Bridging Native Arts, Story, and Practice
Cedar Nation is a meeting ground uniting collaboration through aligned purpose and shared vision. We are a distinctive group of Artists, Organizers and Knowledge Keepers working together to transform the deficient representation of cotemporary Native people in galleries and institutions.
Empowering Native Artists Through Cultural Equity
Cedar Nation: Mishquáwtuck Aȗke
Through resource sharing we protect integrity and offer collaboration to support goals and projects. Through this system of community framework and networking, Cedar Nation can hold space for special systems of knowledge, artistic practice, and strategic connections.
Who We Are, Our Collective
Expanding Contemporary Native Art & Identity
Explore our upcoming events and activities, designed to connect, inspire, and foster cultural engagement within the Native arts community, general public, professional sectors and organizations.
Exhibitions
Ascending: The Liberation of Native Art
March 27 – April 26, 2026
Presented and curated by Cedar Nation, the artist exhibition will feature multidisciplinary work from several regional artists.
Held at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery at the University of Connecticut’s Avery Point campus, the exhibition is curated by Brooke Waldron (Wampanoag/Narragansett) with keynote speaker and guest Felicia Bartley (Pueblo of Isleta). This installation not only presents a compelling showcase of contemporary Native art but also serves as a vital bridge for promoting educational dialogue and strengthening community through shared history and expression.
More details TBA
Lectures
Lecture: How to be a Good Relative
March 27, 2026 5:00pm
Free to the public, this lecture will explore decolonization in
museums and the expansion of Indigenous art. This project fosters cultural awareness, inclusivity, and appreciation of Native identity—past and present while highlighting Indigenous art as a living, evolving form of storytelling.
The public lecture will be held at UConn’s Avery Point campus, a discussion on ‘How to be a Good Relative’, Free and open to the public, the lecture will explore decolonization in museums and advancing collaboration with artists and Native communities.
More details TBA
Supporting the Story
Supporting Creative natives
This section outlines ways to support Cedar Nation, featuring donation tiers and options to contribute.
Cedar Nation grows from the unique talent and creative traditions held within diverse communities. We recognize their value not as exceptions, but as essential forces of transformation.