She:kon sewakwe:kon! The museum had a broken water pipe on the same weekend as the Ulali concert and we are now undergoing repairs and renovations. The museum space is closed to the public, but our office is relocated upstairs in the library and we can still be reached by phone, voice mail, or e-mail. We’re hoping that once our exhibit space is open to the public it will actually be better than ever!
Vicky Phillips makes a wide variety of baskets, including vases covered in black-ash basketry. Read more about her on our Artist Spotlight page!
This month we are adding Annabelle Oakes to our Artist Spotlight page. Annabelle is a basketmaker and a quilter and also full of fun!
The amazing Ulali will visit Akwesasne from April 10th to 12th. They will speak in local schools on the 10th and 11th, then hold a free concert on Saturday, April 12th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the All Inn Lounge with the Akwesasne Women Singers. Sponsored by the UpNorth Music Project of WSLU North Country Public Radio in cooperation with the Akwesasne Cultural Center. Scheduled to appear: Jennifer Kreisberg, Pura Fe, Soni Caballero, Danny Gordinez, and Ataahua Papa!
Robin has a beautiful way of expressing her love of basketry. “They are like healing medicine; they give me strength.” Read more about Robin by clicking on Artist Spotlight.
Our artist this month is Brenda Lafrance, a strong Akwesasronon woman of many talents! Click on Artist Spotlight to read more and see some of her basketry…
Denise provides our shop with some of its finest baskets. She makes beautiful strawberry baskets, thistle baskets, and more!
Click on Artist Spotlight to read more and to view other basketmakers and baskets…
Linda Jackson is our artist of the month for Tsiothohrha (time of cold). (Check out http://www.kahonwes.com/language/mohawk_months.html for a list of the meanings of each month.)
Linda makes fancy baskets in the “classic” Mohawk fancy basket style. She was taught mainly by Mae Bigtree, who passed on some of her styles to Linda, including the wampum basket.
The artist this month is Barbara Kanatiiosh Gray! Barbara has many talents -she has a law degree, she paints, she has authored a series of children’s reference books on Native people, and she is a basketmaker. Click on Artist Spotlight for more…
S’Klallam elder and storyteller, Elaine Grinnell, visited the cultural center on October 26th. Her stories kept us spellbound for the afternoon. One of her stories can be found on www.turtleislandstorytellers.net with the storytellers from the state of Washington. Prepare to be scared!
