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New learning opportunities: Museum offers open house and education hub
By Alisa Nordholt-Dean, vice president for public programs and Beeler Family director of education Eiteljorg Guides regularly lead students from school field trips on tours of the new Native American Galleries exhibition, “Expressions of Life: Native Art in North...
Top Western art offered at festive sale weekend with new and returning Quest artists
By Bryan Corbin, Storyteller magazine editor Dean Mitchell, Trail Town Wagons, 2023, acrylic, 20 x 30 inches Dramatic scenes of the North American West with red rock mesas, glorious sunsets, resolute characters and iconic wildlife long have inspired artists. The art...
Telling tales from the open range and the silver screen: Quest guest speaker will delight audiences
By Dave Wilson, corporate partnerships Artist, photographer, and movie and TV film crew veteran Jim Hatzell will be the special guest at the 18th annual Quest for the West® Art Show and Sale. Active in motion pictures, television shows and commercials since 1989,...
Eiteljorg Insider: Four Questions with Molly Sass, Executive Assistant and Board Liaison
By Camryn Daniels, former marketing and communications intern Think of the most organized person you know. Now, multiply that by 100 – that’s Molly Sass. Molly has been the Eiteljorg’s executive assistant and board liaison, meaning she ensures that the President and...
“Native Art History Is Made Here” sets the stage for fall Fellowship show, features best of early rounds
By Elias Garza Garcia, former curatorial assistant Teresa Marshall (Millbrook First Nation Mi’kmaq, born 1962) Bering Strait Jacket #1, 1994, silkscreened fabric straightjacket with acrylic paint; fabric pants with acrylic paint; silk scarf with acrylic paint, metal,...
Eiteljorg Insider: Embracing Change with Grace – From Ballerina to Vice President
By Camryn Daniels, former marketing and communications intern Nataly Lowder is the Eiteljorg Museum’s Vice President for Advancement. In this position, she strategizes the museum’s fundraising and leads the museum’s development and marketing teams. She also...
News Release: Native art and cultures celebrated at 31st annual Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival
Work by artists in high demand at market where $38,000 in prize money was awarded Kelly Church (Gun Lake Tribe) of Hopkins, Michigan When the Stars & Dawn Collide, 2023 9 x 4 7/8 inches Black ash plaited woven with fine silver overlay loops, tobacco offering tied...
Fate, destiny, serendipity and hard work led to a stellar internship for IUPUI grad
by Camryn Daniels, former Eiteljorg marketing and communications intern “Kismet” is the only way I can describe the first steps into my career. As a journalism major with a concentration in public relations and a certificate in museum studies, I knew I wanted to work...
Eiteljorg Insider: Five Questions with April Knauber, Registrar
By: Camryn Daniels, marketing and communications intern As the Eiteljorg’s registrar, April Knauber handles loan agreements and shipping logistics, works with photographers and art handling, and acts as the courier for the museum -- meaning anytime a piece of...