Where: National Museum of the American Indian - New York, NY When: May 4, 2019 - 2029 What: "Ancestral Connections explores how ten contemporary artists draw on aspects of their heritage—sometimes combined with personal experiences or tribal history—to create new and compelling works of art. Some have been shaped by their traditional homelands and landscapes, while … Continue reading Ancestral Connections
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Alison Marks: Decaf/Regular
Where: Anchorage Museum - Anchorage, AK When: Through April 14, 2019 What: "Alison Marks challenges assumptions and expectations about Tlingit art. Her work tackles cultural appropriation with subversive humor and reimagines traditional Tlingit themes using contemporary materials. The works in Decaf/Regular span a variety of media, including painting, carving, digital collage and regalia. Marks blends … Continue reading Alison Marks: Decaf/Regular
Bill Sosa Warsoldier
Where: Sherman Indian Museum - Riverside, CA When: Currently - unknown date What: "(Soboba Band of Cahuilla Indians/White Mountain Apache), is one of the primary catalysts for a change which would make all of us “never look at Indian Art the same way again.” His work has a sophisticated starkness which almost forces an observer … Continue reading Bill Sosa Warsoldier
Bobbi Emerson Kitsman Jenike
Where: Sherman Indian Museum - Riverside, CA When: Current - unknown date What: "Born and raised on the Navajo Indian Reservation she is of the Towering House Clan. Bobbi is a self taught artist, with 35 years experience in Plein-air painting. She is a Master printmaker, and member of the Masters Group affiliated with the … Continue reading Bobbi Emerson Kitsman Jenike
Riverside Metropolitan Museum – Riverside, CA
"As the founding collection at the Riverside Metropolitan Museum, the Anthropology Collection provides a diverse look at early collectors in Southern California, and in particular, at local Native American culture in the Riverside region. As the Cornelius Earle Rumsey Indian Museum, the collection gained prominence locally, attracting other collectors such as Harwood Hall, F.A. Little, … Continue reading Riverside Metropolitan Museum – Riverside, CA
Malki Museum – Banning, CA
"Our permanent exhibits consist of various artifacts, which include baskets, pottery, and a variety of tools used by the native tribes of southern California. We also have our native plant garden exhibit—Temalpakh—which showcases a variety of California Native plants and how they were used as a food source, medicine and creating shelters. Each exhibit aims … Continue reading Malki Museum – Banning, CA
Ojai Valley Museum – Ojai, CA
"When people visit the Ojai Valley they want to know what makes it special. The Ojai Valley Museum helps them understand what a unique place this is by sharing the history, art and culture of the valley. Both visitors and residents learn about local stories, people, places and events. Founded in 1966, the Ojai … Continue reading Ojai Valley Museum – Ojai, CA
Museum of Ventura County – Ventura, CA
"Fine art holdings include renowned artists such as John Nava, Jessie Arms Botke, Omar d’Leon, Horace Bristol and Beatrice Wood, and more than 200 extraordinary historical figures by Ojai artist and historian George Stuart. Artifacts relating to Ventura County’s early inhabitants, and to participation in local, national and global events such as the Spanish American … Continue reading Museum of Ventura County – Ventura, CA
Chumash Gallery
Where: Museum of Ventura County - Ventura, CA When: Ongoing What: "We are making exciting changes to the museum’s time-honored Chumash Gallery. This exhibit has been an integral part of the 3rd and 4th grade curriculum throughout Ventura County schools for more than 40 years. Through their field trips to the museum, children of all … Continue reading Chumash Gallery
Native American Gallery
Where: Arkansas State University Museum - Jonesboro, AR When: Ongoing What: "Portals of the Soul: Ancient Peoples of Northeast Arkansas is the current exhibition in the Native American Gallery. Portals of the Soul presents the story of Arkansas’s first civilization—the Native Americans who tamed this land thousands of years before Anglo-Europeans set foot in North … Continue reading Native American Gallery
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