Nov. 11, 2023–Feb. 25, 2024
Since 1999, before many others, the Eiteljorg Museum has recognized and celebrated contemporary Native art, led by the renowned Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship. Especially of late, Native art is having a moment. Building on the title and themes of the two previous Fellowship rounds, Blurring the Line in 2019 and Shifting Boundaries in 2021, the 2023 Fellowship is titled UNSETTLE/Converge, highlighting the 2023 Fellows who are leading the way in dismantling settler-colonial definitions of contemporary Native art to present Native voices and visions foremost.
Exhibition Opening and Artist Celebration / Friday, Nov. 10
Join us to kickoff this year’s Contemporary Art Fellowship.
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Opening Events
Thursday, November 11
5:00 To 8:30 P.M.: Fellowship Awards And Celebration
Celebrate the Fellowship Exhibition’s official opening. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, a buffet dinner and a cash bar.
Friday, November 12
2:30 To 4:00 P.M.: Virtual Fellowship Discussion Panel
Join us for a discussion panel with the 2021 Fellows led by students and alumni from IUPUI.
Saturday, November 13
9:00 To 10:00 A.M.: Members-Only Coffee And Conversation.
Join Eiteljorg Museum staff for a morning of coffee and conversation with our Fellowship Artists.
Saturday, November 13
10:00 A.M. To 12:30 P.M.: Shifting Boundaries Gallery Tour
Hear about the art in Shifting Boundaries from the artists themselves on this Public Tour and Q&A.
Meet The
Artists (Fellows)
Since 1999, the biennial Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship has been integral internationally to helping bring contemporary Native art to the forefront, celebrating, supporting and amplifying the voices of groundbreaking Native contemporary artists.
Though humour softens the blow of a critical message, I have found that making work which confronts the most difficult truths about Canadian society and the impacts of colonization on Aboriginal people are made remarkably palatable when delivered in a strikingly seductive package.
Ruth Cuthand, Plains Cree, (Invited Artist)
Experience Native Art
Through Indigenous and Modern Expressions
Sean Chandler, Where Was Your Star?
Mercedes Dorame, The Sea Being Born—Moomat Peyook
Raven Halfmoon, Bi’t Hasinai (Two Caddos)
Sean Chandler, When He Wouldn’t Let Himself Grieve
Presented By:
Sponsored By:
Ann W. King Fund, a fund of the Indianapolis Foundation; The Arthur Jordan Foundation; Anonymous
Pave The Way For
Future Fellowships
Help us secure a future in which Native American voices are heard through contemporary artwork. You can help by giving to the Eiteljorg, or by helping us in our search for artists for the next fellowship.