First Saturday Art Walk, November 7th 4:30-5:30
November Artist in Residence Jacob Johns opening exhibition of paintings and silver objects. The artist will give a talk and there will be time for Q&A. He will also introduce a Community Mural project that will take place over the two weeks that the artist will be on Lopez and will culminate in a mural raising ceremony on Saturday the 21st.
More information:
A Special Event Series of Programming: November 6-21, 2026
A collaboration between the Lopez Community Land Trust and the Lopez Island Library
presenting
Jacob Johns
Jacob Johns is a Hopi and Akimel O’odham artist and environmental defender who is leading the Indigenous Wisdom Keepers delegation at COP28. Jacob was born at the Phoenix Indian Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. His mother was a portrait artist who taught him to draw. Johns expresses activism through his artwork, which has been displayed in JFK Library’s Secrist Gallery among other galleries. His black-and-white portraits of Native people and civil rights leaders include contrasting splashes of color that can evoke an emotional reaction in a way that a dry policy document can’t. Along with policy and art, peaceful protest is another integral part of his life. In 2023, after traveling with a small group to pray at sacred sites around the world, Jacob and his companions formed A Wisdom Keepers Delegation, an Indigenous led organization bringing traditional knowledge into global climate policy.
The Series of Programming is split into Arts programs/events sponsored by Lopez Library, and Environmental Defense programs/events sponsored by the LCLT.
Library Arts Programs include: exhibition of paintings and art objects, a screening of films by the artist, the launch of his illustrated book The Good Path and a collaborative community mural project.
Dates for these events are:
First Saturday Art Walk, with artist talk and Q&A November 7th- 430 to 530 at the library
Community Mural creation in the craft area of the sunroom at the Library: Monday November 9, 5-8pm, Tuesday November 10th, 4-7pm, and Wednesday November 11th, 11-4pm (please note that the Library is closed for Veterans Day so there will be no access to the Library except for the sunroom)
Short films screening Tuesday November 17th, 5:30-6:30pm in the Library Community Room, with intro and Q&A
The Good Path book launch and author reading on Wednesday November 18th 5:30-6:30pm at the Library. Author will read excerpts, talk about his creative process, and there will be time for discussion and Q&A.
Mural raising Saturday November 21, noon to 2pm. We will raise the mural to hang above the hearth in the Library, with celebration, talk, gratitude, blessings, and intention setting.