All My Relations Arts
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| native_name = Mitakuye Oyasin
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| formation = 1999
| founder = Shirlee Stone
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| location = 1414 E Franklin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
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All My Relations Arts is a Native American arts organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a project of the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI).{{Cite web|url=https://www.nacdi.org/projects|title=Projects|website=NACDI|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}
History
The organization was founded in 1999 by Shirlee Stone. It was initially a project of the American Indian Business Development Corporation and hosted over 23 exhibitions at Ancient Traders Gallery until 2009. All My Relations has also been exhibited at The Edge Center in Bigfork, Minnesota, Cornucopia Gallery in Lanesboro, Minnesota, and Mill City Museum in Minneapolis.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmyrelationsarts.com/?page_id=90|title=History|website=All My Relations Arts|publisher=All My Relations Arts|access-date=2016-02-11}}
Following the closure of Ancient Traders Gallery, All My Relations relocated to a space at 1414 East Franklin Avenue.{{cite news|url=http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/visual-arts-all-my-relations-gallery-reopens-franklin-avenue/|title=All My Relations Gallery, showcase for Native art, to reopen on Franklin Avenue|last=Regan|first=Sheila|date=January 13, 2011|work=Twin Cities Daily Planet}} Artists who have exhibited with the arts organization include Mona Smith, Jim Denomie, Andrea Carlson, Carl Gawboy, Gordon Coons, and Sam English. Its inaugural exhibition was a display of work by Anishinabe artist Frank Big Bear.{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.mprnews.org/state-of-the-arts/2011/03/all-my-relations-a-new-gallery-for-new-native-american-art/|title=All My Relations: a new gallery for new Native American art|last=Combs|first=Marianne|website=State of the Arts|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-03}}
In February 2010, All My Relations officially became an initiative of the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI).{{Cite web|url=http://thecirclenews.org/the-arts/all-my-relations-arts-program-celebrates-tenth-anniversary-106/|title=The Circle {{!}} NEWS FROM A NATIVE AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE - All My Relations arts program celebrates tenth anniversary|website=thecirclenews.org|access-date=2016-02-12}}
From 2010 to 2015, Dyani White Hawk was the chief director and curator of the gallery.{{Cite web|url = http://www.startribune.com/ace-gallery-director-dyani-white-hawk-polk-resigns-amrg-post/295787361/|title = Ace gallery director Dyani White Hawk Polk resigns AMRG post|website = Star Tribune|access-date = 2016-03-09}} On May 20, 2019 curator and public artist Angela Two Stars became the new Director of All My Relations Arts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmyrelationsarts.com/nacdi-announces-new-all-my-relations-art-director/|title=NACDI Announces New AMRA Director|date=2019-05-08|website=All My Relations Arts|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-03}}
Artist-in-Residence
In 2017, All My Relations launched their First Annual Indigenous Artist-in-Residence program. The first resident was Tanya Lukin Linklater,{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmyrelationsarts.com/announcing-the-1st-all-my-relations-artist-in-residence/|title=Announcing the 1st All My Relations Artist-in-Residence|date=2017-02-22|website=All My Relations Arts|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-14}} who produced the solo exhibition The Harvest Sturdies that ran from Feb 26 - March 5 2017. It was created in response to Chief Theresa Spence's 44-day hunger strike in 2012-13.{{Cite web|url=http://inreview.org/2019/03/04/the-harvest-sturdies/|title=Tanya Lukin Linklater: The Harvest Sturdies|website=INREVIEW|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-03}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.allmyrelationsarts.com/ Official site]
Category:1999 establishments in Minnesota
Category:Arts organizations established in 1999
Category:Arts organizations based in Minneapolis