Calendar
Installation view of “Opimihaw: Mary Anne Barkhouse” at Wanukewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon.
The most extensive Native art events calendar available. Including festivals, fairs, markets, and exhibitions of work by Inuit, First Nations, Métis, Alaska Natives, American Indians, and fellow Indigenous peoples of the Americas, as well as symposia, conferences, and film festivals.
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June 2023
June 1–3: Oklahoma City, OK
37th Annual Red Earth Festival at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63rd Street | redearth.org
Through August 20: Boulder, CO
Preserving Our Place: Knowledge is Power at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, 3090 Center Green Drive. Two-man photography exhibition with Dennis Davis (Iñupiaq) and Chantel Comardella | (303) 497-1000 | ncar.ucar.edu
June 3 & 4: Morrison, CO
22nd Annual Tesoro Indian Market at the Tesoro Cultural Center, The Fort, 19192 CO-8. 10:00 am–4:00 pm, adult admission: $10, children 12 and under: free | (303) 839-1671 | tesoroculturalcenter.org
June 3 & 4: Collinsville, IL
Cahokia Mounds Indian Market Days at Gateway Center, 1 Gateway Drive. More than 40 Native American artists. Friday, 11:00 am–5:00 pm. Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm | (618) 346-5160 | cahokiamounds.org
June 3 & 4: Mt. Horeb, WI
5th Annual Native Art Marketplace at the Driftless Historium, 100 S 2nd St. An invitational Native art showcase celebrating the art and culture of Wisconsin’s First People. Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm | (608) 437-6486 | mthorebhistory.org/events
June 4–August 13: Pine Ridge, SD
55th Annual Red Cloud Indian Art Show at the Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School, 100 Mission Drive | redcloudart.show
June 6–September 17: New York, NY
Nora Thompson Dean: Lenape Teacher and Herbalist at the Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Avenue. Exhibition celebrating the life of herbalist, last fluent Unami speaker, and citizen of the Delaware Tribe of Indians | themorgan.org
June 9–11: Tsaile, AZ
Native American Art Market at Diné College Main Campus, 1 Circle Drive | (877) 988-3463 | dinecollege.edu/native-american-art-market
June 10: Oyster Bay, NY
Courtney M. Leonard: BREACH; Logbook 23 | Root at the Planting Fields Foundation, 1395 Planting Fields Road. Site-specific installation by this Shinnecock artist. Reception: Saturday, June 10, 11:00 am–2:00 pm. Pre-registration required | (516) 922-9210 | plantingfields.org
June 10 & 11: Los Angeles, CA
32nd Annual Autry American Indian Arts Marketplace, hosted by the Autry National Center, at the Autry in Griffith Park, 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, with 200 artists | theautry.org
June 10 & 11: Los Angeles, CA
Native Voices 29th Festival of New Plays at the Autry Museum of the American Indian, 4700 Western Heritage Way | theautry.org/events
June 10–November 12: Huntington, NY
Courtney M. Leonard: Logbook 2004–2023 at the Hechscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Avenue | (631) 380-3230 | heckscher.org
June 10–September 17: Brookings, SD
Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe at the South Dakota Art Museum, South Dakota State University, 1036 Medary Avenue (605) 688-5423. Opening day celebration: Saturday, June 10, 9:00 am–8:00 pm with curator talks, flute music, hoop dancing, drumming, storytelling, and discussion (details) | southdakotaartmuseum.com
June 10–September 17: Brookings, SD
Continuum: Honoring Oscar Howe’s Legacy at the South Dakota Art Museum, South Dakota State University, 1036 Medary Avenue (605) 688-5423. A group exhibition of Oscar Howe’s Native American students and their students and protégés, including T.C. Cannon (Kiowa/Caddo) and Fritz Scholder (La Jolla Luiseño) | southdakotaartmuseum.com
June 10–November 12: Huntington, NY
Courtney M. Leonard: Logbook 2004–2023 at the Heckscher Museum, 2 Prime Avenue. First retrospective for this Shinnecock sculptor | (631) 380-3230 | heckscher.org
June 11–September 10: Wichita, KS
Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass at the Wichita Museum of Art, 1400 West Museum Boulevard. Curated by Letitia Chambers and Cathy Short (Citizen Potawatomi) | (316) 268-4921 | wichitaartmuseum.org
June 12 & 13: Denver, CO
Ucross Symposium: Curating Native American Art at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway | denverartmuseum.org
June 12–23: Miami, OK
