Jul 30, 2023 | Blog, Contemporary, Eiteljorg Insider, Fellowship, Fellowship Artists, Native American
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,...
Apr 5, 2023 | Blog, Contemporary, Eiteljorg Insider, Fellowship, Fellowship Artists, Latino and Hispanic cultures, Native American
Margaret Archuleta (Tewa / Hispanic), left, and former curator of contemporary art Jennifer Complo McNutt, right, at the exhibit preview party for Harry Fonseca: The Art of Living on May 18, 2018 The Eiteljorg Museum and the contemporary Native art world has lost a...
Feb 27, 2023 | Blog, Contemporary, Exhibitions, Photography, Public Programs
By Bryan Corbin, Storyteller magazine editor, and Jessica Nelson, Ph.D., director of religion and culture initiatives Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936 Gelatin silver print, 32 x 26 inches (framed) art2art Circulating Exhibitions The...
Feb 26, 2023 | Blog, Contemporary, Exhibitions, Photography
CONTEMPORARY REFLECTIONS The exhibit Changing Views highlights four of today’s contemporary photographers who follow in the tradition of Dorothea Lange. The four reflected on how Lange’s life and work inspired, motivated or shaped their own work as contemporary...
Nov 18, 2022 | Contemporary, Exhibitions, Fellowship, Fellowship Artists, Native American, Press Releases
Native American and First Nations artists chosen for Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship Noteworthy exhibit of contemporary Native art opens in November 2023 INDIANAPOLIS – Five Native American or First Nations artists have been selected for the prestigious 2023...
Sep 27, 2022 | Basketry, Blog, Collections, Contemporary, Native American
By Elisa Phelps, Eiteljorg vice president and chief curatorial officer Dr. Raymond J. DeMallie Image courtesy of Indiana University Works by Native artists enter the Eiteljorg collection in a variety of ways. Occasionally, they come as a surprise. The Eiteljorg Museum...