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Ignite lets ASU students open up through storytelling
The Heard Museum opened its doors for Arizona State University's Changemaker Central’s semesterly event Ignite, where individuals share their ideas and passions through five-minute...
Arts education conference highlights importance of programs for student success
Advocates gathered at the Herberger Theater Center Monday for a one-day conference centered around the importance of arts education for kids.
Video: Phoenix celebrates first official Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Video by Lauren Marshall
Native American groups and Indigenous Peoples’ Day activists celebrated Phoenix’s first official Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday.
The holiday, held annually on Oct....
Navajo Nation Museum director dubs films into Native language
The desire to preserve Navajo culture is what led Manuelito Wheeler to commit to dubbing and “Star Wars” and “Finding Nemo" into the Navajo language.
Heard Museum hosts the 26th World Championship Hoop Dance Contest
Hundreds of people from all over the continent gathered at the Heard Museum this past weekend for the 26th annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest.
Heard Museum connects two generations of Native artists in ‘Confluence’
Multiple generations of Native American artists collaborated in the Heard Museum's latest exhibition, "Confluence: Inter-generational Collaborations."
Two grants awarded to the Heard Museum fund skywalk construction, sculpture restoration
The Heard Museum will build a skywalk and restore sculptures with two grants from Bank of America and the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust.
Heard Museum showcases Frida Kahlo’s life, art and family through her private photographs
Explore the private world of Frida Kahlo through her photographs in the Heard Museum's latest exhibition. Photography was a way for Kahlo to escape solitude in her life.
Heard Museum appoints David M. Roche as new director and CEO
David Roche was the former director of Sotheby’s American Indian Art department and will begin his new role on January 1, 2016.
Exhibit at Heritage Square highlights history and legacy of Phoenix Indian School
The new exhibit features memorabilia from the school, including a time capsule from a graduating class and a tribute to Ira Hayes, one of the Marines photographed raising the American flag at Iwo Jima.