Upcoming Events
The organizations of ANPI work together to promote Native American cultures and histories, host events, and support Native peoples. We host and collaborate on multiple events throughout the year.
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Native American Art of the 20th Century: The William P. Healey Collection
February 23–July 14, 2024
Location: St. Louis Art Museum- Gallery 235 and the Sidney S. and Sadie M. Cohen Gallery 234
Cost: Free
Native American Art of the 20th Century: The William P. Healey Collection celebrates a transformative gift of outstanding works by Native American artists active across the 20th century. The promised gift of 100 works establishes a critical junction between the Museum’s deep collection of Indigenous art pre-1920 and a growing emphasis on the contemporary.
For the first time with this exhibition, the Saint Louis Art Museum shares the remarkable, intergenerational story of modern Indigenous painters and sculptors who first developed then revolutionized the movement for Native American fine art.
Beginning in the 1920s largely self-taught artists such as Fred Kabotie, Tonita Peña, and Carl Sweezy established professional careers as easel painters in New Mexico and Oklahoma. Soon after, instructors trained Native students in the emerging genre of Native American painting. The Healey collection also charts significant changes to Native studio art following World War II. In 1962 the founding of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe helped expand the range of Native art practices, bringing the field in direct conversation with mainstream styles and media. The exhibition will showcase leading IAIA artists Fritz Scholder and T. C. Cannon.
Native American Art of the 20th Century: The William P. Healey Collection is cocurated by artist Tony Abeyta and Alexander Brier Marr, associate curator for Native American art.
Artists in Conversation: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Neal Ambrose-Smith
Saturday, May 4, 2024 |11 am–noon CDT | St. Louis Art Museum- The Farrell Auditorium *This is a free ticketed event, please click the button below to register.
Long recognized for her singular vision, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Enrolled Salish, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation) is among the foremost contemporary artists. During this conversation with her son, artist Neal Ambrose-Smith, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith will speak about her wide-ranging artistic practice, highlighting two artworks the Museum recently acquired. State Names Map: Cahokia and Trade Canoe: Cahokia deploy key icons from her decades-long career to examine deep histories of trade and displacement in with the St. Louis region.
No More Missing Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirits & Relatives
Sun, May 5, 2024 | 2pm | Pulitzer Arts Foundation
Learn about generations of Indigenous families seeking justice for every Missing Murdered Indigenous Woman, Girl, Two Spirit, and Relative. Moderated by Simona J. Charles, social worker, member of the sovereign nations of Purepecha and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, and local advocate for MMIWG2&R, this conversation will discuss the epidemic of MMIWG2&R, the ongoing plight of violence happening to Indigenous community members, and activism to raise public awareness.
Panelists include Indigenous activist YoNasDa Lonewolf (Oglala Lakota/Black), Tanae LeClaire, MSW (Ihanktonwan/Sicangu/Black), Eric Pinto, MSW (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Zuni), and the relatives directly impacted by MMIWG2&R.
Following the panel discussion, audience members are encouraged to visit an art installation inspired by Métis artist Jaime Black-Morsette’s REDress Project. The seven dresses included in this installation represent Missing Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirits, and Relatives. The number seven indicates the Seven Generation Principle that “every action and decision made must consider the impacts on generations to come”.
This program is supported by Kwe’na’na Heights Consulting LLC.
Registration and early arrival are encouraged but are not required. Please contact programs@pulitzerarts.org if you require any accommodations to participate. This event will take place in Park-Like and the museum’s lower main gallery.