Past Events and Exhibits

The visionary people of the Hopewell culture’s presence remain with us today, and we are still discovering the depth of their engineering expertise, artistic brilliance, and influential spiritual worldview. Join us in recognizing and appreciating the People who designed and developed the ceremonial sites we now call the Newark Earthworks.

Native communities have reacquired territory through a variety of means in recent years, which has often been met with resentful opposition at the local level. The Land Back movement is nonetheless gaining steam, accruing victories and making a better world. This present-day movement has roots that reach deep into the past, and has high stakes for the future.

Enjoy a presentation about how Frank Buffalo Hyde's work challenges Native American stereotypes through tapping into the collective unconsciousness of the 21st Century. Drawing images from advertisement, movies, television, music and politics, Buffalo Hyde's expresses observation, as well as knowledge through experience, developing overlapping imagery to mimic the way the mind holds information in a non-linear way.