The Expression Exchange & Educational Programming

The Expression Exchange:

In order to deepen and extend the visitor experience, we created a series of interactive displays in the new Expression Exchange space in the upstairs galleries. Here, visitors can engage more deeply with the content in the exhibition, by responding to prompts in creative and reflective ways. This space also includes a listening station featuring three MoNA Moments Podcasts connected to the exhibition, including:

Welcome to the Expression Exchange, a space for the community to share and trade their reflections in a creative and collaborative format. We invite you to engage with the interactive displays, inspired by the current exhibition in the Outside In Gal

Welcome to the Expression Exchange, a space for the community to share and trade their reflections in a creative and collaborative format. We invite you to engage with the interactive displays, inspired by the current exhibition in the Outside In Gallery, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Honoring Our Stolen Sisters. This is a space to create hope.

Red Dress Pledge: Take an action step to educate yourself and raise awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. You can visit our Resources section for ideas and you can tape a ribbon onto this dress to acknowledge your pledge.

Red Dress Pledge: Take an action step to educate yourself and raise awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. You can visit our Resources section for ideas and you can tape a ribbon onto this dress to acknowledge your pledge.

Red Beads: The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls were mothers, daughters, sisters, aunties, nieces, cousins and grandmothers. Please take a moment of silence to honor those that have been lost while you wrap a bead in wire and add it to

Red Beads: The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls were mothers, daughters, sisters, aunties, nieces, cousins and grandmothers. Please take a moment of silence to honor those that have been lost while you wrap a bead in wire and add it to the yarn as an act of acknowledging the devastating impact of this tragedy.

Resources: Learn more about the context and conditions that lead to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Resources: Learn more about the context and conditions that lead to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

The Healing Journey: When something terrible happens, it takes some time to get over the pain and feel secure again. Whatever positive changes you want to make in your life: the acceptance of how and where you are at the present moment is one of the

The Healing Journey: When something terrible happens, it takes some time to get over the pain and feel secure again. Whatever positive changes you want to make in your life: the acceptance of how and where you are at the present moment is one of the keys to moving forward. Here are some ways to heal from emotional trauma.

Educational Programming:

The project extended far beyond the works in the Outside In Gallery to engage the community through a range of programs designed to foster awareness through representation, and create communities of inclusion, mutual support, and respect. Educational Programming included:

  • MMIWG Poetry Symposium: November 12, 2:00-4:00pm This poetry symposium was planned in conjunction with Native American Heritage Month and featured poets of Native Heritage from the region. Click here to watch a film that includes footage of this event.

  • Virtual Curator & Artist Talk for the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls: Honoring Our Stolen Sisters Exhibition: January 21, 2:00-3:15pm Moderated by the co-curators, this event featured three artists in the exhibition and highlighted different perspectives.

  • Indigenous Beading Workshop: Beaded Lovelies by Ms. Native Mama: January 28, 10:30am-1:00pm Step-by-step demonstrations taught by Eva Paul, Yakama Nation.

  • Lushootseed Tour with Lora Pennington: January 28, 2:00-3:15pm Lora presented an immersion tour of the exhibition in Lushootseed.

  • Humanities Washington: Rena Priest, Washington State Poet Laureate: February 2, 4:00-5:00pm MoNA hosted Rena Priest, the Washington State Poet Laureate and a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation. 

  • Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Honoring Our Stolen Sisters Live Painting Event: Saturday, Feb 4th, 3:00-5:00pm This event commemorated the closing of the exhibition with a dance performance by Carol Cailing, and the films and paintings of Safiuchi, a Multi-Indigenous artist. You can watch a video of this event below:

Video credit of Safiuchi and Fetzerco



The Outside In Gallery is MoNA’s Education Gallery, which is dedicated to amplifying the voices of our community. If you are involved with a local organization or group and are interested in co-curating an exhibition in the Outside In Gallery, please contact us at education@museumofnwart.org. Visit the Outside In Gallery Archives to view other past exhibitions or visit our Upcoming Exhibitions page to see what’s coming up.

Outside In Gallery es la galería educativa de MoNA, que se dedica a amplificar las voces de nuestra comunidad. Si participa en una organización o grupo local y está interesado en organizar una exposición en Outside In Gallery, escribanos a education@museumofnwart.org. Visite las páginas Outside In Gallery Archives para ver las exposiciones pasadas o Upcoming Exhibitions page para ver las exposiciones que están por venir.