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New Art Exhibition on the Power of Indigenous Language in Contemporary Art

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The Zuccaire Gallery is proud to present Weaving Words, Weaving Worlds: The Power of Indigenous Language in Contemporary Art, a group exhibition featuring 24 artists including Jeffrey Gibson, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and Kay WalkingStick, curated by Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock Nation & SBU alum). Work in traditional and new media explore how art can become a vessel for cultural continuity, storytelling and the reclamation of Indigenous languages. Learn more. On view at the Zuccaire Gallery, 1st Floor Staller Center for the Arts.

Also featured in the exhibition are archival materials from Stony Brook University’s Special Collections, which provide vital historical context for Weaving Words, Weaving Worlds, illuminating the enduring presence of Indigenous peoples and languages on Long Island. Highlights include the Native Long Island map by the Suffolk County Archaeological Association, which features over 400 Algonquian words and cultural references. These early maps, place-name studies, and historical documents underscore the exhibition’s themes of language reclamation, cultural continuity, and the resilience of Indigenous knowledge.


SUMMER HOURS & EVENTS: Opening Reception: Sunday, July 20, 5-7 pm. Featuring a drum processional by Jeffrey Pegram & welcome by Jeremy Dennis, exhibition curator.

Stony Brook Film Festival Hours:
July 17-26: Open evenings of the Stony Brook Film Festival

  • July 17 (open 5-7pm)
  • July 18 & 19 (open 6-9:30pm)
  • July 20 (Reception: 5-7pm, gallery open 4-9:30pm)
  • July 21-25 (open 6-9:30pm)
  • July 26 (open 6-7pm)

July 28- August 20: Open by appointment, email Zuccairegallery@stonybrook.edu to schedule
August 25- November 22: Open Monday-Friday 12-4pm & evenings of Staller Center performances.
Visit zuccairegallery.stonybrook.edu for more information.

Samuel Buell's "...A Sermon Preached at East-Hampton, August 29, 1759: at the Ordination of Mr. Samson Occum, a Missionary Among the Indians," 1761
Samuel Buell, A Sermon Preached at East-Hampton, August 29, 1759: at the Ordination of Mr. Samson Occum, a Missionary Among the Indians, 1761. Special Collections, SBU Libraries.
Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova. [Amsterdam]: Blaeu, ca. 1635.
Section of Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova [Amsterdam]: Blaeu, ca. 1635. Special Collections, SBU Libraries.

Kristen Nyitray

Kristen Nyitray

Associate Librarian; Director, Special Collections and University Archives; and University Archivist at Stony Brook University Libraries
Contact her for research assistance with rare books, manuscript collections, historical maps, and SBU history. E-mail: kristen.nyitray@stonybrook.edu.
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