Can art save your life? According to Virgil Ortiz, an artist from the Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico, it can. For Virgil, making pottery with traditional materials and methods is a kind of therapy, a fundamental expression of his culture across generations. Virgil describes how the process itself brings him a sense of purpose and connection to his family, including the prayers he recites before he and his nephews dig clay from their ancestral lands. Given this living legacy, it was a significant moment for Virgil to visit The Met for the first time and see his culture represented in the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American art. Tune in to hear his story about art’s connection to belonging.

Guest: Virgil Ortiz, artist and teacher

Learn more about the Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection at www.metmuseum.org/diker

www.metmuseum.org/frameofmind #FrameofMind

Can art save your life? According to Virgil Ortiz, an artist from the Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico, it can. For Virgil, making pottery with traditional materials and methods is a kind of therapy, a fundamental expression of his culture across generations. Virgil describes how the process itself brings him a sense of purpose and connection to his family, including the prayers he recites before he and his nephews dig clay from their ancestral lands. Given this living legacy, it was a significant moment for Virgil to visit The Met for the first time and see his culture represented in the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American art. Tune in to hear his story about art’s connection to belonging.

Guest: Virgil Ortiz, artist and teacher

Learn more about the Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection at <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2018/art-of-native-america-diker-collection" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.metmuseum.org/diker</a>

<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/series/frame-of-mind" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.metmuseum.org/frameofmind</a> #FrameofMind

Are you looking for ways to calm your mind and find inspiration? Frame of Mind , an uplifting podcast from The Metropolitan Museum of Art , can help. Hear practical tips and all kinds of personal stories from artists and activists, a barber and a nurse, museum staff, and others about how art supports their well-being. At a time when well-being is more important than ever, learn how art has the power to connect, inspire, and restore us wherever we are.

Are you looking for ways to calm your mind and find inspiration? Frame of Mind , an uplifting podcast from <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org">The Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> , can help. Hear practical tips and all kinds of personal stories from artists and activists, a barber and a nurse, museum staff, and others about how art supports their well-being. At a time when well-being is more important than ever, learn how art has the power to connect, inspire, and restore us wherever we are.

Calm your mind and find inspiration in art with Frame of Mind, an uplifting podcast from The Met.

Frame of Mind

Discover how creating earthenware pottery connects artist Virgil Ortiz to his Native American heritage, ancestral lands, and what it means to see his culture represented at The Met.

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