A symposium on curating Native American art | Part 1

A symposium on curating Native American art | Part 1

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Attend an interdisciplinary symposium exploring the challenges and opportunities with curating Native American art. Generously supported by the CORA Foundation and the Henry Luce Foundation, the symposium is part of a constellation of free, installation-responsive public programs and education initiatives related to Arts of Indigenous America that will unfold over the next three years.

Featured speakers
Brian Vallo (Pueblo of Acoma)
Pimm Tripp-Allen (Karuk/Yurok)
Alme Allen (Karuk/Yurok)

Panelists
Joseph Aguilar (San Ildefonso Pueblo)
Meyokeeskow Marrufo (Robinson Rancheria/Eastern Pomo)
Hillary C. Olcott
Will Riding In (Pawnee/Santa Ana Pueblo)
Sherrie Smith-Ferri (Dry Creek Pomo/Bodega Miwok)

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