3rd Eugene Brown Memorial Art Show at the Myaamia Heritage Museum and Archive, 28 N. Main Street. Juried competitive art show open to citizens of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and their immediate family members | (918) 541-1305 | miamination.com
June 12–June 30: Idyllwild, CA
Native American Arts Center Workshops at the Idyllwild Arts Foundation, 52500 Temecula Road #38. June | (951) 659-2171 | idyllwildarts.org/nativeamericanarts
June 16 & 17: Window Rock, AZ
27th Annual Sheep is Life Celebration at the Navajo Nation Museum, Arizona Highway 264 and Loop Road, 8:00 am–5:00 pm | (505) 406-7428 | navajolifeway.org
June 16–18: Crazy Horse, SD
Gift from Mother Earth Art Show, art market, at the Crazy Horse Memorial, 12151 Avenue of the Chiefs. Market starts each day at 8:00 am | (605) 673-4681 | crazyhorsememorial.org
June 18: San Francisco, CA
24th Annual Native Contemporary Arts Festival at the Esplanade, Yerba Buena Garden, Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts., 12:00–3:00 pm, diverse program of Native music, dance, spoken word, visual artists, and vendors. Organized by Janeen Antoine (Sicangu Lakota) |(415) 543-1718 | ybgfestival.org
June 18–23: Idyllwild, CA
Native American Arts Festival Week at the Idyllwild Arts Foundation, 52500 Temecula Road #38. June | (951) 659-2171 | idyllwildarts.org/nativeamericanarts
June 19–July 30: Idyllwild, CA
Still We Smith: Humor as Correction and Joy at the Idyllwild Arts Foundation, 52500 Temecula Road #38. June | (951) 659-2171 | idyllwildarts.org/nativeamericanarts
July 22–September 24: Tacoma, WA
18th Annual In the Spirit Contemporary Native Arts at the Washington State Historical Society, 1911 Pacific Avenue, 10:00 am–5:00 PM | (253) 272-9747 | washingtonhistory.org
June 24 & 25: Indianapolis, IN
31st Annual Eiteljorg Indian Market & Festival at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, 500 W. Washington Street | (317) 636-9378 | eiteljorg.org/indian-market-and-festival
June 24–September 3: St. Louis, MO
Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1940s–1970s at the Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive. Curated by Manuela Well-Of-Man and Tatiana Lomahaftewa-Singer (Hopi/Choctaw) of the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts | (314) 721-0072 | slam.org/exhibitions
June 24–October 22: Shelburne, VT
Built from the Earth: Pottery from the Anthony and Teressa Perry Collection at the Shelburne Museum, 6000 Shelburne Road | (802) 985-3346 | shelburnemuseum.com
June 24–November 26: Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self-determination at the Hessel Museum of Art, 33 Garden Road. Curated by Candace Hopkins (Carcross/Tagish), more than 100 works, including from Forge Project’s lending collection and new commissioned by Rebecca Belmore (Lac Seul Ojibwe) and Eric-Paul Riege (Diné) | (845) 758-7556 | ccs.bard.edu/museum
June 30–July 2: Middletown, CA
32nd Annual California Indian Basketweavers’ Association Gathering at the Middletown Roacheria Twin Pine Casino & Hotel, 22223 Highway 29 | ciba.org
Continuing
Through June 11: Boise, ID
The Art of Jean LaMarr at the Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive | (208) 345-8330 | boiseartmuseum.org
Through June 11: Pasadena, CA
Exposure: Native Art and Political Ecology at Armory Center for the Arts, 145 North Raymond Avenue. Organized by Manuela Well-Off-Man and the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts | (626) 792-5101 | armoryarts.org
Through June 11: Norman, OK
A Gathering of Sisters at Tribes Gallery, 512 W. Main Street. Native American women artists | (405) 329-4442 | tribes131.com
Through June 17: New York, NY
Jeremy Frey: Out of the Woods at Karma, 188 & 172 East 2nd Street. Solo exhibition for this Passamaquoddy basket weaver | (212) 390-8290 | karmakarma.org
Through July 23: Jackson, WY
Grounded: Restoring Our World Through a Sacred Harmony with the Earth and Each Other, traveling group exhibition of Indigenous artists of the Great Plains, hosted by Caravan, at the Center for the Arts, 240 S. Glenwood Street. Opening: Thursday, June 1, 7:00 pm. Screen: The Art of Home: A Wind River Story, Wednesday, June 7, 7:00 pm. Touring exhibition organized by the Wyoming Humanities Council, Wyoming Arts Council, Center for the Arts, EcoTheo Collective, and St. John’s Episcopal Church in Jackson | (307) 733-4900 | oncaravan.org/grounded | jhcenterforthearts.com
Through June 25: Toronto ON
