Art & Artists

Considering not only the visual aspects of historical Native art, but also the intangible properties to which they are connected.

Dr. Holly Barker and Burke Museum's Oceania collections assist with University Beyond Bars classroom learning.

The Burke Museum has commissioned a Coast Salish art piece for the lobby of the New Burke.

Aaron Parker's and Chris Cunningham's premiered their live art performance, ƛ’ix̌aq: Animal Skin, at the Burke Museum.

Totem poles are thought of as symbols of Seattle by many, but, in fact, the Indigenous peoples of Washington state did not traditionally carve totems.

Cherokee, Tlingit and Filipino storyteller, Gene Tagaban, aka “One Crazy Raven,” helped the Burke celebrate the Seahawks' trip to Super Bowl XLIX.

Video from the Burke Museum's ArtTalk Symposium: Conversations on Northwest Native Art on March 27-28, 2015.

The vitality of the Native art scene in the Northwest continues to grow in creative and unexpected ways, but connections to older artworks often provide the spark that keeps Native artists inspired.

Presentations on Northwest Coast art history & Indigenous methodologies.