For those of you in the Olympia area, please join us on campus December 3 for the inaugural release of the book “A Totem Pole History: the Work of Lummi Carver Joe Hillaire.” The event will be hosted by members of “Creativity and Diversity in American Culture: Art and Narrative in Response to Place,” The event begins at 3:00 p.m. in Seminar Building Two, Room C1105. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
Lummi/Haida carver Felix Solomon, editor Gregory Fields, and others associated with the publication will present images and readings from the book and its accompanying video and audio CDs at the event.
Evergreen faculty member Rebecca Chamberlain commented: “The Hillaire family has played a special role in the development of Native arts, culture, and education on our campus. This is a wonderful occasion to let people know about this history.”