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CAHC Receives Community Works Grant for Squirrel Ridge
Tahlequah, OK- The Cherokee Arts & Humanities Council was informed they will receive a Community Works grant to complete and do additonal work at their Squirrel Ridge project in Kenwood, Ok. in early April.
The project now in phase three will include completing the kitchen interior, digging a water well and adding four clan houses. The clan houses will be multifunctional, including sleep space and class room space.
The project will have a dedicated web page on this website for volunteers to follow the progress and to sign-up for work responsibilities. If you are interested in helping see the project a success please contact Roy Hamilton at gwytutsi@yahoo.com or call 918-218-9290. To follow the project or find information visit: www.squirrelridgeproject.webs.com
Squirrel Ridge Building includes a kitchen, dinning hall and screened in porch. A newly awarded Community Works grant will complete the interior of the building and allow for additional shelter and class room space as well as fund a water well.
Cherokee Arts Center
Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation
Classes starting this week:
Metalsmith Class
Loom Weaving Class
Cherokee Wedding Basket
Shell Carving Class
If you would like to sign up for
any of them, please email or call.
Valerie Diffee
Administrative Assistant
Cherokee Arts Center
918-453-5728 Valerie-scraper@cherokee.org
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The Cherokee Basket Weaver's Association will be hosting art classes in February, March and April in Tahlequah. All classes will be at the Cherokee Arts Center at 212 S. Water St.,
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The building housing the Cherokee Arts Center was originally constructed as a Works Progress Administration project during the Great Depression. The property needed an overhaul to make it suitable for use as an artistic center. With American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money from the federal government and tribal funds, the Cherokee Nation worked to revitalize the aging structure by putting on a new roof, installing central heating and air conditioning and updating the plumbing and electrical wiring.
The CAC offers artists a place to meet, share their knowledge and learn new techniques. They have the opportunity to explore a number of creative avenues at the center while creating a viable source of income for themselves and spreading awareness about Cherokee culture.
The Cherokee Arts Center is a gathering place for artists to mentor and network with one another in order to become artist entrepreneurs. The creative space can be used for a variety of artistic mediums such as metal smithing, pottery, loom weaving, painting and more. Also, the Gallery is available to Cherokee artists to have another venue to show and sell their work. The Cherokee Arts Center is a great way to perpetuate the Cherokee culture through art and artistic expression and to share it with visitors to the Cherokee Nation.
Hours of operation for the Cherokee Arts Center are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Studio artists and those giving or receiving artistic instruction may have access to the center after hours. To inquire about available studio space or for more information, call 918-453-5728 or 918-453-5536, or email donna-tinnin@cherokee.org or valerie-diffee@cherokee.org.
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Birthdays:
John Ross - Oct. 3, 1790
Redbrid Smith - July 19, 1850
Ned Christie - Dec. 14, 1852
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The Southeast Indian Writers Gathering: NC Sept. 12 and 13, 2012
Barbara R. Duncan, Ph.D.
Education Director
Museum of the Cherokee Indian
589 Tsali Blvd. P.O. Box 1599
Cherokee NC 28719
phone: 828 497-3481 x 306
fax: 828 497-4985
bduncan@cherokeemuseum.org
Classes are designed to teach Cherokee culture through the arts as each class will have a historical overview. All materials are provided and students will leave with a project.
Registration is required as attendance is limited. For registration or questions, contact the Cherokee Heritage Center's Education Department at 888.999.6007 or visit the CHC website at www.cherokeeheritage.org email Education@CherokeeHeritage.org
Working on the Squirrel Ridge project
Project Foreman Ella Henson checks on materials delivery.
Council Rules Committee Waves Truth in Advertising Law to allow for purchase of Non-Cherokee Artist's work
In their March rules committe the Cherokee National Council waved the Truth in advertising law to allow for the purchase of work by noted artist Willard Stone by CNB from the designated one percent to go for the purchase of art work by Cherokee citizens.
Gina Olaya and Jack D. Baker (Council Representative At-Large) will purchase Stone's art from his widow.
To view the committee meetings visit the Cherokee Nation website at www.cherokee.org.
Willard Stone Museum photo:
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T.O.T Historic Trail Markings in Missouri
Six new Trail of Tears National Historic Trail signs and 21 Greene County historic markers are to be unveiled at a ceremony April 7 at the Strafford Sports Complex.
The ceremony will be at 10:30 a.m. at the complex at 9602 E. Greene County, MO.
“The installation of these original route signs throughout Greene County, Missouri, will make this painful chapter of American history more visible and recognizable,” said Superintendent Aaron Mahr of the National Park Service’s National Trails Intermountain Region.
There will be an auto caravan tracking the Trail of Tears route in Greene County after the ceremony, according to a news release.
Along with the caravan tour there will be an opportunity to retrace a short pedestrian section of the Trail of Tears along the Ozark Greenways trail in Battlefield. The tour will end at Battlefield City Hall, followed by a reception.
An art exhibit showcasing Cherokee Master Artist Talmadge Davis will be displayed.
An option to continue on an additional 170-mile retracement trip through Christian, Stone and Barry counties after the reception will be available. This second auto caravan tour will end at the Cherokee Heritage Center near Tahlequah, Ok
Trail of Tears Art Show Updates Park Hill, OK - The Cherokee
Heritage Center Trail of Tears Arts
Show will have the following updates:
April 2 – Accepted artwork will be posted at http://www.CherokeeHeritage.org and confirmation notices will be emailed.
- April 9 – Artists must deliver their accepted artwork by 5 p.m. to the Cherokee Heritage Center. Artwork not received or arriving late will not be featured in the show.
- April 20 - The 41st Annual Trail of Tears Art Show and Sale award reception and ceremony runs from 6-8 p.m. Winning artwork will be announced and ribbons and prize money will be awarded.
Rules and Instructions
- Categories – Artists will compete in eight categories including paintings, graphics, sculpture, pottery, basketry, miniatures, jewelry and Trail of Tears theme.
During the 41st Annual Trail of Tears Art Show and Sale award reception and ceremony the Cherokee National Historical Society will honor all of the artists and present the Grand Prize Award; First, Second and Third Place awards; Honorable Mention Awards; and the People’s Choice Award.
The Chickasaw Nation is sponsoring the 41st Annual Trail of Tears Art Show and Sale.
Cherokee Heritage Center admission is $8.50 per adult, $7.50 per senior (55 and older) and students with proper identification, and $5 per child. Admission price includes all attractions. Entry to the grounds and museum store are free.
The Cherokee Heritage Center is located at 21192 S. Keeler Drive, Park Hill, OK 74451. For information contact the Cherokee Heritage Center at (888) 999-6007, email and website: info@cherokeeheritage.org http://www.CherokeeHeritage.org.
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2011 NACF Artist Fellowships
Native artists are at thresholds of exploration in unfolding creative terrains. They are deepening their impact on the field of contemporary arts practice and are forging new recognition in national and global communities. NACF embraces the notion that Native artists offer profound contributions to intellectual inquiry and community sustainability.
In this spirit, in 2011 NACF has launched its first artist fellowships program for Native artists to promote further development of their talents. 2011 NACF Artist Fellowships honor Native artists that have made a significant impact in their discipline, are respected by their colleagues and in the greater arts field, and who are emerging as powerful voices in the arts. The $20,000 awards are unrestricted and through the fellowship, the artists are provided the opportunity for study, reflection, experimentation, and discovery.
Awards in 2011 have been made in visual arts, filmmaking, music, dance, and literature. More at:
http://nacf.us/grantees/2011-artistic
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