TULSA, Okla. – Interwoven: Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), & Yuchi Baskets opened October 4, 2025 at the Philbrook Museum of Art near downtown Tvlse, Oklahoma. Curated by Welana A. Queton (Osage/Muscogee/Cherokee Nation), Mellon Fellow for Native Art at Philbrook, Interwoven exemplifies the artistry and history of these three Southeastern tribes’ ancestral basketmaking. Arranged along the walls of the circular mezzanine, basket displays lead viewers around the exhibition, a route reminiscent of a basket-maker weaving their reed around each basket spoke. Southeastern tribes have practiced basketmaking for thousands of years. Carried along through time and turmoil, this ancestral artistry marks a line…
Author: Shelley Patrick
Tulsa, OK – Presented by Four Mothers Collective, Positive Space Tulsa is hosting Ripple in Traditions from November 7 through 23, 2024. Carly Treece (Mvskoke/Cherokee), Rae Riggs (Cherokee Nation), and Brittany Bendabout (Cherokee Nation/Otoe) curated the exhibition. Ripple in Traditions explores how stories and cultural practices are interconnected across generations. Storytelling imparts a lasting impact rippling through generations over time. Featuring 20 artists from a diverse array of genres, artworks range from the short documentary “ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (MEET ME AT THE CREEK)” by Lauren K. Waters (Cherokee Nation/Kiowa Tribe) to the hand beaded painting by Andrea Day (Mvskoke), A Spider’s…
April 4–7, 2024 Presented by the University of Tulsa, Sovereign Futures is a four-day symposium organized and presented by visiting curator Allison Glenn as “a constellation of artists’ projects, performances, meals, and panel discussions that provoke dialogues on sovereignty through the lens of contemporary practices” (sovereignfutures.org). Convening Sites The Osage Nation’s Harvest Land Farm: the historically Black pioneer town of Boley, Oklahoma, and home of the first Black-owned electric company and the first Black-owned bank in the United States Guthrie Green: Tulsa’s urban park and performance space Kalup Linzy’s Queen Rose Art House: a social and critical art space that hosts…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) and All My Relations Arts are pleased to present We Are Still Here, a group exhibition featuring Ray Janis, Sheldon Starr, Missy Whiteman, with mentor artist, Jonathan Thunder. As part of the inaugural collaboration between Hennepin Theatre Trust and All My Relations Arts, this exhibition features the culmination of works completed by the artists during their eighteen month cohort. The artworks include digital designs featured previously as billboards displayed in downtown Minneapolis, along Hennepin Avenue and throughout the Twin Cities. These works served to uplift Native voices and highlight truth-telling…