"Indigenous Photography" Exhibition and Publication Research

FAIN: ZPP-283626-22

Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Minneapolis, MN 55404-3506)
Casey Riley (Project Director: May 2021 to present)

Development of a new exhibition on Native American photography. 

The Minneapolis Institute of Art requests support for the research and planning of “Indigenous Photography” (working title), an exhibition and related publication co-developed by Mia curators and a council of Indigenous artists, knowledge-keepers, and scholars. Centering the work of First Nations, Metis, and Native American photographic artists and activists from the 19th century to the 21st century, this project illuminates the extraordinary breadth of Indigenous photographic history and practice. An NEH grant will support the staff time and resources needed for the curators, interpreters, researchers, and advisors to advance this significant project following delays in the development due to the pandemic.