Video recording of the Everybody's Bolos Symposium which was presented in conjunction with the exhibition, "Everybody's Bolos: Inclusivity through Craft." The Symposium brings together artists and bolo enthusiasts to discuss the history and cultural relevance of bolo ties, their evolution in meaning, their representation in popular culture, expanding on the bolo tie as a catalyst for change, and highlighting their own and other artists' work in the exhibition and beyond. The exhibition was co-organized and co-curated by Ana M. Lopez, professor of Studio Art: Metalsmithing and Jewelry, at the University of North Texas; Brian Fleetwood, assistant professor of studio art …
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Video recording of the Everybody's Bolos Symposium which was presented in conjunction with the exhibition, "Everybody's Bolos: Inclusivity through Craft." The Symposium brings together artists and bolo enthusiasts to discuss the history and cultural relevance of bolo ties, their evolution in meaning, their representation in popular culture, expanding on the bolo tie as a catalyst for change, and highlighting their own and other artists' work in the exhibition and beyond. The exhibition was co-organized and co-curated by Ana M. Lopez, professor of Studio Art: Metalsmithing and Jewelry, at the University of North Texas; Brian Fleetwood, assistant professor of studio art at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, N.M., and citizen of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma; and Hannah Toussaint, metalsmith and craft artist, UNT alum and current M.F.A. candidate at the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
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Recording of Dr. Jessica Metcalfe's presentation at the "Everybody's Bolos Symposium." The presentation shares how Native Americans have been a part of the history and artistry of the bolo tie. The presentation highlights numerous Native American artists that create bolo ties.
More Than Just a Trend: Bolo Ties from the Native American Perspective - ark:/67531/metadc2342446
Recording of Annette Becker's presentation at the "Everybody's Bolos Symposium." The presentation highlights the history and development of the Texas Fashion Collection which includes an extensive collection of Western wear clothing. It also explores how the department store, Neiman Marcus, and the originators of the Texas Fashion Collection, Stanley and Edward Marcus, promoted Western wear and the identity of Texas and the American Southwest.
Recording of Norman Sandfield's presentation at the "Everybody's Bolos Symposium." The presentation exploring the history of bolo ties, or bola ties, as functional clothing and pieces of art which is also the focus of his book, Native American Bolo Ties: Vintage and Contemporary Artistry by Diana F. Pardue and Norman L. Sandfield.
Recording of the opening session of the "Everybody's Bolos Symposium" which includes the UNT Native American Student Association Introduction and Land Acknowledgement, a welcome from the College of Visual Arts & Design's Dean Karen Hutzel, and information on how the symposium was developed.
Recording of Brian Fleetwood's presentation at the "Everybody's Bolos Symposium." The presentation highlights the potential the bolo tie posses to express meaning on an individual and societal level.
Lopez, Ana M. (Ana Maria), 1974-; Snedigar, Olivia; Santos, Katherine; Sandfield, Norman; Fleetwood, Brian; Toussaint, Hannah Reynoso et al.Everybody's Bolos Symposium [Full Video],
video,
February 24, 2024;
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2334928/:
accessed July 8, 2025),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT College of Visual Arts + Design.