Screenings

Set up a screening of The Renaissance of Mata Ortiz at your college, university, museum or organization!

Please contact the director for more information about scheduling a Mata Ortiz event with a screening, Q&A with the director and Mata Ortiz pottery for sale with a veteran Mata Ortiz trader.

Upcoming Screenings:

Saturday, March 9 @ 5:00 pm
Rio Grande Theatre
211 N Downtown Mall
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(575) 523-6403
Admission: Free, but $10 donation requested
map
http://www.riograndetheatre.com/month

Previous Screenings:

Wednesday, January 29, 2013 @ 12:30 pm & 3:30 pm
Western National Parks Association
12880 N. Vistoso Village Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85755-8797
(520) 622-6014
Admission: Free, but donation requested
Come to the WNPA Mata Ortiz pottery show on Friday-Saturday, February 1-2 from 9:30 pm - 4:00 pm
map
http://wnpa.org/Merchant2/tucsonstore_events.asp

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 @ 7:30 pm
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Taliesin West
Taliesin West Pavilion
12621 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
(480) 860-2700 x 372
Admission: Free
map
http://taliesin.edu/tarp/

Friday, November 16, 2012 @ 2:00 pm
Society of Visual Anthropologists Ethnographic Film Festival
San Francisco, CA
http://societyforvisualanthropology.org/?page_id=28

Saturday, October 27 @ 12 noon
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714) 567-3600
Admission: Free for members; free w/ paid admission; $8 general
Mata Ortiz pottery will be available for purchase at the screening from
Modern Mata Ortiz and DeSilva Imports
map
http://www.bowers.org/index.php/learn/events_details/1532

Sunday, October 14, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival
Flagstaff Photography Center
107 N. San Francisco St. #3
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
http://www.flagstaffmountainfilms.org/the-renaissance-of-mata-ortiz/
map

Thursday, October 11 @ 4:00 pm
Mary D. Fisher Theater
2030 W. State Route 89A
Sedona, AZ 86336
(928) 282-1177
Admission: $10
Mata Ortiz pottery and Mexican Folk Art by
Modern Mata Ortiz and DeSilva Imports available for sale
http://sedonaartsfestival.org/guest_artist.html
map

Saturday, October 13 @ 6:00 pm
Sedona Arts Festival

Mary D. Fisher Theater
2030 W. State Route 89A
Sedona, AZ 86336
(928) 282-1177
Admission: $10
Mata Ortiz pottery and Mexican Folk Art by
Modern Mata Ortiz and DeSilva Imports available for sale
http://sedonaartsfestival.org/guest_artist.html
map


Thursday, September 20 @ 11:30 am
Santa Monica College
near Pico & 20th
Art Department Building, Art History Room 214
Santa Monica, CA 90401
map

Saturday, September 15, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
21st Annual Mexican Heritage Festival
The Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater at
The Tech Museum
201 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113

http://vivafest.org/category/events/films
map

Wednesday, September 5 @ 8:00 pm
DocUtah: Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival
Bingham Gallery
Maynard Dixon Property
2200 S State Street
Mt. Carmel, UT 84755
http://docutah.com/schedule/
http://www.docutah.com
map

Thursday, September 6, 2012 @ 8:30 pm
DocUtah: Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival (
winner: Best Editing)
Eccles Main Stage
Dixie State College
Eccles Fine Arts Center *Festival Hub*
155 S. 700 E.
St. George, UT 84770

http://docutah.com/schedule/
http://www.docutah.com
map

Friday, August 3 & Saturday, August 4, 2012 - both screenings at 3:45 pm
Silver City Clay Festival
Silco Theater
311 N. Bullard
Silver City, NM 88062
(575) 538-5560

map
http://clayfestival.com/events/schedule/

Sunday, June 24 @ 9:00 am (special screening w/ Scrabble® documentary Scrabylon at 8:00 am)
American Library Association 2012 Annual Conference (for attendees of the ALA conference)
Room 304C
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92802
http://alaannual.org/content/now-showing-ala-film-program
map

Saturday, May 12 @ 2:45 pm
Archaeology Channel International Film & Video Festival (
winner of 9 awards!)
Recital Hall, The Shedd Institute
E. Broadway & High Street
Eugene, OR 97401
Admission: $10
map
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TACfestival.shtml

Saturday, May 12 @ 3:00 pm
Santa Monica College

Airport Arts Campus
Ceramic Arts
Room 170
2800 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
map

Saturday, May 5 @ 1:30 pm (Cinco de Mayo)
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714) 567-3600
Admission: Free for members; free w/ paid admission; $8 general
Mata Ortiz pottery will be available for purchase at the screening from
Modern Mata Ortiz and DeSilva Imports
map
http://www.bowers.org/index.php/learn/events_details/1532

