On February 27 - March 2, 2025, the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville’s Center for Art as Lived Experience will host Resounding Sovereign Expressions: Resurgent Indigenuity in Ozark Arts Practice & Scholarship, a gathering of contemporary Indigenous artists, musicians, activists, and scholars taking creative approaches to visualizing collective memories and Indigenous futurities in the land currently known as Northwest Arkansas.
The program, supported by a $25,000 Terra Foundation Convening Grant, will take place as a series of public round table discussions, artist talks, and musical performances spanning the four day period across two locations: the Studio + Design Center on MLK, Mount Sequoyah’s Parker Hall, and Miller Lodge.
Visit the official site to learn more, register, and find the latest updates on the agenda.
Agenda
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Studio + Design Center, 696 W Praxis Ln
| 11 a.m. | Artist Talk Demian DinéYazhi’ (Diné) |
| 4:30 p.m. | Workshop Nathan Young (Delaware Tribe of Indians, Pawnee and Kiowa descent) |
| 6:30 p.m. | Opening Remarks Aaron Turner, Elise Boulanger (Osage), Serena Caffrey |
| 7 p.m. | Performance Nathan Young (Delaware Tribe of Indians, Pawnee and Kiowa descent) |
Friday, February 28, 2025
Parker Hall, Mount Sequoyah, 150 N Skyline Dr
| 9 a.m. | Breakfast & Indigenous Student Meet & Greet All Indigenous students and attendees are invited to meet available panelists in a more intimate setting |
| 11 a.m. | Additional Welcome & Land Acknowledgement Aaron Turner, Elise Boulanger (Osage), Serena Caffrey, School of Art and Art of the Americas Program Representatives |
| 11:30 a.m. | Retracing the Trail of Tears Jay Benham (Kiowa), Andrea L. Rogers (Cherokee), Edgar Heap of Birds (Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation), Shanna Ketchum-Heap of Birds, Ph.D. (Diné/Navajo), Sean Teuton, Ph.D. (Cherokee), Ashley Holland, Ph.D. (Cherokee) |
| 1 p.m. | Catered Lunch |
| 3 - 4:30 p.m. | Representation in Museum Spaces & Future Monumentality Joel Garcia (Huichol), Demian DinéYazhi' (Diné), Raven Halfmoon (Caddo Nation), Yatika Starr Fields (Cherokee, Osage, Muscogee Creek) |
Room 205e, Sculpture Studio, 687 W Praxis Ln, Fayetteville, AR 72701
| 7 p.m. | Drowned Land Screening Colleen Thurston, RSVP required (coming soon) |
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Millar Lodge, Mount Sequoyah, 150 N Skyline Dr
| 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Land Grant Universities & Academic Justice Cheanie Marie Lopez-Hall (Maya), Gregory Jones (Shawnee) |
| 1 p.m. | Lunch Discussion |
| 2 - 3:30 p.m. | Land Return as Artistic Endeavors Cy Wagoner (Diné), Cheyenne Reynoso (Choctaw, Cherokee, Muscogee, and Mexican descent), Welana Fields (Osage, Mvskoke, Cherokee) |
| 6 p.m. | Performative Installation Mekko Harjo (Quapaw) |
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Studio + Design Center, 696 W Praxis Ln
| 9 a.m. | Goodbye Coffee & Open Mic Tabling from local mutual aid organizations |
| 10 a.m. | Performance Lauren Nicole Clare (Chickasaw) |
| 11 a.m. | Beading Workshop Elise Boulanger (Osage) |
| 12 p.m. | Stickball Game Native American Student Association |
Header artwork by Cheanie Marie-Lopez Hall.