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News Release: Eiteljorg Indian Market & Festival returns June 28-29 with exciting changes
33rd annual market features Native artists with innovative art, plus music, dance and food Thursday, June 12, 2025 INDIANAPOLIS – One of the biggest cultural events of the summer in downtown Indianapolis returns June 28-29: the 33rd annual Eiteljorg Indian Market...
Soukup, Jill
JILL SOUKUP’S LIFELONG INTREST in art began at an early age, laying the foundation for a career shaped by discipline, curiosity, and creative drive. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Art from Colorado State University in 1991, where she received awards for illustration...
Singletary, Preston
SINGLETARY’s ART HAS BECOME synonymous with the relationship between Tlingit culture and fine art. His glass sculptures deal with themes of Tlingit mythology and traditional designs, while also using music to share his contemporary perspective of Native culture....
Hardridge, Starr
STARR HARDRIDGE WAS BORN IN DENNISON, TEXAS in 1974 and was raised throughout central Oklahoma. Hardridge is of Muscogee Creek and European ancestry. He is an enrolled member of the Muscogee Creek nation of Oklahoma and is a Tuskegee tribal town descendant. He...
News Release: Juneteenth and Jazz Community Celebration returns June 21 to Eiteljorg
Free admission to annual celebration features music and cultural presentations Wednesday, June 4, 2025 INDIANAPOLIS – One of the Eiteljorg Museum’s top cultural events returns June 21, when the museum hosts its 11th annual Juneteenth and Jazz Community...
Eiteljorg Indian Market & Festival: Appreciation, Not Appropriation
Eiteljorg Indian Market & Festival: Appreciation, Not Appropriation On June 28 and 29, the Eiteljorg Museum will host their 33rd Annual Indian Market & Festival, one of Indiana’s premier events celebrating Native resilenceresilience through the art and...
Eiteljorg Insider: From Visitor to Voice
By Megan Buser, former Eiteljorg marketing and communications intern As I sit and reflect on my last five months here at the Eiteljorg Museum, I realize how much I have gained from this role - not just professionally but personally. Prior to this internship, my only...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum showcases contemporary Native art at EXPO CHICAGO
Event will promote the 2025 Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship, other museum initiatives INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is proud to announce its participation in EXPO CHICAGO Contemporary Art Fair taking place April...