The Smithsonian American Art Museum is in a beautiful building (as seem to be all of the museums in Washington, D.C.), and has a captivating array of art. There’s Georgia O’Keefe: The gentleman from D.C. who made an aluminum foil altar in his garage (Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly,…

The Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona just opened an exhibit entitled “Pop! Popular Culture in American Indian Art.” For the exhibit, “pop culture and innovation collide with traditional art forms and cultures in artwork that reflects contemporary issues and imagery in an often comedic, tongue-in-cheek way. Fashion, graffiti art, comics, pottery and beadwork are formats…

Haskell Indian Nations University seniors Julia and Twila White Bull are displaying their personal dance regalia along with historic examples of beaded bags and moccasins from the Spencer Museum of Art’s collections in Beaded Heritage, on display until August 1st. The sisters are Lakota Sioux and Chippewa. If you’re near Lawrence, Kansas, take a look.…