Indian Arts Research Center | School for Advanced Research

SAR Announces 2023-2024 Native Artist Fellows

by Olivia Amaya Ortiz | Jun 12, 2023 | Blog, News, Press Releases

SAR Announces 2023-2024 Native American Artist Fellows: Heidi Brandow, Michael Namingha, and Carly Feddersen.

Donor Profile: The Susan L. Q. Flaherty Collection

by Lindsay Archuleta | May 4, 2023 | Blog

The acquisition of the Susan L. Q. Flaherty Collection is a rare and exceptional example of a collection donation that the IARC was able to acquire due to its uniqueness and story. The gifted collection allows the IARC to further demonstrate the multigenerational nature of pottery making that goes beyond what already exists in the IARC collection.

‘Who Were You When You Stepped to This Pot?’ :

by Mary G. Madigan | Jul 21, 2022 | Blog, News

‘Who Were You When You Stepped to This Pot?’1: A Lesson in Community Curation from Grounded in Clay Guest post by Emily Santhanam Consider when and where you’ve seen Pueblo pottery in a museum. How was it displayed? Who wrote the label? What did it tell you about the...

Forging Her Path: Dr. Adriana María Linares-Palma, 2021-2022 Paloheimo Fellow

by Mary G. Madigan | Jun 30, 2022 | Blog, News

Written by Kat Bernhardt, Advancement Associate, SAR With her sparkling dark eyes and guarded genuine smile, there is a big-hearted openness about Dr. Adriana María Linares-Palma, 2021-2022 Paloheimo Fellow in residence at the School for Advanced Research (SAR) in...

SAR Announces 2022-2023 Native Artist Fellows

by Olivia Amaya Ortiz | May 5, 2022 | Blog, News, Press Releases

SAR Announces 2022-2023 Native American Artist Fellows: Hollis Chitto, Orlando Dugi, and Janna Avner.

Guidelines for Collaboration: Museums and Communities Seeking Equitable Change

by Sarah Soliz | Feb 10, 2022 | Blog

Museums are evolving. In a cultural moment in which institutions are called toward self-reflection, inclusivity, and accountability, the question remains: what does collaboration mean for museum and community, institution and individual? How can ethical action drive our work?

SAR Remembers Ronald N. Dubin

by Sarah Soliz | Jan 6, 2022 | Blog, News, Obituary

The Board of Directors and staff of the School for Advanced Research together mourn the loss of Ronald N. Dubin, who passed away in Greenwich, Connecticut, on December 30 at the age of eighty-nine.

The Clay Always Has Something to Say: 2021 Native Artist Fellow Brandon Adriano Ortiz-Concha

by Sarah Soliz | Dec 9, 2021 | Blog

When Ortiz-Concha talks about his relationship with clay, he conveys a clear sense of reverence and respect. He sees the act of gathering clay and forming vessels as a moment of intervention in millions of years of geological processes, something not to be taken lightly.

IARC Collections Highlight: Diné History and Adaptation

by Sarah Soliz | Sep 27, 2021 | Blog

The Diné are resilient people and know how to adapt to hardship. Before Euro-American contact, the Diné wore deerskin clothing. As Spanish, Mexican, and American settlers came to Navajo land and introduced new materials, Diné art and culture evolved.

Bolo Tie Highlights: An IARC Collection Reflection

by Sarah Soliz | Aug 18, 2021 | Blog

Over the course of her Anne Ray internship, Emily Santhanam dove deep into the collections, approaching the objects through registration, collections management, education, and curation work. Each project taught her to navigate Native American arts stewardship in a new way. Yet what she most enjoyed was creating an online exhibition about the bolo ties cared for by the IARC.