Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range

“Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range”

EVENT 1: Photographic Exhibition Reception (free)

Saturday, March 15th, 4-6 PM Luna Gallery and Eco Art Studio

107 B The Alameda, San Juan Bautista, Ca, 95045

EVENT 2: Documentary Film Screening (sliding scale, $20-40)

Saturday, March 15th, 7-9 PM El Teatro Campesino

705 4th St. San Juan Bautista, CA 95045

EXHIBIT, Ongoing: Photographic Exhibition

March 15- April 27 at Luna Gallery and Eco Art Studio

107 B The Alameda, San Juan Bautista, Ca, 95045

Photographic exhibition and documentary film screening– previously debuted at de Young Museum of Fine Art, SF, 2023/24 – of Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range that will be hosted at Luna Gallery and Eco-Art Studio in San Juan Bautista.

The exhibition runs from March 15 – April 27th at Luna Gallery and Eco Art Studio, free admission. Gallery hours are Sat. and Sun 12:00pm to 4:00pm.

Special events take place on March 15th.

Exhibit opening will be held Saturday, March 15th, 4-6 PM at Luna Gallery and Eco Art Studio

107 B The Alameda, San Juan Bautista, Ca, 95045

The film portion of the event will be hosted at El Teatro Campesino, 705 4th St. San Juan Bautista, CA 95045 on March 15 from 7;00- 9:00 pm.

Tickets to film screening are limited but can be purchased at the reception, if seating is still available. Luna Gallery Flyer_external_250131_172538 (1)

About the Project:

“This exhibition of portraits by Kirti Bassendine features Indigenous community members from the South Coast Range: the San Francisco peninsula through the Santa Cruz mountains, Monterey Bay, and lower Salinan Valley. Bassendine’s photographs are accompanied by powerful personal statements from Native community members calling attention to cultural connections to the land, rematriation (restoring the relationship between Indigenous people and their ancestral land), and climate change.”

As an artist, Bassendine has always been intrigued by human relationships — especially how they impact the discovery of identity and belonging within one’s culture and the wider world. By bringing so many Indigenous voices together, she creates a unique experience for audiences to engage with these ideas themselves.”- de Young Museum of Fine Art

Ten Participating Tribal Groups:

Association of Ramaytush Ohlone, Confederated Villages of Lisjan, Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, Tamien Nation, Indian Canyon Chualar Tribe of the Costanoan-Ohlone People, Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, the Rumsen Ohlone Tribal Community, Esselen Tribe of Monterey County, the Salinan Tribe of San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties, and the Salinan T’rowt’raahl Tribal Communities.

Kirti Bassendine Documentary Photographer and Film Maker, kiritbassendine@gmail.com, 678-765-9484