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Iⁿ’zhúje’waxóbe: Return of the Sacred Red Rock

This exhibition tells the story of the rematriation of Iⁿ‘zhúje‘waxóbe, or the Sacred Red Rock, from the City of Lawrence, Kansas, to Kaw Nation through artwork created by local artists and Kaw tribal citizens.

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My Mother's Tongue Ties Me Together

The Spencer Museum of Art is honored to host the Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards exhibition for the first time featuring the selected artists for 2025: Noelle Choy, Hùng Lê, and Merry Sun. All three artists explore themes of cultural mythmaking, memory, and migration through a range of media.

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John Steuart Curry (1897–1946); Associated American Artists (active 1934–2000)
1939
Gustave Marissiaux (1872–1929)
1908
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1950s
Kevin Coates (born 1950)
1980

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