The communities of Hollister, San Juan Bautista, Gilroy and
Morgan Hill will now get a chance to view
”
Rumme Living River: The Pajaro River Watershed Experience
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a fine art exhibit celebrating the Pajaro River.
Gilroy – The communities of Hollister, San Juan Bautista, Gilroy and Morgan Hill will now get a chance to view “Rumme Living River: The Pajaro River Watershed Experience” a fine art exhibit celebrating the Pajaro River.
The exhibit features art of various media by 30 professional artists as well as the installation of a “River of Photos,” a 100 foot long photo montage created by Janet Martinez.
To create the montage, she drew upon photos taken by 100 community members and video interviews that chronicle the human experience of the Pajaro River and its watershed.
The Project Directors are Dr. Jennifer Colby and Lois Robin. An accompanying CD/DVD interactive exhibit catalog with video interviews and multimedia stories is available at the project web site: www.mmpublishing.com/pajaroriver.
The exhibit will run from Sept. 7 to Oct. 30 at the Gavilan College Library in Gilroy. Satellite exhibits will appear in Hollister at the Gavilan Center at 365 Fourth St. and the San Benito County Library at 470 5th St. Another satellite exhibit will be hosted by Galeria Tonantzin at 115 3rd St. in San Juan Bautista.
A reception for the artists and the public will be held at the Gavilan College library on Sept. 10 from 12 to 2pm and Sept. 11 from 5 to 7pm at the Galeria Tonantzin.
The Gavilan College library will also host a River Day from 12 to 4pm on Oct. 30 to celebrate the exhibition, community stories, children’s art and poetry and the play “River of Birds.”
The Ohlone Indian word “Rumme” means the sound, movement and granite bed of a river. From beyond the Pinnacles to the Pacific, the Pajaro River and its tributaries span 1300 miles in the heart of Central California. This area, and the Uvas, Llagas, Santa Ana, Tres Piños, San Benito, Corralitos rivers that feed into the Pajaro, impact our livelihood and life style, and help to mold the stories that create our cultural heritage.
Two years in the making with many community partners, this California Stories Project and Multimedia Exhibit increases public awareness of the need to preserve the Pajaro River Watershed’s scenic beauty, biological features, habitat needed for wildlife, and resources for human livelihood. This project was made possible, in part, by a grant from the California Council for the Humanities.
For more information on Teacher Education workshop call (831) 582-5045. For information about the Gavilan College exhibit and events call (408) 848-4724.
