Indian Art Show Comes to the Civic Auditorium

Native American Music and Stories Will Be Performed

   Contemporary Native American artists, musicians and storytellers will gather in the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium this weekend for the Santa Monica Indian Art Show.
   Prize-winning ledger art, acrylic and oil paintings, jewelry and sculpture by such noted artists as Michael Horse and John Balloue will be on display Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2.
   Outdoor performances by musician Xavier Quijas Yxayoti who plays authentic hand-made instruments and storyteller Ernest Siva, one of the few remaining people to speak Sereno, are also on the weekend agenda.
   Among the historic art objects to be shown are Guatemalan masks, Southwestern kachinas, Plains Indians’ beadwork, Pacific Northwest carvings, Pre-Columbian pottery and Latin American art. Under the rules of this show, no sacred items are offered fir sale
   Approximately 160 antique dealers and contemporary artists are expected to take part in the show.
   K.R. Martindale, now producer of the show, grew up in Santa Monica. A visit to an earlier iteration of this show ignited his interest in Indian Art. He began collecting arrowheads and moccasins and ultimately began producing the show.
   Show hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $7 for adults. Children under 17 will be admitted free.