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Discover how a 3D modeling project at San Diego State University is bringing a historic collection of Mesoamerican masks into the digital age. This lecture will explore how these digital models are enhancing teaching and public interpretation while tracing the deep history of masks as ritual, funerary, and ceremonial objects in ancient societies like Teotihuacan. The presentation will also examine how these traditions endure today in community practices such as danzas, offering a look at the ongoing cultural significance of masks across centuries of change. Meet your lecturers: Keith Chan is a local anthropology instructor at Grossmont College, MiraCosta College, and San Diego State University. He is especially interested in using immersive technology in his teaching to bring students face-to-face with culture and biology. He created the virtual anthropology museum AnVRopomotron, which won the first Poly Award for Best Educational Experience, and is working on PaleoCalifornia, which turns the Pleistocene into a virtual reality theme park ride. He was also a recent research fellow at SDSU's Virtual Immersive Learning and Teaching center, in which he launched the current project on masks. Irene Gonzalez received her M.A. in Latin American Studies from San Diego State University, where her research focused on cultural preservation. Her work has explored the importance of community museums, specifically in Mexico, where she conducted field research in Oaxaca. She is currently the Collections Coordinator for the Mesoamerican Mask Collection at SDSU’s Center for Latin American Studies. Irene is passionate about bridging technology and cultural heritage in ways that are equitable and grounded in deep respect for Indigenous knowledge systems. Visit: Archaeology Lecture: Modeling Mesoamerican Masks San Diego Archaeological Center on Instagram and Facebook

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First-ever California Indigi-Con July 25 and 27 in San Diego! Indigenous comic authors and artists will share their rich traditions and storytelling through their comics at California’s first-ever INDIGI-CON, held Friday, July 25 and Sunday, July 27 at UC San Diego Park & Market in downtown San Diego, 1100 Market Street, San Diego, CA 92101. The event and its family-friendly programming are free and open to the public, but registration is required. For a complete list of artists and activities, and to register, please go to 2025 INDIGI-CON.The artists will also be panelists at the San Diego Comic-Con 2025 International (July 24 - 27). Indigi-Con is presented by the Indigenous Futures Institute - UC San Diego, in collaboration with the Eyaay Ahuun Foundation and the University of California Humanities Research Institute. The San Pasqual Band is also a title sponsor. “Comic book art is an important medium for Native people to creatively tell their stories,” said Chag Lowry (Yurok, Maidu and Achumawi), Executive Director of the Indigenous Futures Institute. “Sequential art has always been used by Native people to convey stories, tell histories, and share lessons for future generations. This first-ever California Indigi-Con is bringing together and showcasing the incredible talents of Native artists from a vast range of cultures. Our event honors them as the original storytellers from this region and throughout the country.” “Comics can tell any kind of story and offer Indigenous storytellers an ideal medium for telling their stories as they want them told,” said Mike Towry, co-founder of San Diego Comic-Con and long-time supporter of Indigenous Comics. “An important milestone for Indigenous comics creators is the recent publication in San Diego of the first comic from the Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project (KSVP). Another this first-ever California Indigi-Con, which will present the works of multiple native storytellers to comic fans in San Diego. I am proud of comics for providing the medium to tell these stories that their creators need to tell and that we need to see and read – and that our City of San Diego, the birthplace of Comic-Con International, will be the inaugural site for this important – and fun – event.” “The Eyaay Ahuuyn Foundation is deeply honored to support and co-present the first-ever California Indigi-Con, celebrating the rich history of Native American heritage through comics,” said Johnny Bear Contreras (Kumeyaay), Sculptor & Cultural Bearer Johnny Bear Art, founder Eyaay Ahuun Foundation, and tribal member of the San Pasqual Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. “Supporting and uplifting the next generation of artists is what it is all about.” The foundation will also be revealing their upcoming comic and play “Shuuluk Wechuwvi - Where Lightening Was Born.” “It is very important to support these young Native artists who are putting in the work, learning from their elders and helping highlight our stories for generations to come,” said Chairman Stephen W. Cope of The San Pasqual Band. “When Native people are given less than 1% of representation in mainstream published media, gathering so many of these writers and artists to celebrate their contributions is something truly extraordinary,” said Weshoyot Alvitre (Tongva and Scottish), comic book artist, writer and illustrator. “I feel honored to be included in this roster of creatives whose work I support and admire and which inspires me.”

When Alice Barnett returned from Europe and settled in early-20th-century San Diego, the city was a modestly sized but rapidly growing community of approximately 40,000 residents. Amid this evolving cultural landscape, she quickly emerged as a prominent composer, performer, and advocate for the arts. During this time, she divorced and became a single mother and sustained herself and her family through her musical endeavors before remarrying. Her influence was far-reaching: in addition to co-founding the San Diego Symphony Association, she taught at San Diego High School, delivered public lectures, authored program notes, and actively collaborated with fellow musicians and civic leaders. This lecture features performances of Alice Barnett’s compositions from this chapter of her life (some published by G. Schirmer, others preserved only in manuscript), offering a glimpse into the musical and professional world she helped to shape. About Dr. Katina Mitchell Dr. Katina Mitchell is a native of San Diego. She has sung with the San Diego Symphony; lautten compagney BERLIN; MicroFest, Los Angeles; Monday Evening Concerts, Sing-Akademie zu Berlin, Volti, San Francisco; Bach Collegium San Diego, The Da Camera Society, Los Angeles; and more. A favorite engagement was performing with Ensemble Vocatrix in fully staged productions of Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum in Los Angeles and Berkeley. Recently Mitchell has sung as both soloist and chorister with San Diego Master Chorale, Sacra/Profana, and the Schola Cantorum of St. James-by-the-Sea. Her work has been featured at the Velaslavasay Panorama, Los Angeles and the Medieval History Center in Azincourt, France, and in media outlets including the BBC, NPR’s Life in Berlin, and the Los Angeles Times. In 2023, Mitchell began presenting her extensive original research on composer Alice Barnett, giving lectures with the San Diego History Center; the Western History Association, Los Angeles; National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), San Diego chapter, at San Diego State University; Palomar College; and Society for American Music, Tacoma, Washington. Katina holds degrees in music from Rice University and the University of Southern California (USC). She is a member of the music faculty at Palomar College, teaches voice at Grossmont College, and maintains a private studio. About Dr. Yewon Lee Dr. Yewon Lee is a frequently sought-after conductor and collaborative pianist on the operatic and concert stage. Prior to relocating to San Diego, Lee was Assistant Music Director of Opera at Baldwin Wallace University and Adjunct Professor at Kent State University. In the operatic world, she coached at Baldwin Wallace Opera Theater, National Opera Center, Aspen Opera Theater Center, and International Vocal Arts Institute in Israel, France, Italy, and Japan. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Lee received a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from Seoul National University, completed her Master of Music in vocal accompanying at Manhattan School of Music, and earned an artist diploma in collaborative piano from The Juilliard School. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in choral music at USC. Currently, she is a music director of the San Diego Festival Chorus and the San Dieguito United Methodist Church. She also serves as the Far South Representative for the California Choral Directors Association. Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/mitchell-25-0623 Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook