On March 5, 2020, Krannert Art Museum hosted Native North American Art Now, a contemporary art conversation at Krannert Art Museum featuring exhibiting artist Naomi Bebo (Menominee an Ho-Chunk Nations), artist Andrea Carlson (Ojibwe Nation), and curator Candice Hopkins (Tlingit First Nation).
The event was co-moderated by Jenny Davis, Chancellor’s Fellow of Indigenous Research and Ethics and Assistant Professor of Anthropology and American Indian Studies at the University of Illinois; and Amy L. Powell, curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at KAM.
Co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, School of Art + Design Visitors Committee, and Frances P. Rohlen Visiting Artist Fund/College of Fine and Applied Arts. The Native Artist Series is produced in partnership with American Indian Studies, Native American House, the School of Art + Design, and the School of Music. Paid for by the Student Cultural Programming Fee.
