VIDEO ARCHIVE
Recordings of these Grace Hudson Museum Programs
are now streaming on our You Tube channel
the student experience AT
THE KRENOV SCHOOL OF
FINE WOODWORKING
Coming Soon!
Get a sense of what the student experience is like at the Krenov School from former students Tim Coleman, Taimi Barty, John Shaw, and Phoebe Kuo. They also discuss their pieces featured in the exhibition. This virtual program is tied to the Museum’s exhibition, Deep Roots, Spreading Branches: Fine Woodworking of the Krenov School, from March 30 to August 18, 2024. It originally livestreamed on August 4, 2024.
THROUGH THE YEARS:
INSIGHTS FROM KRENOV INSTRUCTORS
Coming Soon!
Learn about the beginnings and evolution of the Krenov School of Fine Woodworking from Creighton Hoke, who helped get the school started; David Welter, shop manager and ad hoc instructor for 30 years; and Laura Mays, the school's current director and lead instructor. This virtual program is tied to the Museum’s exhibition, Deep Roots, Spreading Branches: Fine Woodworking of the Krenov School, from March 30 to August 18, 2024. It originally livestreamed on July 13, 2024.
the song And dance:
Krenov’s american dreams
Before settling on the Mendocino Coast, James Krenov spent the late 1960s and 70s traveling from Europe to the U.S., looking for an appreciative audience and enthusiastic students. Krenov biographer Brendan Gaffney talks about this time which led to the establishment of the woodworking program at the College of the Redwoods, subsequently named Krenov School. This virtual program is tied to the Museum’s exhibition, Deep Roots, Spreading Branches: Fine Woodworking of the Krenov School, from March 30 to August 18, 2024. It originally livestreamed on April 18, 2024.
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Printed & Stitched
Artist Conversation
Three textile and print artists — Christine Aaron, Mel Beach, and Jami Tabak — discuss the techniques, aesthetics, inspirations, and themes found in the exhibition Printed & Stitched, presented at the Grace Hudson Museum from October 28, 2023 to February 18, 2024. This program originally livestreamed on January 18, 2024.
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remembering women on the Land:
an interview with
carmen goodyear & laurie york
As part of our 2023 exhibition, Something's Happening Here: Artistic Reflections on the Back to the Land Movement, the Grace Hudson Museum presented a screening of Carmen Goodyear and Laurie York's documentary film from 2012, Women on the Land: Creating Conscious Community. Carmen and Laurie, who were both Mendocino back-to-landers, were unable to attend in person, so we pre-recorded an interview with them and shared it at the event. Now, we get to share it with everyone. To learn more about the documentary, or to purchase a copy of the film, please visit Mendocino Coast Films.
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BLOOMING IN WINTER:
A CONVERSATION with
AUTHOR PAMELA VALOIS
On November 6, 2022, Pam Valois, author of Blooming in Winter: The Story of a Remarkable Twentieth-Century Woman (2021), visited the Museum for a live public program. She was joined by Susan Kanaan, her Ukiah-based friend and fellow writer, to discuss the subject of her book, Jacomena (“Jackie”) Maybeck. Maybeck, who had strong family ties to Mendocino County, earned a Master’s degree in ceramics from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 1952, and taught there until 1978. She was especially admired for her glazes. She also worked closely with the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association and served on the group’s board of directors for many years. After the death of her father-in-law, the famous architect Bernard Maybeck, Jackie became steward of the family homes he designed and built in the Berkeley hills and was known as a patron of the world of architecture.
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curiosity, creativity, community
2021 Virtual Gala
Due to a summer COVID surge, we decided to do a second-straight virtual Gala. For the 2021 program, we featured a number of local artists who embody the Museum’s values of curiosity, creativity, and community. They include Ukiah’s poet laureate Melissa Eleftherion Carr, musician Clay Hawkins, photographer Tom Liden, sculptor Mac Magruder, and distillery artists Jack Crispin Cane and Tamar Kaye. This program originally livestreamed on September 25, 2021.
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Magical Manzanita
with Corine Pearce
In this short video, Corine Pearce — cultural educator, basketweaver, and herbalist of Redwood Valley Rancheria — discussed the used and virtues of the manzania plant. This segment was recorded after a live, in-person workshop, held at the Grace Hudson Museum, on July 23, 2021.
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KIM STRINGFELLOW AND
THE MOJAVE PROJECT
Photographer, artist, and scholar, Kim Stringfellow discusses her latest effort in exploring Southern California desert lands. The Mojave Project is an ambitious interdisciplinary undertaking that examines and provides new perspectives on the Mojave's complex physical, geological, and cultural landscapes. Learn more about Kim Stringfellow at Stringfellow Website. This program was organized in conjunction with the special exhibition, Postcards from Mecca, at the Grace Hudson Museum, summer 2021. It originally livestreamed on July 15, 2021.
