TULSA, Okla., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- "This is an important part of revitalizing the Native American Art program at Philbrook," says Christina Burke, curator of Native American and Non-Western art at Philbrook Museum of Art. She is speaking about Philbrook's upcoming exhibition Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 2 -- Contemporary Native North American Art from the West, Northwest and Pacific.

"This exhibit showcases some of the best work in contemporary Native American art today -- including 25 artists whose roots are in Oklahoma," says Burke. "Philbrook has a mission to help foster the development of Native American art in the 21st century, so we are taking an active role in what's happening in Native Arts now."

This is the second installment in this exhibition series created by the Museum of Arts & Design, New York. It presents works by contemporary Native American artists who are pushing the boundaries and conventions of their own visual traditions. Thematically grouped by content rather than technique or tribe, these works lay the groundwork for an expanded critical history of Native American art.

The exhibition opens to the public at Philbrook on January 28, 2007 and runs until April 22, 2007. Philbrook Museum of Art realizes human potential through art by stimulating imagination, thought, creativity and community development. The museum is home to 8,500 permanent works of art housed in a beaux-arts Italianate villa just south of downtown Tulsa. Twenty-three acres of gardens, a world-class restaurant and a museum shop complete this outstanding and beautiful Tulsa attraction.




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