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Eiteljorg Insider: Finding Community through Community Engagement
By: Sophia Jaegly, Eiteljorg Fall 2021 Marketing and Communications Intern Entering the third year of my studies at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, I felt immense pressure to know. I wanted to discover how the world worked, how my community defined...
Eiteljorg Museum recognized as one of Indy’s Top 10 Most Architecturally Wondrous
Eiteljorg Museum front exterior Image courtesy of Jessica Strickland Photography, 2013 The Eiteljorg Museum was recognized as one of "Top 10 Most Architecturally Wondrous" buildings in Indianapolis, according to a Dec. 3, 2021 article in the Indianapolis...
News Release: Eiteljorg’s Fifth Third Bank Jingle Rails returns and family discovery area reopens Nov. 20
During holidays, attractions include model trains and child-led learning experiences The model railroad in the Fifth Third Bank Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure passes a miniature of Monument Circle. INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and...
News Release: Eiteljorg Día de Muertos Community Celebration returns Oct. 30; admission is free
Experience music, cultural presentations and community altar exhibit at Day of the Dead festival INDIANAPOLIS — The annual Día de Muertos Community Celebration returns to the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art on Saturday, Oct. 30, bringing cultural...
News Release: Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship exhibition “Shifting Boundaries” opens Nov. 13
Riveting works on view by five Native artists selected for prestigious Fellowship Anita Fields (Osage / Muscogee) Starr Man, 2015 Clay, slip, gold luster glaze. Collection of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma, Norman; The James T....
Experience an abundance of Native American art now on exhibit
By Elisa G. Phelps, vice president and chief curatorial officer Unrecorded Artist from the Navajo Nation Necklace, 1970s Silver, turquoise Collection of the Eiteljorg Museum Gift of Helen Cox Kersting in Memory of Dr. Hans Joachim Kersting, 2008.8.648 Featured in the...
Top statewide public relations awards go to museum marketing team
In May, the Eiteljorg’s Marketing and Communications team competed in the Pinnacle Awards contest presented by the Public Relations Society of America, Hoosier Chapter, and won two statewide awards for excellence. The competition recognized the best projects and...
IN MEMORIAM: Jennifer Complo McNutt, 1957-2021
By Elisa G. Phelps, vice president and chief curatorial officer Jennifer Complo McNutt, 1957-2021 As we mourn the passing of Jennifer Complo McNutt, curator of contemporary art, we also celebrate her many accomplishments during an incredible 30-year tenure at the...
Harty, Dwayne
Dwayne Harty Born 1957 in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada, lives in Victor, Idaho DWAYNE HARTY is a classically trained wildlife artist and natural history diorama artist who began his studies at the Art Students League, NYC. This was followed by independent studies...