First American Art Magazine

09/01/2026

Santa Fe, NM – Pathways Winter Market, call for artists!

❄️ CALL FOR ARTISTS | PATHWAYS WINTER MARKET 2026 ❄️

It’s almost Winter Market time!
The Poeh Cultural Center is excited to announce that artist applications for the 2026 Pathways Winter Market will go LIVE Friday, September 4 at 10:00 AM!

Pathways Winter Market 2026
November 21 & 22, 2026

Artist Applications Open:
Friday, September 4 at 10:00 AM
📍 Apply online at poehcenter.org

Booth Information:
• All booth spaces are 10’ x 10’
• Single Artist Booth — $175
• Shared Artist Booth — $200
• Payment is required to complete your application

Booth spaces are limited and are expected to fill up FAST! If you’re planning to join us this year, don’t wait to apply. Be ready when applications go live at 10:00 AM on September 4 so you don’t miss out!

We can’t wait to welcome our artists and community back for another beautiful weekend of Indigenous art, culture, connection, and holiday shopping.

Mark your calendars, set your reminders, and get ready — Winter Market is coming!

09/01/2026

Sam Kills Two (Oglala Lakota, 1869–1927) drew this striking scene, "General Custer confronts Crazy Horse" in the 1920s.



Collection of the Ella Strong Denison Library, Claremont, CA
https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/pap/id/4/

09/01/2026

SEPT 2026 NATIVE ART EVENT HIGHLIGHTS | More at firstamerican.art/calendar

Sept 4–6: Farmington, NM
Totah Fine Arts Festival at the Farmington Civic Center

Sept 4–Nov 20: Ogden, UT
Of This Place: Great Basin Neighbors at Weber State University’s Shaw Gallery

Sept 4–Nov 21: Tulsa, OK
Still Sovereign: Land, Law, Memory at 101 Archer Gallery

Sept 4–Dec 19: Houston, TX
Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas at the Moody Center for the Arts

Sept 4–Dec 31: Missoula, MT
Joe Feddersen: Earth, Water, Sky at the Missoula Art Museum

Sept 6: Denver, CO
Storytellers: The Blackfeet Nation & Charles M. Russell at the Denver Art Museum

Sept 9–Dec 5: New York, NY
Gina Herrera: The Misfit Dollhouse at Savage Wonder Tribeca

Sept 10 & 11: Virtual and Norman, OK
Native Art Supporting Hearts Charity Native Art Auction

Sept 12–Oct 11: St. Paul, MN
Wakpa Triennial Art Festival along Raspberry Island and E 2nd Street

Sept 15–Nov 7: San Francisco, CA
250 Years, Indigenous Futures at Haynes Gallery

Sept 17, 2026–February 1, 2027: Rimouski, QC
Biennale D’Art Contemporain Autochtone (BACA): To Move Across the Land at Musée Rimouski

Sept 18–19: New York, NY
Return of the Buffalo: Tatanka Owe Akupi in Lower Manhattan & Brooklyn

Sept 18–20: Kahnawake, QC
Haudenosaunee Beadwork Conference at Kanatahkwѐn:ke

Sept 18–20: Vancouver, BC
ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl – Come Toward the Fire Festival at the Chan Center for Performing Arts

Sept 18, 2026–TBA: Los Angeles, CA
Native Skate at the Autry Museum

Sept 19, 2026–January 17, 2027: Montclair, NJ
Nadia Myre: Analog/ues at the Montclair Art Museum

Sept 21–24: Spokane, WA
Intl Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums at the Spokane Convention Center

Sept 25–Jan 2, 2027: Rapid City, SD
Dream Catchers Exhibition at the Dahl Arts Center

Sept 25, 2026–Feb 21, 2027: New York, NY
Designed to Be Red: Native American & Indigenous Poster Works at the Poster House

Crystal Worl (Tlingit), “Chá Neil Yee tliyéi Yéi inatì, HaaK̲u.oo g̲aag̲isa-nei X̮ìt (Stay home, save our people),” 2020, poster, 18 x 24 in., part of the “Designed to Be Red” poster exhibition.

08/31/2026

On view through September 13, 2026, at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico, "O'Powa O'Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell" is reviewed by Michelle Lanteri, PhD, in our Summer 2026 issue.