Radical Remembrances: The Sculpture of David Ruben Piqtoukun at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street West. Solo exhibition that highlights the narrative vision of this Inuvialuk sculptor | +1 (416) 979-6688 | ago.ca
Through June 25: Santa Fe, NM
Inherent Memory at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place. Group exhibition of Indigenous California and Great Basin artists, curated by Melissa Melero-Moose (Northern Paiute/Modoc) | (505) 428-5912 | iaia.edu/mocna
Through June 25: Santa Fe, NM
2022–2023 IAIA BFA Exhibition at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place | (505) 428-5912 | iaia.edu/mocna
Through June 28: Fullerton, CA
Native Motion at the Salz-Pollak Atrium Gallery, Pollak Library North, California State University–Fullerton, 800 State College Boulevard. Group exhibition featuring Rodning Haring (Seneca), Monica M. Zavala (Mestiza/Tongva/Acjachemen), Eric Tippeconnic (Comanche), and Karin Walkingstick (Cherokee Nation). Curated by Eric Tippeconnic | library.fullerton.edu
Through June 29: Buffalo, NY
Foot Trails at K Art, 808 Main Street | (716) 216-2941 | thek.art
Through June 30: Pojoaque, NM
Equinox: Featured Works by Pearl Talachy and Cree LaRance at the Poeh Cultural Center, 78 Cities of Gold Road. Reception: Friday, March 31, 5:00–7:00 pm | (505) 455-5041 | poehcenter.org
Through June 30: Oklahoma City, OK
Purpose and Pattern at Exhibit C Gallery, 1 E. Sheridan Avenue. Featuring work by Jennifer Berg (Navajo), Mike Dart (Cherokee Nation), Tara Largo (Navajo), Lisa Rutherford (Cherokee Nation), and Mary Wilds (Chickasaw) | (405) 767-8900 | exhibitcgallery.com
Through June 30: Santiago, Chile
Oficios en persistencia: obras del Sello Artesanía Indígena 2017–2021 at the Centro Cultural La Moneda, Plaza de la Ciudadanía 26. Organized by the National Sub-directorate for Original Peoples of the National Service for Cultural Heritage of the Chilean Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage Fundación and Artesanías de Chile | +56 2 2355 6500 | artesaniasdechile.cl/exposiciongratuita
Through June 30: Sulphur, OK
Alicia Saltina Marie Clark at the Chickasaw Visitor Center, 901 W. 1st Street. Solo exhibition for this Caddo (Hasinai) painter | (580) 622-8050 | chickasaw.net
Through June 30: Davis, OK
Dylan Cavin at the Chickasaw Welcome Center, 35 N. Colbert Road. Solo exhibition from this Choctaw Nation painter | (580) 369-4222 | chickasaw.net
Through June 30: Oklahoma City, Ok
Nicole Emmons: Music Video Show at Little D Gallery, 3003 Paseo. Opening: Friday: June 2, 6:00–9:00 pm. Screenings and prints of stills from stop-motion music videos by this Citizen Potawatomi artist. Premiere of video for Penny Pitchlynn’s band Labrys | (720) 773-1064 | thepaseo.org/little-d-gallery
Through July 1: Topeka, KS
Intro: Konrad Pumpkin Seed at 785 Arts, 112 SW 6th Avenue #305. Solo exhibition for this Oglala Lakota artist. Reception: Friday, June 2, 6:00–8:00 pm | 785arts.com/events
Through July 2: Santa Fe, NM
Rick Rivet: Journeys, Mounds and the Metaphysical at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place | (505) 983-1666 | iaia.edu/mocna/mocna-exhibitions
Through July 2: Norfolk, VA
Raven and the Box of Daylight, a solo traveling exhibition by Tlingit glass artist Preston Singletary at the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1 Memorial Place | 757-664-6200 | chrysler.org
Through July 8: Oklahoma City, OK
What We Wear: A Contemporary Expression of Indigenous Fashion at the Red Earth Art Center, 100 N. Broadway Avenue #2750 | (405) 427-5228 | redearth.org
Through July 9: New York, NY
Shaped by the Loom: Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest at Bard Graduate Center, 18 West 88th Street. Curated by Hadley Johnson in consultation with Lynda Teller Pete (Navajo) and Barbara Teller Ornelas (Navajo) | (212) 501-3023 | bgc/bard.edu/exhibitions
Through July 9: Columbus, OH
Anna Tsouhlarakis: The Native Guide Project; Columbus at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State University, 1871 North High Street | wexarts.org
Through July 16: Montreal, QC
ᐃᓗᒻᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ // Looking Inside at La Guilde, 1356 Sherbrooke St. W. Presenting the work of 20 Inuit artists in collaboration with Inuk author and graphic artist Napatsi Folger | 1 (866) 477-6091 | laguilde.com
Through July 22: Southampton, NY
Kinship Compositions at Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio, 159 Old Point Road. Solo exhibition of work by Margaret Jacobs (Akwesasne Mohawk) | (631) 566-0486 | mashouse.studio/exhibitions
