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How the Hummingbird Got Her Colors | Cómo el Colibrí Consiguió Sus Colores

Sunday, October 6, 2024, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Free; All Ages; No Reservation Required | Gratis; Todas Edades; No Es Necesario Registrarse

About The Event

We invite you to the Community Arts Center for a Family FUNday, filled with storytelling and crafting, inspired by vintage Maya textiles on display from August 30 through October 15. Become familiar with the Maya folktale “How the Hummingbird Got Her Colors,” a radiant story of birds and gift giving. Create your own bird puppet with the option to participate in the puppet show!  

The workshop is led by Laura Martin, PhD. She is a linguist and specialist in Maya culture and languages. She retired as emerita professor of modern languages, anthropology, and health sciences at Cleveland State University in 2005. Her fieldwork experience includes multiple lengthy stays in Mexico, Guatemala, and Venezuela. She hopes to share her knowledge with everyone attending! 

Te invitamos al Centro de Artes Comunitarias para un Día de Alegría Familiar, lleno de cuentos y manualidades, inspirado en los textiles mayas que se exhibirán del 30 de agosto al 15 de octubre. Familiarízate con el cuento popular maya “Cómo el colibrí consiguió sus colores,” una radiante historia de aves y entrega de regalos. ¡Crea tu propia marioneta de pájaro con la opción de participar en el espectáculo de marionetas! 

El taller está dirigido por Laura Martin, PhD. Es lingüista y especialista en cultura y lenguas mayas. Se retiró como profesora emérita de lenguas modernas, antropología y ciencias de la salud en la Universidad Estatal de Cleveland en 2005. Su experiencia de trabajo de campo incluye múltiples estadías prolongadas en México, Guatemala y Venezuela. ¡Espera compartir sus conocimientos con todos los asistentes!   

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The Community Arts Center was made possible with principal support from Chuck and Char Fowler and the Eric and Jane Nord Family Fund.

    All education programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Education. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Fortney, David and Robin Gunning, Dieter and Susan M. Kaesgen, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang, Shurtape Technologies, and the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation. Generous annual support is provided by Gini and Randy Barbato, the M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, Char and Chuck Fowler, the Giant Eagle Foundation, Robin Heiser, the Lloyd D. Hunter Memorial Fund, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Logsdon Family Fund for Education, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, Mandi Rickelman, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Sally and Larry Sears Fund for Education Endowment, Roy Smith, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

      The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

      Education programs are supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.