Lecture: Keywords in Indigenous Arts: Theoretical Framings

As part of the Venice Indigenous Arts School, this public program will focus on the theoretical underpinnings of developing keywords in Indigenous arts. Often, these terms have no equivalence in Western arts terminology and, therefore, constitute a new means of contextualizing Indigenous arts, one that is centered on Indigenous ways of knowing.

Presenters: Andrea Carlson, Raven Chacon, Tanya Lukin Linklater, Dakota Mace, Isabella Robbins, Sara Siestreem, Kanako Uzawa.

Open to the public. All attendees and their guests must register. Tickets available on a first come, first served basis. Space is very limited.

Related events:

Wednesday, June 12, 11:30 am-12:30 pm

Performance: The Space in Which We Story

Location: U.S. Pavilion, Giardini alla Biennale (Biennale tickets required for Giardini entrance)

This outdoor performance by MFA Class of 2025 artists Avis Charley, Shannon Hooper, Ursala Hudson, Kathleen Wall, Kimberly Fulton Orozco, and Cole Taylor will explore the pedagogical practices that often occur around the kitchen table in Native households, activating the Jeffrey Gibson sculpture, the space in which to place me, in the U.S. Pavilion forecourt.

No event registration required.

Friday, June 14, 10:00 am-12:30 pm

Lecture: Keywords in Indigenous Arts: Practice

Location: Ca’ Dolfin, Calle de la Saoneria, 3825/D, 30123 Venice

This public program continues the discussion of contemporary Indigenous arts terminology with a focus on the application of this new lexicon within various arts discourses, such as art history, theory, and criticism from the perspective of artist practitioners.

U.S. Pavilion, Biennale Arte 2024

Jeffrey Gibson's selection to represent the United States at the 60th Venice Biennale marks the first solo presentation of an Indigenous artist for the U.S. Pavilion. the space in which to place me is commissioned by Kathleen Ash-Milby (Curator of Native American Art, Portland Art Museum), Louis Grachos (Phillips Executive Director, SITE Santa Fe), and Abigail Winograd (Independent Curator) and is presented jointly by the Portland Art Museum and SITE Santa Fe.