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FRIENDSHIP, A DUMPSTER, AND THOSE DARNED POSTCARDS
Warner Graves III, Ron May, and Steve Lech — all contributors to the book, Postcards from Mecca — share stories about Lula Mae Graves and Susie Keef Smith, the heroine’s of the book and exhibition of the same name. Warner Graves is a landscape painter and the grandson of Lula Mae. Ron May is an archaeologist and responsible for saving many of Susie’s photos, paintings, and personal effects from the oblivion of a dumpster. Historian Steve Lech discusses the significance of Susie and Lula Mae’s photography, specifically within the context of the postcard trade in the 1920s and 30s. This program originally livestreamed on June 24, 2021.
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POSTCARDS FROM MECCA, VIRTUALLY!
Curator Alyssa Boge leads a brief tour of the special exhibition Postcards from Mecca, on display at the Museum from May 8 to August 22, 2021. Alyssa introduces viewers to the story of Susie and Lula, cousins who adventured off the beaten roads in the desert lands around Coachella Valley in the 1920s and 30s. They photographed stunning landscapes and local inhabitants, and turned their images into postcards. You'll also see historic images of Mendocino County, taken by A.O. Carpenter (Grace Hudson's father) decades before Susie and Lula's travels. Although their circumstances were different, A.O., Susie, and Lula, captured with their photographs places and people of bygone eras. This program originally livestreamed on May 20, 2021.
Coming Someday. Thanks for your patience!
GRACE UNDER PRESSURE:
What is grace hudson’s relevancy today?
Karen Holmes, former Grace Hudson Museum curator and Carpenter-Hudson Family Historian, leads a special virtual tour of the Museum’s Ivan B. and Elvira Hart Gallery, home to many of Grace Carpenter Hudson’s numbered oil paintings and a variety of her other artwork in different media. Holmes discusses Hudson’s life, work, and place in history, and why she matters as an artistic and historical figure. Included is a special look at items from the Museum’s collections that are newly or rarely exhibited. This program originally livestreamed on May 6, 2021.
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ranger ben and
the bears of yosemite
Ben Cunningham-Summerfield, an Interpretive Ranger at Yosemite National Park, talks about bears, their habitat, behavior, life cycle, myths, spiritual attributes, and what happens when humans insert themselves by the thousands into their world. Ranger Ben, as he is known to Park visitors, was featured in the online exhibition, Yosemite People, and in the accompanying book of the same name. He is Mountain Maidu and also serves as an Indian Cultural Demonstrator at Yosemite.
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carleton watkins,
picturing yosemite
Widely considered the greatest 19th century American photographer, Carleton Watkins created the first indelible photo imagery of Yosemite Valley. In an illustrated talk, historian and nationally-known art critic Tyler Green discusses the importance of Watkins’s photography in awakening the public to Yosemite and also the broader American West. Green is the author of the award-winning book from 2018, Carleton Watkins: Making the West American. This program originally livestreamed on March 25, 2021.
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JONAS KULIKAUSKAS discusses YOSEMITE PEOPLE
Photographer and fine artist Jonas Kulikauskas presents an illustrated talk on what inspired him to create Yosemite People, an ambitious book and exhibition project. The Grace Hudson Museum hosted the online version of the exhibition from January 18 to April 11, 2021. Kulikauskas also highlights many other images and stories that were not included in the online exhibition. This program originally livestreamed on March 4, 2021.
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POMO TULE TOYMAKING
WITH MEYO MARUFFO
Discover how to make a traditional Pomo toy doll and bird from tule reeds in this virtual workshop with Meyo Maruffo. Also learn why tule is important, both culturally and environmentally. Meyo is Eastern Pomo from the Clear Lake Basin, tribally from Robinson Rancheria. This program originally livestreamed on February 20, 2021
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KASHIA POMO STORIES
WITH ERIC WILDER
This video features a number of traditional stories as told by Eric Wilder, a Kashia tribal member and artist, illustrated with original artwork by our storyteller. This program originally livestreamed on February 4, 2021
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INUIT PRINT ART WITH
LESLIE SAXON-WEST
The Inuit people largely inhabit Arctic North America. Learn how stonecut printmaking began in this rather desolate, snowbound part of the world, and how Inuit print art has become a highly desirable collectible across the art world. Saxon-West is Professor Emeritus of Dance and Native American Art at Mendocino College and has traveled extensively above the Arctic Circle. This program originally livestreamed on October 15, 2020.
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from the strength of women
2020 Virtual Gala
During the first year of COVID-19, there was no way we could safely do our annual in-person Gala dinner and fundraiser. Instead, we presented a live one-hour program on YouTube. It was an evening of art, poetry, history, and music, and raised needed funds for the Grace Hudson Museum & Sun House. The Gala theme and title was From the Strength of Women. Inspired by the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which secured the right to vote for most women in the U.S., we celebrated the contributions of six dynamic women who have influenced and shaped the Museum, before it existed, through its founding, and after. This program originally livestreamed on September 26, 2020.
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