American Indian Guest Artists 2014 Program

To understand and appreciate the importance of American Indian history & culture, visit Colter Bay Visitor Center & watch guest artists as they demonstrate their arts & crafts from May through October.

file photo: Grand Teton National Park

News Release Date: May 12, 2014

Contact: Public Affairs Office, 307.739.3393

For the past 39 years, artisans from diverse American Indian tribes have demonstrated their traditional and contemporary art forms in Grand Teton National Park. This annual program provides visitors a chance to gain greater appreciation and understanding of Indian cultures that are still alive and active today. 

Participating artists demonstrate and share the cultural traditions of their tribes through art forms such as painting, weaving, pottery, beadwork, and musical instruments. Guest artists exhibit daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Colter Bay Visitor Center. Artists also offer their finished items for purchase. The 2014 schedule includes:   

May 11 – 26	Debbie & Willy LaMere	Shoshone/ Bannock	Beadwork & Flint Knapping
May 27 – June 2	Amanda Coby	Shoshone/ Bannock	Beadwork & Weaving
June 3 – 9	Kelly Looking Horse	Lakota Sioux	Drums, Antler & Hide Items
June 10 – 16	Guillermo Martinez	Tarascan Apache	Handmade Flutes & Drums
June 17 – 23	Kelly Looking Horse	Lakota Sioux	Drums, Antler & Hide items
June 24 – 30	Ted Moran	S'Klallam	Northwest Coastal Carving
July 1 – 7	DG House	Cherokee	Painting & Printmaking
July 8 – 14	Andrea Two Bulls	Oglala Sioux	Beadwork & Painting
July 15 – 21	Monte Yellowbird	Arikara/ Hidatsa	Ledger Art
July 22 – 28	Gale Self	Choctaw	Silver & Turquoise Jewelry
July 29 – August 4	Lovey Two Bulls	Oglala Sioux	Beadwork, Jewelry & Art
August 5 – 11	Debbie & Willy LaMere	Shoshone/ Bannock	Beadwork & Flint Knapping
August 12 – 18	Paul Hacker	Choctaw	Ledger Art, Knives & Flutes
August 19 – 25	Jola LaBeau	Eastern Shoshone	Beadwork & Other Crafts
August 26 – Sept.  1	Juan & Josie Broncho	Shoshone/ Paiute	Beadwork
September 2 – 8	Nancy Nacki & Clyde Hall	Shoshone/ Bannock	Beadwork, Silver & Pottery
September 9 – 15	Maynard White Owl	Nez Perce/ Cayuse	Beadwork
September 16 – 22	DG House	Cherokee	Painting & Printmaking
September 23 – 29	Guillermo Martinez	Tarascan Apache	Handmade Flutes & Drums
Sept. 30 – Oct. 13	Debbie & Willy LaMere	Shoshone/ Bannock	Beadwork & Flint Knapping