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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 56m
Check out our online calendar to learn more about October's Native Art Events!: firstamerican.art/calendar Pictured: Cara Romero (Chemehuevi), “Coyote Girl,” 2024, archival pigment print. Photo courtesy of the artist. Part of the “Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)” exhibition.
A coyote-headed female astronaut in a bright pink suit stands beside a tall pink rocket in a neon-lit, grassy landscape beneath a starry sky.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tulsa, OK – Closed since July 2021, the Gilcrease Museum announces its reopening! firstamerican.art/gilcrease-mu... #NDNArt #NativeSky #ArtSky #Oklahoma #Tulsa #Museums
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Gilcrease Museum Announces Grand Reopening in March 2027
Gilcrease Museum will reopen in Tulsa in March 2027 after a $140.9 million transformation. Learn about the new museum and memberships.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Indigenous Collections Care Guide is available to download for Free Sponsored by the School for Advanced Research sarweb.org/iarc/icc/ #museums #Indigenous #museumcollections #conservation #nativesky #indigisky🔥 #artsky #ndnart #nativeart #Indigenousart
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ICC Guide - School for Advanced Research
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Brooklyn, NY – "Convening: Blessings for a Balanced World" at the Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway Saturday, Oct 3 11 am–5 pm In conjunction with "Hopi Kachina Dolls: Blessings for a Balanced World" Free, registration required www.brooklynmuseum.org/programs/con... #NativeSky #ArtSky #Hopi
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Read a review of "A Creek in Carolina: Artworks by Bobby C. Martin"at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design in our Summer 2026 issue. Pictured: Bobby C. Martin (Mvskoke), "Genesis 50:20," 2026, oil, oil stick, collage, and encaustic on birch panel. Image courtesy of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"While MUY is not an overtly political project, it resonates with the Zapatista idea that 'other worlds are possible.'" – from "Espacio Muy: Contemporary Maya & Zoque Art in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas" in our Summer '26 issue.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Before it was driven to extinction with the changes brought on by colonialism, the woolly dog played a key role in Coast Salish and Makah culture and weaving www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
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The only known woolly dog pelt has returned to Canada. It's a 'powerful moment' for Indigenous communities | CBC Radio
For thousands of years, woolly dogs played an integral role in the lives of Salish and Makah peoples, who bred them and used their silky white fur for weaving. But the beloved animals were driven to e...
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A cryptid for the day: Kârale Andreassen (Tunumiit, 1890–1934), "En tupilak harpuneres af en kajakmand / A tupilak is harpooned by a kayaker," ca. 1920–1934, pen and ink on paper, 4.80 × 7.48 in., collection of the National Gallery of Denmark, KKS2002-1/6. #Inuit #InuitArt #Greenland #NativeSky
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Bidding has started for the Native Art Supporting Hearts auction! Sales benefit a foundation started by FAAM operations manager Jessica Poolaw Ma’ilo (Delaware/Kiowa/Samoan) that provides support to families facing a child’s hospitalization in a pediatric CICU. firstamerican.art/native-art-s...
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Native Art Supporting Hearts: A Benefit Auction for CICU Families
Native art auction brings Native artists and collectors together for to benefit Sparkle Strong Foundation and families in the pediatric CICU.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy Labor Day! 📷: Carla Hemlock (Mohawk), "Tribute to the Mohawk Ironworkers," 2008, cotton cloth, glass beads, sequins, cotton/nylon/metallic threads, 49 3/4 x 62 3/8 in. Collection of the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Image courtesy of NMAI.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Resonance" from Jontay Kahm's (Mosquito Cree) "Ethereal Realms" collection, 2024, highlighting pony beads and rooster feathers. Model: Ashley Callingbull (Enoch Cree). Both photos: Tira Howard. Read more about the life and work of Kahm in our Summer 2026 issue: firstamerican.art/current-issue/
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
September is full of great Native art events. Check out our calendar to see what's happening: firstamerican.art/calendar
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Calendar - First American Art Magazine
The most extensive Native art event calendar available. Exhibitions, art fairs, and more—featuring art by Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Howes Cave, NY – The Iroquois Museum is hosting a fall series of talks addressing the Haudenosaunee and America's 250th anniversary www.iroquoismuseum.org/workshops-ev... #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥 #HowesCave #Iroquois #Haudenosaunee #NDNArt #America250
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Congrats to Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, on being selected as a Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellow. Smith is the curator and head of collections at Glenhyrst ArtGallery in Brantford, Ontario and FAAM's literary editor. www.gallery.ca/research/fel...
