On March 7, Joy Tonepahhote will be giving a lecture on her beadworks—how she comes up with the designs and how the techniques, stories, and cultural values are passed down between generations of ...

“Amazon Bag” by Nico Williams is one of the pieces included in “Radical Stitch,” now showing through Aug. 3 at the Eiteljorg Museum. The exhibition is one of the largest collections of contemporary ...

In the 19th century, European traders and colonists brought glass beads to the United States, and Native American artists began using them in their textile embellishment work. Before beadwork, there ...

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"Explore the groundbreaking exhibition Radical Stitch, where beadwork transcends tradition to reveal powerful stories of cultural resilience, political expression, and artistic innovation," invites ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is gearing up to unveil the largest contemporary Native American bead art exhibition, Radical Stitch. The only stop in ...

Rhonda Besaw sits at her table fabric in front of her, tiny bead in one hand, needle in the other. With the first prick of the needle, she starts the conversation with her ancestors. “I take up the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An exhibition of contemporary bead art with 100 works from Native American and Indigenous artists will open in April in downtown Indianapolis. Radical Stitch is being touted as ...

So there’s this new show out called “Reservation Dogs.” It follows four teenagers on a reservation in Oklahoma. Even though there are only a handful of episodes out right now, the show is the talk of ...

Komina Guevara learned the art of beadwork by watching her grandfather. Now she makes traditional and modern pieces that honor 'my family, my culture and myself.' Komina Guevara’s hands are rarely ...

Cheyenne Faulkner is taking life one bead at a time. After sharing her beadwork on social media, the second-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student said she transitioned from ...