"The Mobile Museum of Art’s permanent collection consists of an assemblage of American, European, African and Asian art including paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and decorative art. Highlights include: 19th century American landscapes, realist paintings from the WPA era, contemporary international studio glass, turned wood and ceramics." Text courtesy of the Mobile Museum of Art. http://www.mobilemuseumofart.com.
Native American Art: Art from the Collection
Where; Mobile Museum of Art - Mobile, AL When: Ongoing What: "This exhibition of Native American art and artifacts drawn from the Museum’s collection features early 20thcentury photographs and hand-colored lithographs of Native American peoples, as well as textiles, baskets, fetish and utilitarian beaded crafts and a single contemporary metal relief made by various Native … Continue reading Native American Art: Art from the Collection
Florence Indian Mound and Museum – Florence, AL
"The mound rises from history-43 feet high, the largest trove of ancient tools, pottery, jewelry, and pipes in Alabama. See the spear points that killed mammoths and mastadons as the Ice Age retreated and the Tennessee Valley sprouted green. View fish hooks sharpened out of deer hoofs, spider necklaces elegantly carved from river bottom shells, … Continue reading Florence Indian Mound and Museum – Florence, AL
Birmingham Museum of Art – Birmingham, AL
"The Birmingham Museum of Art, one of the finest regional museums in the United States, houses a diverse collection of more than 27,000 paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and decorative arts dating from ancient to modern times. The collection presents a rich panorama of cultures, featuring the Museum’s extensive holdings of Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian, … Continue reading Birmingham Museum of Art – Birmingham, AL
American Indian Art from the Fenimore Museum: The Thaw Collection
Where: Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute - Utica, NY When: October 13 - December 20, 2018. *No longer on view. What: "The great achievements of North America’s first artists are celebrated in American Indian Art from Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection, an exhibition that demonstrates the long-standing excellence of the aesthetic traditions of North … Continue reading American Indian Art from the Fenimore Museum: The Thaw Collection
The Brinton 101 – 2018
Where: The Brinton Museum - Big Horn, WY When: November 18 - December 23, 2018. *No longer on view. What: "The Brinton Museum will again present The Brinton 101exhibit, featuring nearly 300 works of art by 101 talented, diverse artists from throughout the U.S. Included are paintings, watercolors, drawings, sculptures and mixed-media pieces of varying … Continue reading The Brinton 101 – 2018
Lines in the Sand
Where: Palm Springs Art Museum - Palm Springs, CA When: Through August 11, 2019 What: "Lines in the Sand explores the history of the desert through our relationship to the land, environment, and community. Drawn from the permanent collection, this exhibition highlights the museum’s founding collections of historical Indigenous art, depictions of the California desert, and … Continue reading Lines in the Sand
CCNA: Not Fragile
Where: Portland Art Museum - Portland, OR When: Through June 9, 2019 What: "Though often associated with delicacy, glass is forged through intense and violent forces—a meteorite impacting the earth, a nuclear bomb detonating, or a 2,000 °F crucible. Not Fragile features artists from across the Pacific Northwest who use glass in innovative ways to impart … Continue reading CCNA: Not Fragile
LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson
Where: The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian - Santa Fe, NM When: Through October 6, 2019 What: "LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson will be the first major solo exhibition to highlight the artistic career of mixed-media artist Rose B. Simpson (born 1983), who is descended from the pueblo of Santa Clara. The exhibition … Continue reading LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson
Sonwai: The Jewelry of Verna Nequatewa
Where: Heard Museum - Phoenix, AZ When: Through March 10, 2019 What: "Verma Nequatewa (Hopi, b. 1949) began an apprenticeship with her uncle Charles Loloma around 1966. Nequatewa has signed her distinctive work with the Hopi feminine word for beauty, Sonwai, since 1989. It complements her uncle’s name, which was the masculine word with the … Continue reading Sonwai: The Jewelry of Verna Nequatewa
Indigenous Arts, Culture, and Education 