© 2026 Public Radio Tulsa
800 South Tucker Drive
Tulsa, OK 74104
(918) 631-2577

A listener-supported service of The University of Tulsa
classical 88.7 | public radio 89.5
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Museum Confidential

On Anishinaabe Art

Published March 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM CDT
"Basil's Dream" by Jonathan Thunder (Red Lake Band of Ojibwe); 2024; Acrylic on unstretched canvas; © Jonathan Thunder
/
Image via DIA website; https://dia.org/about/media-room/media-kits/contemporary-anishinaabe-art-continuation

Season 10, Episode 9

We're discussing a fine show now on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts; it's the first major Native American exhibition at DIA in three decades. "Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation" (which runs through April 5th) celebrates indigenous work from across the Great Lakes region by way of 60 different artists and nearly 100 works. Our guest on MC is the show's curator, Dr. Denene De Quintal.

Tags
Museum Confidential Philbrook Museum of ArtNative AmericansNative American ArtDetroitMuseums
Stay Connected
Related Content
  • Foundations Keep Detroit Art Off The Auction Block
    Elizabeth Blair
    In Detroit, a group of local and national foundations has pledged more than $330 million to keep the city from auctioning off assets from the Detroit Institute of Art. The purpose of the deal is twofold: to preserve the collection and to raise money for the city's underfunded pension plans.
  • Could Detroit's Automakers Save Its Art Treasures?
    Chrysler, General Motors and Ford offered up a multi-million dollar deal to help the bankrupt city of Detroit. But are there any strings attached to the cash and will it be enough to save the city?
  • Should Art Sale Help Save Detroit?
    Host Michel Martin and editor Ammad Omar crack open the listener mailbox for backtalk. This week, they talk about a controversy surrounding the possible sale of fine art in Detroit to settle the city's debts.
  • Art Or Junk? Detroit's 'Heidelberg Project' Endures
    Emily Fox
    An outdoor art installation in Detroit made from blighted homes and objects is stirring up controversy again. A rash of arsons in the past seven months have destroyed four of the Heidelberg Project's signature homes. But after nearly 30 decades of working on this project and facing resistance, artist Tyree Guyton is determined to make more art.