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Press Releases
News Release: 2023 Artists chosen for Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship
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...
News Release: Holiday favorite Fifth Third Bank Jingle Rails rolls into the Eiteljorg Museum
Family activities area added in newly expanded space INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art welcomes back families for a favorite holiday tradition with the opening of Fifth Third Bank Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure on Nov....
News Release: Día de Muertos Community Celebration is free at Eiteljorg on Saturday
Music, dance, cultural performances and Catrina parade are highlights of Day of the Dead INDIANAPOLIS -- The public is invited to attend one of the largest local celebrations of Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum Quest for the West® again hits more than $1M in sales of Western art
Unsold Quest art remains for sale; public exhibition open through Oct. 9 At the 17th annual Quest for the West® Art Show and Sale at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, artist Nathan Solano, center, was recognized with the Harrison Eiteljorg Purchase Award on Sept....
News Release: Eiteljorg “Quest for the West®” Art Show and Sale returns Sept. 9-10, followed by exhibition
Top Western art sold at festive sale weekend; the final Quest for John Vanausdall Guests enjoy bidding on Western American art at the Quest for the West® Art Show and Sale at the Eiteljorg Museum, taking place Sept. 9-10, 2022. File photo from 2018, courtesy of the...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum President and CEO John Vanausdall to retire after 26 years
Retirement effective June 2023; Bridge Partners coordinating search for new president & CEO Thursday, August 11, 2022 INDIANAPOLIS – After serving for nearly 26 years as president and CEO of the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, John Vanausdall...
News Release: New members join Eiteljorg Museum Board of Directors and Community Board of Advisors
Business and civic leaders will provide new and valued perspectives INDIANAPOLIS - As part of its efforts to have a leadership team bringing diversity, business experience and nonprofit involvement, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art welcomes new...
News Release: Native art celebrated at Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival as new galleries open
Triumphant return of in-person market; $30,000 in prize money awarded to top artists Harrison Eiteljorg Purchase Award winner: Salisha Old Bull (Salish / Crow) Quasqui, Storm, Five Friends & the Canoe For Immediate Release: June 28, 2022 INDIANAPOLIS — The...
News Release: Eiteljorg’s new Native American Galleries open June 25
Native art presented from the perspectives of Native peoples themselves Image of the Eiteljorg Museum’s new Native American Galleries, featuring the exhibition Expressions of Life: Native Art in North America, opening June 25, 2022. Images courtesy of the Eiteljorg...
News Release: Juneteenth and Jazz Community Celebration returns to Eiteljorg June 18
Celebrate freedom with live music, performances, activities and more; admission is free At the Eiteljorg Museum’s Juneteenth and Jazz Community Celebration on June 18, the Freetown Village Singers are scheduled to give a performance. Admission is free. INDIANAPOLIS --...
News Release: 30th annual Eiteljorg Indian Market & Festival returns to museum June 25-26
Celebration of Native cultures features 140 Native artists, coinciding with Native Galleries’ grand opening Roberta Begaye (Dine'/Navajo), My Fave, 2021, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 12" x 12" INDIANAPOLIS – One of the Midwest’s most iconic cultural weekends takes...
News Release: Bestselling author David Grann to speak at NETWORK lunch event May 20 at Eiteljorg
“Killers of the Flower Moon” writer will address historic and current issues of racial injustice INDIANAPOLIS -- David Grann, writer at the New Yorker magazine and bestselling author of The Lost City of Z and Killers of the Flower Moon will speak in person at a...