NEW SEMANTICS GALLERY
The Dene people of Alaska and the art of william simeone
August 3 – September 23, 2024
• Exhibit Open: Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm & Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 pm
• Gallery Admission – Free
GATHER AT THE GALLERIES – EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, August 2| 5:00 to 7:00 pm
Admission $10.00 | Cedarhurst Members – Free
• Open bar and appetizers | 5 to 6 pm
• Gallery hop to see the art and meet the artists | 5 to 7 pm
• Shuttle rides to Shrode Art Center | 6 to 7 pm
Programming
William Simeone – Gallery Talk
Saturday, August 3| 1:30 p.m.
Performance Hall | Free admission
Speaker Presentation and Q&A
Top left: Whitefish by William Simeone
Top right: Beaded Dance Headdress Tetlin nd moosehide, Maker Unknown
GALLERY SPONSORS:
Hunt and Donna Bonan
EXHIBIT SPONSORS:
The Bernard and Naomi L. Podolsky Charitable Trust
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT:
The Dene People of Alaska & the Art of William Simeone exhibition presents a collection of Native American artifacts and paintings by collector-artist William Simeone. Bill Simeone is a cultural anthropologist who worked for 50 years in Alaska interviewing, documenting, and writing about the Native American Dene communities known as the Ahtna, the Tanacross, and the Upper Tanana.
