Native America Calling: Contemporary and influential legacy Native talent on display

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Contemporary and influential legacy Native talent on display

An exhibition at The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta celebrates the work of the Indigenous Group of Seven. These influential Indigenous artists — over a period of decades — pushed forward a new definition of Native art in Canada.

Tune in for highlights from an exhibition honoring contemporary Native American artists at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. “Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art” is open at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture.

And learn more about and up-and-coming Native talent from “Rooted Voices” — the annual showcase of work by the visual arts graduating class at the Institute of American Indian Arts in New Mexico.

Participating artists in Rooted Voices, an exhibition representing the culminating achievements of graduating seniors at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Photo: IAIA

Guests on Native America Calling

Joseph Sánchez, artist, former curator for IAIA’s Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, member of the Indigenous Group of Seven, and co-curator of “The Ancestors Are Talking” exhibit at The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Kayla Wanatee (Meskwaki Tribe), multi-disciplinary artist and a spring 2025 IAIA Bachelor’s of Fine Arts graduate

Kassidy Plyler (Catawba), artist and cultural public programs specialist for the Catawba Nation