Show Description:

Artist Nora Naranjo-Morse (Santa Clara Pueblo) is making history as the first Native American woman to create an outdoor sculpture in Washington, D.C., titled Always Becoming. Being built on site during the summer of 2007, the family of five clay sculptures is being made of organic, nontoxic materials. Intended to erode over time, these ever-changing works of art will together reflect messages of growth, transformation, and Native peoples' relationship with the land. Naranjo-Morse's sculpture concept was selected unanimously by a selection committee, from more than 55 entries submitted by Native artists from throughout the Western Hemisphere.