Event Details (U.S. National Park Service)

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Special Event

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 45.000000, -111.000000

Madison Information Station at Madison Junction

Repeating Event

Days:

Every day

Dates:

August 10, 2023 to August 12, 2023

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

8 hours

Type of Event

Children’s Program

Cultural/Craft Demonstration

Partner Program

Performance

Talk

Event representatives will be onsite Aug. 10-12 between 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Installations will be available for self-guided visits from sunrise to sunset. Opening ceremony for the event will be Aug. 10 at 11 a.m.

Description

Yellowstone Revealed 2023

When: August 10, 11, 12

Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (self-guided visits any time between sunrise and sunset)

Where: Madison Junction in Yellowstone National Park

Mountain Time Arts (MTA) is pleased to partner with Yellowstone National Park to present Yellowstone Revealed 2023.

This year's installation will be an artistic evolution of the Teepee Village that premiered in Yellowstone National Park in 2022 (view photos of Yellowstone Revealed 2022).

This interactive and self-guided experience will combine art and storytelling, taking visitors on a thought-provoking narrative journey about our shared past, present, and future of teepee lodges sited where the Gibbon River joins the Firehole River to form the Madison River.

Lead artists include Sean Chandler, Aaniinen (Gros Ventre Nation) and Ben Pease, Apsáalooke/Tsétsêhéstâhese (Crow/Northern Cheyenne).

About the Artworks

These contemporary art installations put forward Indigenous truths and perspectives.

SEAN CHANDLER presents “WHEN WE USED TO BE.” Chandler’s project involves eleven contemporary teepees that feature teepee liners that have the artist’s original paintings. The teepee liners will portray historical Indigenous events and contemporary narratives. Chandler’s eleven teepees take the audience on a narrative journey.

BEN PEASE presents “AMMACHHÍIA: JOURNEY THROUGH TIME AND CULTURE.” Pease’s project invites visitors to a sensory and immersive exploration of Indigenous narratives and experiences. The installation reimagines the landscape with five distinct teepee lodges featuring use of modern materials like Tyvec & PVC, as well as portraits on canvas, and a uniquely transparent teepee utilizing screen mesh. “Ammachhíia'' emphasizes the enduring presence of tribal nations within the Yellowstone area.

Schedule of Events

Thursday, August 10

Sunrise-Sunset - Public access for self-guided art installation viewing
9 a.m.-5 p.m. - Event staff on site to assist public with information
11 a.m. - Event opening ceremony with summary, song, and prayer
Noon - Artist Ben Pease talk and walk-through of his art installation
1-4 p.m. - Artist Sean Chandler talk and walk-through of his art installation
1-4 p.m. - Artist Ben Pease live paint at Pease Paint Shade
4-5 p.m. - Crow Storyteller Linda Pease and youth near the Pease Paint Shade area

Friday, August 11

Sunrise-Sunset - Public access for self-guided art installation viewing
9 a.m.-5 p.m. - Event staff on site to assist public with information
9:30-11 a.m. - Artist Sean Chandler talk and walk-through of his art installation
10 a.m.-noon - Artist Ben Pease live paint at Pease Paint Shade
1-4 p.m. - Artist Sean Chandler talk and walk-through of his art installation
1-4 p.m. - Artist Ben Pease live paint at Pease Paint Shade
4:30-5 p.m. - Crow Storyteller Linda Pease and youth near the Pease Paint Shade area

Saturday, August 12

Sunrise-Sunset - Public access for self-guided art installation viewing
9 a.m.-4 p.m. - Event staff on site to assist public with information
9:30-11 a.m. - Artist Sean Chandler talk and walk-through of his art installation
10 a.m.-noon - Artist Ben Pease live paint at Pease Paint Shade
Noon - Crow Storyteller Linda Pease and youth near Pease Paint Shade area
1-4 p.m. - Artist Sean Chandler talk and walk-through of his art installation
1-4 p.m. - Artist Ben Pease live paint at Pease Paint Shade