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
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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
Native American Culture and Arts
Where: Tucson Museum of Art - Tucson, AZ When: Ongoing What: "Native American cultures have inspired artists of all backgrounds for decades. People from different tribal affiliations create objects that reflect their cultural ideals, beliefs, and knowledge. The designs, materials, and techniques used in pottery, textiles, baskets, and other items show how strongly art forms … Continue reading Native American Culture and Arts
The Art of Rachel Sahmie Nampeyo
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Through December 29, 2019 What: "Ms. Rachel Sahmie has been creating pottery ever since childhood. She learned from the master potters of her family, including her mother and grandmother who are all descended from Annie Nampeyo. Sahmie learned quilting from her sister Bonnie and quickly fell in … Continue reading The Art of Rachel Sahmie Nampeyo
Indigenous Water/Ways
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Through June 14, 2020 What: "Indigenous communities of the southwestern US and northern Mexico revere water in all its forms. With incredible feats of engineering and an eye to sustainability, Indigenous farmers and ranchers have carefully cultivated water resources to nourish their crops, livestock, and people. This … Continue reading Indigenous Water/Ways
Waters of the West
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Through May 25, 2019 What: "Water is life in the American West for all people and across all ages. Not surprisingly water is a subject of great fascination to the artists who call the American West their home. This exhibit, created in partnership with Friends of Western … Continue reading Waters of the West
Personal Birth Process
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Through August 16, 2019 What: "Jeffers Choyguha has been working on the abstract paintings exhibited in “Personal Birth Process” for two years. Her inspiration comes from her pregnancy and her son’s earliest years. She describes those experiences as “mesmerizing, beautiful, terrifying.” The artworks are about emotions, feelings, … Continue reading Personal Birth Process
Water Protectors: The Standing Rock Camps through the Lens of Gabriel Ayala
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Through Summer 2019 What: "When Gabriel Ayala heard about the events taking place near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, Ayala decided to stand with the Water Protectors, a group of predominately Indigenous community members who opposed the construction of a petroleum pipeline. Ayala was forever changed by … Continue reading Water Protectors: The Standing Rock Camps through the Lens of Gabriel Ayala
The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Ongoing What: "The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery was built in the mid-1950s to house the Fulton family’s art collection. Amerind’s founders Rose Hayden Fulton and William Shirley Fulton played an important part in collecting the fine art in Amerind’s permanent collection. Today the gallery features exhibits by … Continue reading The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery
American Art Form: A Century of Zuni and Navajo Jewelry
Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Ongoing What: "Amerind is the proud home of one of the largest and best documented Zuni and Navajo jewelry collections in the world. A recent donation from one remarkable family, the collection includes thousands upon thousands of jewelry pieces made by artisans and masters from the late … Continue reading American Art Form: A Century of Zuni and Navajo Jewelry
Indigenous Arts, Culture, and Education 