When
Where
April 16, 7 pm - Bahti Indian Arts Gallery
Free event - RSVP Required RSVP Here
Followed by reception with refreshments
Few settings could be better suited to celebrate Baskets from the Seri Coast: Comcaac Weavers and Their Craft than Bahti Indian Arts. For over seven decades, this Tucson institution has been a gathering place for those who believe that Indigenous art is not a relic of the past but a living, evolving expression of culture, identity, and skill. Its patio, shaded and intimate, has a way of making an evening feel both special and unhurried.
We want this event to be as much about conversation as it is about a book. David Burckhalter has spent five decades traveling to the Sonoran coast, building friendships with Seri (Comcaac) weavers, trading, listening, and photographing. Baskets from the Seri Coast is the fruit of that long relationship: more than two hundred photographs, alongside reflections on the artistry, the legends, and the women who have kept this tradition alive and passed it on to the next generation.
On this evening, Burckhalter will be present to share his story and sign copies of the book. It is a chance to ask the questions that a book cannot answer: what it feels like to witness a tradition transform over fifty years, what those friendships across the border have meant, and what it takes to document a living art with the care and humility it deserves.
Baskets from the Seri Coast is published by the University of Arizona Press as part of the Southwest Center Series. Copies will be available for purchase at the event.