We are excited to announce the winner of our recent Artistic Adhesives sticker design competition! Congrats Erika Theien for creating this terrific design for us. You will be able to purchase this sticker in the Tweed Museum of Art Store during our sale running Nov. 21st & 22nd!

It's your last chance to see our Ojibwe Basketry Exhibit! Located in our Nelson Case.

The 64th Arrowhead Regional Biennial Awards and Reception is on Saturday, February 3, 2024, from 12 -2:30pm in the Tweed Museum of Art! Make sure to stop by for the reception, while the exhibit is running.

Here's a sneak peak of our upcoming exhibits!

Welcome to Gallery Gems! This week we have this painting by Alison Aune, a professor of Art Education here at UMD. This piece is titled "Leading With Our Hearts". You can see this painting along with other faculty art in the Art and Design Faculty Staff Exhibition.

Check out our new exhibit in the main lobby space featuring Willie Little's "Miles To Go Before I Sleep" on view now!

Welcome back to Gallery Gems! This week we have a piece titled "Moon Orchids" made by Native American artist Nora Naranjo Morse. This piece is made with hand-built and wheel-thrown Santa Clara and Taos micaceous clay. "Moon Orchids" can be found in our Clay Culture exhibit!

Welcome back to Gallery Gems! This week’s artwork is “French Coast Scene”, an oil painting by artist Charles-François Daubigny. Our “French Barbizon” exhibit was recently taken down to make room for our Annual Student Exhibition! Keep an eye out for more gallery gems to come!

Please join us in the "Celebration of Native American Fashion." This fashion show is a free public event to enhance the Tweed Museum of Art's "Then and Now: Ojibway Cultural Traditions" art exhibition AND inform attendees about the rich cultural history of Native American Fashion

Welcome back to Gallery Gems! This week we are highlighting "Conservation" by Humaira Abid. She aims to inspire and empower women with her work. This piece is part of a new exhibit in our study room titled "If I'm An American..." curated by the Art History 3360 class at UMD!

Welcome to Gallery Gems! This piece is "Hold Me Now" by Jeffery Gibson. Jeffery Gibson is an American Chocktaw-Cherokee artist known for his paintings and sculptures. "Hold Me Now" is a featured work from the Tweed's Permanent Collection and can be found in our Lobby Gallery!

Welcome to Gallery Gems! These are two Inheritance Jars titled "What We Pass On" by Beth Lo. She is a Chinese-American artist who mixes her cultural heritage in vessels and sculpture. "What We Pass On" is part of our Clay Culture exhibit located in the Balcony Gallery!

Our upcoming Fashion Show and event night are almost here! Make sure to come check out this one-of-a-kind experience!

We have a special Gallery Gems for you this week! This artwork is from current UMD student, Sophia Hopkins. Titled "Beats of Bagley", this piece is made of wood with a foam heart in the chest. "Beats of Bagley" is in our Annual Student Exhibition in the Court and Sax Galleries!

Now open, John Hitchcock: Blanket Songs! Along with the artist's characteristically exuberant prints and drawings, Blanket Songs features neon, video, and audio recordings. This exhibit will draw you in with a dazzling convergence of image, light, sound, and movement.

Come see our newest Exhibit, Then & Now: Ojibway Cultural Traditions! This exhibit explores the cultural traditions of the Ojibway people. Discover how their artistic techniques have been preserved and transformed in today's world!

This week in Gallery Gems we have a piece titled "Dutch Blue Bird Jar" by artist David Levi. This jar is made with handblown glass. Levi enjoys the expressive possibilities of the glass medium. Find this piece in the Ceramics and Glass exhibit located in our Featured Niche Case!

Thank you to all who came and everyone who made our latest native American fashion show a success! This past Saturday we were able to host around 500 people over the course of two events!

This week Gallery Gems features a walking stick titled "#8 Flame Beaded" by Willie Little. He is an artist known for his heartfelt expressions of personal experience. "#8 Flame Beaded" is in the "Willie Little: Miles To Go Before We Sleep" exhibit located in the Lobby Gallery.