Through July 23: Albuquerque, NM
Indigenous Art, Culture, and Community: Works from the Ruth and Sidney Schultz Collection at the Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Road NW | (505) 243-7255 | cabq.gov/artsculture/albuquerque-museum
Through July 23: Portland, OR
This IS Kalapuyan Land at the Pittock Mansion, 3229 NW Pittock Dr. Group exhibition featuring contemporary Native artists from Oregon’s Indigenous communities | (503) 823-3623 | pittockmansion.org
Through July 28, 2024: Waterville, ME
Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village at the Colby Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hil. Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists from New Mexico. Curated by Juan Lucero (Isleta Pueblo) and Jill Ahlberg Yohe in collaboration with Siera Hyte | (207) 859-5600 | museum-exhibitions.colby.edu
Through July 29: Victoria, BC
Hair Prints: Tanya Lukin Linklater at Open Space, 510 Fort Street, 2nd Floor. Performance, dance, printmaking | +1 (250) 383-8833 | openspacearts.ca
Camille Georgeson-Usher (Coast Salish/Sahtu Dene), “study of dried broom,” gouache on paper, 2023. Part of the “Until it Swells: Camille Georgeson-Usher” exhibition at Open Space, Victoria, BC.
Through July 30: Clearmont, WY
Field Guide: Teresa Baker + Anthony Hudson + Jessica Mehta + Eliza Naranjo Morse at the Ucross Art Gallery, 30 Big Red Lane. Curated by Andrea R. Hanley (Navajo). Artist talk: May 5, 6:00 pm | (307) 737-2291 | ucrossfoundation.org
Through July 31: Victoria, BC
Until it Swells: Camille Georgeson-Usher at Open Space, 510 Fort Street, 2nd floor. Public artwork prioritizing local plant life and taking space back from invasive species by this Coast Salish/Sahtu Dene artist | +1 (250) 383-8833 | openspace.ca
Through August 7: Vancouver, BC
The Children Have to Hear Another Story: Alanis Obomsawin at the Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street | +1 604-662-4700 | vanartgallery.bc.ca
Through August 2023: Santa Fe, NM
Honoring Tradition and Innovation: 100 Years of Santa Fe’s Indian Market 1922–2022 at the New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Avenue | (505) 476-5200 | museumfoundation.org
Through August 12: Missoula, MT
Terran Last Gun: Future Cosmic Energy at Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee Street. Solo exhibition for this Blackfeet printmaker | (406) 728-0447 | missoulaartmuseum.org
Through August 13: New York, NY
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith: Memory Map at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort Street | (212) 570-3600 | whitney.org
Through August 27: Winnipeg, MB
The Art of Faye HeavyShield at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Boulevard. Retrospective of 40 years of art by this Kannai artist | +1 (204) 786-6641 | wag.ca
Through August 27: St. Petersburg, FL
Tom Jones: Here We Stand at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, 255 Beach Drive NE | (727) 896-2667 | mfastpete.org
Through September 1: Vancouver, BC
Spirit Journeys: Walking with Resilience, Wellbeing, and Respect at the Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street. Group exhibition of YVR Art Foundation 2021 Emerging and Mid-Career Artist Scholars | (604) 736-4431 | museumofvancouver.ca/spirit-journeys
Through September 4: Sarasota, FL
Reclaiming Home: Contemporary Seminole Art at the Ringling Museum of Art, 4501 Bay Shore Road | (941) 359-5700 | ringling.org
Through September 10: Windsor, ON
Water Protectors at Art Windsor Essex, 401 Riverside Drive West, bringing together Indigenous artwork that explores water from Indigenous perspectives, inspired by and in honor of Grandmother Josephine Mandamin Biidaasige-ba | +1 (519) 977-0013 | artwindsoressex.ca
Through September 16: Victor, NY
Wampum/Otgoä at the Seneca Art & Culture Center, Ganondagan Historic Site, 7000 County Road 41, Exhibition organized by the museé du quai Branly—Jacques Chirac and Ganondagan | (585) 924-5848 | ganondagan.org
Through September 2023: Evanston, IL
No Rest: The Epidemic of Stolen Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirits at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 Central Street | (847) 475-1030 | mitchellmuseum.org
Through September 17: Montclair, NJ
Meryl McMaster: Chronologies at the Montclair Art Museum, 3 S. Mountain Avenue | (973) 746-5555 | montclairartmuseum.org
Through September 17: Toronto, ON
