Mirror Shield Workshop and Public Activation

“As artists, we live on the periphery. But we are the mirrors. We are the reflective points that break through a barrier.” — Cannupa Hanska Luger, L.A. Times

Inspired by Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self-Determination since 1969 exhibiting artist Cannupa Hanska Luger, SITE SANTA FE and the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) are collaborating to host a hands-on Mirror Shield workshop and public activation.

In the workshop, participants are invited to make a mirror shield, reflect on themes of Indigenous sovereignty and self determination, and collectively decide — and enact — an activation of the mirror shields in Santa Fe.

As part of an iterative resistance movement, participants may at the conclusion of the workshop add their shields to Luger’s exhibition room at MoCNA — an action that collectively signals solidarity for the themes in which the shields are made.

*Free to attend but RSVP required, visit website to reserve your spot. Limited space.
*Organized by SITE SANTA FE, this event is held at IAIA MoCNA, 108 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe, NM