Meet the Curator: Nancy Strickland Fields

Meet Nancy Strickland Fields, director/curator of the Museum of the Southeast American Indian and guest curator of this celebration of contemporary Indigenous art, who leads a tour of To Take Shape and Meaning.

Free on Community Days: Saturday, March 2, April 20, 1–2 pm
Free with ticket to the exhibition (must register): Saturday, May 18, June 8, 1–2 pm

To Take Shape and Meaning features 3-D works by seventy-five contemporary Indigenous artists from throughout the United States and Canada, including eight from North Carolina.

Form and design are two of the oldest elements in American Indian art. Artists use these to create culturally unique characteristics that convey meaning and function in ceramics, weaving, beadwork, and basketry.

Tickets go on sale Thursday, February 8, at 10 am for members and Thursday, February 22, at 10 am for nonmembers.

Free for Members. $20 Adults, $17 Seniors age 65 and older, $14 Youth ages 7–18, Free for children 6 and under and college students.

This exhibit runs from March 2 – July 28, 2024, with additional exhibition programming on the following dates:

Community Days 10am-5pm

Featuring free exhibition entry and special programming.

Saturday, April 20; Sunday, May 19; Sunday, June 16; Sunday, July 21