Montgomery Place Mansion, Bard College
April 6-12th, 2024
This exhibition, curated by Olivia Tencer and Melina Roise, will feature works by four contemporary Indigenous photographers, Kali Spitzer (Kaska Dena/Jewish), Dana Claxton (Wood Mountain Lakota First Nations), Cara Romero (Chemehuevi Indian tribe), and Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke (Crow)), along with a written commission by Bonney Hartley (Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican), and archival records of local land transfers and the United States’ Indian boarding school history. The exhibition, centered around narratives of Indigenous families, particularly women and children, will delve into the experiences of Native peoples facing settler colonialism, focusing specifically on Indigenous child removal practices and policies.
Opening Remarks and Poetry Reading with Bonney Hartley, April 6th, 1:30PM
Artist Talk with Cara Romero in conversation with Kite, April 6th, 4:00PM
Artist Talk with Dana Claxton (virtual), April 7th, 3:00PM
Film Screening, Cara Romero: Following the Light, April 10th, 6:30PM