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TANANÁWIT

CELEBRATES GRAND REOPENING

Nonprofit Promotes the Talents of

Native Artists, from Masters to Beginners

Tananáwit, a local Tribal Art shop nonprofit dedicated to the community of Warm Springs artists, is launching a grand reopening of its art shop September 2-4, 2022, from 10am-6pm. The event will be a sale of a range of works, from paintings and photography to jewelry and beadwork at the shop at 3240 Walsey Lane, Ste. #5 in Warm Springs.

Tananáwit’s aim is to provide educational and economic opportunities by empowering its people and building knowledge and understanding of traditional and contemporary Native art of the Deb Stacona, Executive Director, Tananawit Columbia River plateau. The store had operated briefly earlier this year and quickly closed, said Deb Stacona, who became the nonprofit’s executive director last month. Along with Sara Dowty, a longtime artist and Tananáwit’s new business and outreach coordinator, the two Tribal members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs made the reopening a priority.

“We’ll have outdoor displays, and our suite of about 500 square feet is packed with local art,” said Stacona, who formerly managed the gift shop at The Museum At Warm Springs since 1999. “We are excited to support artists here, promote them and help them grow.”

Stacona said she understands how important Tribal artisans are to the Oregon Native Tourism industry. “Visitors to the reservation want to take home a piece of Warm Springs,” she said. “Warm Springs is rich in cultivating artists. We have numerous master artists, and we want to support beginning artists, too.”

The work of Tananáwit artists reflects their strongly-held values of family, creativity and Warm Springs culture. The artists are deeply committed to sharing intergenerational knowledge through teaching and passing down cultural art styles to future generations.

“Tananáwit clients are breaking new ground, and their success may depend, at least in part, on our performance,” said Stacona. “Art is an integral part of cultural identity of many Tribal members.”

Tananáwit has reached out to numerous artists over the years, and built strong connections with many of them, with the goal of strengthening that community. The Tananáwit shop is accepting art to sell, and items are sold on a consignment basis. To make an appointment, email: deb@warmspringsartists.org or sara@warmspringsartists.org.

Tananáwit began when a group of Warm Springs tribal members, mostly artists, met to consider the idea of forming an arts cooperative. In 2015, the group began working with the Warm Springs Community Action Team (WSCAT) and Oregon Native American Business Entrepreneurial Network (ONABEN). They hosted workshops in marketing, merchandising products and website development. WSCAT helped Tananáwit gain nonprofit status.

The Roundhouse Foundation in Sisters is a supporter of Tananáwit through a grant for operations, and the nonprofit has received additional support from other foundations, associations, state and federal government agencies and individuals.

A community of Warm Springs Artists, Tananáwit is a community-based organization whose mission is to provide educational and economic development opportunities by empowering our people and building knowledge and understanding of traditional and contemporary Native art of the Columbia River Plateau. warmspringsartists.org

Madras / Warm Springs

The Museum at Warm Springs

2189 U.S. 26 • 541-553-3331 • museumatwarmsprings.org

The Museum continues exhibiting Faces from the Land: A Photographic Journey Through Native America by Ben and Linda Marra, a traveling exhibition that documents the proud spirit and identity of Native American powwow dancers throughout the United States and Canada. The exhibition will be on view thru September 24, 2022.

The exhibit features 36 of Ben Marra’s large color portraits of powwow dancers. Each photograph is accompanied by personal written narratives written by the subject, compiled by Linda Marra, describing the tribal significance of their regalia and dance. The striking images, along with the text, vividly detail the beauty of the powwow, which juxtaposes tradition and modern culture.

Prineville

Rick Steber & Company — MAKERS

131 NE Fifth St. • 541-447-3115 • rickstebermakers.com

On display in the retail showroom at Rick Steber – MAKERS is the incredible work of over 160 artists and artisans from Central and Eastern Oregon. Designated as an Oregon Scenic Attraction, this unique collection of one-of-a-kind items has become a destination for many, and an opportunity to introduce your family to the creative culture of the High Desert. Here you will find Native bead work, metal sculptures, leather tooling, saddle making, wood working, silversmithing, original artwork, whittlings, carvings and the complete collection of books by popular author, Rick Steber.

Open Tuesday-Saturday from 10am to 5pm.

Rimrock Gallery

405A NW Third St. 541-903-5565 • rimrockgallery.com

Featured Show: September 10-October 12 Lane Hall, Laurel Buchanan & JM Brodrick.

Lane Hall, who is a signature member of American Watercolor Society and National Watercolor Society, has brought us an incredible show of a new and innovative way to present watercolors without glass. Lane has a talented illustrative eye

Recovery, 18 x 24 watercolor by Lane Hall and is drawn to the darks and then balances the lights in his compositions.

Laurel Buchanan was raised on a citrus orchard ranch in Southern California. After graduating from California State University, she worked in surface design, using pattern and colors, which highly influenced her style of painting today. As a member of American Impressionist Society, Buchanan has exhibited in shows and exhibitions in Oregon and California as an award winning artist since 2005.

JM Brodrick is an artist who merges her need for realism with the beauty of pure abstract. Having studied painting in her youth, she received her first scholarship at the age of 13. Her grandmother, a professional artist from Helsinki, Finland, guided JM’s love of the arts and taught her at an early age to express herself with painting. She is a signature member of American Women Artists and American Impressionist Society. She is a member in The Society of Animal Artists, Women Artists Of The West, National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society and the National Portrait Society of America.

Redmond/Terrebonne

Schoolhouse Produce

1430 SW Highland Ave., Redmond 541-504-7112 • schoolhouseproduce.com

Schoolhouse Produce is featuring the work of SageBrushers Art Society member Sue McLaughlin. Art was a passion for Sue from an early age, but was put aside after college to pursue a career in business. After moving from Utah to Oregon in 2000 with her husband and son, that artistic drive was reignited by the beauty and grandeur of Oregon and by the area’s vibrant community of artists. Stop in for outstanding local food and see Sue’s lovely artwork in both watercolor and oil. Showing thru September.

Smith Rock #5, mixed media painting by Sue McLaughlin

OUTSIDE CENTRAL OREGON

Burns

Oard’s Gallery

42456 Hwy. 20 East, Burns • 541- 493-2535 • oardsgallery.com

Exhibiting many one-of-a-kind items, including original, handmade arts and crafts from nine tribes around the area — baskets, beaded art, clothing, furniture, native art, paintings, rugs, jewelry and more.

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