Inside the Exhibition, Natchiq | Onkeehq | Isuwiq – Indigenous Artists Honor the Seal
Join guest curators Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi (Alutiiq), Erin Ggaadimits Ivalu Gingrich (Koyukon Dené and Iñupiaq), and Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag), along with María Fernanda Mancera, Assistant Curator, Indigenous Art at the RISD Museum for a virtual exhibition tour of Natchiq | Onkeehq | Isuwiq: Indigenous Artists Honor the Seal.
This exhibition highlights seals as a cultural connector for Native communities in Alaska and Inuit Nunangat, showcasing works from the early 1900s to the present. Hear about pieces from Kinngait and Labrador, Canada, along with contemporary textiles, photographs, and installations by Alaska Native and Canadian Inuit artists that highlight the seal as material, food, spirit, and muse.
Free. Registration required for this virtual program. A Zoom link will be included in the email confirmation.
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