We’ve doubled our listenership every year, and after three years we have nearly 20,000 downloads, not only demonstrating the interest in Native American art but also placing the podcast between the top 15%-10% or top podcasts weekly listenership. Finally, it feels good that Plains Art Museum is a national leader in showcasing Native American and Indigenous art at the high level it should be shown.

Plains Art Museum

April 20, 2024 - September 7, 2024

William and Anna Jane Schlossman Gallery

Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall – known online by their moniker, The Icy Gays or @theicygays – acquired their first artwork, Corydon Cowansage’s Stairs #3, seven years ago after discovering it online. To call this purchase life-changing would be an understatement. Becoming “art collectors” was never a goal for the couple, but this painting, with its surreal abstraction of nature, became the point of origin for their committed discovery and support of emerging queer and female artists which would ultimately grow into a landmark collection.

Spring Crows exhibition at the Spirit Room is a noncompetitive festive exhibition. It is intended to be a mad combining of energies and visual ingredients. The theme is the crow, the blackbird, and all their marvelous and malevolent associations. The crows and ravens keep us company in the wintertime and continue to remind us with their squawks and pacing that they keep a close eye on our behaviors and movements. Crows are known to play catch with twigs, to slide down snowy hills on their backs head-first, to soar and dive for entertainment, to carry shiny objects back to their nests for contemplation, and to collect hallucinogenic seeds in the fall, saving them to bring color to winter-white boredom. Let these mischievous creatures inspire you and lead us into brighter days.

If you’re a woman who identifies as Black, Indigenous, person of color, Queer, Trans, non-binary, or socially isolated, and you’re curious about exploring social identity through writing and visual art, then this program is perfect for you.

What is Writing the Self?  

If you’re a woman who identifies as Black, Indigenous, person of color, Queer, Trans, non-binary, or socially isolated, and you’re curious about exploring social identity through writing and visual art, then this program is perfect for you. Writing the Self is a unique art program that encourages critical self-awareness, confidence, and leadership among young women who embody, own, and reclaim diverse identities. It’s an opportunity to experiment with art in ways that reflect who you are and your beliefs.