Exhibits

Join us to celebrate the museum’s most anticipated event of the year, the annual 9|9 Native South Art Show opening reception. Support Native artists and their works from throughout the Native South — pottery, paintings, beadwork & more. Buy art the night of the reception. It won’t last long!

Wednesday, September 9, 2026
6:30-8:30 p.m.

The Native South refers to the homelands of Indigenous peoples across the southeastern United States. The Nine-Nine (9|9) Native South Exhibition celebrates the creativity and cultural expression of Native artists from this region. The exhibition offers an open platform for artists to share work in any medium — from traditional forms to contemporary interpretations.

Rather than following a single curatorial theme, 9|9 embraces diversity in subject matter and style. Each piece reflects the artist’s unique perspective and connection to the Native South. The exhibition invites visitors to consider a simple truth: Native art is art created by Native people. It does not rely on stereotypes or expected imagery; instead, it conveys authenticity through realism, abstraction, cultural identity and individual expression.

Through this exhibition, the Museum of the Southeast American Indian encourages visitors to engage deeply with each work of art and to experience the richness, complexity and vitality of Native creativity in the South.

September 9, 2026 – March 26, 2027Full Exhibition