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United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo shares her poetry during a reading at Eiteljorg March 5
By Brandi Crocker, manager of special events and artist engagement Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo (Mvskoke / Creek Nation) Image by Shawn Miller This spring, the Indianapolis community will have a rare opportunity to experience a poetry reading from the...
5 Questions with Zaron Burnett III, creator and host of Black Cowboys podcast
Telling the underrepresented stories of Black Cowboys By Brooke Sullivan, Eiteljorg marketing and communications intern Zaron Burnett III, creator, and host of the Black Cowboys podcast on iHeartRadio, will speak about his life and work at the Eiteljorg’s annual Leon...
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...
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 Award 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 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 with Bob Kuhn, Robert Lougheed, and Tom Lovell. His interest in the art of the...
Johnson, Brett Allen
Brett Allen Johnson Born 1984 in Provo, Utah, lives in Lehi, Utah RAISED AT THE FOOT of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range—in a small town called American Fork, Utah—Johnson remembers having an interest in art throughout his life, but didn’t immediately see the...