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Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship
The National Gallery of Canada’s Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship encourages and supports advanced research in Canadian and Indigenous Canadian war and military art.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Seneca Nation/Kiowa/Muscogee carver and photographer Hayden Haynes is featured in our Summer 2026 issue. 📷: Hayden Haynes (Seneca Nation/Kiowa/Muscogee), "We're in This Together," 2022, moose antler, glass barrel beads, wampum discs, pigment. Image courtesy of the artist.
A decorative, carved comb on the end of colorful beaded necklace featuring a clasped hand design, accented with green and purple.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Want to look up info about an artist you've recently seen at an art market? Sky Sheyenne (Diné) of HODZA.mgmt created the Native Art Directory, which covers Native artists participating in numerous art markets! nativeart.directory #NativeSky #ArtSky #IndigiSky🔥 #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NDNart
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Native Art Directory — Native Art Week is here
For one week, Santa Fe becomes the center of the Native art world. Know whose work to find, see award histories, and save your booths before you go.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Santa Fe, NM – Congratulations to Sergio Lugo (Santa Clara Pueblo) for winning Santa Fe Indian Market Best of Show. Check out his work and all of the classification winners! firstamerican.art/sfim-2026-wi... #NativeSky #ArtSky #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NDNArt
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Santa Fe Indian Market 2026 Winners - First American Art Magazine
Santa Fe, NM – A blackware pot that defies gravity takes the coveted Best of Show at SWAIA's 2026 Santa Fe Indian Market.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Congratulations to Santa Fe Indian Market 2026 Best of Show winner Sergio Youngblood Lugo (Santa Clara Pueblo)!!!
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Arnold Shawanoo Walker (Odawa/Shawnee), Myingan (Wolf), 2025, birchbark, porcupine quills. On view at “The Three Fires: Contemporary Anishinaabe Artists,” on view through August 18 at FOMA Santa Fe, 333 Montezuma. #Indigisky🔥 #NativeSky #ArtSky #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NDNArt #Anishinaabe
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
There's still time to reserve your ad in our next issue: FAAM No. 52, Fall 2026! • Connect with community • Reach collectors, scholars & leaders • Grow your impact! Advertise with First American Art Magazine firstamerican.art/advertise/
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Our first Rising Voices Indigenous youth artist profile is now online! Follow the link to learn more about 19 year old Karuk artist Harrison Gage Spinks and see more of his work. Visit: firstamerican.art/rising-voices-harrison-gage-spinks/
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Rising Voices: Harrison Gage Spinks (Karuk) | FAAM
Meet Harrison Gage Spinks (Karuk), a young Tulsa artist, exploring media, design, and storytelling, who hopes to bring Native voices to animation.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Heading to NM for the Santa Fe Indian Market? We've updated our Native Art Week guide to make navigating it all a little easier. From parking to special events, you'll find some insider info on our site: firstamerican.art/native-art-week-santa-fe/
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Santa Fe | Native Art Week August 2026 - First American Art Magazine
Santa Fe – Tips and resources to get the most out of your Native Art Week experience this August. Art markets, exhibitions, and more!
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The Pueblo Revolt happened today, August 10, in 1680. Pictured: Clay tile from Jason Garcia's (Santa Clara Pueblo) / Okuu Pin Turtle Mountain “Tewa Tales of Suspense” series inspired by comic book covers and depicting the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. Photo: King Galleries - Scottsdale
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Check out firstamerican.art/sovereign-santa-fe-2026 to learn more about the sixth official Sovereign Santa Fe 2026 group art expo happening in Santa Fe at La Fonda on the Plaza.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show takes place at the Santa Fe Community Convention center through Sunday, August 9, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Visit whitehawkshows.com to learn more.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Saturday, August 8, check out the Central Oklahoma Native American Art Sale at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 615 E. Robinson in Norman, Oklahoma. Artists, dealers, museums, and more! Free admission and open to the public.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Oklahoma City — congratulations to Micah Wesley (Kiowa/Muscogee) for winning the Grand Award at Red Earth for “Bonds of Antiquity: American Prayer,” 2026, acrylic on canvas, 48 by 36 in.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
August 2026 is FULL of Native Art Events! Check out our online calendar to learn more: firstamerican.art/calendar Pictured: Craig George (Diné), “nizhóní nation #1,” 2025, oil on linen, 24 × 20 in. part of the Sovereign Santa Fe events
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Cady de la Cruz (Quechua-American) reviews "Voices Now: Contemporary Native American Art" and "Homelands: The Osage in Missouri," two exhibitions on view at the Museum of Kansas City until February 21, 2027 for our Summer 2026 issue.
A surreal painting of a large elk's head emerging from water, surrounded by floating plastic bottles, skulls, and abstract shapes. The background features vibrant colors, including orange and blue, with a melting globe, tree stumps, roadway outlines, teardrops and other shapes.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Aspen, CO—"Living Lines: Contemporary Native Voices" at the Casterline|Goodman Gallery, 611 E. Cooper Av. Reception: Friday, June 3, 6–8 pm www.casterlinegoodman.com/viewing-room... #IndigiSky🔥 #NativeSky #ArtSky #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #AspenCO #NDNArt
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Living Lines: Contemporary Native Voices
Casterline|Goodman Gallery is proud to present Living Lines: Contemporary Native Voices , a landmark group exhibition opening July 20, 2026 , at 611 East Cooper Avenue in Aspen, Colorado . Featuring w...
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Help us celebrate the next generation of Indigenous artists! Know a program helping Indigenous youth explore the arts? How about a talented young Indigenous artist? We'd love to hear about it! Nominations forms linked in comments 👇
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Montclair Art Museum Appoints Todd Caissie (Osage) as Executive Director firstamerican.art/montclair-ap... #IndigiSky🔥 #NativeSky #ArtSky #Osage #NativeAmerican #Museums #MontclairArtMuseum #ToddCaissie #Indigenous #NDNArt #NativeArt
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Todd Caissie Named Executive Director of Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, NJ – Todd Caissie, the new executive director of the Montclair Art Museum, focuses on community programming and Native leadership.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Claire Green Young, a Choctaw Nation public arts manager and curator, shares her top seven list in our latest "Seven Directions" department. Pick up a copy of the Summer 2026 issue to see Green Young's selections.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Have a Native art exhibition you'd like to share with the world? Submit it to the FAAM calendar! firstamerican.art/submit-an-ev...
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Submit an Event - First American Art Magazine
Use this online form to submit your Native art event to FAAM's online calendar. Listings are free of charge.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Everyone can appreciate Native art with First American Art Magazine!
Child sitting on a curb in front of a small dog, reading a copy of First American Art Magazine.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The work of Grand River Mohawk artists Michael and Sierra Barber in "Beads, Brushes, and Blood Memory," is featured in our Summer 2026 issue, out now. 1/2
A red, pink, and blue artwork featuring a blue center panel decorated with beaded strawberries and clouds, set against a red background filled with strawberry patterns. Four beaded tassels that repeat the strawberry and blue sky theme hang from the bottom of the piece.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Santa Fe – SWAIA Partners with Tribes for the 2026 Santa Fe Indian Market! firstamerican.art/swaia-tribal... #NativeSky #ArtSky #IndigiSky🔥 #SantaFe #SWAIA #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NDNArt #SaveHickoryGround
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Santa Fe Indian Market Announces Tribal Partnerships - First American Art Magazine
Santa Fe – SWAIA partners with tribes to bolster tribal visual sovereignty. These tribes will cosponsor film and other robust programming.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Celebrate Native art — pick up the latest issue of First American Art Magazine, out now! firstamerican.art/current-issue
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
🌻FAAM's Issue No. 51, Summer 2026, is out and full of features, profiles, reviews, and much more!🌻 firstamerican.art/current-issue
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Carnegie, OK — Congratulations to all the winners of the 3rd annual Kiowa Art Show, especially Best of Show winner Jeff Yellowhair (Kiowa/Apache)! See more: firstamerican.art/kiowa-art-sh... #NativeSky #Indigisky🔥 #NativeArt #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #Kiowa #NDNArt #NativeAmerican #Indigenous
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3rd Annual Kiowa Art Show Winners - First American Art Magazine
Carnegie, OK – The Huntinghorse Tsatoke Kiowa Tribe Art Show showcased artworks created by Kiowa citizens and descendents, across media.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Bar Harbor, ME – The Dawnland Festival of Arts and Ideas is this coming weekend! July 11 & 12 at the College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden Street. Hosted by the Abbe Museum. Speakers, music, 50+ artist booths, book signings, and more! www.abbemuseum.org/dawnland-fes...
