Project Grant GI29708524

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $399,960 Project Grant under the CFDA 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Inc. for the "Knowing the West" traveling exhibition. This exhibition will feature 130 artworks from the 19th to early 20th century by both Native and non-Native artists, including textiles, baskets, paintings, pottery, sculpture, beadwork, saddles, and prints. The goal is to present a more inclusive, complex, and diverse perspective on the American West, celebrating the rich cultural expressions within American art and history. The exhibition development is collaborative and interdisciplinary, involving co-curators and a curatorial advisory council. The project period runs from May 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026.