Threads & Trails: Contemplations of Our Herstories Exhibit (Read More)

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Threads & Trails: Contemplations of Our Herstories is a collaborative exhibition created by five female-identifying artists who connect their personal histories to the conquest of the American West and Indigenous dispossession. Featuring the work of Erica Larsen-Dockray, Cybele Moon, Steph Coley, Eve-Lauryn LaFountain, and Marissa Magdalena Sykes, Threads & Trails is an installation that explores the experiences of women from the past and present in a space that is immersive, enlightening, inclusive, and transformative. The Great Plains Art Museum is open Tuesday–Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed major U.S. holidays, University breaks, and home football game Saturdays.

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Threads & Trails: Contemplations of Our Herstories Artist Panel (Read More)

In conjunction with the collaborative installation Threads & Trails: Contemplations of Our Herstories, artists Erica Larsen-Dockray, Cybele Moon, Steph Coley, Eve LaFountain, and Marissa Magdalena Sykes will discuss the historical women that inspired their work, their personal experiences as female artists, and the creative process behind the project. Exhibition Description: Threads & Trails: Contemplations of Our Herstories is a collaborative art installation created by five female-identifying artists who connect their personal histories to the conquest of the American West and Indigenous dispossession. Erica Larsen-Dockray, Cybele Moon, Stephanie Coley, Eve LaFountain (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), and Marissa Magdalena Sykes will create an immersive and performative installation informed by historical documents specific to Black, Indigenous, Latinx, or White women of the nineteenth century. A multimedia installation that combines traditional and new genre art forms, this exhibition will include projection, performance, sound, sculpture, textiles, and painting. The goals of this exhibition are to highlight the experiences of women from the past and present in a space that is immersive, enlightening, inclusive, and transformative. Visitors are invited to contemplate these experiences and support a future where gender does not limit agency.

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