Shaping a True Social Context

Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/

Laboratory of Anthropology

 
Santa Fe, NM (September 4, 2008) – The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology will present on Sunday,

September 14, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. a panel discussion, Shaping A True Social Context.

Shaping A True Social Context is being held in conjunction with the current exhibition in the Museum’s Roland Sculpture Garden called Bare Nation.

Bare Nation features multi-media sculptures created by students from

The institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). Through a partnership with the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture both institutions present a new and creative group of young sculptors who share their newest works with us.

The panel discussion, Shaping A True Social Context, will feature these artists and their instructor Dana Chodzko. For those interested in the avenues young Native artists are exploring and who have not had the opportunity to view the exhibition Bare Nation this will be a terrific opportunity to hear these young artists and then view their work.

The following is a statement from the students participating in this exhibition:

We are culture based in sharing, and sharing our art is a sacred tradition.

At the Institute of American Indian Arts we are students of life and art.

The objects we have created are a reflection of this and of who we are.

Each of us has an inner strength and energy that is a powerful tool to help us overcome obstacles in life. We strive for personal growth and the exploration of our traditional arts and heritage in modern times. We are connected to our environment and respect what we have learned from it.

The sculptors of IAIA:

DuWayne Chee, Navajo

Steven Chrisjohn, Oneida Nation, Wolf Clan

Nick Estes, Lakota/Sioux

April Holder, Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma

Amber Johnson, Korean

Kit Julianto, Shoshone/Paiute/Navajo

Luther Pilant III, Creek/Cherokee

Cindy Schenandoah-Stanford, Oneida Nation, Wolf Clan

Micheal Schweigman, Oglala/Lakota

Terry Wann-Keneson, Osage

This exhibition of works by undergraduate students at IAIA, in both the Arnold and Doris Roland Sculpture Garden and the glass case in the museum lobby, was curated by Dana Chodzko, art professor at IAIA and Robert Kasal, research associate at MIAC.

Admission is free to New Mexico residents ($8 out-of-state) and seating is very limited.

For more information the public may call 505-476-1250. The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is located on Museum Hill off Old Santa Fe Trail at 710 Camino Lejo.

Bare Nation: Sculptors from IAIA

The mission of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology is to inspire appreciation for and knowledge of the diverse native arts, histories, languages, and cultures of the Greater Southwest. Our core values are influenced by past, present and future attitudes and principles. These core values are based on our respect for the diversity of Native peoples and though collaboration and inclusiveness we work with Native communities to include their voices in our exhibits and educational programs.

The institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is a multi-tribal center of higher education dedicated to the preservation, study, creative application, and contemporary expression of American Indian and Alaska Native arts and culture. The guiding principles of IAIA include telling the Native American story, fostering core values, educating our students, advancing self-determination, fulfilling our local and national mandates, and being a Native American center in a worldwide indigenous community.