First
American Art Magazine, the new magazine dedicated to serious coverage
of arts of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North and South,
is now available for free online at www.firstamericanartmagazine.com.
High quality, glossy print versions of the magazine are available
online as well. This pilot issue profiles:
Orlando Dugi
Diné beadwork artist and fashion designer
Anita Fields
Osage-Muscogee Creek ceramic artist
Tom Jones Jr.
Ho-Chunk photographer and conceptual artist
Erin Shaw
ChickasawChoctaw painter and mixed media artist.
Feature articles include "More Than Just a Trend: Rethinking
the 'Native' in Native Fashion," by Dr. Jessica R. Metcalfe
(Turtle Mountain Chippewa); "Northern Lights: Greenlandic Art
in the 21st Century," by America Meredith (Cherokee Nation),
and "Something Imperialistic Happened on the Way to the Louvre:
Delegation Amérindienne 2012, An Artist's Perspective,"
by Roy Boney Jr. (Cherokee Nation). Departments include book and
art show reviews, a graphic design column by Neebinnaukzhik Southall
(Rama First Nation Chippewa), literature by Dr. Reid Gómez
(Navajo), art news, classified ads, memorial articles, and much
more.
The First American Art Magazine website has calendar
listings for upcoming Native American art events and calls
for entries, grants, fellowships, and other opportunities.
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