The Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota made history with one exhibit. On March 18, the museum opened the exhibition Reclaiming Home: Contemporary Seminole Art. “I think this show was groundbreaking–not just in Florida–because it took (Native American art) to a level of fine art,” Jessica Osceola (Seminole; b. Even today, contemporary Native American art often shares institutional space with Native American artifacts, tethering Indian stories to the past. Reclaiming Home, Claiming the MuseumAt 25, Corinne Zepeda (Seminole) is the second youngest artist with work in Reclaiming Home.

Source: Forbes May 13, 2023 17:01 UTC