Altars + Seasonal Offerings
Altars are living sites of prayer, memory, and creativity. Our seasonal offerings respond to solstices, equinoxes, and community moments, inviting participation in cycles of renewal, connection, and reverence.
Summer Solstice Altar
13.0.12.12.4 | June 20, 2025
Kum Sayo (Sacramento, California)
A private altar built along the river to honor the summer solstice, aligning with the cycles of light, renewal, and reflection.
Summer Solstice Altar
13.0.9.11.9 | June 21, 2022 | Kum Sayo (American River), Unceded Nisenan Land (Sacramento, California)
A private altar built along the river to honor the solstice, aligning with the cycles of light, renewal, and reflection.
Indigefest (1st Annual)
13.0.9.10.19 | June 11, 2022
Kum Sayo (American River), Unceded Nisenan Land (Sacramento, California)
A community altar created at Three Sisters Gardens for Indigefest, a celebration of Indigenous art, food, and culture. Visitors were invited to add offerings and prayers for Mother Earth.
Fall Equinox Altar
13.0.8.15.17 | September 22, 2021
Kum Sayo (American River), Unceded Nisenan Land (Sacramento, CA)
An altar at the river’s convergence of Kum Sayo and the Sacramento River, honoring cycles of abundance, tenderness, and reflection.
Seeds for Liberation
13.0.8.6.19 | March 28, 2021
Kum Sayo (American River), Unceded Nisenan Land (Sacramento, CA)
One of ten community altars created for a BIPOC artist cohort. Old newspaper containers were transformed into sites of prayer and imagination, later installed across the city.
Winter Solstice Community Altar
13.0.8.3.5 | January 13, 2021 | Virtual
Kum Sayo (American River), Unceded Nisenan Land (Sacramento, CA)
A digital altar created through an open call for community submissions, honoring the solstice with collective offerings and memory.