Expressing Artful Insights about Art Works

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Join us in celebrating the final week of “Tell Clyfford I Said ‘Hi’”: An Exhibition Curated by Children of the Colville Confederated Tribes, on display at the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, Colorado. Co-curated with young people (ages 3 to 14) from the Colville Confederated Tribes in Washington State, the exhibition demonstrates both the potential of intergenerational collaboration and its impact on the art world and tribal community. In this episode, we explore how Clyfford Still Museum staff developed a partnership with Colville children and families to curate an exhibition of Clyfford Still’s depictions of their ancestors and their landscape of eastern Washington. We will talk about the ways in which adult “experts” and children can share authority, creating a space for children to express insights, make decisions about which art to display, decide what themes to present, and ultimately create lifelong memories. These memories are now embedded in their experiences, inspiring connections to art, history, awareness, and development of voice and responsibility.

Speakers: 

Nicole Cromartie

• Director of Learning and Engagement, Clyfford Still Museum
• Author
• 2025 Getty Museum Scholar

Ted Moomaw

• First-line descendant of the Colville Tribes
• Advanced speaker of the Okanagan language
• Founding member of Hearts Gathered

Training Provider for this Event: Brazelton Touchpoints Center

Track: Youth and Family