The wait is over! You can be among the first to see the transformative renovation at The Sheldon!

The Grand Reopening event features the inaugural exhibition, We Each Hold Stories, in the new gallery spaces. As always, this new exhibition is thoughtful, resilient, and contemporary.

Come to see the new space, stay to experience We Each Hold Stories, then close out the evening with a double-bill featuring Goldpine & The Burney Sisters.

Attendance is free and open to the public. Cash bar available. Tickets to the Goldpine & The Burney Sisters concert are sold separately and are required for entry into the Concert Hall.

This exhibition is a broad survey of the work being created by established and emerging Indigenous-American artists today. The exhibit explores themes of personal experience, family, history, community, and contemporary issues. The exhibiting artists approach these topics with directness and humor with many using traditional elements and techniques. Observing changes in society and political views, the one constant is that the artists represented in the exhibition hold firmly to their individual cultures.

From Indigenous communities across the United States, these artists define a new line in the historical continuum of Native identity, offering reinterpreted concepts and forms rooted in a storytelling tradition. Their work addresses land, identity, and visual culture, embodying vibrant contemporary practices that weave together personal and collective histories.

Through repurposed materials and reimagined symbols, they explore interpretations of human behavior—how we treat one another, how we interact with the land. Their sensibilities carry the potential for healing, bridging past and present, and offering new ways of seeing, understanding, and remembering.

~ Tom Jones

Co-curated by Tom Jones of the Ho-Chunk Nation and Paula Lincoln, Gallery Director for The Sheldon.

Goldpine

From Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion and the Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium to listening rooms throughout the United States, husband-wife duo Goldpine has been offering their own brand of bold harmony-driven Americana to audiences large and small. Winner of the 2022 Rocky Mountain Songwriter Contest, their distinctive harmonies are clearly a channel for their sometimes-raucous, sometimes-reminiscent compositions. With an incredible collection of stories about life, love, and purpose, their live performance is a powerful projection of everything Goldpine is about: striking vocals, bold harmony, and introspection into the human experience.

The Burney Sisters

The Burney Sisters are a sibling duo redefining indie-folk with soulful harmonies, heartfelt lyrics, and magnetic stage presence. Hailing from the Midwest, Emma and Bella Burney blend Folk, Soul, and Americana into a sound that’s both timeless and fresh. Inspired by artists like Brandi Carlile, The Avett Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, and Lake Street Dive, their music bridges generations.