Pictured: Jody Folwell (Santa Clara Pueblo), "T'ah p-ah sa' wae (Dad’s Fish)," ca. 2000, clay, paint, 13 × 11 in., collection of the artist. Photo: Addison Doty.

08/31/2026

Howes Cave, NY – The Iroquois Museum is hosting a fall series of talks addressing the Haudenosaunee and America's 250 anniversary

https://www.iroquoismuseum.org/workshops-events

08/29/2026

August 29 & 30: Flagstaff, AZ
15th Annual Hopi Arts & Culture Festival
at the Flagstaff Mall, 4650 US-89

The Hopi Arts & Cultural Festival brings to Flagstaff public education by way of art, traditional social dances and information on Hopi culture

08/28/2026

"Looking at Mitten's beaded works reveals a playfulness that instantly draws you in. One of her most recent widely recognized works is a beaded piece, '(QR) Code Talker Neck Pouch (2025)', made from braintanned leather designed to hold her phone." Read more about Miami beadwork artist Katrina Mitten from Mandy Yeahpau (Comanche/Cherokee/Tarahumara descent) in FAAM's Summer 2026 issue.

Pictured: Katrina Mitten (Miami), "(QR) Code Talker Neck Pouch," 2025, braintanned smoked deer hide, 11° seed beads, pony beads, brass hawkbells, bone hairpipe beads, 28 × 5 in.

08/28/2026

September 4–October 25: Salem, OR
Indigenous Northwest Biennial
at the Bush Barn Art Center, 600 Mission Street SE.

Opening reception: Friday, September 4, 5:30–7:30 pm
Artist talks throughout the run of the show.

More info:

INDIGENOUS NORTHWEST BIENNIAL SEPTEMBER 4 – October 25, 2026 | A.N. BUSH GALLERY Opening Reception: Friday, September 4, from 5:30–7:30 p.m.; welcome and artist introductions at 6:00 p.m. Curatorial statement By Steph LittleBird Indigenous Northwest showcases notable Indigenous artists from the...

08/27/2026

"MBL: This piece is called Pretendian. That’s a big topic in Indian Country. How are you talking about it?
HH: Pretending is a pretty big topic, but really, it was to make fun of that at the same time. I wanted to give something visually striking to start a conversation. Something identifiable. So people would ask, 'Is that Pinocchio?' And then it opens up this conversation about what’s going on there. It’s a necklace and on the string, wooden beads spell out representative, and in between those, smaller red acrylic beads spell out pretendian. The figure has Pinocchio’s long nose, and he’s holding this [generic Native] mask. He’s holding a pumpkin bucket from Halloween because he’s dressing up. His clothes are his Pinocchio overalls with a classic Thunderbird design, [which is a] recognizable thing for a lot of people. But underneath the Thunderbirds, he’s wearing this American flag shirt. Underneath what he wants you to see, he is still who he is; he’s an American. He’s non-Native but wants to be seen as a representative. There’s a lot going on there obviously, but I liked how it came out and in terms of the color."

Excerpt from "Seneca Nation/Kiowa/Muscogee Carver & Photographer Hayden Haynes" an interview with Hayden Haynes by Miranda Belarde-Lewis, PhD (Zuni/Tlingit) in our Summer 2026 issue.

Pictured: Hayden Haynes (Seneca Nation/Kiowa/Muscogee), "Pretendian," 2024, moose antler, wood, whitetail deer antler, leather dye, stove polish, enamel paint, marine shell, wood, quartz, red acrylic, black glass, figure: 5½ × 2 in., collection of the Rockwell Museum, 2024.9. Image courtesy of the artist and the Rockwell Museum.

08/27/2026

Congratulations to Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, on this honor. Smith is the curator and head of collections at Glenhyrst ArtGallery in Brantford, Ontario and FAAM's literary editor.

Meet the current Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellow 👋

Dr. Matthew Ryan Smith is the Curator & Head of Collections at Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant (Ontario), and the Literary Editor of First American Art Magazine Magazine.

🔎 His project will explore the underrepresentation of war-related art by Indigenous artists and of Indigenous service members in Canada. Then, by working with collections and archival material in collaboration with Indigenous curators, archivists, librarians, artists and knowledge keepers he will work to fill those gaps. His goal is to honour the art, memories and sacrifices of Indigenous service members.

ℹ️ To learn more, visit https://bit.ly/4hYFy1j

📸 Courtesy of Paul Lambert