Exhibitions

Here, Now, and Always

July 2, 2022 - July 2, 2028

After 25 years, now fully renewed and reimagined, Here, Now and Always showcases never-before seen items, state of the art technology, and the next generation’s perspectives, illustrating the ways in which the past informs the future, and further positioning MIAC as a world-renowned resource for understanding Native lives, arts, and cultures today.

Information at Museum of Indian Arts and Culture

Lee Sipe in the Renwick Museum “The State Fair”

August 22, 2025 - September 7, 2026

NBO member Lee Sipe will be exhibiting in this Renwick/Smithsonian museum exhibition. On the occa­sion of the 250th anniver­sary of the United States in 2026, the Smith­son­ian Amer­i­can Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery is mount­ing a major exhi­bi­tion, tenta­tively titled The State Fair, to feature the creative contri­bu­tions of state fairs from the mid-nine­teenth century to today. 

Information at the Renwick  Gallery – Smithsonian Museum

The Baskets Keep Talking

September 15, 2025 - September 30, 2027

Exhibit tells the story of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe in their own words.  

Information at Sharlot Hall Museum

Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation

September 28, 2025 - April 5, 2026

One of the largest presentations of contemporary Native American art in the Midwest and the first major Native American exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 30 years, this exhibition challenges perceptions about what Native American art can be, how it should be seen, and how it can be interpreted.  

Information and hours at Detroit Institute of Arts

Art Evolved: Intertwined

January 27, 2026 - April 26, 2026

This traveling exhibit features member artists from SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) and the National Basketry Organization.

Information at  Lauren Rogers Museum of Art

Fiber, Fragment and Form–Basketry by Martha Bird along Spring Flower Show

January 30, 2026 - March 15, 2026

Martha Bird’s work plays with the traditional weave of functional baskets, twisting and expanding them into sculptural willow and rattan forms. She draws her inspiration from French, Irish, and Spanish basketry that allow viewers to experience the art form in new ways. Return Again and Pathways feature willow from the Arboretum, while other works in the show are woven from the willow garden that Bird cultivates in southeast Minnesota. 

Her Japanese-inspired basketry is displayed in the Andersen Horticultural Library. A sculptural vessel, Wayward, features weekly botanical arrangements in collaboration with florist Jack Nelson, EMC (European Master Certification) of Wysp Studio. Susan Snegosky of Fiddles and Fronds created ikebana-style floral arrangements throughout the AHL to accompany Bird’s Japanese-inspired baskets and complement the serene energy of the famous George Nakashima furnishings.

Opening Reception Friday, January 30, 2026 5-7 pm
Artist Talk Saturday, Friday, February 21, 2026, 1-2 pm

From Traditional Basketry to Contemporary Antler Art

February 13, 2026 - April 12, 2026

From Traditional Basketry to Contemporary Antler Art showcases the sculptural basketry of Cathryn Peters, who combines deer, elk, and caribou antlers with commercial rattan reed, rope fibers, cane, bark, and other gathered plant materials. Her wall and pedestal sculptural basketry pieces balance the wild, masculine antler forms with the soft, handwoven, feminine fiber forms and vessels, honoring both traditional and contemporary expression.

Waterways: Lashed & Tethered

February 15, 2026 - May 10, 2026

Mo Kelman’s sculptural artworks are driven by contrasts and interactions between the built environment and the natural world, merging abstracted images of water in its various forms – rivers, lakes, clouds and ice – with industrial and architectural structures.

Kelman favors simple, malleable materials – like wood, wire and bamboo – and uses geometric logic to invent efficient construction methods. Onto these structures she integrate “skins” by crafting nets or by resist-dyeing white silk organza into elastic, translucent, woodgrain-patterned membranes. Many of the sculptures are tensile structures where the pliable membranes are tethered, stretched, and shaped through tension.

Reception Feb. 22, 1 – 4 pm
Museum hours: Wed. – Sun. 12 – 5; Thursday. 12 – 8

Transformations: Dialogues in Art and Material

May 9, 2026 - May 17, 2026

Transformations: Dialogues in Art and Material
May 9–17, 2026
browngrotta arts

Transformations: Dialogues in Art and Material (May 9–17, 2026), the Spring “Art in the Barn” exhibition at browngrotta arts will take a focused look at materiality, examining how matter is shaped, reconfigured, and reimagined through skilled and thoughtful engagement. The exhibition will feature works by some three dozen international artists exploring a wide range of materials — ranging from clay, silk, and linen, to cotton, steel, bark, stones, seaweed, bamboo, and horsehair — highlighting both the diversity of material choices and the distinct outcomes achieved even when artists work within the same medium.

The works on view in Transformations will underscore diversity of process and approaches. The artists demonstrate what curator and historian Glenn Adamson terms “material intelligence,” a deep understanding of a material’s properties, histories, and expressive possibilities.

Exhibition Details
Location: 276 Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT 06897

Dates & Hours:
• Saturday, May 9 (Opening & Artists’ Reception): 11 am–6 pm
• Sunday, May 10: 11 am–6 pm
• Monday–Saturday, May 11–16: 10 am–5 pm
• Sunday, May 17: 11 am–6 pm