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PARK HILL, OKLAHOMA – The Cherokee Heritage Center is pleased to announce a call for entries to the Ninth Annual Cherokee Homecoming Art Show and Sale. Thanks to the Oklahoma Arts Council and Cherokee Nation Enterprises, this show offers $5,000 in prize money. Participation in this show is limited to artists who have membership in a federally recognized Cherokee tribe (Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band, or Eastern Band).As a result from the feedback and cooperation of artists, several changes have been made to this year’s show. The categories have been expanded and divided into two divisions, Traditional and Contemporary. Traditional is used to describe arts performed prior to European contact.
Divisions and categories for the show include: Traditional Division - 1. Traditional Basketry, 2. Jewelry and Beading, 3. Traditional Pottery, 4. Traditional Arts; Contemporary Division – 5. Visual Arts (Painting and Graphics), 6. Contemporary Sculpture, 7. Contemporary Pottery, 8. Contemporary Basketry and 9. Textiles.
The Ninth Annual Cherokee Homecoming Art Show opens to the public October 2, 2004 at 10:00 a.m., followed by an awards presentation at noon to recognize all participating artists. The show will be on display through the end of the year. Buyers may claim sold pieces after December 11 to ensure Christmas delivery.
“The Cherokee National Historical Society, Inc., is committed to being the best and most visited tribally specific educational museum in the world,” said Mickel Yantz, museum curator. “That means we are also committed to making the Homecoming Art Show the best art show for Cherokee artists. For us, this means increasing the quality of art and increasing the sales and recognition for Cherokee artists worldwide.”
The Cherokee Heritage Center is making final plans for the Ninth Annual Cherokee Homecoming Art Show and is updating the current database. Any artist wishing to be included in this database should call the Cherokee Heritage Center. For more information or a registration package, call the heritage center, phone: 918-456-6007 or toll free 888-999-6007.
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Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org
Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager |
Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org
Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation |