Film
Sky Hopinka Is Tired of Explaining Everything to Non-Natives
The filmmaker and visual artist tells stories that speak directly to Native audiences while not over-explaining meaning for non-Native viewers.
Indigenous Art
News
Concerns Over Proposed Nine Mile Canyon Road Expansion
Increased oil tanker truck traffic would "seriously degrade" the experience of viewing the canyon's Indigenous rock art, said one advocate of the site.
Art
Cara Romero Stands Defiant Against Institutional Categorization
The artist’s photographs shine a light on the unseen, resisting colonial categorization and institutional biases around art made by Native artists.
News
Layoffs of Senior Staff Throw Canada's National Gallery Into Turmoil
Greg A. Hill, a senior curator of Indigenous art, was among the top officials who lost their jobs.
Art
Tyrrell Tapaha’s Fresh Approach to Pictorial Navajo Textiles
Diné fiber artist and sixth-generation weaver Tyrrell Tapaha expands lived experience and ideas about the future.
Performance
Dancing Toward Peace and Healing
In She Who Lives on the Road to War, Rosy Simas combines installation and performance to address the immense losses experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Art
Native and Indigenous Artists Take the Lead in Santa Fe
Self-Determined: A Contemporary Survey of Native and Indigenous Artists prompts questions about shared contexts and individual expression.
Art
Ezhishin, the First-Ever Conference on Native North American Typography
The conference organizers set out to see what Native practitioners are making, and what they’re needing or wanting in the realm of type.
News
Mayan Codex, Americas' Oldest Surviving Book, Goes on View in LA
Dating to circa 1100 AD, the Mayan Codex is said to have been painted by a single artist, recording the movements of planet Venus over the course of 584 days.
News
Artist Resigns From Public Art Commission After Native Communities Raise Questions
Some members of Minneapolis's Native community did not think Inkpa Mani was the right choice for a $400,000 public art commission meant to honor the Dakota People.
News
Energy Interests in Utah Threaten “World’s Longest Art Gallery”
Since the discovery of natural gas reserves near Nine Mile Canyon two decades ago, conservationists have found themselves at odds with regional energy companies.
Art
Artists Shine a Light on the History of Indian Boarding Schools
“Art has a place in helping people begin to understand the layers of this history,” says artist Randy Kemp.