Humanities Washington Brings Talk on Native Americans in Film to Arts Crush

SEATTLE – Join Humanities Washington and partners for a new Arts Crush event: A conversation on American Indians in Cinema: Portrayals and Participation, Onscreen and Behind the Scene, taking place at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center.

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What: American Indians in Cinema: Portrayals and Participation, Onscreen and Behind the Scene, a conversation led by Humanities Washington’s Lance Rhoades
When: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012
Where: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98144 [Directions]
Cost:Free
On the Web: humanities.org/calendar-events
Questions? Email Zaki Abdelhamid at [email protected] or call 206.682.1770 x102

Film historian Lance Rhoades will lead a discussion on the roles of Native Americans in film – onscreen and off – as part of the Puget Sound’s month-long Arts Crush festival. Humanities Washington has partnered with Theatre Puget Sound and the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center to put on this event, inviting participation from new audiences and encouraging Seattleites to explore new topics.

Rhoades has taught courses on American Indians in Cinema at the University of Washington, where he and been a researcher and instructor in the American Indian Studies Department. He is a director of film studies at the Seattle Film Institute, a faculty member of the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program and a program director for the Mercer Island Library and Arts Council.

The popular film historian is also a member of Humanities Washington’s new Speakers Bureau, a cohort of presenters who facilitate conversation about topics from throughout the humanities. For more information, please visit humanities.org/programs/speakers.

ABOUT ARTS CRUSH

Arts Crush, a program of Theatre Puget Sound, is a month-long, multi-disciplinary festival involving artists, arts organizations, businesses and audiences throughout the Puget Sound region. Arts Crush represents a truly innovative and collaborative approach to audience engagement by unifying the regional arts community around four overarching goals: Engaging Community, Creating Access, Inspiring Creativity and Building Arts Participation. Participating artists and arts organizations create free special programming with a focus on community, collaboration and innovation and/or offer discounted or free admission to more traditional arts experiences. This innovative programming and accessibility creates a risk-free atmosphere in which patrons can discover and learn about particular artists, organizations or art forms in an open and welcoming environment. Visit the Arts Crush website at artscrush.org.