MIAC | November 2024

Friends of Indian Art held a great program with renown Diné weaver Lynda Teller Pete on Thursday, October 24. The Friends group voted to distribute a portion of their member dues to commission Lynda to create a weaving for MIAC’s permanent collection. This is a wonderful gift to MIAC, as the museum does not currently have a significant weaving by this incredible artist. Lynda is hoping to have the weaving ready within a year and will be documenting her process along the way to compliment the accession. The design will be one of her signature Squash Blossom designs and will be around 2’ x 4’ in size. A big thank you to Friends of Indian Art for continued support for the museum’s collections with meaningful artworks such as this.

We are excited to share updates on the Makowa: The Worlds Above Us exhibition set to open in June 2025. John Herrington (Chickasaw), the first Native American Astronaut, will be partnering with MIAC to support the development of the exhibition as well as exhibition education outreach. John is one of many amazing scientists and knowledge-holders working with the museum on this exciting exhibition. We have assembled more information on the exhibition in a digital PDF. Click here to read. We will also be hosting a luncheon at MIAC on November 19 to share more information on this exciting exhibit. Please let me know if you are interested in attending.