ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art will host its first Native American Heritage Month celebration Sunday, Nov. 8, with free admission, live artist demonstrations, storytelling and family activities.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The James Museum in St. Petersburg. Museum officials said grant funding helped make the celebration possible by covering supplies and bringing Native American artists from across the country to the Bay Area.
The celebration coincides with the opening of a new exhibition, “Kay WalkingStick and Hudson River School.” Stacey Stockdale, director of education and public programs at The James Museum, said the exhibition pairs contemporary Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick with 19th-century landscape artists of the Hudson River School…