Current Exhibitions

A photo from the exhibition Into the Future: Culture Power in Native American Art

Into the Future: Culture Power in Native American Art

Jul 17, 2016 — Oct 22, 2017

Sponge Bob Square Pants, Pac Man, and Curious George, all sporting a particularly Native American twist, are just a few images from popular mainstream culture seen in the exhibition, Into the Future: Culture Power in Native American Art.

The free to the public opening for Into the Future: Culture Power in Native American Art at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is on July 17, 2016 from 1 to 4 pm and the show runs through October 22, 2017.

Featuring nearly 100 objects by more than fifty artists from the museum’s collections as well as others borrowed from collectors and artists, the work on view in Into the Future will be in such various media as traditional clothing and jewelry, pottery and weaving, photography and video, through to comics, and on into cyberspace.

 




Link Bracelet, Pat Pruitt
Link Bracelet Pat Pruitt (b. 1973), Laguna/ 2010 Machined of 316 stainless steel Museum Purchase, MIAC 57704/12             



Tile, Tewa Tales of Suspense No. 44
Tile Tewa Tales of Suspense No. 44 Jason Garcia (Okuu Pin), Santa Clara 2015 clay with natural pigments Museum Purchase, MIAC 59470/12   This image is made available to media for use in promoting exhibitions and events at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture only. Permission is required for all other uses; reprint fees may apply.



Jar, Corn Dance Girls, Jason Garcia
Jar Corn Dance Girls Jason Garcia (Okuu Pin), Santa Clara 2014 Natural clay and pigments Museum Purchase, MIAC 59237/12 This image is made available to media for use in promoting exhibitions and events at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture only. Permission is required for all other uses; reprint fees may apply.



Canteen, Virgil Ortiz
Canteen Translator: Head Commander of the Spirit World Army Virgil Ortiz, Cochiti 2011 Clay and natural pigments Gift of the Artist, MIAC 58070/12 This image is made available to media for use in promoting exhibitions and events at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture only. Permission is required for all other uses; reprint fees may apply.