Art of the Week: Joy Harjo’s Once the World Was Perfect – Lessons on Living with Each Other
“Harjo draws on First Nation storytelling and histories, as well as feminist and social justice poetic traditions, and frequently incorporates indigenous myths, symbols, and values into her writing. Her poetry…centers …
State Names Obscured in Native American Artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s Collage
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, State Names, 2000, oil, collage and mixed media on canvas representing political treatment of Native people. By Alexandra Isham, Alliance Intern from the Ohio State University ‘25 …
Song of the Week: Collective Empowerment through We Are One by Phoenix Wise and The Resistance
Credit: Phoenix Wise By Allie Vanden Heuvel, Alliance Intern from University of Alabama at Birmingham MPH ‘25 Phoenix Wise and The Resistance’s We Are One resonates with themes of unity, …
Art of the Week: Ross Gay says Thank You for Both Joy and Mortality
“When I’m thinking about joy, I’m thinking about that at the same time as something wonderful is happening…we are also in the process of dying.” Ross Gay Credit: Ross Gay …
Art of the Week: The Cloaking Series Reframes History — Uncovering Truth with Joiri Minaya
Statue of Christopher Columbus behind the Bayfront Park Amphitheatre in Miami, cloaked in Joiri Minaya’s anticolonial fabrics. Credit: Zachary Balber, courtesy of the artist. By Noelia Almanzar, Alliance Intern from …