Performance art by artist Jaime Black, creator of “The REDress Project”

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Performance art by artist Jaime Black, creator of “The REDress Project” outdoor art installation  
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Marielba Alvarez

202-633-6888

alvarezma@si.edu

Becky Haberacker

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haberackerb@si.edu

When
Thursday, March 21, 2019 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Where

National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth Street and Independence Avenue S.W.

 

Who

Machel Monenerkit, deputy director, National Museum of the American Indian
Jaime Black, a Métis multidisciplinary artist

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian invites the media to the performance art by Métis artist Jaime Black, creator of “The REDress Project.” The outdoor art installation of empty red dresses centers on the issue of missing or murdered Indigenous women. Several dresses are displayed along the Riverwalk located in the museum’s Native landscape. These dresses have been collected through community donation and installed at several Canadian galleries, museums and universities since 2011. This special installation will be on view through March 31.

In addition, Black will participate with other Native artists, activists and scholars in the symposium “Safety for Our Sisters: Ending Violence Against Native Women.”

Performance Art by Métis Artist Jaime Black
Thursday, March 21; noon
Riverwalk, located in the museum’s Native landscape along the Mall side of the building.

Symposium—Safety for Our Sisters: Ending Violence Against Native Women
Thursday, March 21; 2–5:30 p.m.
Museum’s Rasmuson Theater

“Safety for Our Sisters: Ending Violence Against Native Women” draws vitally needed attention to the pressing and pervasive issue of violence against Native women, who suffer disproportionately high levels of rape, domestic violence and attacks at the hands of strangers. The symposium explores the causes and consequences of this abuse and considers social and legal issues involved in these acts of violence. Native artists, activists and scholars Black, Sarah Deer, Cherrah Giles, Marita Growing Thunder and Mary Kathryn Nagle share their stories and engage in an important conversation. Sari Horwitz, reporter for The Washington Post and author of the award-winning series “Justice in Indian Country,” will moderate.

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