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Where History and Art Meet: Discussion and "Live Demonstration of Wyandotte, Cherokee/Shawnee, and Delaware Pottery-making”

September 23 and 24, 2026.
September 1, 2026
Potter Alicia Rendes' wood fired pot replicating a traditional Fort Ancient form featuring etched lines, triangles, and dotted designs. The rim undulates in four raised platforms, equidistant from each other. The pot rests in ashes and charcoal with three other pots in the background softly out of focus.
Potter Alicia Rezendes' wood fired pot replicating a traditional Fort Ancient form featuring etched lines, triangles, and dotted designs. The rim undulates in four raised platforms, equidistant from each other. (Image courtesy of Alicia Rezendes.)

Please mark your calendars for an exciting collaboration between History, the Newark Earthworks Center, the Office of Academic Affairs, and the Department of Art on September 23and 24, 2026. 

Ceramicists Richard Zane Smith, Carrie Lind, and Alicia Rezendes, who represent the Wyandot, Cherokee/ Shawnee and Delaware (Lenape) traditions and are involved in many forms of cultural and linguistic revitalization, will talk about their work. 

We will discuss how they incorporate historical forms (including Hopewell and Fort Ancient influences), what pottery tells us about Indigenous life and history, and the role of art in modern American Indian culture and nationhood.

Where History and Art Meet: Discussion and "Live Demonstration of Wyandotte, Cherokee/Shawnee, and Delaware Pottery-making”

Potter Richard Zane Smith's polychrome jar with a flared lip and decorated with leaf, vine, and lightning bolt geometric design in shades of red, orange, brown, and black. 7.5" by 7.5" by 6". Image courtesy of Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery and Richard Zane Smith.
Potter Richard Zane Smith's polychrome jar with a flared lip and decorated with leaf, vine, and lightning bolt geometric design in shades of red, orange, brown, and black. 7.5" by 7.5" by 6". (Image courtesy of Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery and Richard Zane Smith.)

Wednesday, September 23, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Hopkins Hall 058

Richard Zane Smith and ceramicists Carrie Lind and Alicia Rezendes will demonstrate traditional Indigenous pottery-making techniques in the Ceramic Studio (058 Hopkins Hall). Drop ins are welcome.
 
  • Hopkins Hall, 128 N Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210
  • The closest campus parking location to Hopkins Hall is the Ohio Union Garage. Campus Parc, (1 Hour $6.00; 2 Hours $10.00; 3 Hours $14.00)
 

"Native American Art, History and Culture: Native American Pottery-making Demonstration "

Potter Carrie Lind's Serpent Mound inspired piece. Her brown clay pot, almost copper in the firing, features etched and relief of the Serpent Mound effigy mound, with a rolled edging around the rim.
Potter Carrie Lind's Serpent Mound inspired piece. Her brown clay pot, almost copper in the firing, features etched and relief of the Serpent Mound effigy mound, with a rolled edging around the rim. (Image courtesy of Carrie G. Lind.)

Thursday, September 24, Noon-1:30 p.m., Dulles Hall 168

 
These three indigenous artists, who represent the Wyandot, Cherokee/ Shawnee and Delaware (Lenape) traditions and are involved in many forms of cultural and linguistic revitalization, will talk about their work. We will discuss how they incorporate historical forms (including Hopewell and Fort Ancient influences), what pottery tells us about Indigenous life and history, and the role of art in modern American Indian culture and nationhood.
 
This event will be conducted in an open-house format, and attendees are welcome to arrive and depart at any time during the scheduled event hours. 
 
Registrants for this event will enjoy some Three Sisters (corn, beans, and squash), frybread, and other American Indian cuisine. Lunch available with registration.
 
  • Dulles Hall, 230 Annie and John Glenn Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
  • The closest campus parking location to Dulles Hall is Tuttle Park Place Garage. Campus Parc, (1 Hour $6.00; 2 Hours $10.00; 3 Hours $14.00)

Artists

Richard Zane Smith facing the camera wearing silver hoop earrings and a regalia necklace of shell and horn with a lacrosse stick and woven rug behind him.

Richard Zane Smith, OAA Visiting Artist for 2026-2027, is an IACB Certified Indian Artist whose work appears in the Smithsonian, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the American Craft Museum in New York. A citizen of the Wyandot Nation of Kansas and recognized by the Wyandot Nation of Oklahoma and the Wendat of Quebec, his current work adapts elements from Fort Ancient culture. Active in Native American cultural and language preservation, he also trains short-term ceramic apprentices.

Carrie G. Lind wearing a regalia necklace smiling in the foreground with a sunny field behind her with a tree's shadow behind her.

Carrie G. Lind (Cherokee Nation/Shawnee) coils clay from her allotment on the White Oak Oklahoma Cherokee reserve and is interested in revitalizing Shawnee pottery-making. Her work received support from the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. 

Alicia Rezendes smiles against a red shaded background. Her regalia flower hoop earrings and beaded horn necklace contrast nicely with her black shirt.

Alicia Rezendes (Lenape) is multidisciplinary artist and a citizen of the Delaware Tribe of Indians. 

Her creative work encompasses photography, painting and traditional hand built pottery, among many other artistic mediums. 

In efforts to revitalize traditional Lenape pottery within her community, Alicia took part in a workshop alongside two Lenape Elders, from renowned Wyandot artist, Richard Zane Smith.

With devotion to cultural preservation and the ability to share her knowledge, she continues her practice in traditional methods of hand built pottery under guidance from Richard and Carrie Lind.

More Information

Information, speaker bios, and registration at: https://go.osu.edu/nativeartists  

We are grateful for the support of the Office of the Vice Provost of Arts Lisa Florman, the Office of Academic Affairs, the Newark Earthworks Center, the Department of History, and the Department of Art for making this visit possible. Thank you. 
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