LA NDN Flea – A Native Market
Your favorite Indigenous makers’ market is back at The Broad, in collaboration with The Chapter House.
Get a head start on holiday shopping at LA NDN Flea – A Native Market and celebrate National Native American History Month. Modeled after flea markets that can be found on many reservations, this market which takes place in spring and fall each year features unique, handcrafted goods by local and visiting Indigenous makers, from recycled clothing and handcrafted jewelry to original art and much more. Enjoy family artmaking inspired by Broad collection artist Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Cherokee) and take home a free, limited-run poster featuring his work.
Connect with local Indigenous groups, dance to curated DJ sets, and enjoy food and beverage...
Your favorite Indigenous makers’ market is back at The Broad, in collaboration with The Chapter House.
Get a head start on holiday shopping at LA NDN Flea – A Native Market and celebrate National Native American History Month. Modeled after flea markets that can be found on many reservations, this market which takes place in spring and fall each year features unique, handcrafted goods by local and visiting Indigenous makers, from recycled clothing and handcrafted jewelry to original art and much more. Enjoy family artmaking inspired by Broad collection artist Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Cherokee) and take home a free, limited-run poster featuring his work.
Connect with local Indigenous groups, dance to curated DJ sets, and enjoy food and beverage vendors. Nonprofit organizations and resource groups providing community support and information will also be onsite.
To Be Announced Soon: Vendor, Food and Beverage Vendors, and Orgs/Resources List
PLUS! After a weekend supporting Indigenous artists, spend Sunday evening across the street at REDCAT with a bellyful of laughs and a face full of false lashes at Sage-Based Drag Night with Jana Schmieding (Lakota), Brian Bahe (Diné/Hopi/Tohono O’odham), Landa Lakes (Chickasaw), Lady Shug (Navajo), Big Mama Tama (Hawaiian/Tahitian/Filipino/Chinese), and Bohenne Arreaux (Jena Choctaw). Sage-Based Drag Night is separately ticketed, and space is limited. Get more info and tickets here.
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Family Artmaking Workshop
Kids and families can participate in a hands-on art activity inspired by Jeffrey Gibson. Explore who you are through bold colors, patterns, and words. Think about your history, culture, community, and most importantly, what makes you, you! Include a special song lyric, a historic quote, or a meaningful saying as you bring your flag to life using Gibson’s signature, symbol-like lettering.
Free Poster Giveaway
Pick up your free, limited-run poster featuring the powerful and vibrant artwork, She Never Dances Alone (2020), by Broad collection artist Jeffrey Gibson.
Know Before You Go
Your free general admission ticket includes same-day access to the event, The Broad’s third-floor collection galleries, and The Shop at The Broad. The museum’s first-floor galleries will be closed for installation.
Tickets to this event do not include access to Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013) and must be booked separately.
To learn more and plan your trip, visit Know Before You Go & FAQ. Visitor policies are subject to change.
Bios
The Chapter House
The Chapter House cultivates Indigenous joy through art, performance, celebration, and collaboration to nurture a vibrant, re-emergent Indigenous identity in the 21st century. A large part of the modern Native experience is protest. While protests are crucial to fight for Indigenous sovereignty and dignity, there are few spaces in urban centers off reservations for Natives to convene, discuss, and heal when protests end—and fewer that celebrate the importance of art and artists to Indigenous Peoples. The Chapter House is a place for Indigenous Peoples and allies to appreciate art, convene and collaborate, celebrate individual and shared Indigenous cultures, and explore the complexities of the 21st Century Indigenous experience. This is a space for Indigenous empowerment and community, but all who share a desire for universal empowerment are welcome here.
Image courtesy of The Chapter House
Image Credits
Image: Still from Jeffrey Gibson, She Never Dances Alone, 2020. Nine-channel video installation featuring Sarah Ortegon HighWalking; soundtrack: “Sisters” (2013) by The Halluci Nation featuring Northern Voice; 2:50 min. The Broad Art Foundation © Jeffrey Gibson