Author: FAAM Staff

Onamia, MN—A century ago, in 1918 and 1919 when the global influenza pandemic killed millions worldwide, including thousands of Native Americans, Ojibwe communities created a revolutionary new healing practice: the jingle dress dance. Oral histories vary on where exactly the jingle dress first appeared, but some origin stories point to the Mille Lacs Ojibwe community of Minnesota. Opening Wednesday, April 3, the new exhibition Zibaaska’ iganagoodday: The Jingle Dress at 100 at Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post explores the story of the zibaaska’ iganagooday, or jingle dress, its connections to healing, and how it has spread across Native communities in…

Issue No. 21, Winter 2018/19 Click here to purchase a digital copy for $7 from Issuu. To purchase a print copy, select your location: Locations US, New Mexico $9.74 USD US, other than NM $8.99 USD Canada $9.99 USD International $15.92 USD Features 100 Years of Crow Fair photo essay by Lester Harragarra (Otoe-Missouria/Kiowa), 24–31 Indigenous Futurisms in the Visual Arts, Suzanne Newman Fricke, PhD, 20–23 Bááháálí Chapter Weavers, Aaron Yazzie (Navajo), 32–37 Disney Introduces New Audiences to Native Art, Michole Eldred (Catawba/Eastern Cherokee descent), 38–43 Artist Profiles Linda Aguilar: Chumash Basket Maker, Gloria Bell (Métis), 46–51 Norma Howard: Choctaw/Chickasaw Painter,…

The 61st annual Heard Museum Guild Fair & Market kicks off with the exciting announcement that Ephraim Anderson (Diné) won the 2019 Best of Show for his woven textile, White House Revival II. Howard R. and Joy M. Berlin and Kristine and Leland W. Peterson funded the generous $10,000 Best of Show prize. This year Anna Flynn is serving as fair chair, and director of the Heard Museum, David Roche, announced the award winners. This year, the classification X Open Standards classification is new, while the classifications X Beadwork and Quillwork and XI Cutting Edge are out. A newly-minted special…

INDIANAPOLIS – Five prominent Native American and First Nations artists have been selected for the 2019 Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship. Curator-chosen selections of their work – including installations, paintings, video, and mixed media – will go on exhibit Nov. 16, 2019, at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. Each artist receives a $25,000 unrestricted fellowship award, is part of the exhibition, and will be featured in a catalogue. Additionally, works by each Eiteljorg Fellow will be purchased for the museum’s permanent collection. Selected by a panel of contemporary art experts, the five artists chosen for the 2019 installment…

FAAM is happy to host a finger-weaving workshop taught by Chickasaw artist Kelley Lunsford. She will teach a cross-over design. This is an introductory-level class; however, more experienced finger-weavers are welcome, and Kelley can answer your questions. Where: FAAM Office, 1005 N. Flood Ave., #100, Norman, OK (NE corner of shopping center) When: Saturday, February 2, 1:00–4:00 pm How much: $25 per person, including supplies (dowel and yarn). Limit 12 participants. Register online: If you want to register more than one person, you’ll have to register and pay for each person individually. Questions? Email us.

Chamber Orchestra Performance and Art Reception Pendleton, OR — Known for pushing the boundaries of sound and art, Raven Chacon will be the first 2019 artist-in-residence at Crow’s Shadow Institute of Arts. From January 28 through February 17, Chacon will explore another medium: fine printmaking. During his three-week residency, the Navajo composer will partner with Crow’s Shadow’s master printer Judith Baumann to create a new series of prints inspired by his compositional notations. The completed prints will be on display at the Vert Auditorium, 480 SW Dorion Avenue in Pendleton, on Saturday, February 16, and Sunday, February 17. That evening will be the premiere of Chacon’s…

First American Art Magazine’s Top 10 Native Art Events of 2018 As we eagerly anticipate what exhibitions, artworks, gatherings, and new discoveries and projects await us in 2019, it’s good to reflect back on the impressive accomplishments in the Native art world in 2018. Last year was not without its tragedies, such as the loss by the fire of the Museu Nacional in Rio de Janeiro and, with it, the loss of irreplaceable cultural artworks and linguistic resources. The 2018 general elections in Brazil signal dire warnings for the Indigenous peoples of Brazil and reminds us of the importance of…

Taking place on March 7 and 8, 2019, the symposium explores diverse perspectives on the interrelationships between Indigenous humanities and the land. Schedule Thursday, March 7, 2019 5:30 – 6:30 pm, Fellowship Hall at the First United Methodist Church, 122 N. 8th Street, Salina, KS “Creative Voices from the Land: Sharing History through Art,” hosted by the Smoky Hill Museum Kelly Church (Ottawa/Pottawatomi) presents on Anishinabeg (Potawatomi, Odawa, Ojibwe, and Algonquin) art and America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) presents on art by Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains, hosted by the Smoky Hill Museum. Fellowship Hall | (785) 309-5776 | link…

Stories from the Land: Indigenous Voices Connecting Within the Great Plains Dates: February 11–March 15, 2019 Reception: Friday, March 8, 5:00–8:00 pm Artist Talk: Saturday, March 9, 10:30 am–12:00 pm Venues: Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery, 401 N. First Street, Lindsborg, KS, and the Mingenback Art Gallery, Bethany College, 335 E. Swensson Street  Cori Sherman North, Curator Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery 401 N. First Street Lindsborg, KS 67456-0348 (785) 227-2220 Curators: Jean Merz-Edwards (contact) and America Meredith (contact) Gallery contacs: Cori North, curator Sandzén (contact) Commission: 75% retail price to artists, 25% to the gallery. Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery will handle sales. At the…

Stories from the Land: Indigenous Voices Connecting Within the Great Plains is an art exhibition and symposium cohosted by the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery and First American Art Magazine. These events seek to revitalize Kansas as a central meeting place by examining the topics of art embodying culture, the environment, and forming regional groups. Indigenous artists, scholars, and allies will explore how Native humanities and visual arts can help people of all background better connect with the land on which they live. These events honor Kansas’s longstanding role as a meeting place between diverse tribes. Lindsborg, Kansas, is part of the…