Native Artist Fellows | School for Advanced Research

‘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.

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.

Members Matter: Russ and Diane Kyncl

by Sarah Soliz | May 13, 2021 | Blog

SAR members Russ and Diane Kyncl share the fifty-year story of how they became friends with the Edaakie family of Zuni Pueblo, how the late potter Timothy Edaakie helped them to connect with SAR, and why they decided to include SAR in their legacy plan.

Spider Woman’s Knowledge and the Survival of Diné Textile Arts

by Sarah Soliz | May 11, 2021 | Blog

In each session of his course on Navajo weaving, artist Venancio Aragon takes his students on a journey that exposes the impact of non-Indigenous institutions on Diné peoples and their making, as well as the sovereignty that Indigenous peoples, including artists, have continued to exercise through each moment.

SAR Learns! $50,000 Awarded to Support Indigenous Artists

by operations | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog, Media Page News, News, Press Releases

The School for Advanced Research (SAR) is pleased to announce our new initiative, SAR Learns! Out of a desire to support intergenerational learning and creativity during the pandemic, SAR Learns! will assist with knowledge transmission specifically within the context of the ongoing pandemic. The program will distribute $50,000, utilizing re-directed grant funds, that will enable sixteen artists to launch or complete a variety of proposed projects.