We Have Words For Art

A Symposium on Writing about Art by Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Saturday, February 27, 2021
1:00- 5:30 pm EST, virtual event

This free virtual 2-day symposium organized and hosted by First American Arts Magazine is open to anyone interested in learning how to write about arts of Indigenous Peoples.

Schedule for Saturday, February 27 (EST):

  • 1:00–1:10 pm: Welcome and introduction
  • 1:10–2:00 pm: Keynote address: heather ahtone, 50 minutes
  • 2:30–2:45 pm: Break, 15 minutes. The audience can ask questions during breaks.
  • 2:45–3:15 pm: Nancy Marie Mithlo: “Native Arts Scholarship: How-to, What and Why?,” 30 minutes
  • 3:15–3:45 pm: America Meredith: “Tribal Affiliations in Art Writing,”30 minutes
  • 3:45–4:00 pm: Break, 15 minutes,
  • 4:00–5:00 pm: Roundtable Discussion: “Artist and Art Writer Relationships”
  • 5:00–5:30 pm: Open Forum, 30 minutes

Free and open to the public. You can register here.

Co-sponsored in part by the Mellon Indigenous Arts Initiative.