Indigenous Art of the Americas

Discover the visual art and culture created by indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere. Explore the diverse artistic production, histories, and cultural contexts of indigenous art from North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. Learn to identify visual qualities, style, and content of indigenous artworks. Improve your cultural sensitivity when interacting with artwork from the earliest surviving examples through the present. Evaluate the impact of museums, institutions, and modes of display on the creation, interpretation, and understanding of indigenous art of the Americas. Open to students of all levels.