Park Hosts American Indian Guest Artist Program at Colter Bay

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Park Hosts American Indian Guest Artist Program at Colter Bay

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on June 1, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

MOOSE, WY - Grand Teton National Park is hosting American Indian Artists at the Colter Bay Visitor Center this summer to share their traditional and contemporary art with park visitors. Participating artists will demonstrate and share the cultural traditions of their tribes through art forms such as painting, weaving, pottery, beadwork, and musical instruments.

Visitors are invited to learn more about American Indian cultures and view demonstrations daily. This annual program is scheduled through September 25 and available during open hours of the Colter Bay Visitor Center. Artists also offer their finished items for purchase.

May 30-June 5 Lyle Miller Yankton Sioux Painting

June 6-12 Kelly Looking Horse Lakota Sioux Drums, Antler & Hide items

June 13-19 Guillermo Martinez Tarascan-Apache Handmade Flutes & Drums

June 20-26 Amanda Coby Shoshone Beadwork

June 27-July 3 Andrea Two Bulls Oglala Sioux Beadwork and Painting

July 4-10 Ted Moran S’Klallam Northwest Coastal Carving

July 11-17 Monte Yellowbird Arikara/Hidatsa Ledger Art

July 18-24 Iris Sully-Sorensen Sicangu Lakota Carved dolls & Beadwork

July 25-31 DG House Cherokee Painting & Print Making

August 1-7 Paul Hacker Choctaw Ledger Art, Knives & Flutes

August 8-14 Gale Self Choctaw Silver & Turquoise Jewelry

August 15-21 Debbie and Willy Lamere Shoshone Beadwork and Flint Knapping

August 22-28 Juan & Josie Broncho Shoshone/Paiute Beadwork

August 29-Sept. 4 Jola LaBeau Eastern Shoshone Beadwork and Other Crafts

September 5-11 Nancy Nacki & Clyde Hall Shoshone Beadwork, Silver & Pottery

September 12-18 DG House Cherokee Painting & Print Making

September 19-25 Debbie and Willy Lamere Shoshone Beadwork & Flint Knapping

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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