dennis Banks. Mr. Banks will present a talk about the Sacred Run in which his group is currently involved.   In 1968, Banks co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM).  

What:

To call attention to the Sacred Run 2006, Professor Teters will introduce a talk by Dennis Banks entitled "All Life is Sacred".

When:

Wednesday, February 15, 2p.m. - 4p.m.

Where:

Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies on the Cal Poly Pomona Main Campus 3801 W. Temple Avenue.

Why:

At sunrise on Saturday, February 11, 2006, runners and supporters of the 28 th annual International Sacred Run will gather on San Francisco's Alcatraz Island for a send off ceremony, runners will travel to Sacramento and run cross-country to Washington D.C. a distance of about 4,000 miles. The 71-day run will cover 12 states before arriving at the nation's capital on Earth Day, April 22, 2006.

"With so much violence happening at all levels, and so many killings happening in Iraq, it's time we look at these events as wake-up calls for all of us to answer".

Ticketing:

Both the reception and the exhibit are open to the public, free of charge.

Contacts:

Charlene Teters, 909-869-2327. Contact for sacred run 2006: complete information and updates online at www.sacredrun.org or by phone 415-258-4844