Some Pieces Whisper
EXHIBIT Sep 16 – Jan 10, 2025. This exhibition showcases prints and ceramics that, though modest in size and subdued in palette, invite deep reflection and calm.
Smart Wars
UPDATED DATE AND TIME: October 5: tipi installation begins at noon, artist talk to follow. EXHIBIT UPDATED through Nov 22, 2024. The costumes share the story of indigenous reality where forces unite to protect what we’ve been given.
Bi-mawadishiwewaad – When They Come to Visit
EXHIBIT May 17 – August 17. RECEPTION June 28. Zimmerman reimagines the symbolism of the Ojibwe clans while incorporating the landscape of Lake Superior’s North Shore.
Wobliheca – Energy to Create
EXHIBIT Feb 14 – May 10. RECEPTION Mar 2, 2 – 4pm. Tosa weaves a snapshot of her life into each design. Her digital compositions are applied to clothing with great consideration to the location and look of the design on the body.
Endanakiiyaan – “Where I am on Earth”
RECEPTION Dec 9, 2-4pm. EXHIBIT Nov 18 – Feb 9, 2023. Land, sky, and water are often the subjects of Estey’s paintings. Bold and bright colors reflect his feelings and emotions as he captures the beauty of his surroundings.
Ninanda-minwaajim – “I seek to tell a good story”
RECEPTION Sep 15. EXHIBIT Sep 9 – Nov11. Joyce Arndt was cut off from her cultural identity during much of her childhood. As a toddler, she was placed in foster care and became homeless as a young woman. Knowing that her identity as a Native American was portrayed negatively because of stereotypes and racism, she began to use art as a way to portray her people in a positive light.
Clans Gather with Chholing Taha
EXHIBIT May 26 – Sep 2, 2023. “Clans Gather” was created as an acknowledgement that all life is interconnected.
Aanikoosijigaade – It is Linked
RECEPTION March 18. EXHIBIT March 6-May 20. Aanikoosijigaade – It is Linked. Converging across generations, gender, and media these artists bring their observations about identity and current culture into dynamic visual metaphors.
Gaa-miinigoowiziyang – What We were Given
RECEPTION Jan 14, 2 – 4pm. EXHIBIT December 8- extended to February 25, 2023. The artwork of the local Native grassroots organization “Manidoo Ogitigaan” Or Spirit Garden, reflects their desire to revitalize art forms and cultural knowledge in a meaningful way that bridges gaps in order to build lasting relationships and a cultural legacy. To protect and preserve resources for generations to come, all materials were gathered in a manner akin to the original inhabitants of the land and processed in a way that is not harmful.
Inaabandam – He Dreams in a Certain Way
EXHIBIT Aug 26 – Nov 26. RECEPTION Sep 10 with Jonathan Thunder, multi-media artist . Themes of identity and relationship.
Aabijijiwan – It Flows Continuously
EXHIBIT MAY 13 – AUGUST 17. RECEPTION MAY 15 – This exhibit is the culmination of two and a half years of artistic and scientific collaboration between two artists from opposite ends of the Misi Ziibi (Mississippi River). The multimedia works have also been interwoven in time to represent the artists personal histories as well as those of Indigenous peoples who have lived on the banks of the river since time immemorial. This exhibit is about giving voice through art to the untold stories that connect us to this waterway.
Rights of the Child
EXHIBIT MARCH 5 – MAY 6. This series of digitally illustrated posters and surreal paintings by Moira Villiard, explore aspects of childhood and our often conflicting definitions of human rights.
Indigenous Expressions – David Ben White
Open House January 8, 2 – 4pm. Exhibit Dec 6 – Feb 25. This collection of recent illustrations explores indigenous art, culture and traditions.
Dakobijige “She Ties Things Together” – Maggie Thompson
Exhibit extended to November 30, 2021. Maggie Thompson derives her inspiration from the history of her Ojibwe heritage, exploring family history as well as themes and subject matter of the broader Native American experience.
BURY THE HATCHET: Prayer for My P’ah-Be, John Hitchcock
Exhibit & Video: May 5 – July 24, 2021. Working from the theme of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, BURY THE HATCHET explores issues of assimilation, acculturation, and indoctrination through oral history and music.