🎨✨ Join us for "Matrilineal Memory," a solo exhibition by 2023 LIFT artist Mikaela Shafer (Hopi, Coyote Clan) at the Center for Native Arts & Cultures in Portland! Organized by the artist, Matrilineal Memory is an exploration of memory, emotion, and cultural preservation. A solo exhibition by 2023 NACF LIFT artist, Mikaela Shafer (Hopi, Coyote Clan),...
Organized by the artist, Matrilineal Memory is an exploration of memory, emotion, and cultural preservation. A solo exhibition by 2023 NACF LIFT artist, Mikaela Shafer (Hopi, Coyote Clan), it features paintings, poetry, and installation. Through the use of collagraph, dyeing, sewing, and layering on paintings, Shafer intertwines her practice with her culture, drawing inspiration from...
Join us on Thursday, May 16th at 6pm for a film screening and artist talk with Native Arts and Cultures Foundation 2022 LIFT: Early Career Support for Native Artists awardee Loren Waters (Cherokee and Kiowa). ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek) is Loren’s latest film about interconnectedness and Cherokee values through the lifelong fight...
SPOTLIGHT ON GINEW PORTLAND, OR EVENT Fusing contemporary Native American style with Ojibwe, Oneida and Stockbridge-Munsee design elements in heirloom-quality garments and goods. Let's have some fun trying on contemporary Native Americana. How to prepare: Browse online for your favorite items and try them on in-store! OR secure your items by buying online for pick-up...
Join us for an introduction to early Cherokee visual art history from precontact times to the mid-20th century. Learn about stone, shell, and wood carving; ceramics, basketry, textile arts, beadwork, painting, and photography by Cherokee artists from the Southeastern homelands and Indian Territory/Oklahoma up to the 1940s. What: Early Cherokee Art History When: Sunday, May 19th from...
Organized by the artist, Matrilineal Memory is an exploration of memory, emotion, and cultural preservation. A solo exhibition by 2023 NACF LIFT artist, Mikaela Shafer (Hopi, Coyote Clan), it features paintings, poetry, and installation. Through the use of collagraph, dyeing, sewing, and layering on paintings, Shafer intertwines her practice with her culture, drawing inspiration from...
Organized by the artist, Matrilineal Memory is an exploration of memory, emotion, and cultural preservation. A solo exhibition by 2023 NACF LIFT artist, Mikaela Shafer (Hopi, Coyote Clan), it features paintings, poetry, and installation. Through the use of collagraph, dyeing, sewing, and layering on paintings, Shafer intertwines her practice with her culture, drawing inspiration from...
Organized by the artist, Matrilineal Memory is an exploration of memory, emotion, and cultural preservation. A solo exhibition by 2023 NACF LIFT artist, Mikaela Shafer (Hopi, Coyote Clan), it features paintings, poetry, and installation. Through the use of collagraph, dyeing, sewing, and layering on paintings, Shafer intertwines her practice with her culture, drawing inspiration from...
Join us on Thursday, June 6th at 6pm for an opportunity to meet the artist behind Matrilineal Memory, a solo exhibition by NACF 2023 LIFT: Early Career Support for Native Artists awardee Mikaela Shafer (Hopi, Coyote Clan). At the artist talk for Matrilineal Memory, Mikaela will lead a walk-through of the exhibition and provide a detailed exploration of her work, sharing insight...
