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SAR Announces 2021-2022 Native Artist Fellows

by Meredith Davidson | Apr 6, 2021 | Blog, News, Press Releases

SAR Announces 2021-2022 Native American Artist Fellows: Lehuauakea, Brandon Adriano Ortiz, and Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty.

The Pandemic Shift: The School for Advanced Research Annual Report

by Sarah Soliz | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog, News, Press Releases

Every year SAR publishes its Annual Report, which describes accomplishments and acknowledges supporters over the previous fiscal year. Our 2019–2020 report is no different, and yet so much has changed, as President Michael F. Brown explains.

Living Nations, Living Words, SAR Welcomes Joy Harjo

by Meredith Davidson | Mar 24, 2021 | Blog, News, Press Releases

The School for Advanced Research (SAR) is pleased to present a virtual program welcoming U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. Reflecting on the upcoming program with SAR, Harjo shares, “The StoryMap project was a way to widen the doorway that my poet laureateship created when I became the first Native U.S. Poet Laureate. It was important to show that there are many Native poets writing poetry alongside each other, and that we speak from a sense of place in which there are no political boundaries imposed by non-Native cultures and political entities.”

SAR Press Top Reads: Indigenous Identity

by Sarah Soliz | Mar 9, 2021 | Blog

The books in this list address Indigenous identity from different perspectives and in different ways: Native artists discuss the tensions between art and life; Native anthropologists and historians describe changing forms of identity via stereotyping, genetic science, ecology, and decolonization; and Native writers in various genres tell the stories of their people surviving and thriving, past and present.

Looking Forward, Looking Back

by Meredith Davidson | Jan 1, 2021 | Blog

With the nation’s social and political turmoil as well as an ongoing pandemic, 2020 revealed how now more than ever the perspectives of social science scholars and Native American artists matter. In today’s post, we reflect on the last year and invite you to join us for online programs in the new year.

Guidelines in Action: The University of Colorado Museum Studies Program

by Meredith Davidson | Dec 17, 2020 | Blog

Learn more about how the SAR Guidelines for Collaboration are transforming the teaching practices at one university in this guest post by Jen Shannon, curator and associate professor of cultural anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder,

Venancio Aragon: Weaving the Colors of the World

by Sarah Soliz | Dec 10, 2020 | Blog

Venancio Aragon is the SAR 2020 Rollin and Mary Ella King Native artist fellow. If you ever meet Venancio, you will notice his friendly demeanor and willingness to chat. He is a citizen of the Navajo Nation and what I would consider an award-winning master weaver, although he describes himself as “a humble practitioner of an ancient art.” Along with being an artist, he is also an intellectual, knowledge holder, and student.

Messages and Monuments: Perspectives on Collective Memories

by Meredith Davidson | Nov 18, 2020 | Blog, News, Press Releases

Join SAR on December 10, 2020, for a virtual program exploring the ongoing national dialogues concerning historical markers, monuments, and memory making.

In the Vault: Beatien Yazz Watercolor

by Meredith Davidson | Nov 11, 2020 | Blog

In honor of Veterans Day, the Indian Arts Research Center shares the work of acclaimed Diné (Navajo) painter, Beatien Yazz.

Honoring a Life of Creativity and Artistic Talent

by Meredith Davidson | Oct 1, 2020 | Blog, News

On Saturday, September 26, 2020, 2019 Rollin and Mary Ella King artist fellow Tim Edaakie passed away. Tim was a member of the Zuni Tribal Community and a potter. Last winter, SAR had the opportunity to talk with Tim about his work. We are honored to share the interview recorded with him in tribute to this wonderful artist.