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Artists in Residence bring Native cultural arts to the public
By Alisa Nordholt-Dean, vice president for public programs and Beeler family director of education Ephraim Anderson (Navajo [Diné]), an Eiteljorg artist in residence in 2024 Image courtesy of the artist Shortly after the Eiteljorg Museum opened its doors in...
News Release: Eiteljorg to host acclaimed “Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight”
Immersive Tlingit glass sculptures exhibition opens Nov. 8 Preston Singletary (Tlingit, born 1963) Raven Steals the Sun (Gagaan Awutáawu Yéil), Made at the Museum in 2008 Blown, hot-sculpted, and sand-carved glass TX.2018.4.51, [VA.2009.28] Collection of Museum of...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum mourns passing of President Emeritus John Vanausdall
In 27 years of service to the Eiteljorg, Vanausdall transformed the museum John Vanausdall, former Eiteljorg Museum President and CEO Image by Casey Cronin Photography INDIANAPOLIS – With deep sadness, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art mourns...
Meet Quest Artist of Distinction Krystii Melaine
By Johanna M. Blume, curator of Western art, history and culture Krystii Melaine Quest for the West Artist of Distinction 2023 This fall, alongside the annual Quest for the West® Art Show and Sale, the Eiteljorg will present a special exhibition of works by longtime...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum Quest for the West® Art Show and Sale returns Sept. 6-7
Spotlight shines on Western art and Hoosier hospitality in Indianapolis at 19th annual sale Brett Allen Johnson Desert Transom, 2024 Oil, 12 x 12 inches Monday, July 22, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS — Top artists and avid collectors of Western American art will once again...
News Release: New members join Eiteljorg Museum Board of Directors and Community Board of Advisors
Community leaders will provide a breadth of expertise and new perspective Tuesday, Aug 6, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art continues to diversify and deepen the expertise of its leadership team by welcoming eight new members...
Stajcar, Pati
RECEIVING NATIONAL RECOGNITION for her work in bronze, marble, and wood, Pati Stajcar regularly participates in juried art shows from coast to coast. Permanent placements include: Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO., Oradel, NJ., The...
Romero, Mateo
Mateo Romero Born 1966 in Berkley, California; lives in Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico CONTEMPORARY COCHITI PUEBLO PAINTER, Mateo Romero is an internationally known artist. He is the recipient of the prestigious Native Arts and Cultures Foundation National Artist...
Revennaugh, Stephanie
STEPHANIE REVENNAUGH’S SCULPTURES emerge from a place where intuition meets craft -- where form becomes a vessel for something just beyond sight. Best known for her bronze representations of horses and wildlife, her work is steeped in attentiveness to the inner world...