Nch'i-Wana 2007 Nch'i-Wana 2007 High Kamamul, by Apolonia Susana Santos
Nch'i-Wana 2007 Nch'i-Wana 2007 High Kamamul, by Apolonia Susana Santos
Welcome
The Art Show
Show Artists
People's Choice Award
Theme for the Show
Events & Exhibits
Events Calendar
Historical Collection
Mini-Conference
2 Views of the Big River
Resources
(Coming Soon)
The Big River
Big River Art
Tribal Information
Cultural Centers
Links of Interest
To Columbia Arts

 

 
 
Events Calendar

Calendar of Events

 
Click here for a printer-friendly version of this calendar.
Events are free unless otherwise indicated.
(Click on the links for a description of the event)
Last Updated: October 10, 2008
 

Learn about Contemporary Native American Art of the Big River

Visit the art show and attend one or more of the events.

Artists and others will be sharing their thoughts and experiences related to contemporary Columbia River art—how it is evolving, how it is rooted in the history and cultures of the region, and how it differs from Pacific NW Coastal, Plains, SW, and other Native American art styles.

 

 
   
October 5 (Friday)
Art Show Opens

6 - 8:30 pm

Artist reception

Columbia Center for the Arts

 

 

 

6:45 - 7:30 pm

Artist panel discussion

Including:

  • George Flett (Spokane)
  • Charlie Funk (Chinook)
  • Maynard Lavadour (Umatilla)
  • Lillian Pitt (Warm Springs)

 

5:30 - 8:30 pm

Arts & crafts sale

7 - 8 pm

Native American music

October 6 (Saturday)
Art Show Opens

9 am - 3 pm

She Who Watches petroglyph tour*

Skamania Lodge

 

 

 

10 am - 4 pm

Arts & crafts sale

5 - 6:00 pm

Artist reception

6 - 7:30 pm

Artist panel discussion

 

  • Same as in Hood River (above)

 

October 7 (Sunday)

2 - 3:30 pm

Native American storytelling performance

Hood River Library

10 am - 2 pm

Arts & crafts sale

Skamania Lodge

October 13 (Saturday)

10 am - 4 pm

Native American cultural exhibits

 

  • Warm Springs Museum
  • Yakama Nation Cultural Heritage Center
  • Nez Perce Arts Council
  • Tamastslikt Cultural Institute

 

Skamania Lodge

 

5 - 6:30 pm

Guest Speaker: Vivian Adams (Yakama)

Culture and Traditional Arts of the Big River
and Plateau Regions

 

October 14 (Sunday)

10 am - 2 pm

Native American cultural exhibits

 

  • Continued from Saturday

 

Skamania Lodge

1 - 4:00 pm

Mini Conference**

12,000 Years of Big River Art and Culture

 

Including:

  • Vivian Adams
  • Pat Courtney Gold
  • Lillian Pitt
  • Mary Schlick

 

Columbia Center for the Arts

October 20 (Saturday)

10 am - 4 pm

 

Columbia River exhibits and information booths

Including:

  • Columbia Riverkeepers historical photo collection of the River
  • Columbia River Inter-tribal Fishing Commission (CRITFC)

 

Skamania Lodge

 

 

 

Demonstrations

5 - 7:30 pm

Guest Speakers:

Pat Courtney Gold (Wasco)

History and Culture of the Columbia River People

Jeremy Five Crows (Nez Perce, for CRITFC)

The Columbia River from a Native Perspective: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

 

October 21 (Sunday)

10 am - 2 pm

Columbia River displays and information booths

Skamania Lodge

October 25 (Thursday)

6 - 7:30 pm

 

Presentations

Two Views of the Columbia River: Yesterday, Today Tomorrow

 

Jeremy Five Crows
(Nez Perce, for Columbia River Inter-tribal Fishing Commission)

Brent Foster
(Executive Director, Columbia Riverkeepers)

 

 

 

 

Skamania Lodge

 

 

 

October 27 (Saturday)

10 am - 4 pm

 

Traditional arts demonstrations

Including:

  • Weaving, carving, and more

 

Skamania Lodge

 

 

 

3 - 5 pm

Native American drum group

5 - 7:30 pm

Guest Speakers:

Tony Johnson (Chinook)

History and Culture of the Chinook People

Pat Courtney Gold (Wasco)

History and Culture of the Plateau People

 

 

 

October 28 (Sunday)

10 am - 2 pm

Traditional arts demonstrations

Including:

  • Weaving, carving, and more

 

Skamania Lodge

 

 
   

*Fee and registration required

** Registration recommended

 

 
 

 

 

Nch'i-Wana: A Native American word for Big River, now known as the Columbia River Nch'i-Wana: A Native American word for Big River, now known as the Columbia River
 
Nch'i-Wana: A Native American word for Big River, now known as the Columbia River