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FIND US IN THE COMMUNITY
During our building closure, we're bringing exhibits out into the community!

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We'll be popping up at Tucson Comic-Con
September 4, 5 & 6, 2026
Tucson Convention Center, Booth F18

Stop by Booth F18 to meet artists Tom Farris (Otoe-Missouria/Cherokee), Bobby Stills (Lipan Apache/Chicano), and Pachynne Ignacio (Tohono O'odham). Make and take some artwork, participate in the Comic-Con scavenger hunt, and, of course, enjoy the exhibit! 

Friday, 4:40-5:30 p.m., Room 202 in the Tucson Convention Center (free with Comic-Con admission. Get your tickets.)
Panel Discussion: Native Superheroes & the Art of Representation
Indigenous creatives Tom Farris, Bobby Stills, and Pachynne Ignacio will discuss Native American representation in pop culture and share stories of Indigenous superheroes. Tom Farris created Cherokee Superman. Bobby Stills's customized action figures have a gritty urban edge. Pachynne Ignacio's art makes you wonder how one finds identity and likeness in mainstream culture. Join us for a robust discussion!

See you there! Note: Only clear bags will be allowed in.

Tricksters and Truthtellers: Different Ways of Seeing highlights local and national Indigenous artists whose works make viewers consider different perspectives on current issues such as identity, appropriation, the environment, the role of museums, and ways communities come together to care for each other and protect what is valued. The pieces chosen use animals to tell their stories. The traditional tricksters, Coyote and Raven, serve as your guides through the exhibit, offering their own humorous commentary.  

Curated by Lisa Falk and Jennifer Juan, Arizona State Museum. Illustrations by Tom Farris (Otoe-Missouria/Cherokee).

Great thanks to Desert Diamond Casinos for their financial support of this pop-up exhibit.

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A selection of 11 die-cast model cars and other small-scale vehicles, curated from 
ASM’s Traditions in Motion, is featured in this fun mini exhibit!

We are grateful to our friends and colleagues at The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures for their partnership! 

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ASM's It’s Up 2 You! exhibit is now featured at the UA's Coit Museum of Pharmacy & Health Sciences!

It's Up 2 You! is an exhibit and digital comic book about healthy choices for healthy living, created by ASM's Head of Community Engagement Lisa Falk with artist/educator Ryan Huna Smith (Chemehuevi/Navajo).

See the online version of this exhibit.

Read a review on GraphicMedicine.org  | Read an article by the Coit Museum

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APPEARING SOON AT

Tucson Meet Yourself, October 16-18, 2026
Tucson Gem Show on 22^nd St, January 28-Feb 14, 2027

Who defines Native American jewelry? 
What confines Native American jewelers’ expression? 

Arizona State Museum explored these questions during studio visits and discussions with contemporary Southwest Native metalsmiths. The artists shared their creative lives and constantly evolving designs and techniques. Inspired by the world they live in, which is both traditional and contemporary, nothing is limiting their imaginations. Today Native jewelers are experimenting with expressing themselves, going beyond expected designs, materials, and fabrication methods, or embracing them in new ways. 

This exhibit brings their words and artistry to you by showcasing the studio life of nine contemporary jewelry artists. See photographs of their studios, hands at work, and of their jewelry. Consider their thoughts on what is Native art, their inspiration and process for designing and fabricating jewelry pieces, how jewelry affects the wearer, art as a business, learning and teaching, and women working in a traditionally male craft. Try your hand at making a stamped design using traditional Navajo jewelry stamps.

Artists highlighted are:
Darryl Dean Begay, Navajo
Alex and Shane Beeshligaii, Honaghaani Nahobani (Navajo) 
Althea Cajero, Santo Domingo/Acoma
Jennifer Curtis, Diné (Navajo)
Adrian Standing-Elk Pinnecoose, Navajo/Southern Ute
Pat Pruitt, Kawaika Laguna/Nde (Chiricahua Apache)
Maria Samora, Taos
Matagi Sorensen, Yavapai Apache

Exhibit Team
Lisa Falk, co-curator
Jennifer Juan, Tohono O’odham, co-curator
Grey Garduno, photographer
Lizzy Golden, exhibit designer
Ruben Urrea Moreno, preparator

With support from ASM colleagues
Ruth Jolie, associate curator of ethnology
Gina Watkinson, assistant conservator
Patrick Lyons, director

Special thanks to all the artists who generously shared their stories and studio spaces with us.