ᑐᓴᕐᓂᑐᑦ TUSARNITUT! Music Born of the Cold: Inuit Art, Dance & Song at the Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens Park. More than 100 sculptures, prints, drawings, and installations themed around music from the 1950s to the present | +1 (416) 586-8000 | rom.on.ca
Through September 30: Fargo, ND
Gerald Cournoyer: Sending a Voice at the Plains Art Museum, 704 First Avenue North | (701) 551-6100 | plainsart.org/exhibitions
Through October 1: Bend, OR
Creations of the Spirit at the High Desert Museum, 59800 US Highway 97. New works by seven Indigenous Plateau artists | (541) 382-4754 | highdesertmuseum.org
Through October 22: Port Alberni, BC
George Clutesi: ḥašaḥʔap / ʷ ʔaapḥii ʷ / ʷ ʕc̓ik / ʷ ḥaaʔaksuqƛ ʷ / ʷ ʔiiḥmisʔap ʷ at the Alberni Valley Museum, 4255 Wallace Street | +1 (250) 723-1035 | playinpa.ca/exhibits
Through October 17: Albuquerque, NM
Connected: A Collaborative Dreaming at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street NW. Mural by the Three Sisters Collective with Native women artists, including Autumn Dawn Gomez (Taos Pueblo/Comanche) | (505) 843-7270 | indianpueblo.org
“Ancient—Modern: Continuity and Innovation in Southwest Native Jewelry” at the Arizona State Museum, February 4–October 28, 2023
Through October 23: Oklahoma City, OK
Patterns of Knowing at Oklahoma Contemporary, 11 NW 11th Street, featuring Jordan Ann Craig (Northern Cheyenne), Benjamin Harjo Jr. (Absentee Shawnee/Seminole), and Jeri Redcorn (Caddo/Potawatomi) | (405) 951-0000 | oklahomacontemporary.org
Through October 28: Tucson, AZ
Ancient—Modern: Continuity and Innovation in Southwest Native Jewelry at the Arizona State Museum, 1013 E University Boulevard | (520) 621-6302 | statemuseum.arizona.edu
Through October 29: Reno, NV
The Art of Ben Aleck at the Nevada Museum of Art, Barbara and Tad Danz Gallery, 160 West Liberty, with catalogue | (775) 329-3333 | nevadaart.org
Through November 30: Howes Cave, NY
Oil & Water: Works by Ernest Smith, Jessie Cornplanter, and James Beaver at the Iroquois Museum, 324 Caverns Road. Reception: Saturday, May 6,1:00–4:00 pm, with Perry Ground (Onondaga), nephew of Ernest Smith (Tonawanda Seneca) | (518) 296-8949 | iroquoismuseum.org
Through December 1: Juneau, AK
Native Women’s Art: Drawn From the Spirits of Ancestors Within at Sealaska Heritage Institute, 105 S. Seward St. Suite 201. Featuring nearly 60 works by 56 artists from Alaska’s major Indigenous groups, including the Alutiiq, Athabaskan, Inupiat, Yupik, Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian | (907) 321-4636 | sealaskaheritage.org
Through December 4: Nevada City, NV
She Sang Me a Good Luck Song: The California Indian Photographs of Dugan Aguilar at the Powell House, 203 S Pine St | (530) 263-5156 | powellhousenevadacity.com
Through December 31: Pawhuska, OK
Seven Bends in the River of Life: An Installation by Wendy Ponca at the Osage Nation Museum, 819 Grandview Avenue. Opening: Friday, May 26, 5:00–7:00 pm | FAAM blog | osageculture.com
Through January 1, 2024: New York, NY
Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch at the National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center, One Bowling Green | (212) 514-3700 | americanindian.si.edu/explore/exhibitions
Through January 4, 2024: Santa Fe, NM
California Stars: Huivaniūs Pütsiv at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo | (505) 982-4636 | wheelwright.org
Through January 14, 2024: Winnipeg, MB
Inuit Sanaugangit: Art Across Time at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Boulevard. Curated by Dr. Darlene Coward Wight and Jocelyn Piirainen (Inuk) | +1 (204) 786-6641 | wag.ca
Through January 14, 2024: Minneapolis, MN
Piitwewetam: Making is Medicine at All My Relations Gallery, 1414 E. Franklin Avenue, Co-Curated by Jean and Leanna Marshall (both Oji-Cree), presents artwork by the Gustafson family: Shannon, Ryan, Justine, and Jade (all Whitesand Ojibwa) | (612) 235-4970 | allmyrelationsarts.com
Through February 4, 2024: Phoenix, AZ
Brenda Mallory: The North Star Changes at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue| (602) 252-8840 | heard.org/exhibits
Through May 27: Winnipeg, MB
Richard Asham: Sirens, Sharks & Shipwrecks at the Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art Gallery, 203–290 McDermont Avenue. Solo exhibition for this Swampy Cree painter and sculptor | +1 (204) 942-2674 | urbanshaman.org
“To Keep Them Warm: The Alaska Native Parka” at the Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe. Photo: Addison Doty.
