This annual exhibition was established in 1979 to encourage creativity among Native youth, and to help them recognize that the future preservation and evolution of Native culture lies with them. This year, entries focus on COVID-19 and how young people used art as a way of healing and processing their feelings about the effects the pandemic had on them, their families, and their communities. Free for members, or with museum admission.

Children and adults are invited to enter a Gingerbread house inspired by a Pueblo village, house, community church or historic building, with prizes awarded in children’s and adult categories.

Long winter nights were the time for telling stories. Centered on identity and resilience, contemporary storytelling honors oral traditions. Learn about different forms of Indigenous storytelling across the world—from the Pueblos to Australia to West Africa, and from books to visual and mixed media.