'Many Faces of Native America' art show featured at WNC's Carson City campus
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 4:28am
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Repeats every week until Fri Dec 31 2021 .
October 22, 2021 (All day)
October 29, 2021 (All day)
November 5, 2021 (All day)
November 12, 2021 (All day)
November 19, 2021 (All day)
November 26, 2021 (All day)
December 3, 2021 (All day)
December 10, 2021 (All day)
December 17, 2021 (All day)
December 24, 2021 (All day)
December 31, 2021 (All day)
Experience the rich and dynamic cultures of Native-Indigenous America as expressed through art in the Bristlecone Atrium Gallery this fall on the Western Nevada College Carson City campus.
Celebrate all of the diversity of Native-Indigenous Nations as the “Many Faces of Native America” exemplifies that Native Peoples are still here, they are culturally diverse, and thriving artistically and poetically through voice, song, faces and generational connection.
“Each person is born with design, colors and spirituality, which compels and guides the individual throughout their lifetime,” said exhibit co-coordinators Lorraine Plympton and Sylvia Verdugo.
Plympton and Verdugo said that visitors may find some of the artwork thought-provoking and even painful.
“The Indigenous history is not for the faint of heart. We are resilient nations that have persevered against genocide,” they said.
“Many Faces of Native America” will be shown through Dec. 31.
Indigenous students, staff and alumni of WNC contributed artwork expressing themselves in mediums such as painting, printmaking, digital media, photography, graphic art, ceramics, sculpture, book art, mixed media, song, bead work, poetry and more.
Artists who have already submitted artwork for the exhibit are Bretta Guzzetta of the Chippewa/Choctaw Nations, Tera Kannan of the Washoe Nation, Karter Conway of the Washoe Nation, Dr. Myrton Running Wolf of the Blackfeet/Wasco Nations, Emily Smuda of the Washoe Nation and Lyndah Steele of the Washoe/Oneida Nations.
Karter was recognized as Best of Show for his painting, “Pieces of Me.”
Plympton and Verdugo will be accepting art submissions from Native-Indigenous artists throughout the length of the exhibit.
The art galleries at WNC are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information or to contribute to the exhibit, email lorraine.plympton@wnc.edu or sylvia.verdugo@wnc.edu.
