Contemporary Culture

Video from the Burke Museum's ArtTalk Symposium: Conversations on Northwest Native Art on March 27-28, 2015.

The vitality of the Native art scene in the Northwest continues to grow in creative and unexpected ways, but connections to older artworks often provide the spark that keeps Native artists inspired.

Presentations on Northwest Coast art history & Indigenous methodologies.

Panel discussion on contemporary Northwest Coast art and how artists challenge pre-conceptions.

Shaun Peterson (Puyallup/Tulalip artist) and David R. Boxley (Tsimshian artist) join Robin K. Wright in a conversation about Northwest Coast art styles.

After nearly a century of silence, Kodiak youth and adults learn how to build a traditional model Angyaat.

Referencing Burke collections to reverse-engineer how this material was made and used in the past so it can be used again in the present.

Cory Fuavai researches Samoan objects from the Burke’s collection not only for his coursework, but also to become a matai chief.

Danny Shelton builds a stronger connection to his heritage while inspiring classmates to pursue their own cultural research.