May 1, 2025, 3:30–7:00 pm
Featuring contributors from the forthcoming book co-published by the museum and Radius Books, as well as artist Cara Romero, this symposium will emphasize the importance of Romero's interdisciplinary artistic practice, the role of generosity within critical dialogue, and the concept of ancestral futures.
PANEL DISCUSSION | 3:30–4:30 pm
"Looking Back, Imagining Forward"
This panel discussion, moderated by Beatriz Yanes Martinez, PhD student in American studies at NYU and former HMA Board of Advisors Curatorial Fellow, will feature contributors from the Panûpünüwügai (Living Light) exhibition catalogue.
JORDAN POORMAN COCKER (Kiowa/Tongan), Curator of Indigenous Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
KAREN KRAMER, Curator of Native American and Oceanic Art and Culture, Peabody Essex Museum
LEAH MATA FRAGUA (Northern Chumash), Artist
JAMI POWELL (Osage), Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Indigenous Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth
BREAK | 4:30–5:00 pm
Refreshments provided in Russo Atrium.
KEYNOTE DIALOGUE | 5:00–6:00 pm
Joy Harjo (Creek), 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, in conversation with artist Cara Romero (Chemehuevi).
PUBLIC RECEPTION | 6:00–7:00 pm
Russo Atrium