A distinctively curated showcase of diversiform red dresses is presented to create a safe space for reflection, reverence, remembrance, and cultural exchange. The displayed dresses create a pictorial that focuses on the pressing subject of Murdered, Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIW&G) on Native American reservations as an extension of inclusive outreach and ongoing social justice through art that inspires and urges us to a pledge of action.

CURATORIAL STATEMENT

The Red Dress exhibition is an on-site display of multifarious red dresses designed to memorialize Murdered, Missing, Indigenous Women and girls (MMIW), which was initially conceptualized in Canada as a way to bring awareness to the decade-long crisis on Native American reservations.

As communities rally to address COVID-19, a lesser-known peril ravages the lives of Indigenous women as their lifeless bodies appear along roadsides. Miles upon miles of unmarked crosses line Native American reservations, and so, we hang a red dress to give them honor, to bring awareness to their loss, to remember, to stop the carnage.

Through art, we can connect. Through art, we can relate. Through ar,t we can see ourselves as others see us.

Through art, we can tackle subject matter often too painful for words. A distinctively curated showcase of diversiform red dresses is presented to create a safe space for reflection, reverence, remembrance, and cultural exchange. The displayed dresses create a pictorial that focuses on the pressing subject of Murdered, Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIW&G) on Native American reservations as an extension of inclusive outreach and ongoing social justice through art that inspires and urges us to a pledge of action.

Cost Free with Museum Admission

Opening reception and meet the curator on November 1 at 2pm.