2023 Gathering In Fellowship Events with NEA National Heritage Fellows from 2020-2023
NEA National Heritage Fellows group at NMAI Photo by Remsberg Inc
In September 2023—for its first in-person events since 2019—the National Endowment for the Arts convened the 2020-2023 National Heritage Fellows to explore the legacy and impact of this lifetime honor. During a historic one-day convening at the National Museum of the America Indian, fellows engaged in sharing circles and facilitated small group discussions. A special afternoon panel, Native Art Making in Place, featured a film screening and conversation about Native art making and the land. NEA National Heritage Fellows shared firsthand stories of place and belonging as understood through their life’s work as traditional and community-based artists. Photos by Remsberg Inc
An awards ceremony, hosted by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, celebrated the 2023 fellows on stage where they received their medals and recognized the 2020-2022 recipients. The ceremony opened with a performance by Irish flute player and 2021 NEA National Heritage Fellow Joanie Madden with guitarist Zan McLeod. Following the ceremony, a reception was held in the Great Hall for the fellows and their families with performances by Wu Man (2023) and the Legendary Ingramettes (2022). Photos by Tom Pich
Gathering at National Museum of the American Indian
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Ceremony and Reception at the Library of Congress
National Heritage Fellows Convening Attendees:
Laketa Addison, Sheila Addison, Almeta Ingram-Miller, Emma Jones Blackshire, Hattie Addison Burkhalter, Luquen Cannon, Ed Eugene Carriere, Bradley Cooper, Michael A. Cummings, Tagumpay De Leon, Naomi Diouf, Eva Enciñias, Anita Fields, Joe Hernandez, Karen Ann Hoffman, Roen Kahalewei Hufford, Ronnie Hunter, Tyren Jackson, Stanley Jacobs, Elizabeth James-Perry, Hosea London, Reginald McLaughlin, Hugo Morales, John Morris, TahNibaa Naataanii, Herbert Nelson, Javier Ortiz, Rey Ortiz, Roberto Ortiz, Loraine Plater, Leon Rhoden, Jerrlyn Rushing, Francis “Palani” Sinenci, Nick Spitzer, Luis Tapia, Sean Thomas, Wayne Valliere, Tsering Wangmo Satho, C. Brian Williams, Wu Man, Shaka Zulu
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