Eiteljorg plans Native tattoo exhibition on cultural revival

An Eiteljorg Museum exhibition opening Nov. 14 spotlights the history and revival of North American Indigenous tattooing, presenting skin marking as an expression of identity, spirituality, healing and cultural resilience after generations of suppression. At the Portland Art Museum, a gallery redesign places Native artists’ historical and contemporary work in conversation, challenging the idea that Native art belongs only to the past. A feature on Edward S. Curtis’s extensive archive highlights both its value as a record of Indigenous life and the biases behind images that sometimes staged scenes or portrayed Native people as vanishing. A New York Public Library workshop will invite teens to explore Lenape stories and art and create artwork inspired by what they learn.