Date: May 25, 2012
Contact: Public Affairs Office, 307.739.3431
Each year, Grand Teton National Park sponsors a program for visiting American Indian artists at the Colter Bay Visitor Center. For the past 37 years, artists from diverse tribes have demonstrated their traditional and contemporary art forms, providing visitors a chance to gain a greater appreciation and understanding of American Indian art and culture.
Participating artists represent tribes from across the United States. Demonstrated art forms include painting, weaving, pottery, beadwork, and musical instruments. Guest artists exhibit daily from Monday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., adjacent to the Grand Teton Association bookstore. Artists also offer their finished items for purchase. Dates and guest artists scheduled for the 2012 season include:
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May 26-June 3
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Willie & Debbie LaMere
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Shoshone
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Beadwork & Flint Knapping
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June 4-June 10
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Charlotte Tendoy
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Shoshone
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Beadwork
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June 11-17
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Dolly & Bonnie Woodie
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Navajo
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Weaving, Clothing, Beadwork
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June 18-24
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Guillermo Martinez
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Tarascan-Apache
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Handmade Flutes & Drums
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June 25-July 1
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Maynard White Owl
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Nez Perce-Cayuse
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Beadwork
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July 2-8
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Ted Moran
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S'Klallan
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Northwest Coastal Carving
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July 9-15
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Andrea Two Bulls
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Ogalala Sioux
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Beadwork, Painting
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July 16-22
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Willie & Debbie LaMere
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Shoshone
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Beadwork, Flint Knapping
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July 23-29
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DG House
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Cherokee
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Oil Painting
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July 30-August 5
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Jola LeBeau
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Eastern Shoshone
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Beadwork
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August 6-12
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Paul Hacker
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Choctaw
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Flutes, Knives, Pottery
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August 13-19
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Kelly Looking Horse
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Lakota Sioux
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Beadwork, Rawhide & Buffalo
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August 20-26
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Gale Self
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Choctaw
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Silver Jewelry
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August 27-Sept 2
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Josie & Juan Bronco
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Shoshone/Paiute
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Beadwork
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September 3-9
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Clyde Hall & Nancy Nacki
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Shoshone
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Beadwork, Quill & Silver
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September 10-16
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To Be Announced
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September 17-23
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DG House
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Cherokee
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Oil Painting
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Sept. 24-30
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Willie & Debbie LaMere
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Shoshone
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Beadwork, Flint Knapping
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October
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Willie & Debbie LaMere
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Shoshone
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Beadwork, Flint Knapping
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Grand Teton National Park maintenance staff renovated the interior of the Colter Bay Visitor Center over the past winter. The refurbished space reflects the original intention of the visitor center when it first opened in the late 1950s. The lobby area and Association bookstore are now bright, airy and welcoming. New geology exhibits provide interpretation on the back deck and new pieces from the David T. Vernon Indian Arts collection are on display in a cozy museum room containing information that explains the significance and value of this priceless collection.
" I encourage local residents and visitors to stop and take a peek at the new look of the visitor center and enjoy watching the guest artists as they demonstrate their time-honored skills in creating traditional and contemporary pieces of art," said Mary Gibson Scott, superintendent of Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway.
