Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts - Santa Fe, NM When: Through July 19, 2019 What: "Art for a New Understanding: Native Perspectives, 1950s to Now seeks to expand and reposition art in the U.S. and Canada since 1950. It is the first exhibition to chart the development of contemporary Indigenous art from the United … Continue reading Art for a New Understanding: Native Perspectives, 1950’s to Now
Tag: Contemporary Art
Ancestral Connections
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
Blessed Be: Mysticism, Spirituality and the Occult in Contemporary Art
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson - Tucson, AZ When: September 15 - December 30, 2018. *No longer on view. Where: "The Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson (MOCA Tucson) is pleased to present Blessed Be: Mysticism, Spirituality, and the Occult in Contemporary Art, a curated exhibition by Ginger Shulick Porcella exploring religion, ritual, cult mentality, … Continue reading Blessed Be: Mysticism, Spirituality and the Occult in Contemporary Art
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
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
University of Alaska Museum of the North – Fairbanks, AK
"Welcome to the University of Alaska Museum of the North Fine Arts Collection. The Museum collects and exhibits works of art from across cultures and historical periods, and currently includes over 3,700 works of art. Connecting past and present views of life in Alaska, the collection represents an invaluable record of Alaska's cultural richness and … Continue reading University of Alaska Museum of the North – Fairbanks, AK
The Alutiiq Museum – Kodiak, AK
"The Alutiiq Museum cares for more than 250,000 items reflecting the culture and history of the Alutiiq people. Our holdings include archaeological materials, photographs, ethnographic objects, archival items, film & audio recordings, and natural history specimens. Our collections help to tell the Alutiiq story. They reach beyond written records to reveal details from all eras … Continue reading The Alutiiq Museum – Kodiak, AK
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
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
Native American Museum of Art – Sanborn, NY
"The Native American Museum of Art (NAMA) is dedicated to strengthen, preserve and revitalize Native American cultural arts. The Native American Museum of Art (NAMA) offers innovative and creative Native American art exhibits and collections, featuring the works of Joseph Jacobs, as well as Native American education, research, and language information." Text courtesy of the Native … Continue reading Native American Museum of Art – Sanborn, NY
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