Native artists bring traditional craft to Coronado Historic Site this summer

Bernalillo’s Coronado Historic Site launches a six-month Native artist demonstration series this Sunday, giving visitors a chance to watch — and talk with — working artists from New Mexico’s Pueblos and Arizona’s Hopi villages.

Demonstrations run 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month from May through October. The series opens May 3 with Mallery Quetawki (Zuni) demonstrating acrylic painting and pottery.

The remaining schedule: June 7, Dolores Lewis Garcia (Acoma), Acoma polychrome pottery; July 5, Valerie Namoki (Hopi), Hopi pottery; Aug. 2, Randy Brokeshoulder (Hopi), Hopi wood doll carving; Sept. 6, Marcus Moquino (Kewa/Hopi), acrylic and mixed media; Oct. 4, Louie Garcia (Piro/Socorro Del Sur), Pueblo textile weaving…

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