What: The Hearst Art Gallery present: Gift of the Gods: Exploring Maize, Culture and Indigenous Art In The Americas The sacredness and life-sustaining force of maize to indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica, the U.S. Southwest and the Northern Andes is illustrated with ceremonial and utilitarian objects, maps, photographs, drawings, recipes, and video.

When: April 10-June 19, 2011

Where: Hearst Art Gallery, Saint Mary's College of California, 1928 St. Mary's Rd., Moraga

Opening day events: Sunday, April 10, 2011 -- 2 p.m., in the Soda Activity Center

Opening Day Talk: The Mystery of the Inca Maize Belts (the Da Vinci Code without the Murders) Lynn Meisch, Ph.D.

For more information about this exhibit contact:

Heidi Donner (Public Information/Community Relations/Education/Tours)
925-631-4069 hdonner@stmarys-ca.edu