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DAWNLAND FESTIVAL OF ARTS & IDEAS — Abbe Museum
Join us July 11-12, 2026, for the Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas, a celebration of Wabanaki culture at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. As one of the best cultural festivals in Mai...
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Three Indigenous artworks within 3 blocks of one another in downtown San Francisco. ❤️ 1. Jeffrey Gibson (2026) 2. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and James Luna (1993) 3. Rose B. Simpson (2025) Photos by Anya Montiel, PhD (Mestiza/Tohono O'odham descent) #ArtSky #NativeSky #IndigiSky🔥 #NDNArt #SFCA
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Check out the Native Art events happening in July 2026! firstamerican.art/calendar Pictured: Oil painting by Linda Infante Lyons (Alutiiq/Sugpiaq); part of the Linda Infante Lyons exhibition at the Bunnell Street Arts Center.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Congratulations to Carrie Moran McCleary (Little Shell Chippewa) on receiving the 2026 Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival Best of Show award for her piece “Reclaiming the Sisterhood of the Tuppie.” See the rest of the award recipients here: eiteljorg.org/2026-indian-...
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"Jami Powell, curator of Indigenous art at Dartmouth College’s Hood Museum of Art, uses the phrase 'colonial entanglements' to describe the complexity of U.S.-tribal relations."
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Native Americans mark the US 250th with pride, pain and patriotism
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Swiftly marching toward westward expansion, the United States in the 1800s brought with it a tidal wave of displacement and cultural suppression for Native Americans. A centur…
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"The Native artwork will be figured prominently in the main tower and outside in the gardens, asserting their rightful place in Obama’s story of how he sees the America he presided over for eight years." ictnews.org/news/indigen...
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Indigenous art shapes the narrative at Obama Presidential Center - ICT
The Chicago venue aims to be a cultural center for all
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"When Mvskoke Waters Gallery opened in December 2025, the first night was set aside for artists featured in the inaugural exhibition and their families. I often joke that Mvskoke people travel in packs, but we really do. Generations gathered that night before the public opening. 1/3
Woven wall hanging with geometric finger weaving patterns in blue, maroon, yellow, and black, featuring a wooden rod at the top and fringed ends at the bottom.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A posthumous retrospective honors the life and work of Comanche/Kickapoo artist Wendy Amber “Numu Petas” Mahsetky-Poolaw (1969–2006). Learn more on our site: firstamerican.art/wendy-mahset...
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Posthumous Retrospective Honors Wendy Mahsetky-Poolaw - FAAM
Wendy Mahsetky-Poolaw: Memory and Presence runs July 10–August 29, 2026 in Norman, OK featuring mixed-media works and selected pieces by Kiowa artist Thomas Poolaw.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Congratulations to FAAM Advisor Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi, PhD (Alutiiq) and the entire team of Indigenous curators on the exhibition "Qillaniq" at the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition features artists from Alaska, Inuit Nunangat, Greenland, and Sápmi. nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
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‘Huge movement’ to connect North reflected in Ottawa exhibition
Visitors entering the National Gallery of Canada’s newest exhibition in Ottawa will be able to sit inside a large qaggiq — or igloo used for community gatherings — reimagined as a woven grass basket.
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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
June 14 to 20 is Uncontacted Peoples Week: www.uncontactedpeoples.org #uncontactedpeoplesweek #UncontactedTribes #BLUEDEER #FirstAmArt
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