Curatorial
Native American Prison Art Shows
Professor Blu Wakpa has collaborated with community organizations to curate exhibitions that feature the words and work of Native people who are/were incarcerated. The Native American Council of Tribes—the non-profit organization founded and run by Native people who are/were imprisoned at the South Dakota State Penitentiary—has honored Professor Blu Wakpa for her community-engaged work.
Public Presentations
Professor Blu Wakpa’s commitment to public presentations and workshops that bridge the academy and off-campus communities is an attempt to counter the ways that academic work has historically been exclusive, extractive, and exploitative. She aims to use her privilege as a professor to support and help bring visibility to underrepresented artists and their communities.