The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art will be holding a discussion about female leadership with regards to Native artists from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, March 3.
“Exchange: Generations” will be an inclusive and informal discussion featuring Native artists Holly Wilson, Molly Murphy-Adams and Anita Fields that will focus on the advocacy of Native female artists.
“It’s a panel talk between these three Native American female artists, but halfway through the program, it switches to open conversation between the community and participants,” said Melissa Ski, the museum’s Director of Learning & Engagement.
The event will be held in remembrance of Tonita Peña, a female Pueblo painter who helped pave the way for female success in Pueblo arts.
“It ties into our current exhibition, “Generations,” which focuses on one of the first, if not the first, successful female pueblo artists, Tonita Peña, to establish a career for herself and the challenges she would have faced at that time,” Ski said.
While the event is meant to be informative, the discussion will emphasize a focus on community engagement.
“A lot of panel discussions can be sort of scholarly, and we really want this to be a conversation in the community,” Ski said.
“Exchange: Generations” will be presented by guest curator Jackson Rushing and is free and open to the public.
