Native Currents Opening Reception

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Native Currents Opening Reception

Tuesday, June 24 @ 6 - 7:00 pm

Exhibition: Wednesday, May 28 – Monday, August 18, 2025
Opening Reception: Tuesday, June 24, 2025; 6-7 p.m.

This is an exhibit amplifying Indigenous voices and challenging dominant narratives by showcasing contemporary Native artists both locally and across the United States. Through a curated collection of innovative and inspiring works, our goal is to present art from an Indigenous perspective, celebrating the depth, resilience, and evolving creativity of Native communities.

Award money: $500

Curated by Nita Kehoe and Al Hubbard

Nita Kehoe, Professor of Art and Gallery Director has been a practicing artist for 35 years.  She creates conceptual artwork focusing on the intersection between humanity and nature.  She has exhibited her artwork internationally and is in numerous collections.  She teaches ceramics, sculpture and art history at Central Wyoming College for the past 24 years.

Al Hubbard, is a multi-disciplinary contemporary indigenous artist. Hubbard’s body of work seamlessly blends printmaking, photography, painting, mixed media, and indigenous material culture, creating layers of texture, color, and imagery that reflect the historical complexity and multifaceted realities of Native American identity in the modern world.

Exhibiting Artists

  • Natasha Martinez
  • Shawna Andrea Fricke
  • Aiyana Perez
  • Sarah Ortegon HighWalking
  • Ashlyn Garner
  • Ted Sitting Crow Garner
  • Jose Trejo-Maya
  • Miah Chalfant
  • Bruce Cook
  • Colleen Friday
  • Al Hubbard

Details

Date:
Tuesday, June 24
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Venue

CWC Robert A. Peck Arts Center
2660 Peck Avenue
Riverton, WY 82501 United States