Follow indigenous artists from the Wind River Reservation in ART OF A HOME: A WIND RIVER STORY – November 1 at 9 pm
ART OF A HOME: A WIND RIVER STORY
Saturday, November 1 at 9:00 pm
From modern art to beading and leather work to drumming, and music, we’ll follow Native American artists with a connection to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming through their creative process. These artists explain how their art connects them to their tribal past, present, and future.
Ken Williams (Arapaho/ Seneca) is a celebrity on the Santa Fe art scene, and Sarah Ortegon (Shoshone) is an up and coming actress and artist in Denver. Both artists travel back to the Wind River Reservation to reconnect with their ancestors and heal old wounds as they discover what it means to go home to a land they feel an unexplainable connection with. Yet, neither of the artists lives there. The film explores the process of creating art, art as reconciliation, and what it means to be a ‘native artist’. Along the way, tribal elders from both the Arapaho and the Shoshone tribes provide historical context on the arts and crafts of their communities, passed down through the ages and drawing young artists to stay connected to “home”.
