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Curator Talk | Wisdom from the Future

June 11, 2026
11:30 a.m. to noon

Meet at the Info Desk
Alcove Gallery

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Final Opportunity to Explore Wisdom from the Future with Chief Curator Diana Pardue

Don’t miss your last chance to experience Wisdom from the Future through a curator-led perspective. Join Diana Pardue, Heard Museum Chief Curator, for a 30-minute talk highlighting how this exhibition brings together twenty-five renowned Indigenous artists to reflect on their creative journeys and the guidance they would share with their younger selves.

Featuring artworks paired with personal messages of motivation, resilience, and creative discovery, the exhibition offers a rare look into the evolving practices of groundbreaking artists, including:

– Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee)
– Norbert Peshlakai (Diné)
– Preston Singletary (Tlingit)
– Tony Abeyta (Diné)
– Verma Nequatewa (Hopi)
– Nora Naranjo Morse (Tewa, Kha’P’o Ówîngeh)
– Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty (Fort Peck Assiniboine/Sioux)
– Barbara Teller Ornelas (Diné)
– Richard Zane Smith (Wyandot)

As the Heard Museum’s final Curator Talk for this exhibition, this is an ideal opportunity to explore the powerful stories and artistic innovations on view—before the show concludes. Join us to celebrate the artists who continue to shape the future of Native art.

Included with museum admission and FREE for members. Tour meets at the Info Desk.

Featured artwork: Denise Wallace (Chugach Sugpiaq/Alutiiq, b. 1957), Yup’ik Woman Dancer, 2001. Fossilized ivory, silver, 14k gold. Bequest of Dr. E. Daniel Albrecht.

Sponsors

  • Sponsors

    Logo for the Arts and Culture, City of Phoenix.
    Arizona Commission on the Arts logo.
    Drs. Kathleen L. and William G. Howard