Chumash Stories and Painting with Pigments, Community Workshop

Vita Art Center
Instructor: Alan Salazar
*Pre-Registration Required

Join Chumash and Tataviam elder Alan Salazar and artist and author Mona Lewis for a unique and immersive experience that brings traditional Chumash stories to life through art.

Alan will begin by sharing traditional Chumash stories passed down through generations—tales of animals, nature, and sacred lessons rooted in the Central Coast landscape. After listening to these stories, participants will be invited to grind local ochre stones into natural earth pigments and use them to create an illustration inspired by the story that spoke to them most.

Artist Mona Lewis will guide participants in using these handmade paints to create their artwork inspired by the Chumash stories.

All materials are non-toxic, locally foraged, and provided.