Nora Naranjo Morse: Numbe Whageh: Pueblo Perspectives in Public Art

Please join the Friends of the Institute in February as they bring to you Nora Naranjo Morse and “Numbe Whageh: Pueblo Perspectives in Public Art (Numbe Whageh-Tewa Interpretation, Our Center Place).”

Morse will discuss public art from a Native, and specifically Pueblo, perspective. A life-long resident of the Santa Clara Pueblo, she has been steeped in the rich traditions of her people as well as exposed to a different set of traditions in the Anglo world. Morse attempts to resolve these conflicting pulls through her work, which pays homage to her long lineage as it embraces aspects of the contemporary world.

Nora Naranjo Morse is a sculptor, writer, and producer of video films that look at the continuing social changes within Pueblo Indian culture. Beyond Santa Fe, her work can be seen at Mia, the Heard Museum in Phoenix, and the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. A graduate of the College of Santa Fe, she is the recipient of an honorary degree from Skidmore College and a 2014 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Artist Fellowship.

Reserve your ticket at artsmia.org or by calling 612.870.6323. Tickets are available for Friends members on January 15, and the general public on January 17.