Art Exhibition
Time:
First Friday at the Great Plains Art Museum
Date:
5:00 pm –
7:00 pm
Great Plains Art Museum
1155 Q St.
Lincoln NE 68508
Lincoln NE 68508
Directions: 11th and Q streets
Contact:
Katie Nieland, (402) 472-3965, knieland2@unl.edu
Celebrate the opening of our biennial juried Native American art exhibition: Contemporary Indigeneity.
The 2016 iteration of Contemporary Indigeneity at the Great Plains Art Museum titled “Spiritual Borderlands” will explore Native American spirituality through artistic interpretations of place in the Great Plains. By bringing together works incorporating a diverse range of artistic media, this exhibition will seek to create dialogues regarding interpretations of sovereignty, spiritual connections to the land, and cultural identity within the boundaries of the Great Plains.
2016 Artists: Gina Adams, Molly Murphy Adams, Nadema Agard, Chase Kahwinhut Earles, Bunky Echo-Hawk, Robert Martinez, Henry Payer, Nelda Schrupp, Gwen Westerman, Monte Yellow Bird Sr. (Black Pinto Horse)
2016 Jurors:
- Netha Cloeter, Director of Education and Social Engagement, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota
- heather ahtone, James T. Bialac Associate Curator of Native American & Non-Western Art, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma
- Jill Ahlberg Yohe, Ph.D., Assistant Curator of Native American Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art
Admission is always free and First Friday events feature free food and drink.
The 2016 iteration of Contemporary Indigeneity at the Great Plains Art Museum titled “Spiritual Borderlands” will explore Native American spirituality through artistic interpretations of place in the Great Plains. By bringing together works incorporating a diverse range of artistic media, this exhibition will seek to create dialogues regarding interpretations of sovereignty, spiritual connections to the land, and cultural identity within the boundaries of the Great Plains.
2016 Artists: Gina Adams, Molly Murphy Adams, Nadema Agard, Chase Kahwinhut Earles, Bunky Echo-Hawk, Robert Martinez, Henry Payer, Nelda Schrupp, Gwen Westerman, Monte Yellow Bird Sr. (Black Pinto Horse)
2016 Jurors:
- Netha Cloeter, Director of Education and Social Engagement, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota
- heather ahtone, James T. Bialac Associate Curator of Native American & Non-Western Art, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma
- Jill Ahlberg Yohe, Ph.D., Assistant Curator of Native American Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art
Admission is always free and First Friday events feature free food and drink.