This special exhibition will showcase the entirety of the Humboldt Arts Council's collection of works by the esteemed Brian Duane Tripp (1945-2022). As a member of the Karuk Tribe, Brian Tripp achieved international recognition for his multifaceted artistic practice, which included visual art, poetry, traditional singing, and dance. This will be the first opportunity for the public to view the complete HAC collection of his significant artistic contributions, all together in one place at the Morris Graves Museum of Art. This comprehensive presentation will offer a valuable insight into Tripp's artistic legacy and the collecting practices of the HAC. This exhibition promises to be quite insightful. It will delve into the enduring artistic legacy of Tripp, offering a comprehensive overview of his significant contributions to the art world. Furthermore, the presentation will provide valuable information regarding the collecting practices of the Humboldt Arts Council. We will explore the principles and strategies that guide our acquisition of artworks, offering a deeper understanding of how our collection is shaped and curated.
This exhibition emerges from our individual and collaborative explorations of resilience and regeneration. Through sculpture, mixed media, and works on paper, we document and interpret the cycles of renewal witnessed in our natural world and in traditional cultural practices. These collaborations are rooted in place and in conversation, and emerge during our visit to landscapes marked by fire, water, and ancestral significance.
The inspiration for this exhibition began with witnessing seasons of wildfire in ancestral lands, particularly Ironside Mountain (Tse:nding), a sacred site of profound cultural importance to the Tsnungwe people. This is a mountain where, as elders said, "you could go when you were old and come back young again." After wildfire swept the mountain, we were drawn there to document the damage and the following years to witness the first green shoots emerging in a blackened landscape. These moments sparked our creative response to the question: how does the land renew itself? And how do traditions, ceremonies, and communities also participate in renewal?
Morris Graves Museum of Art
636 F Street
Eureka, CA 95501
707.442.0278
Museum Hours
12pm-5pm Wednesday through Sunday
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Humboldt Arts Council Office Hours
By appointment only.
Please contact jemima@humboldtarts.org or meghan@humboldtarts.org
Admission
$5 for adults;
$2 for seniors (age 65 and over) and students with ID;
children 17 and under free;
Museum members are free.
Thank You Museum Sponsors
Schmidbauer Lumber Company
Living Education & Arts Foundation
101 Things To Do
GHD
Redwood Capital Bank
