January is over, but was plenty eventful! I was awarded the "Community Spirit Award" from First Peoples Fund, of Rapid City, South Dakota. This is an annual national award given to six Indigenous artists who share their inspiration, wisdom, knowledge and gifts with their communities. The award comes with a monetary prize to allow the artists to further practice their art. I am humbled and thankful to share the stage with artists who have kept cultural traditions alive to honor and remember where we come from so we may be strong where we go.
Legacy attended a powwow honoring Smoky Goompi, held on the last Saturday of the month. A generous donation from Don Stroud enabled us to give out prize money to young artists who made art that night. A big "wado" to Teri Rhoades for running the art corner (the kids loved her!) Head lady dancer Virna Williamson and her daughters made their family and all of us proud. It was a good place to be!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Awesome. Very deserving! Always admire Dana's work.
ReplyDelete