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Día de los Angelitos by Daniel del Real
Angels on Earth November 1, 2020 Today is Día de los Angelitos or Day of the Little Angels. It’s the lesser known day 1 associated with the 2 day celebration known as Day of the Dead. On this day, indigenous communities across Mexico are celebrating the lives of the...
Preparations of Día de Muertos by Daniel Del Real
Gatherings October 28, 2020 All Saints’ Day approaches and all across Mexico preparations are underway for Día de Muertos. Coinciding with the Fall harvest, the festivities accompanying Day of the Dead bring forth a feast for the senses at the local markets. Families...
Hear how Scott Shoemaker, Ph.D., celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day
On the second Monday of every October, I celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. As an Indigenous person of this place, whose ancestors have been here since time immemorial, I celebrate their resilience so that I can be here today and say “niila myaamia, mihtohseenia”, “I...
Untiedt, Michael
Michael Ome Untiedt, Born in Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado in 1952; lives in Denver, Colorado BORN AND RAISED in rural southeastern Colorado, Michael Ome Untiedt maintains a studio in Denver. Traveling extensively, he is known as a painter of the world who sees with...
Mitchell, Dean
Dean Mitchell Born 1957 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; lives in Tampa, Florida DEAN MITCHELL was born in Pittsburg and raised by his grandmother in Quincy, Florida. He earned his BFA and MFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design. In addition to watercolors, he is...
Lawes, Bruce
Bruce Lawes Born 1962 in Toronto, Ontario; lives in Niagra-on-the-Lake, Ontario BRUCE K. LAWES is an internationally collected artist with a passion for animal art and conservation. He is a signature member of the Artists for Conservation (AFC), The Society of Animal...
Eiteljorg Insider: Five Questions with Matt Askren, Accounting Associate
By Caroline States, Eiteljorg Marketing and Communications Intern Matt Askren has worked in the Eiteljorg’s Finance Department since 2015, but his employment history with the Eiteljorg dates back to 2008. As a student of accounting and finance at Indiana...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum receives NEA grant to support gallery reinstallation project
NEA funds to assist in presenting Native American artworks in state-of-the-art gallery INDIANAPOLIS –The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art gained important momentum for the 2021-22 reinstallation of the Native American gallery after the National...
Eiteljorg Insider: Five Questions with Collections Manager Rebekah Ryan
By: Sophia Holt-Wilson, Eiteljorg Marketing and Communications Intern Rebekah Ryan is the Collections Manager at the Eiteljorg. She has been with the Collections department in various capacities (from volunteer to fellow to staff member) for seven years. In the fall,...