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Día de los Angelitos by Daniel del Real
Angels on Earth 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 Day of the Little Angels, indigenous communities across Mexico are celebrating the lives of the...
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
MICHAEL OME UNTIEDT Born 1952 in Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado; lives in Denver, Colorado BORN AND RAISED IN RURAL SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO, Michael Ome Untiedt maintains a studio in Denver. Visiting various locations, he studies the history, stories and mythologies of...
Mitchell, Dean
DEAN MITCHELL Born 1975 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; lives in Tampa, Florida Being in nature, unspoiled by modern life, quiets the noise of the world and restores my spirit. DEAN L. MITCHELL IS HIGHLY PROFICIENT in watercolors, egg tempera, oils and pastels. Over the...
Lawes, Bruce
BRUCE K. LAWES Born 1962 in Toronto, Ontario; lives in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario 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...
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....