COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Join guest curator G. Peter Jemison as he talks about the 8th Contemporary Iroquois Art Biennial, 4Artists under 30, on Friday, December 2, at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown. The exhibition features the work offour young women from the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois, Confederacy: Lauren Jimerson (Seneca); Awenheeyoh Powless (Onondaga); Leah Shenandoah (Oneida); and Natasha Smoke Santiago (Mohawk). These four young women are influenced by their heritage as Haudenosaunee but have also sought unique ways to express theirindividual vision - incorporating music, three dimensional objects, castings, as well as traditional methods to bring their work to life. Each artist represented in 4 Artists Under 30 found their unique voice at a relatively young age and extend the tradition of art creation among the Haudenosaunee.

The lecture is open to the public and included with admission to the Fenimore Art Museum. (The lecture is free for NYSHA members.) Visit FenimoreArtMuseum.org for more information. The exhibition is made possible in part by Mr. Eugene V. Thaw, and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.