***Although this event is not part of Great Lakes Shamanic Community, we Love to promote Native American traditions of the Great Lakes.
Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation celebrates the enduring cultures and creative achievements of over 60 Anishinaabe artists from across the Great Lakes region. These artists represent a continuation of Anishinaabe creativity, which has been ongoing for centuries. 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.
Curated with the guidance from an advisory council of Ojibwe (Chippewa), Ottawa (Odawa), and Potawatomi (Pottawatomi) artists, the exhibition features a diverse scope of more than 90 works — basketry, beadwork, birchbark artistry, clothing, film, graphic design, jewelry, painting, pottery, sculpture, and woodwork — and highlights the unique histories and perspectives of the Anishinaabe people. The exhibition's gallery labels will be translated into Anishinaabemowin, an original language of the Great Lakes region and North America.
Visitors who show tribal-issued identification during the run of this exhibition (Sept. 28, 2025 – April 5, 2026) will receive free admission to the DIA, thanks to support from The Rush Group of Companies. Children who do not have a tribal ID will also be admitted for free when accompanied by an adult with a valid tribal ID.