First American Art Magazine, the new magazine dedicated to serious coverage of arts of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North and South, is now available for free online at
www.firstamericanartmagazine.com.
High quality, glossy print versions of the magazine are
available online as well. This pilot issue profiles:
- Orlando Dugi
Diné beadwork artist and fashion designer
- Anita Fields
Osage-Muscogee Creek ceramic artist
- Tom Jones Jr.
Ho-Chunk photographer and conceptual artist
- Erin Shaw
Chickasaw–Choctaw painter and mixed media artist.
Feature articles include "More Than Just a Trend: Rethinking the 'Native' in Native Fashion," by Dr. Jessica R. Metcalfe (Turtle Mountain Chippewa); "Northern Lights: Greenlandic Art in the 21st Century," by America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), and "Something Imperialistic Happened on the Way to the Louvre:
Delegation Amérindienne 2012, An Artist's Perspective," by Roy Boney Jr. (Cherokee Nation). Departments include book and art show reviews, a graphic design column by Neebinnaukzhik Southall (Rama First Nation Chippewa), literature by Dr. Reid Gómez (Navajo), art news, classified ads, memorial articles, and much more.
The
First American Art Magazine website has
calendar listings for upcoming Native American art events and
calls for entries, grants, fellowships, and other opportunities.
