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Greg Archuleta, Greg A. Robinson, Sara Siestreem<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This fall, the Museum opens its new Center for Contemporary Native Art with an exhibition featuring the work of three contemporary Oregon Native artists: Greg Archuleta, Greg A. Robinson, and Sara Siestreem. These three artists bring forward a strong sense of the continuum of Native living cultures and artistic practices in these places we now call Portland and Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greg Archuleta<\/strong> is Clackamas Chinook, Santiam Kalapuya, and Shasta, and a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. As an artist and educator, he teaches about the culture and history of the Tribes of Western Oregon, including ethnobotany, carving, cedar hat making, Native art design, and basketry. \u201cMy art takes its roots from place, the old stories that tell how things came to be, and how the world was created for the benefit of the Chinooks of the region,\u201d notes Archuleta. His cedar and basalt carvings on view this fall tie to places like the Columbia River, Clackamas River, and Willamette Falls\u2014places that relate to the destruction of tribal community that came with federal termination of the Grand Ronde Tribes in 1954 as well as the Tribes\u2019 rebuilding of community, identity, and cultural arts since the Grand Ronde\u2019s restoration in 1983.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greg A. Robinson<\/strong> is a member of the Chinook Indian Nation located in Bay Center, Wash. His work draws inspiration from traditional Chinookan art forms and is a tribute to the living cultures of the Chinookan peoples of the Columbia River. Working primarily in wood and stone, he draws inspiration and technical knowledge from the study of ancient works in various collections, including the Portland Art Museum. As Robinson remarks, \u201cChinookan culture has been under-represented for many years. It is my goal as an artist, and teacher, to promote the richness and beauty of the indigenous native arts of the Columbia River.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara Siestreem<\/strong> is Hanis Coos and a member of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Tribes from the South Coast of Oregon. Through her work, such as the multimedia installation DAYS AND DAYS<\/em> on view in the exhibition, Sara illustrates the unbroken continuum of Indigenous living culture and knowledge production. The work connects with Sara\u2019s educational practice of activating traditional weaving processes and sourcing of materials in her own tribal community. \u201cConceptually, I am pointing to our original and continual occupation of this land, our traditional presence as contemporary and sophisticated people, and lastly,\u201d Sara remarks, \u201cas a display of sovereignty, evident in the daily practice of following the seasonal round and cultural lifeways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Center for Contemporary Native Art<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Museum\u2019s Center for Contemporary Native Art is a dedicated gallery for presenting the work and perspectives of contemporary Native artists. After its opening in Fall 2015, the Center will host two rotating exhibitions each year and feature a range of related programming. At the core of this Center\u2019s mission is the Museum\u2019s commitment to partner with Native artists in co-creating the exhibitions, interpretation, and programming for the space. The Center\u2019s exhibitions parallel the institution\u2019s larger curatorial vision of intentionally bridging the past and present through integrating more contemporary artwork into the Native American galleries. This approach allows visitors to take away a greater understanding of Native peoples as not only still living but as sophisticated, dynamic, and changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Center for Contemporary Native Art is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and generous gifts from Mr. Mark J. and Dr. Jennifer Miller, Taffy Gould, Anonymous, and Exhibition Series Funders.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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CCNA Interviews: Greg Archuleta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CCNA Interviews: Greg Robinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CCNA: Locations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gallery Talk: Sara Siestreem<\/figcaption><\/figure>","excerpt":"","slug":"thlatwa-thlatwa-indigenous-currents","image":{"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ccna-boy-huckleberry-basket2.jpeg","id":9026,"extension":"jpeg","width":1024,"height":683,"filesize":201705,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":700,"height":467,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":58660,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ccna-boy-huckleberry-basket2-700x467.jpeg"},"thumbnail":{"width":270,"height":270,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":19669,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ccna-boy-huckleberry-basket2-270x270.jpeg"},"medium_large":{"width":768,"height":512,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":68936,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ccna-boy-huckleberry-basket2-768x512.jpeg"},"small":{"width":375,"height":500,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":56926,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ccna-boy-huckleberry-basket2-375x500.jpeg"},"medium-large":{"width":900,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":92202,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ccna-boy-huckleberry-basket2-900x600.jpeg"},"card":{"width":904,"height":565,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":90596,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ccna-boy-huckleberry-basket2-904x565.jpeg"},"post":{"width":975,"height":500,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":91701,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ccna-boy-huckleberry-basket2-975x500.jpeg"}}},"all_day":false,"start_date":"2015-10-17 08:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2015","month":"10","day":"17","hour":"08","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2016-03-13 17:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2016","month":"03","day":"13","hour":"17","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2015-10-17 15:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2015","month":"10","day":"17","hour":"15","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2016-03-14 00:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2016","month":"03","day":"14","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/Vancouver","timezone_abbr":"","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Exhibitions","slug":"exhibitions","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":201,"filter":"raw","id":17,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/17","collection":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":290,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2023-03-28 10:28:29","date_utc":"2023-03-28 17:28:29","modified":"2024-03-07 10:38:06","modified_utc":"2024-03-07 18:38:06","url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/venue\/portland-art-museum\/","venue":"Portland Art Museum","description":"

The Museum is conveniently located on the historic Park Blocks in the center of downtown Portland, which is easy to get around by public transit or on foot. The Portland Business Alliance has installed way-finding signs which direct you to the cultural district, where the Museum is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is generally plenty of street parking surrounding the Museum. These spaces range from 1 \u2013 4 hours and can be paid for using a credit card or the Parking Kitty app<\/a>. There are also surface parking lots, and parking garages within 1 \u2013 4 blocks of the Museum. The closest surface lot is located at SW Main St. between SW 10th Ave. and Park Ave, and there are dedicated accessible and van accessible spaces. This lot accepts credit card or the Reef app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public transit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Getting to get to the Museum by public transportation is straightforward and economical. The bus and streetcar travel directly past the Museum, and the MAX light rail has a stop only four blocks away.\u00a0TriMet\u2019s Trip Planner<\/a>\u00a0gives you step-by-step travel directions from your location by bus, light rail, or streetcar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n