Journey Museum announces opening of a new exhibit

 

RAPID CITY – The Journey Museum is pleased to announce the opening of an exciting new art exhibition, Lakota Contemporary, on October 9th, 2025. This exhibition is FREE to the public and will be on display in the Adelstein Gallery through May 8th, 2026. There will be a special free opening reception on October 9th, 2025 from 5pm to 7 pm.

Curated by artist laureate of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Marty Two-Bulls Jr., Lakota Contemporary is an intergenerational examination of contemporary Lakota Art. The featured artists span a wide range of careers, ages, genres, and mediums. Such artists include Martin Red Bear, Mikayla Patton, Keith Brave Heart, Marty Two-Bulls Jr. and many others.

Lakota Art defies the generalization of conventional western paradigms and instead is rooted in a deeper relationship to community and place. Historically, Lakota artists and creatives were innovators who adapted to an ever-changing world, adopting new materials, ideas, and ways of expressing themselves. The participating artists in this exhibition carry that same spirit. The goal of this exhibition is to allow those artists the opportunity to share works outside of a narrow theme or topic and encourages the avant-garde with the intention of challenging the audiences’ expectations.

Marty Two Bulls Jr. is an artist and educator based in Rapid City, SD. Two Bulls is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and was raised in the high plains of South Dakota. He is one of two inaugural Artist Laureates for the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Two Bulls comes from a large family of Lakota artists including his father Marty Two Bulls Sr. who is an accomplished editorial cartoonist. Marty Two Bulls Jr. has worked in arts education for the last 10 years. He earned his Bachelors in Fine Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM and his Masters in Fine Arts from Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. Two Bulls has exhibited his artwork in galleries and museums both nationally and internationally with works in several museum permanent collections.

This exhibition opening and reception event will kick off our Free Community Weekend, held in conjunction with the Black Hills Pow Wow. All areas of the Museum will be free and open to the public during regular business hours on Saturday and Sunday, October 11th and 12th.

Marty will also be offering a program in the exhibit space on Saturday from 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM entitled Waniyetu Wowapi: Reclaiming Our History – An Interactive Winter Count Experience. This hands-on educational experience will feature the unveiling of Two-Bulls’ new Winter Count for the Ogalala Sioux tribe and discuss embracing the tradition in a modern way. There will also be a hands-on artistic component for all-ages to enjoy the opportunity to create their own winter count and express their own histories.

Lakota Contemporary Exhibition is sponsored by Racing Magpie, The Sinew Fund, and The Journey Museum.

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