An upcoming feature at the Rahr-West Art Museum will address experiences and emotions surrounding the violence against, and loss of indigenous women and girls.
The No More Stolen Sisters exhibition will feature over 30 Indigenous artists and allies with art based on the violence experienced by native women in modern society.
The exhibition will be available to view from April 24 until July 31.
Materials range from works on paper, textile, metal, clay, paint and mixed-media installation.
No More Stolen Sisters was organized by Professor Teresa Faris, a faculty member in the Department of Art and Design, and artist Valaria Tatera.
Wisconsin is home to eleven registered tribal communities and I-90 acts as a main corridor for missing persons.
The art exhibit is among many nationwide efforts to bring awareness to the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Last year, high rates of homicide of Native women in the nation prompted U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to create a unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs to offer more resources to solving the crisis.
Admission to the Rahr-West Art Museum is free but donations are always welcome. The museum is open Tuesday – Friday from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, call the museum at (920) 686-3090.
