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Press Releases
News Release: Eiteljorg to host Native art round of ArtPrize Pitch Night April 17
Five artists to present work for judging at Eiteljorg, winner advances to national exhibition Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, and GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan – ArtPrize, in partnership with the Eiteljorg Museum and other leading arts organizations...
News Release: Radical Stitch exhibition of Native bead art opens April 12 at Eiteljorg
Stunning examples of contemporary bead art on view; meet artists and curators at events Feb. 5, 2025 INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art will host one of the largest exhibitions of contemporary Native bead art ever presented in...
News Release: Religion focus of new Eiteljorg efforts funded by $2.5M Lilly Endowment Inc. grant
Museum to examine impacts of religion and spirituality in Native cultures and the West Monday, Dec. 30, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS – Expressions of religion and spirituality among Native peoples and within the American West will be the focus of major projects at the Eiteljorg...
News Release: Laura F. Fry joins Eiteljorg Museum as new VP for Curatorial Affairs and Collections
Curator brings long experience in museums presenting Indigenous and Western American art Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is pleased to announce that Laura F. Fry has joined the museum as its new vice...
News Release: Eiteljorg’s Jingle Rails holiday model trains return with exciting addition, special events
15th annual holiday tradition features open-late hours, weekend art markets, Walker miniature Families enjoy the model trains at the Fifth Third Bank Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure, which runs Nov. 16-Jan. 20 at the Eiteljorg. Image by Alec Gray...
News Release: Hispanic Heritage Month and Native American Heritage Month celebrated at Eiteljorg
Variety of immersive cultural experiences and events for guests will broaden horizons INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and Native American Heritage Month with cultural performances and activities visitors will not want to miss. On...
News Release: Native artists known for cutting-edge work chosen for Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship
Renowned Fellowship featuring contemporary Native art exhibit opens in November 2025 For Immediate Release Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS – Five Native American or First Nations artists have been selected for the prestigious 2025 Eiteljorg Contemporary Art...
News Release: At 19th annual Eiteljorg Quest for the West®, more than $1M in top Western art sold
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...
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...
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...