Skateboarding, which has Native Hawaiian roots connected to surfing, no longer is on the fringes. And on Friday, the U.S. Postal Service issued stamps that laud the sport — and what Indigenous groups have brought to the skating culture.
Native Artists
Why tackling the global industry of fake Indigenous art is like playing ‘whack-a-mole’
The industry ranges from designs copied onto apparel and home decor to carved masks and totem poles, reproduced in Asia and Eastern Europe and sold cheaply. Indigenous artists, senator say legislation is needed to protect artists’ work Laura Beaulne-Stuebing · CBC Radio · Posted: Mar 12, 2023 1:00 AM MDT | Last Updated: March 12 Kwagiulth artist Richard Hunt […]
Delbert Anderson’s Mission: Putting ‘Native Sound Back Into Jazz’
The trumpeter’s trio takes inspiration from traditional Navajo songs. Its work has stirred up global interest, as well as conversations about the responsibilities of Indigenous artists.
Two Western Washington artists plead guilty to illegally misrepresenting their work as “Indian Produced”
Seattle – In two separate criminal cases, Western Washington artists pleaded guilty today to violations of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) by representing themselves as Native American artists, when they have no tribal enrollment or heritage, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.
Native American tradition meets modern art in Westmoreland Museum exhibit
Past meets present in “Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1945-1975,” running through May 28 at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. With 52 paintings, sculptures and works on paper by 32 artists, the traveling exhibition is the first of its kind exploring the innovation and experimentation present in
Out & About: The Westmoreland spotlights young Native American artists
Though some of us might think we peaked as teenagers, not many of us created art that would be collected by a prestigious museum and then included in an exhibit traveling to other art institutions around the country. Such is the case with “Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1945-75,” showing
Mary Colter: The forgotten architect of the US Southwest
The pioneering architect celebrated Indigenous design and culture at a time when most Americans had little or no concept of how Native Americans lived.
Canadian police uncover ‘biggest art fraud in world history’
Eight suspects are arrested and more than 1,000 works seized following investigation into forgeries of paintings by the Ojibwe artist Norval Morrisseau
Contemporary Native American artists get a first-of-a-kind showcase at The Ringling
The new Ringling exhibit “Reclaiming Home: Contemporary Seminole Art” features work by a dozen prominent Native American artists based in Florida.
Native American business owners and artists collaborate to form a new brand
It was a dream of many years for both Butch Thunderhawk and Angie Gillette to have their own workspace to be creative and share their work.