Advertisement
"Two MacArthur Fellows walk into a Native art gallery... "JOIN US FOR A SCREENING AND DISCUSSION WITH STERLIN HARJO AND RAVEN CHACON!
WED, NOV 4, 2026 | 6:00 - 7:30 pm
MacArthur Foundation at the Marquette Building *
140 S Dearborn St, 5th Fl
Event is free. RSVP required.
https://bit.ly/SterlinRavenEvent
STERLIN HARJO is an award-winning writer, director, producer, and documentarian. He is a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and a Muscogee descendant. Harjo's first feature documentary, This May Be the Last Time, is based on the story of his grandfather, who disappeared in 1962 in the Seminole County town of Sasakwa, Oklahoma. His first feature film, Four Sheets To The Wind, premiered at Sundance and was nominated for the grand jury prize. His numerous other credits include the feature Mekko; the FX comedy-drama Reservation Dogs; the screenplay for Rez Ball, which was released on Netflix in 2024; and most recently, the FX crime-comedy-drama The Lowdown. In 2023, Harjo won a Peabody Award for his work on Reservation Dogs and in 2024 received a MacArthur Fellowship.
RAVEN CHACON is a Pulitzer Prize–winning composer, performer, and installation artist born at Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation. A recording artist over the span of 24 years, Chacon has appeared on over eighty releases on national and international labels. He has exhibited, performed, or had works performed at LACMA, The Renaissance Society, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Borealis Festival, Whitney Biennial, Ende Tymes Festival, and Swiss Institute of Contemporary Art New York, and is a 2023 MacArthur Fellow. As an educator, Chacon is the senior composer mentor for the Native American Composer Apprentice Project (NACAP).
*ARRIVAL PROCEDURES:
The Marquette Building entrance is at 140 S. Dearborn Street. Upon arrival, you will be greeted and directed to our table in the lobby where you will be checked-in. The security team will then use their card key to swipe you
to the appropriate floor via elevator to the event space.
This program is brought to you by Center for Native Futures and is made possible through the support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Defying Boundaries: MacArthur Fellows at 45
This moment calls for creative courage. For 45 years, MacArthur Fellows have expanded the boundaries of possibility by questioning conventions, crossing disciplines, and driving collective progress. Throughout 2026, the Foundation is celebrating the groundbreaking work of the Fellows and inspiring public dialogue through a series of nationwide events and conversations. Learn more at macfound.org/fellows-45.
Advertisement
Event venue
140 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60603-5201, United States
Tickets
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.