BORDERTOWN: Teachings of Dookʼoʼoosłííd

At the base of Dookʼoʼoosłííd—the sacred San Francisco Peaks—lies a complex meeting place. Flagstaff is both a city of beauty and contradiction, a community shaped by its proximity to the Navajo Nation yet often blind to the realities faced by Diné people who live, work, and create here. BORDERTOWN: Teachings of Dookʼoʼoosłííd brings together five Navajo artists who call Flagstaff home, illuminating the lived experience of existing within a “bordertown” — where boundaries are not only geographical but cultural, spiritual, and social.

Artists: Corey Begay, Lyncia Begay, Shonto Begay, Chelsie Begoody, Jihan Gearon 

March 6, 6-8 pm • First Friday ArtWalk Opening Reception-6 pm: Refreshments and hospitality with music by Sage Bond• 7pm: Featured speaker: Artist/Activist, Jihan Gearon

April 3 Good Friday—No First Friday ArtWalk Reception

May 1, 6-8 pm • First Friday ArtWalk Reception-6 pm: Refreshments and hospitality with music by Hunter Redday; 7pm: Featured speaker: Jeneda Benally; 7:15 pm: Special guest performer  DJ Franky

Click on the artist’s name below to view their gallery

Jihan Gearon Shonto Begay Corey Begay Lyncia Begay Chelsie Begoody