Through March 31, 2024: Indianapolis, IN
Native Art History Is Made Here at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, 500 W. Washington Street. Exhibition of work by the 1999 and 2001 Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellows | (317) 636-9378 | eiteljorg.org
Through March 31, 2024: Washington, DC
Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023 at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1661 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Joe Feddersen (Okanagan/Sinixt), Lily Hope (Tlingit), Ursala Hudson (Tlingit), Erica Lord (Athabascan/Iñupiaq), Geo Neptune (Passamaquoddy), and Maggie Thompson (Fond Du Lac Ojibwe). Curated by Lara M. Evans (Cherokee Nation). | americanart.si.edu/exhibitions
Through April 7, 2024: Santa Fe, NM
To Keep Them Warm: The Alaska Native Parka at the Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo | (505) 476-1269 | miaclab.org
Through April 26, 2024: Pasco, WA
Word Play: Prints from the Crow’s Shadow Collection Crow’s Shadow; Printmaking Group Show at the Columbia Basin College Arts Center, 2600 N 20th Avenue, P Building |(509) 542-5531 | cbcartscenter.com
Through May 26, 2024
The Stories We Carry at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place. Survey of Indigenous jewelry, curated by Brian Fleetwood (Mvskoke) | (505) 983-1666 | iaia.edu/museum
Through July 2, 2024:Santa Fe, NM
Here, Now and Always at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo | (505) 476-1269 | indianartsandculture.org
Through September 15, 2024: San Francisco, CA
Nampeyo and the Sikyátki Revival at the de Young Legion of Honor, 100 34th Avenue | (888) 901-6645 | famsf.org
Through October 14, 2024: Ottawa, ON
Our Land, Our Art at the Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street. Emerging Nunavik artists, organized by the Avataq Cultural Institute | +1 (800) 263-4433 | nature.ca
Through January 3, 2027: Salem, MA
Native American and American Art at the Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex Street | (978) 745-9500 | pem.org
July 2023
July 8, 2023–March 24, 2024: Minneapolis, MN
The Lyrical Artwork of Jim Denomie at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Avenue South | (612) 870-3000 | new.artsmia.org
July 16–July 16, 2024: Santa Fe, NM
Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Diné Textiles at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo. A group exhibition showcasing over 30 textiles from MIAC’s collection | (505) 476-1269 | indianartsandculture.org
July 22–September 24: Tacoma, WA
In the Spirit Contemporary Native Arts 2023 at the Washington State Historical Society, 1911 Pacific Avenue. One-day festival: August 12 | (888) 238-4373 | washingtonhistory.org
July 28–November 12: El Paso, TX
Exposure: Native Art and Political Ecology at El Paso Museum of Art, One Arts Festival Plaza. Organized by Manuela Well-Off-Man and the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts | (915) 212-0300 | epma.art/art/exhibitions
August 2023
August 4 & 5: Norman, OK
10th Annual Central Oklahoma Native American Art Sale at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 615 E. Robinson Street. Dealers and artists. Organized by Sally Gettys of the OKC Indian Art Club. 9:00 am–5:00 pm. Indian tacos for sale by First American United Methodist Church. Free admission | (405) 321-8961 | okcindianart.wordpress.com
August 4–6: Ignacio, CO
Pino Nuche Indigenous Art Market & Juried Show, hosted by the Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, at the Sky Ute Casino and Resort, 14324 Highway 172 North | (970) 563-9583 | southernutemuseum.org
August 12: Tacoma, WA
In the Spirit Northwest Native Festival at the Washington State Historical Society, 1911 Pacific Avenue, 10:00 am–5:00 PM | (253) 272-9747 | tacomaartmuseum.org
August 4–13: Gallup, NM
101st Annual Gallup Intertribal Indian Ceremonial in Red Rock Park, 825 Outlaw Road, and other locations | (505) 863-3896 | gallupceremonial.com
August 8–December 8: Cullowhee, NC
Spark of the Eagle Dancer: The Collecting Legacy of Lambert Wilson at the Bardo Fine Arts Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, 199 Centennial Drive | (828) 227-2787 | wcu.edu/bardo-arts-center