Friday, April 27 @ 2:00 pm
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival

MACC (Mexican American Cultural Center)
600 River St
Austin, TX 78701
Admission: Free
map
http://cinelasamericas.org/2012/panorama-features/752-the-renaissance-of-mata-ortiz

Friday, March 30 @ 7:00 pm
Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
University of Washington campus @ 17th Ave. NE & NE 45th St.
Seattle, WA
(206) 543-5590
Admission: $5
map
http://www.burkemuseum.org/
http://www.burkemuseum.org/events/browse/renaissance_of_mata_ortiz

Sonoita Mata Ortiz postcard trim 2




Saturday, March 31 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Mata Ortiz Trunk Show w/ master potters Diego Valles,
Carla Martinez, Hector Gallegos, Jr. & Laura Bugarini
La Hacienda de Sonoita
34 Swanson Rd.
Sonoita, AZ
(520) 455-5308
Admission: Free
special screening of Scott Petersen’s short film “La Familia Gallegos” about the talented family of potters in Mata Ortiz (donations accepted)

http://www.haciendasonoita.com

Friday, March 2 @ 9:00 am
Saturday, March 3 @ 9:00 pm
Durango Independent Film Festival
Gaslight Theater
102 E. 5th Street
Durango, CO

http://www.durangofilm.org/

Saturday, March 3 @ 7:30 pm
Bobby Furst Studio
8528 Desert Shadows Rd.
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Admission: $10
map
http://www.bobbyfurst.com

Sunday, February 26 @ 12 noon
Sedona International Film Festival
Directors’ Choice Award for Best Arts Film

Sedona Rouge Theatre
Sedona Rouge Hotel and Spa
(one half block West of Mary D. Fisher Theatre)
2250 W. State Route 89A in West Sedona

http://www.sedonafilmfestival.com/Page.asp?NavID=134

Tuesday, February 21 @ 3:20 pm
Thursday, February 23 @ 12:20 pm
Sedona International Film Festival
Harkins Theaters
2801 W. Highway 89A
Sedona, AZ 86336
(928) 282-2221
Admission: TBA
map
http://www.sedonafilmfestival.com

Come join us for a meet-and-greet in Sedona with Director Scott Petersen and Mata Ortiz photographer
Raechel Running!
Tuesday, February 21 from 6:00-8:00 pm
Sedona Art Center

15 Art Barn Road
Sedona, AZ 86336
(888) 954-4442
http://www.sedonaartcenter.com


wnpa MataOrtiz-show


Wednesday, January 25, 2012 @ 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm
Western National Parks Center
12880 N. Vistoso Village Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85755
(520) 622-1999

Admission: free
http://www.wnpa.org/
map
Come to the Mata Ortiz Pottery Show & Demonstration with master potter
s Jorge Quintana, Diego Valles, Hector Gallegos, Jr. & Salvador Baca on January 27-28, 2012 at the Western National Parks Association!

Saturday, December 17, 2011 @ 5:00 pm
Cape Ann Community Cinema
21 Main St.
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 282-1988 (times)
(978) 309-8448 (human)

Admission: $9.50 adults, $8.00 students & seniors, $6.50 members
http://capeanncinema.com/

Saturday, November 26 & Sunday, November 27, 2011 @ 1:00 pm
Mexican Folk Art Weekend
Maloof Foundation
5131 Carnelian Street
Alta Loma, CA 91701
(909) 980-0412

http://www.malooffoundation.org/pgms.cfm
Artist Jorge Quintana in person!

Friday, November 25, 2011 @ 7:00 pm
Tubac Center of the Arts
9 Plaza Road
Tubac, AZ 85646
(520) 398-2371
Admission: $5 for members, $10 non-members
http://www.tubacarts.org/
Artists Diego Valles and Jorge Quintana in person!

Saturday, October 22, 2011 @ 5:00 pm
San Diego Museum of Man, Gill Auditorium

Nice blurb in the San Diego Union-Tribune about the screening.

Sunday, September 25, 2011 @ 7:00 pm
Harwood Museum of Art, Arthur Bell Auditorium
Taos, New Mexico

July 20, 2011 @ 7:00 pm
University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts
Los Angeles, California

From the Los Angeles Times:
“Long fascinated by the relationship between San Pedro anthropologist Spencer MacCallum and master potter Juan Quezada, filmmaker Scott Petersen spent three summers documenting their fairy tale of a story in “The Renaissance of Mata Ortiz,” premiering Wednesday at USC.”

Read the rest of the LA Times article

April 21, 2011
Al-Jazeera Documentary Film Festival
Doha, Qatar