Speakers: Indigenous Art Curators Moderator: America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), Independent Curator, Norman, OK Panelists: Kalyn Fay Barnoski (Cherokee Nation/Muscogee), Assistant Curator of Native Art, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi, PhD...
Working with... We are thrilled to introduce an exciting new initiative where the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts is actively engaging with Local Contexts. This engagement is based on our shared commitment to respecting and safeguarding Indigenous cultural heritages....
Rose Burns, Collections Manager, reviews the condition of the paper from a 16th-century woodcut, June 2023.The Coe Collection is fortunate to include art made from various media, such as paper. The collection consists of drawings, prints, paintings, and...
The Henry Luce Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to the Ralph T. Coe Center to fund the Coe's Native American Collections Digital Resource Pilot Project. The Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts has received a $100,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to support a...
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...
As an Anthropology major with a focus on archaeology, a component of my education is the proper management of the objects that are excavated or in some way have archaeological value through their history or context. These objects often end up in massive collections...
Artist Unknown (Tarahumara/Raramuri), Girl’s Skirt and Blouse, 2004, Muslin with red piping, Blouse: 11.75 x 28.75 in. (29.37 x 71.87 cm), Skirt: 19 x 38 in. (47.5 x 95 cm). LA0023 A piece holds power in its history. The hands that created it wove their identity,...
Basket selection from the Coe Center, 2021 These past few months I've had the wonderful opportunity to hold an Internship at the Coe Center for the Arts. As someone who’s been trying to make decisions about my education, I came to appreciate my time here. I...
Did you see the Santa Fe New Mexican this Thursday, October 14? We were thrilled to see Nanibah (Nani) Chacon’s mural on the Coe Center’s project space on the front page! Nani (Diné and Xicana) has been working on this vibrant mural for the past months, filling our...
This past August, I was at the Coe Center doing an internship for two weeks, during which I was tasked to think of and complete a project after spending time in the wonderful art collection the Coe has to offer. Going into the internship I had no idea what topic or...
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...
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...