American Indian Guest Artists Program in Grand Teton National Park

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News Release 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:

May 26-June 3	Willie & Debbie LaMere	Shoshone	Beadwork & Flint Knapping
June 4-June 10	Charlotte Tendoy	Shoshone	Beadwork
June 11-17	Dolly & Bonnie Woodie	Navajo	Weaving, Clothing, Beadwork
June 18-24	Guillermo Martinez	Tarascan-Apache	Handmade Flutes & Drums
June 25-July 1	Maynard White Owl	Nez Perce-Cayuse	Beadwork
July 2-8	Ted Moran	S'Klallan	Northwest Coastal Carving
July 9-15	Andrea Two Bulls	Ogalala Sioux	Beadwork, Painting
July 16-22	Willie & Debbie LaMere	Shoshone	Beadwork, Flint Knapping
July 23-29	DG House	Cherokee	Oil Painting
July 30-August 5	Jola LeBeau	Eastern Shoshone	Beadwork
August 6-12	Paul Hacker	Choctaw	Flutes, Knives, Pottery
August 13-19	Kelly Looking Horse	Lakota Sioux	Beadwork, Rawhide & Buffalo
August 20-26	Gale Self	Choctaw	Silver Jewelry
August 27-Sept 2	Josie & Juan Bronco	Shoshone/Paiute	Beadwork
September 3-9	Clyde Hall & Nancy Nacki	Shoshone	Beadwork, Quill & Silver
September 10-16	To Be Announced
September 17-23	DG House	Cherokee	Oil Painting
Sept. 24-30	Willie & Debbie LaMere	Shoshone	Beadwork, Flint Knapping
October	Willie & Debbie LaMere	Shoshone	Beadwork, Flint Knapping

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.

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