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Press Releases
More than $747K in art sold at Eiteljorg’s Quest for the West® Virtual Art Sale
First-ever online format for prestigious sale a success for museum, artists and collectors Mark Kelso, Bargersville, Ind. Tearin’ It Up, 2020 Oil on panel, 36 x 48 inches Winner of the 2020 Quest for the West® Harrison Eiteljorg Purchase Award, presented by the...
News Release: Contemporary art by women artists is focus of new exhibition at Eiteljorg
"Powerful Women" highlights the work of visionary artists Anita Fields (Osage, born 1951) Opposites Attract, 2005 Clay Gift: Courtesy of Paul and Grace Markovits INDIANAPOLIS – Continuing with its theme of Honoring Women, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum launches new virtual format for Quest for the West®
Top works of Western art by renowned artists available in online sale Joseph McGurl Procession, 2020 Oil on linen panel 12 x 24 inches INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art will feature an all-new virtual format during its 15th annual...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum receives NEA grant to support gallery reinstallation project
NEA funds to assist in presenting Native American artworks in state-of-the-art gallery INDIANAPOLIS –The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art gained important momentum for the 2021-22 reinstallation of the Native American gallery after the National...
News Release: New members join the Eiteljorg Museum Board of Directors and Advisory Board
Jasmin French of Cummins is now a director; L.G. Edwards appointed Chair of the Board Jasmin N. French INDIANAPOLIS – As the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art moves forward with its summer reopening, the museum Board of Directors has appointed a new...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum to welcome back guests June 20, 2020; make plans to visit
First week for museum members only; open to general public starting June 27 INDIANAPOLIS – Three months after it closed to visitors due to the pandemic, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art plans to reopen for business on Saturday, June 20, 2020....
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum chosen for two nationally known museum programs
Results of assessments of artworks and audiences will guide planning INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art received some important recognition recently when it was accepted into two prestigious national programs, the Museum Assessment...
News Release: Juneteenth, Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival and other June events postponed
Cultural events at Eiteljorg Museum sidelined due to public health emergency; some will be rescheduled INDIANAPOLIS – Due to the ongoing public health emergency, several June events at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art will not take place as...
News Release: Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival won’t take place in 2020, postponed to 2021
Top Native American art and cultural event sidelined due to public health emergency INDIANAPOLIS – Due to the ongoing public health emergency, the 28th annual Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival will not take place June 27-28 as scheduled. The weekend-long fine art...
News Release: Governor Holcomb and Mayor Hogsett announce coalition to flatten the COVID-19 curve across state, public invited to make commitment
NOTE: The Eiteljorg Museum is one of the community partners of the #INThisTogether Campaign. Reposted here is a news release from the Governor's Office: INDIANAPOLIS, April 1, 2020 – Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Mayor Joe Hogsett – and a coalition of statewide...
News Release Eiteljorg Museum closed to visitors temporarily as health precaution
Museum plans to reopen and reschedule programs at a later date INDIANAPOLIS – To reduce possible spread of COVID-19, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western art will temporarily close to visitors, starting Tuesday, March 17. Based on the recommendations...
News Release: March special events at Eiteljorg postponed; will be rescheduled
Museum and exhibit “Quilts: Uncovering Women’s Stories” remain open INDIANAPOLIS – Based on the advice of public health authorities to limit public gatherings during the COVID-19 outbreak, the Eiteljorg Museum is postponing three public programs that had been...
