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Looking Again

Looking Again

Looking Again Look, look, and look again; Ted Coe’s essential mantra. Asking you to look at an object multiple times generates questions, insights, and connections. Not being told what art means or its purpose invites you to draw upon your experiences and knowledge to...

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A New Collaboration: Local Contexts

A New Collaboration: Local Contexts

A New Collaboration We are delighted to unveil a thrilling partnership between the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts and Local Contexts, forged on a mutual dedication to honoring and safeguarding Indigenous cultural heritages. This collaborative partnership allows the...

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The Henry Luce Foundation Grant Award

The Henry Luce Foundation $100,000 grant award to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts for Pilot Program involving the Coe Collection. The Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts has received a $100,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to support a pilot project aimed at...

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Conservation of the Coe Collection

Conservation of the Coe Collection

Artist Unknown (Huron), Moccasins, c. 1845. Velvet, beads, ribbon, European leather sole, 2.5 x 3 x 9.25 in. (6.35 x 7.62 x 23.495 cm). Gift of Ralph T. Coe, 2011. NA0313.These beaded moccasins are composed of velvet, beads, ribbon, and a leather sole which are...

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Hours walking over the old village…

Hours walking over the old village…

Nampeyo (1859-1942) was a widely influential potter who lived and worked at Hopi. She is regarded today as one of the finest Hopi potters and one of the most important figures whose work is displayed in museums and collections around the world. The Coe Center is...

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How is the Coe?

How is the Coe?

  When talking with friends, colleagues, and supporters, these days I often get the question, How is the Coe? and What are you doing at the Coe? Not surprising questions provided the times we are living through, particularly for a small organization like the Coe...

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An Unassuming Dignity

An Unassuming Dignity

Unknown (Pomo, Mendocino and Lake Counties, California), Feathered Gift Baskets, c. 1900. Two single rod baskets are woven on a foundation of willow sticks and sewn with sedge roots. Yellow feathers are from the breast of the meadowlark, and iridescent green feathers...

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