Native America: Member Reception

As a valued Museum Member, we hope you will join us for the exclusive reception of our newest exhibition—Native America: In Translation On Thursday, March 29, 2025.

Location: Appleby Foundation Exhibition Hall, Level 1

Member Reception Schedule:

• 3:30–4:30pm: Upper-Level Members

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• 4:30–6pm: All Members

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In the Apsáalooke (Crow) language, the word Áakiwilaxpaake (People of the Earth) describes Indigenous people living in North America, pointing to a time before colonial borders were established. In this exhibition, curated by the Apsáalooke artist Wendy Red Star, artists from throughout what is now called North America—representing various Native nations and affiliations—offer diverse visions, building on histories of image-making. Some of the artists presented in Native America: In Translation are propelled by what the historian Philip J. Deloria describes as “Indigenous indignation”—a demand to reckon with eviction from ancestral lands—while others translate varied inflections of gender and language, as well as the impacts of climate change, into inventive performance-based imagery or investigations into personal and public archives. “The ultimate form of decolonization is through how Native languages form a view of the world,” Red Star notes. “These artists provide sharp perceptions, rooted in their own cultures.”

This exhibition is adapted from “Native America,” the Fall 2020 issue of Aperture magazine, guest edited by Wendy Red Star. It is organized by Aperture and made possible, in part, with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Once registered, you’ll be added to our guest list—no need to worry about a paper ticket!