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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 18, 2022 11:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Zillmann, Daniel, DCA <Daniel.Zillmann@state.nm.us><br>
<b>Subject:</b> For immediate release: "Grounded in Clay” exhibition curated by Tribal partners debuts at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture July 31; moves to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2023
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<p class="x_paragraph" style="margin:0in; vertical-align:baseline"><span class="x_normaltextrun">The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) in Santa Fe will be the site of a traveling exhibition that features more than 100 historic and contemporary works in
 clay, debuting on July 31, 2022. The project, <i>Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery
</i>is a rare exhibition curated by the Native American communities it represents, offering a visionary understanding of Pueblo pots as vessels of community-based knowledge and personal experience. </span><span class="x_eop"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Deborah Martinez</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Public Relations Specialist</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">O: 505-476-1146</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">C: 505-500-2092</p>
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