The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has named Jason De León, a 2013-2014 Weatherhead scholar at the School for Advanced Research, as one of this year’s MacArthur Fellows. He is the seventh SAR alumnus to receive this honor.
2017 Dubin Fellow Loren Aragon Wins at Phoenix Fashion Week For the first time in Phoenix Fashion Week’s nine-year history, a Native American-owned fashion brand took top honors as the 2018 Couture Designer of the Year.
Michael F. Brown will present a lecture entitled “Stop Stealing Our Culture! Challenges of Protecting the Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Peoples” as part of a Southwest Seminars series on the theme “Native Culture Matters.” This event will draw on Brown’s book Who Owns Native Culture? (Harvard University Press, 2003).
On September 20, 2017, at noon, as part of the SAR Colloquium Series on campus, all six resident scholars will present brief introductions to their projects. Throughout the fall, in-depth discussion of the projects will also be held (dates noted below, all scheduled in the Dobkin Boardroom at SAR from noon to 1 p.m.). These presentations are free and open to the public.
Welcome to 2017-2018 SAR Resident Scholars! On September 1, this year’s cohort of scholars will begin arriving on campus for nine months of research and writing.
SAR Announces 2017-2018 Anne Ray Interns — The Indian Arts Research Center annually offers two nine-month internships to individuals who are recent college graduates, current graduate students, or junior museum professionals who are committed to furthering their professional museum experience and enhancing their intellectual capacity and for contributing […]