AMITIKATXI Collective—Panel Discussion
On Wednesday, April 3, artists from the AMITIKATXI collective in Brazil came together virtually for a panel discussion. The artists created The Forest is Our Future, which Makes Us Grow in 2021, currently on view in Womb of the Earth: Cosmovision of the Rainforest. The discussion was in English and Portuguese.
AMITIKATXI is a collective of female artists from the Tiriyó, Katxuyana, and Txikiyana peoples (Tarëno and Pïrehno, in their own languages) from the Tumucumaque Indigenous land reserve in Pará state, and their neighbors, the Kahyana, Katxuyana, Tunayana, Wayana, and Aparai peoples.
The Forest is Our Future, which Makes Us Grow is an intricate depiction of a Sumaúma, the largest tree in the Amazon, which can grow as tall as 70 meters (approximately 230 feet), rendered in beads sewn onto the red fabric that makes up the skirts of women on feast days.
Current and Upcoming MoCNA Exhibitions
A listing of current and upcoming exhibitions at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA).
List of Events
The Stories We Carry
The Stories We Carry features contemporary jewelry created by more than 100 Indigenous artists across decades stewarded by the MoCNA permanent collection.
Our Stories
Our Stories is a companion to The Stories We Carry exhibition, located adjacent to the Kieve Family Gallery.
Inuk Silis Høegh: Arctic Vertigo
Inuk Silis Høegh: Arctic Vertigo analyzes the Inuit artist’s experimental and interdisciplinary art practices, while challenging stereotypes and addressing environmental issues.
Womb of the Earth: Cosmovision of the Rainforest
Womb of the Earth: Cosmovision of the Rainforest gives Brazilian Indigenous female artists an opportunity to share their art with a wider audience and to voice their concern about challenges their communities face.
2023–2024 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures
Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures aims to show how IAIA’s BFA seniors honor the future as much as the past.