Native Funk and Flash

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Collection SummaryThe Native Funk and Flash exhibition, curated by Alexandra Jacopetti and inspired by her book of the same title, featured a collection of 80 pieces of contemporary folk art created by San Francisco-based artists. According to Jacopetti, these works were largely influenced by the art of Indigenous cultures throughout the world, as well as the prevailing ideology of a sixties and seventies counterculture that shirked the thrall of mass-consumerism in favor of handmade, one-of-a-kind objects. With a heavy emphasis placed on repurposing and recycling material, the artists themselves came from a wide array of creative backgrounds. From woodcarving and jewelry making to a variety of textile work, such as leathermaking, crocheting, embroidery, quilting, and more, Jacopetti hoped the diversity of craft in the resulting exhibition would “stimulate people to experience for themselves the joy and fulfillment of making their own art for themselves.” Native Funk and Flash was a traveling exhibition sponsored through the Western Association of Art Museums and the first exhibition held at the newly formed Missoula Museum of Art in 1975.Contributing InstitutionMissoula Art MuseumRelated Main CollectionMissoula Art Museum Exhibition Collection

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