NOTRE DAME, IN.- The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art announces an upcoming symposium on Indigenizing museum spaces to be held on October 3 and 4, 2024. The symposium will feature prominent Indigenous artists and curators who will attend classes, meet students, and offer artist demonstrations on Thursday, the day prior to the October 4th symposium, as part of the Museum’s commitment to providing Notre Dame students with access to leading artists and museum professionals. On Thursday night, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., artists will be hosting artist demonstrations at the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art. All are welcome to join to meet and watch the artists demonstrate their craft.

The all-day symposium on Friday will be held in the Annenberg Auditorium of the Snite Research Center in the Visual Arts from 9:30 AM through 5:30 PM and is open to everyone. The event, broadly, will discuss the ongoing process of Indigenizing gallery spaces, institutions, and regions through the ethical celebration of Indigenous artwork, voices, and stories. Speakers will discuss their artistic and curatorial practice, their approach towards asserting Indigenous identity through art, and practical advice and suggestions to artists and museum professionals who are looking to undertake this important work. The day will be divided into three panels, each with three speakers, followed by a roundtable with a question-and-answer period. Raclin Murphy curators and Notre Dame faculty will serve as moderators of the event.

All of the artists speaking are represented in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art’s permanent collection, and the majority of the artists speaking have work currently on view in the Indigenous Art of the Americas suite of galleries. Additional information, including the exact schedule will be available on the museum’s website at
https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/visit/events/2024/10/03/indigenizing-museums-opening-celebration-and-artist-demonstrations/

https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/visit/events/2024/10/04/indigenizing-museums-a-symposium-with-artists-and-curators/

This event is generously being sponsored by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

List of Speakers (Alphabetically):

• Dakota Hoska (Associate Curator of Native Arts, Denver Art Museum)

• David Martin (Artist in Residence, 2023–2024, Initiative on Race and Resilience, University of Notre Dame)

• David Ocelotl Garcia (Artist)

• Jamie Okuma (Artist and Fashion Designer)

• Christine Rapp-Morseau (Artist)

• Dorene Red Cloud (Curator of Native American Art, Eiteljorg Museum)

• Debra Yepa-Pappan (Co-Founder and Director of Exhibitions and Programs, Center for Native Futures)

• Dana Warrington (Artist)

• Jason Wesaw (Artist)