Category: Collections Spotlight
Collections Spotlight, a program developed in partnership with First American Art Magazine, is an interactive, online monthly discussion that brings together diverse scholars and Native artists who select artworks from the Coe’s collection to interpret and discuss. The virtual Zoom format also brings together attendees from diverse regions. Attendee questions are accepted throughout the experience via chat, and at the end opened to audio. These events are free and open to the general public.
To view all past recorded events on the Coe YouTube channel, click here.
Collections Spotlight with Mary Young Bear
Experience artist Mary Young Bear as she hosted COLLECTIONS SPOTLIGHT on January 25, 2022. Mary Young Bear is a beadwork artist and the outreach officer at the Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum. At this event, she discusses Meskwaki art, including beadwork and...
Collections Spotlight with Sean Standing Bear
Experience artist Sean Standing Bear as he hosts COLLECTIONS SPOTLIGHT on November 16, 2021. Sean Standing Bear is an oral historian and well-respected consultant on Osage history and traditions. Standing Bear is the son of George Eugene Standing Bear and a descendant...
Collection Spotlight with Golga Oscar
Experience artist Golga Oscar (Yup’ik) as he hosted COLLECTIONS SPOTLIGHT on October 12, 2021. Golga Oscar, a Yup’ik artist from Southwest Alaska pursues modern textile that reflects his cultural identity. He seeks the aspects of revitalizing his ancestral work...
Collection Spotlight with Lisa Rutherford
Experience artist Lisa Rutherford (Cherokee Nation) as she hosts COLLECTIONS SPOTLIGHT on September 21, 2021. Lisa Rutherford discusses via Zoom Eastern Woodlands beadwork within the Coe Collection, as well as, feather capes, and reviving Cherokee and Southeastern...