Ethical Stewardship of Contemporary Native Art
The Center for Art Collection Ethics (ACE) at the University of Denver raises awareness of the legal and ethical dimensions of art collection stewardship. Our on-campus events feature expert opinions from artists and practitioners from a variety of fields and backgrounds.
In February, ACE held an Ethical Stewardship of Contemporary Native Art event, centering around promoting Native perspectives, expertise and a discussion of how to ethically display contemporary Native American objects.
The event featured Melanie Yazzie (Diné), Artist and Professor of Printmaking at the University of Colorado Boulder; Jan Jacobs (Osage), Indigenous arts educator and Chair of the Indigenous Community Advisory Council at the Denver Art Museum; and Dakota Hoska (Oglála Lakȟóta), Curator of Native Art at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.
Ethical Stewardship of Contemporary Native Art
Discussion Moderator and Professor in the DU History Department Angela Parker (Mandan, Hidatsa, Cree) (left) listens to Panelist and Ribbonworker Jan Jacobs (Osage) at the Ethical Stewardship of Contemporary Native Art panel. Alyson McClaran Photography.
Guests and panelists at the pre-event reception. Melanie Yazzie (Diné, arms raised) is an artist and a professor of printmaking at University of Colorado-Boulder. Alyson McClaran Photography.
Panelist Jan Jacobs (Osage), ribbonworker who has served in several positions at the Denver Art Museum as an artist-in-residence, assistant dean of education and adjunct associate curator of Native arts, speaks at the Ethical Stewardship of Contemporary Native Art event. Alyson McClaran Photography.
From left: Discussion Moderator and Professor in the DU History Department Angela Parker (Mandan, Hidatsa, Cree); Center for Art Collection Ethics Director and Professor in the DU History Department Elizabeth Campbell; Panelist, Artist and Professor of Printmaking at CU-Boulder Melanie Yazzie (Diné); and Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Daniel McIntosh. Alyson McClaran Photography.
DU Student John Cummins (left) speaks with Chancellor Jeremy Haefner at the event reception. Alyson McClaran Photography.
