Upcoming Events
OSPI Migrant & Arts Education Programs State Conference
Art of Belonging
August 15-16 | Yakima Convention Center | Yakima, WA
Art of Belonging is a free conference put on through the partnership between OSPI Arts Program, the Migrant Education Program, and the various Arts Education Programs around the state, including the Washington Art Education Association.
Matika will be giving a keynote on Thursday, August 15 from 11:45 pm - 12:45 pm and will be doing a workshop from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Join us!
More information here.
1st Peoples: Portraits of the First Light
Janet & William Ellery James Center, CAM Green Campus
13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA
June 29 – September 1, 2024
The Cape Ann Museum is proud to present 1st Peoples: Portraits of the First Light, a new exhibition of photographic narratives by Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip Tribes) made in consultation with SmokeSygnals, a Native creative agency based in Mashpee, MA. The exhibition features contemporary photographs of the original stewards of what is now known as New England including photographs of Nipmuc, Wampanoag, Shinnecock, Passsamaquody, and Penobscot peoples. The photographs are accompanied by poignant excerpts from real conversations around identity, culture, and sovereignty.
Pulling both from Wilbur’s Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America and from a week-long residency at the Cape Ann Museum, this exhibition celebrates the diversity and resiliency of modern Indigenous identity and addresses the importance of honest representation...
Full description on Cape Ann Museum's website.
The exhibition is free and open to the public. Register here.
Past Events
1st Peoples: Portraits from the First Light Artist Talk & Reception
Cam Green | Gloucester, MA
July 19, 2024 | 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Join the Cape Ann Museum for an artist talk and reception with Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip). Wilbur is the artist behind 1st Peoples: Portraits of Dawnland, a new exhibition of portraiture and interviews which offer authentic representation of contemporary Native people who reside in the area known today as New England.
Event is free and open to the public! Register here.
Highline Native Education Presents:
A Very Special Evening With Photographer
Matika Wilbur
June 11, 2024 | 7:00 - 8:00 pm PST
Puget Sound Skills Center | Seattle, WA
Join us for an evening and keynote presentation with Matika!
Event is free and open to the public. RSVP here
Artist in Residency
Matika will be doing an Artist in Residency at two locations in Massachusetts in May 2024. She will be photographing, editing and printing new works during this time.
Cape Ann Museum | Gloucester, MA
May 19 - May 25, 2024
Twenty Summers | Provincetown, MA
May 27 - June 2, 2024
Twenty Summers
June 1, 2024 | 3:00-4:00 pm
Artist Talk - Provincetown, MA
Join Matika at Hawthorne Barn for a community discussion as a part of Twenty Summer's artist talk series!
This event is free and open to everyone RSVP here
The Endowment for Equal Justice
RaceEquitySeries
June 7, 2024 | 6:00 pm
Town Hall | Seattle, WA
The Endowment for Equal Justice and The Legal Foundation of Washington present Changing the Way We See Native America a talk by Matika Wilbur.
Catering provided by Off the Rez!
Event is free and open to the community.
Register here.
Shoreline Community College
Multi-Cultural Speaker Series
May 16, 2024 | 5:30-7:30 pm
Building 9000 (PUB) - Main Dining Room
Please join us for an enlightening and artistic evening with Matika Wilbur, A National Geographic Explorer, and 2023 International Photography Hall of Fame Visionary Award Winner. She will be leading a talk entitled: “Changing the Way We See Native America: Dismantling Native American Stereotypes.”
This event is free and open to all. Click here to RSVP
For more information visit website
Educare Learning Network Meeting
May 1-3, 2024 | Sioux City Convention Center
Sioux City, IA
Matika will be delivering a keynote address on May 1st offering insights through a childhood education lens. Additionally, on May 2nd, she will conduct a workshop that will guide educators through the Project 562 curriculum. This curriculum, developed in partnership with Matika Wilbur, Emily Silver and Dr. Briana Simmons at Santa Monica College, is supported by the National Education Association.
More information:
https://www.educareschools.org/event/2024-educare-learning-network-meeting/
Pacific University
Friday, April 19 | 8:30 - 10:00 am | McCready Hall
Matika will be offering the keynote, Changing the Way We See Native America: Dismantling Native American Stereotypes at the 2024 Oregon Heritage Conference: Make Space, taking place April 17-20 in Forest Grove, OR.
More Info: https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/oh/pages/heritageconference.aspx
Stanford University
Tuesday, October 10 | 4-6pm | Old Union Clubhouse Ground Floor
"Indigenous Creatives" Fall Speaker and Workshop Series: Matika Wilbur will offer a keynote "Changing The Way We See Native America".
More Info: Stanford Native American Cultural Center
NIEA Convention
October 19, 2023 | 10am | Abuquerque, NM
Matika Wilbur will be offering a keynote and special break out session for educators that gifts them with a Project 562 book and curriculum training, courtesy of NEA.
Attendees must be registered for conference.
Lakeside Lecture Series
April 25, 2023 | Lakeside School
Matika will present a keynote to high school students at Lakeside School.
For more info: m@matikawilbur.com
Women's Fund of Greator LaCrosse, Fall Luncheon
October 26, 2023 | LaCrosse Center
Be engaged, inspired and entertained as we celebrate our collective power to uplift women and girls and bring meaningful change to our community.
This year Women’s Fund welcomes keynote speaker Matika Wilbur, a visual storyteller from the Swinomish and Tulalip peoples of coastal Washington. She is the founder and photographer of Project 562, a documentary project dedicated to changing the way we see Native America.
NEW! Meet Matika and have your pre-purchased copy of Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America signed by the author.*
* Separate ticket required. Tickets are limited. A limited number of books will be available for purchase at the event. Books can also be purchased locally at Pearl Street Books, or click here to purchase online.
**WAIT LIST** Email info@womensfundlacrosse.org to be added to the list.
University of Michigan
October 28, 2023 | Stamps Gallery
Join us for a talk by critically acclaimed photographer Matika Wilbur, followed by a book signing of Wilbur’s book Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America. A reception for the artist with light refreshments will follow the talk. Copies of Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America will be available for purchase at the event.
University Of North Colorado
November 6, 2023
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California Endowment | Virtual Keynote
November 8, 2023 | Zoom
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MLK Library
November 9, 2023
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Kuztown University of Pennsylvania
November 15, 2023
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