The Denver Art Museum hosted 'Untitled: Artist Takeover' in April 2025, an evening event featuring performances, artmaking, and installations by Indigenous artists. Highlights included a fashion show by SunRose IronShell, drag tours of the Kent Monkman exhibition, poetry readings, dance performances, and a finale titled 'Planting Seeds' with Sarah Ortegon Highwalking. Drop-in experiences offered ledger art, yarn art, temporary tattoos, and frybread-making, alongside one-night-only installations by Sarah Ortegon Highwalking.
This event matters because it centers Indigenous voices and perspectives within a major museum, using art, performance, and storytelling to address historical narratives and cultural reclamation. By programming drag tours, elder talks on boarding schools, and contemporary Indigenous fashion, the museum actively engages with decolonization and community representation, making art accessible and relevant to diverse audiences.