"Given Time: Sensory Aesthetics of Reclamation" is an exhibition that explores Indigenous relationships to land and how it intersects with issues of sovereignty, environmental sustainability, colonialism and identity through the presentation of four films by prominent Native artists alongside selected objects from the Center of Southwest Studies' own museum collections that relate to and enhance the themes presented within the films.

This exhibition is guest curated by Megan Alvarado-Saggese, PhD, Assistant Professor of Native American Indigenous Studies at Fort Lewis College and features the work of Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians), Angelo Baca (Hopi/Diné) and New Red Order [Jackson Polys (Tlingit), Zack Khalil (Ojibway) Adam Khalil (Ojibway)].

Notably, Given Time signifies a new and innovative direction for the Center by prominently featuring moving image as a central medium in the museum gallery space for the first time. The content of the works presented foregrounds Indigenous voices and knowledge systems through recollections of personal and shared histories. Film, a vivid mode of direct storytelling, offers an immersive, transportive experience that brings us in connection with the artists' vision, memories and perspectives.

This exhibition was made possible with a generous grant from the City of Durango Lodger's Tax Fund.

Exhibition on View goes until April 24, 2025