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Press Releases
News Release: Contemporary photographs of Southern Plains Native America on exhibit at Eiteljorg
Smithsonian traveling exhibition features poignant moments by photographer Horace Poolaw INDIANAPOLIS – An exhibition at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art features more than 75 striking photographs of Native peoples of the Southern Plains during...
News Release: Western art in high demand at Eiteljorg’s Quest for the West® Art Show and Sale
More than $1 million in art sold; awards presented to artists; painter remembered Terri Kelly Moyers Zuni Patterns, 2019 Oil on gesso board 20 x 16 inches INDIANAPOLIS – More than $1 million of top quality Western art was sold Sept. 6-7 during the Quest for the West®...
News Release: Nation’s top Western artists return to Indy for 14th annual Quest for the West® Art Show and Sale
Event includes one of the area’s largest art sales, miniature art sale, special exhibits George Hallmark Sagrado, 2019 Oil on linen, 36 x 40 inches INDIANAPOLIS -- Every September, the Eiteljorg Museum becomes the center of attention for art of the American West. The...
News Release: Nationally renowned Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship in the spotlight
New exhibition “Blurring the Line” featuring five Native artists is open Nov. 16-Feb. 2 at Eiteljorg Museum Rita Letendre (Abenaki) Sunburst, 1971 Oil on canvas 31 x 40 inches Museum Purchase: Eiteljorg Fellowship INDIANAPOLIS – As part of the Eiteljorg Museum’s...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum announces Susan St. Angelo as corporate relations manager
Experienced corporate fundraising leader joins development team of nonprofit museum INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art recently welcomed as its new corporate relations manager Susan St. Angelo, who comes to the Eiteljorg with a...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum acquires exceptional collection of Native art of the Great Lakes
Nationally prominent institution lands major art acquisition thanks to a $2.83M Lilly Endowment grant Unrecorded Ojibwe Artist Bandolier Bag, ca. 1875 Loom woven beadwork bag; glass seed beads, glass basket beads, wool cloth, wool fox braid, wool yarn, cotton cloth...
News Release: Beautiful, compelling Native art recognized at Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival
More than $28,000 in prize money awarded to top artists; Justin Starr Hardridge wins Best of Show Justin Starr Hardridge (Muscogee Creek Nation) Raising the Sun INDIANAPOLIS -- At the 27th annual Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival on June 22-23, Native American...
News Release: Celebrate the 27th annual Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market and Festival on June 22-23
World champion hoop dancer Tony Duncan (Apache/Arikara/Hidatsa) and his family will perform again at the Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market and Festival on June 22-23. File photo from 2017 courtesy of Hadley Fruits Photography. INDIANAPOLIS – One of the region’s best art...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum Leads Citywide National Endowment for the Arts Celebration of the Classic Western Novel, “True Grit”
Calendar of events starts with Big Read True Grit Kickoff Event April 13 INDIANAPOLIS – The classic Western novel True Grit by Charles Portis will be the subject of an Indianapolis community experience led by the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art,...
News Release: Back for third year, charitable celebration benefits Eiteljorg arts programming
Cowpokes & Cocktails April 27 with special guest Kristi Lee INDIANAPOLIS -- The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art again will host an unforgettable charitable event, the third annual Cowpokes & Cocktails, Saturday April 27. This year’s event...
News Release: Eiteljorg hosts repatriation ceremony by U.S. of 361 cultural objects to China
INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art served as the host of a history-making event Thursday when U.S. government officials formally repatriated 361 cultural objects to diplomats from China. The repatriation ceremony marked the largest...
