“Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023” Introduction
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“Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023” focuses on fresh and nuanced visions by six Native American or Alaska Native artists who express the honors and burdens that connect people to one another. On view exclusively at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery from May 26, 2023, to March 31, 2024, the 55 artworks in the exhibition arise from traditions of making that honor family, community or clan, and require broad community participation. Six artists — Joe Feddersen (Arrow Lakes/Okanagan), Lily Hope (Tlingit), Ursala Hudson (Tlingit), Erica Lord (Athabaskan/Iñupiat), Geo Neptune (Passamaquoddy) and Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe) — analyze the present moment by evoking historical practices and potential futures. Their works are often culturally specific, yet they communicate across cultural boundaries. Guest curator Lara M. Evans (Cherokee Nation) introduces the six artists and explores how they honor their communities and culture through their art practice. Featuring artworks created with both traditional and innovative techniques, “Sharing Honors and Burdens” explores the concepts of American craft as they relate to the Native American practices that are happening today. “Sharing Honors and Burden: Renwick Invitational 2023” is the tenth installment of the series. Established in 2000, the Invitational showcases mid-career and emerging makers deserving of wider national recognition. It is the first time that artists chosen for the Renwick Invitational are all Native Americans and Alaska Natives. https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/invitational-2023
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4 min 23 sec
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