Award-winning artist Dana Gluckstein will visit Long Island University for the Oct. 18th premiere of her powerful exhibition entitled, “DIGNITY: Tribes in Transition.”
The exhibit chronicles Gluckstein’s decades spent photographing indigenous peoples as they struggle to maintain their identity in a changing world.
“It’s my sincere wish that DIGNITY will serve as a call-to-action in support of all indigenous peoples,” said Gluckstein.
Her DIGNITY advocacy campaign, in association with Amnesty International, created a tipping point for President Barack Obama to endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2010.
“We’re thrilled to present compelling photographs by Dana Gluckstein as we introduce our newly renovated Steinberg Museum of Art,” said Barbara Applegate, museum director. “We invite Long Islanders to be inspired by our unique visible storage suite that makes viewing our collection of 5,000 objects feel limitless.”
“DIGNITY: Tribes in Transition” opens on Oct. 18 and runs until March 3, 2019.
Gluckstein will speak on opening night and sign copies of her companion book, “DIGNITY: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.”
There will be a VIP preview reception with the artist at 5:30 p.m. The show will open to the public at 7 p.m.
For more information about Dana Gluckstein, go to www.danagluckstein.com.
LIU’s Steinberg Museum of Art is on the ground floor of the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, 720 Northern Blvd. in Brookville.
