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Preparations of Día de Muertos by Daniel Del Real
Gathering 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 gathering supplies...
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
BORN AND RAISED IN RURAL COLORADO, Michael Ome Untiedt maintains a studio in Denver. In his painting he attempts to explain his deep connections to the Western landscape using the color, brush strokes, and symbolic subject matter of the paintings. “I see Western...
Mitchell, Dean
DEAN L. MITCHELL IS HIGHLY PROFICIENT in watercolors, egg tempera, oils, and pastels. Over the course of his four-decade career, he has gained national recognition for his powerful figurative works, evocative landscapes, and intimate still lifes. At just twenty-three,...
Lawes, Bruce
BRUCE 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 Artists (SAA) and The Oil Painters of America (OPA). He was born in 1962 in...
Eiteljorg Insider: Five Questions with Matt Askren, Accounting Associate
Matt Askren 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
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....
Eiteljorg Insider: Five Questions with Madison Hincks, Manager of Guest Services
Madison Hincks By: Sophia Holt-Wilson, Eiteljorg Marketing and Communications Intern Madison Hincks is the Manager of Guest Services at the Eiteljorg. She oversees the daily operation of the admissions desk and serves as an advocate for all the museum’s visitors....