Dec 13, 2024 | Blog, Eiteljorg Insider, Western Collection
By Tori Satchwell, former Eiteljorg marketing and communications intern On my first day at the Eiteljorg, I was scared, nervous and felt incredibly underqualified. Then, I saw a grandmother with her granddaughter in the museum’s Western Art Galleries. I remember the...
Dec 9, 2024 | Announcements, Eiteljorg Insider, Native American, Press Release, Press Releases, Western Collection
Curator brings long experience in museums presenting Indigenous and Western American art Laura F. Fry, Eiteljorg Museum vice president for curatorial affairs and collections Image courtesy of Laura Fry Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of...
Oct 17, 2024 | Announcements, Blog, Eiteljorg Insider, Western Collection
Endowment in honor of late director Michael Duty will support museum internship efforts Michael Duty in 2017 Image courtesy of Sarah Deregan and the Duty family Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS – The family of the Eiteljorg Museum’s first executive director...
Sep 11, 2024 | Events, Exhibitions, Press Release, Press Releases, Quest, Quest Artists, Quest for the West, Western Collection
Public exhibition open through Oct. 6 Artist Brett Allen Johnson, left, and Quest for the West® Chair Catherine Turner, right, with Johnson’s painting Pueblo Shapes (2024) that won the Quest Harrison Eiteljorg Purchase Award on Sept. 6-7 at the Eiteljorg Museum. The...
Aug 9, 2024 | Blog, Quest, Quest Artists, Quest for the West, Western Collection
By Johanna M. Blume, curator of Western art, history and culture Krystii Melaine, winner of the 2023 Quest for the West® Artist of Distinction Award This fall, alongside the annual Quest for the West® Art Show and Sale, the Eiteljorg will present a special exhibition...
Aug 9, 2024 | Events, Press Release, Press Releases, Quest, Quest Artists, Quest for the West, Western Collection
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...