Developed and curated by Alan Govenar of Documentary Arts, Inc. and Marsha MacDowell of the Michigan State University Museum, Extraordinary Ordinary People includes selected artworks made by the National Heritage Fellows, and videos, photos, and interactive media, including 16 human-sized photos and 80 photographs that both document the context in which selected artists work and the process through which their arts are made.
Sonia Domsch
Norma Miller
Konstantinos Pilarinos
Jeronimo Lozano
Milan Opazich
Kamal Lahsmi Narayanan
Betty Kimbrell
Mozell Benson
Queen Ida Guillary
Flaco Jiménez
John Cephas
Simon Shaheen
Mike Rafferty
Oneida Hymn Singers
Moses Seyoum
Joe Thompson
Carlinhos Pardeiro de Ouro
George Naʻope
Yuri Yunahov
Del McCoury
Frank Newsome
Julia Parker
Sidiki Conde
Qi Shu Fang
Earl Barthé
This traveling exhibition is made possible by the financial and in-kind support of the National Endowment for the Arts, Documentary Arts, Inc. and the Michigan State University Museum/Traditional Arts Exhibition Endowment.
Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, MI
September 3 – December 20, 2013
Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, NY
January 20 – June 20, 2014
Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, Wenatchee, WA
May 1 – August 9, 2015
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA
September 11 – November 30, 2015
For more information, contact Documentary Arts, Inquiries@docarts.com
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