Visitors at the opening of the 47th annual Red Cloud Indian Art Show on June 6, 2015. Photo from Red Cloud Indian School
47th Annual Red Cloud Indian Art Show
By Native Sun News Staff PINE RIDGE –– This year, The Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School will celebrate the 47th Red Cloud Indian Art Show from June 7 to August 9 with a reception and special preview on June 6 from noon to 5 p.m. The Red Cloud Indian Art Show is the largest and longest running Native American art show of its kind in the country, and one of only a few held on an Indian reservation hundreds of miles from any urban area. The idea of the art show was perpetrated by Brother Simon who has since passed away. It was his vision that brought the art show to fruition. Since 1969, the Red Cloud Indian Art Show has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors to The Heritage Center and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to view impressive works of art from seasoned Native American professionals and young Lakota artists just beginning their artistic careers. According to the Heritage Center’s curator, Mary Maxon, this year’s exhibition displays the advancement and evolution taking place in the arts.
Sicangu Lakota artist Evans Flammond’s partner Holly Albers describes his work Spirit World at the 47th opening of the Red Cloud Indian Art Show on June 6, 2015. Photo from Red Cloud Indian School
"We can always count on this show to take the pulse of what is happening in the world of Native art - what the artists are interested in creating and sharing with us," Maxon said. "One thing we notice this year is that the entries are typical in number but the individual pieces are smaller... it makes the gallery presentation look quite different!" The exhibition, which showcases around 150 submissions in categories as varied as painting and photography to beadwork and quillwork, features the work of more than 50 Native artists each year. Over $7,000 in prizes are awarded in 24 different categories. The show is free and open to the public six days a week, with free daily tours offered of The Heritage Center and Red Cloud Indian School’s historic grounds. For more information visit: www.RedCloudSchool.org/Heritage or call: The Heritage Center at (605) 867-8257; Email: info@redcloudschool.org. Copyright permission Native Sun News
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