August 18 & 19: Santa Fe, NM
3rd Annual Case Trading Post Artists Market at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo. Friday: 8:00 am–3:00 pm, Saturday: 9:00 am–3:00 pm | (505) 982-4636 | wheelwright.org/artists-market
August 18–20: Santa Fe, NM
Third Annual Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival at Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino, 30 Buffalo Thunder Trail. Art market, fashion shows, food, films. Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am–5:00 pm, Sunday: 9:00 am–4:00 pm | (505) 455-5041 | poehcenter.org/pathways
August 19 & 20: Santa Fe, NM
101st Annual SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market in downtown Santa Fe | (505) 983-5220 | swaia.org
August 26–December 2, 2023: Salem, OR
Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts Biennial at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. A selection of contemporary prints created by Native and non-Native artists | 503-370-6855 | willamette.edu/arts/hfma
September 2023
September 1–October 21: Worland, WY
Grounded: Restoring Our World Through a Sacred Harmony with the Earth and Each Other, traveling group exhibition of Indigenous artists of the Great Plains, hosted by Caravan, at the Washakie Museum and Cultural Center, 2200 Big Horn Avenue | (307) 347-4102 | oncaravan.org/grounded
Early September: Farmington, NM
34th Annual Totah Festival & Indian Market in downtown Farmington, NM | (505) 599-1174 | totahfestival.org
September 9 & 10: Lawrence, KS
Haskell Indian Art Market on the Haskell Indian Nations University Campus, 155 Indian Avenue at Massachusetts Street. Saturday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm, Sunday: 10:00 am–5:00 pm | (785) 749-8467 | haskell.edu/hiam
September 16 & 17: Prescott, AZ
25th Annual Prescott Indian Art Market at the Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley Street. Saturday: 9:00 am–5:00 pm, Sunday: 9:00 am–4:00 pm | (928) 445-3122 | sharlothallmuseum.org/festival/piam
September 24, 2023–January 15, 2024: Washington, DC
The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans at the National Gallery of Art, East Building, 4th Street NW at Madison Drive NW. Curated by Jaune Quick-To-See Smith (Salish/Métis/Shoshone) | (202) 737-4215 | nga.gov
September TBA–October TBA: Tulsa, OK
Protection, Adaptation & Resistance at Tulsa Living Arts, 307 E. Reconciliation Way. Group exhibition of Alaska Native artists, curated by Asia Freeman | (918) 585-1234 | livingarts.org
September 22–24: Sioux Falls, SD
Northern Plains Indian Art Market at the Ramkota Exhibition Hall, 3200 W. Maple Street. Hosted by Sinte Gleska University. Juried art show and award reception: Friday, September 22 at the Old Courthouse Museum, 200 W. 6th Street | (605) 856-8193 | npiam.org
October 2023
October 6 & 7: Tishomingo, OK
Southeastern Art Show and Market (SEASAM), hosted by the Chickasaw Nation, at the Chickasaw Nationa Capitol grounds, near 411 W. 9th Street | chickasaw.net
October 7–December 31, 2023: Cooperstown, NY
Shaped by the Loom: Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest at the Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 State Highway 80 | (607) 547-1400 | fenimoreartmuseum.org/exhibitions
Early October: Salt Lake City, UT—tentative
Indigenous Art Market at the Natural History Museum of Utah, Rio Tinto Center, 301 Wakara Way, 10:00 am–5:00 pm | (801) 581-6927 | nhmu.utah.edu
October 11–13: Halifax, NS
Native American Art Studies Association 2023 Conference at the Halifax Convention Center, 1650 Argyle Street | Facebook | halifaxconventioncentre.com
October 13–15: Catoosa, OK
18th Annual Cherokee Art Market at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa, Sequoyah Convention Center, 777 W. Cherokee Avenue. Awards ceremony: Friday, October 13, evening. Market: Saturday and Sunday, October 14 & 15 | cherokeeartmarket.com
October 14, 2023-March 23, 2024L Tucson, AZ
Pulse: Weavings and Paintings by Marlowe Katoney at the University of Arizona Museum of Art, 1031 N. Olive Road. Solo exhibition for this Navajo painter and textile artist | (520) 621-7567 | artmuseum.arizona.edu
October 23–TBA: Minneapolis, MN
In Our Hands: Native Photography 1890–Now at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Avenue South. Curated by Jill Ahlberg Yohe, PhD | (612) 870-3000 | new.artsmia.org
October 24–26: Oklahoma City, OK
International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums at the Omni Oklahoma City Hotel, 100 Oklahoma City Boulevard | atalm.org
November 2023
November 3–5: Durant, OK
Choctaw Powwow at the Choctaw Event Center. 3702 Choctaw Road | (580) 920-0160 | choctawculturalcenter.com/powwow
November 3–December 31: Rock Springs, WY
Grounded: Restoring Our World Through a Sacred Harmony with the Earth and Each Other, a traveling group exhibition of Indigenous artists of the Great Plains, hosted by Caravan, at the Community Fine Arts Center, 400 C Street | (307) 362-6212 | oncaravan.org/grounded
November 11: San Antonio, TX
Yanaguana Indian Arts Festival at the Briscoe Western Art Museum, 210 W Market Street | (210) 299-4499 | briscoemuseum.org/events
November 11: Oklahoma City, OK
Native Sound Summit at the First Americans Museum, 659 First Americans Boulevard. Day of experimental audio, led by Warren Realrider (Pawnee/Crow), including a performance by Khu.éex’ | (405) 594-2100 | famok.org
November 14–December 28: Granger, IN
David Martin: Solo Exhibition at the Corvilla Community Art Gallery, 135 E. University Drive. Exhibition for this Pokagan Potawatomi painter | (574) 289-9779 | corvilla.org/post/community-art-gallery
December 2023
December 2, 2023–TBA: Victor, NY
Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art Show at the Seneca Art & Cultural Center at Ganondagan, 7000 County Road 41 | (585) 398-6151 | ganondagan.org
December 9: Thackerville, OK
Hushtola Art Market, hosted by the Chickasaw Nation, at Winstar World Casino, 777 Casino Avenue. Open to all US federally recognized tribes | chickasaw.net
January 2024
January 19–March 3: South Bend, IN
David Martin: Solo Exhibition at the South Bend Museum of Art, 120 Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Exhibition for this Pokagan Potawatomi painter | (574) 235-9102 |southbendart.org
January 24–July 1, 2025: Chicago, IL
Woven Being: Indigenous Art Histories of Chicagoland at the Block Museum, Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive | (847) 491-4000 | blockmuseum.northwestern.edu
February 2024
February 9–September 29: Boise, ID
RYAN! Feddersen: Coyote Now at the Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive | (208) 345-8330 | boiseartmuseum.org
March 2024
Early March: Anchorage, AK—tentative
Charlotte Jensen Native Arts Market at the Dimond Center, 800 E. Dimond Boulevard, featuring more than 150 Alaska Native artists, Wednesday–Saturday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm, Sunday: 12:00–5:00 pm | furrondy.net
Heard Fair, Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
March 1–3: Phoenix, AZ
65th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue. Best of Show Reception and Dinner Friday, March 1. Fair: Saturday & Sunday, March 2 & 3 | (602) 252-8840 | heardguild.org
April 2024
April 18–September 12: New Britain, CT
The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans at New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington Street | (860) 229-0257 | nbmaa.org
June 2024
Late June 2024: Whitehorse, YT—tentative
Fourth Arctic Arts Summit in various locations and online. Representatives of the eight Arctic countries and the Indigenous Nations of the Circumpolar region strengthen arts and culture in the North and develop circumpolar cooperation to stimulate collaboration in arts and creative industries | arcticartssummit.ca
Event Submission
To submit an Indigenous American art event, use the form below or send an email with the title, dates, venue name, address, participants, and your contact information.
If your art event is a mix of Indigenous American and non-Native art, we include events with a majority of Indigenous American artists. We post art exhibitions, fairs, markets, symposia, and conferences but generally not programming (talks, workshops, etc.).