Feb 26, 2021 | Blog, Contemporary, Exhibitions, Latino and Hispanic cultures, Native American, Photography, Uncategorized
By Elisa Phelps, Eiteljorg vice president and chief curatorial officer Fern Sawyer, Richuela Ranch, NM – Heading a Calf at her Spring Branding, 13” x 19.25” ©1988 Barbara Van Cleve The term “hard twist” is used in association with yarn and thread. A hard twist...
Feb 10, 2021 | Contemporary, Exhibitions, Fellowship, Fellowship Artists, Native American, Press Releases
Five Native American/First Nations artists chosen for Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship Fascinating exhibit of contemporary Native art, “Shifting Boundaries” opens Nov. 13, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS – Five Native American and First Nations artists have been...
Dec 27, 2020 | Blog, Contemporary, Exhibitions, Fellowship Artists, Latino and Hispanic cultures, Native American, Photography, Uncategorized
By Elisa Phelps, Eiteljorg vice president and chief curatorial officer Barbara Van Cleve (American, born 1935) Melody Harding, Bar Cross Ranch, WY, 1995 Photograph, 51.5 x 41.5 inches Image courtesy of Hard Twist: Western Ranch Women – Photographs by Barbara Van Cleve...
Dec 16, 2020 | Announcements, Exhibitions, Latino and Hispanic cultures, Native American, Pohrt Collection, Press Releases, Public Programs
Spirituality and religion in Native cultures and the West explored through exhibitions, programs José Rafael Aragón (Colonial Spanish American santero, ca. 1796–1862) San Jose Retablo, ca. 1830-1840 Ponderosa pine board, water-based paints, hide Museum purchase with...
Nov 28, 2020 | Blog, Exhibitions, Jingle Rails, Native American, Public Programs
Bonnie Devine (Ojibwa, born 1952) Canoe, 2003 Graphite on paper, thread, twine, beads Museum purchase from the Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship In November 2020, there was excellent media coverage published and broadcast about the Eiteljorg Museum and its...
Oct 12, 2020 | Announcements, Blog, Events, Native American
Scott Shoemaker, left, and Jason Larrison, right, at the Oct. 12 news conference On Monday Oct. 12, the Eiteljorg Museum was the venue for a news conference where a proclamation by the Indianapolis City-County Council about Indigenous Peoples’ Day was...