Explore the ancient language of pottery from real centuries-old examples! Richard Zane Smith will lead a hands-on workshop to rediscover the work of ancient indigenous craftsmen on July 9th at 3:00 PM CST.
Join artist Bobby C. Martin in a celebration of family heritage that will involve creating artworks based on your personal collections of family photos, letters, and whatever material you want to include.
Join this beginner Creative Visions workshop on December 18th at 2:00 PM CST at the Museum of Native American History! Gaby Nagel will teach us techniques, tips, and tricks to learn to play the flute! We encourage you to bring your flute or purchase one in our shop to participate in the workshop.
Artist Johnnie Diacon (Muscogee (Creek)) has been working on a three-panel mural installation for the Museum of Native American History that depicts the Trail of Tears. This mural, based on the above work, will effectively create a new stop on the National Trail of Tears Association map of destinations at MONAH. The work will be installed on the south exterior wall of the museum on May 8th at 3:00 PM CST.
Join us with Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz to make nopales green juice this month for the next installment of Indigenous Food as Medicine!
Join Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz as she teaches us how to make simple fermented salsa in our next installment of Indigenous Food As Medicine.
Join Felicia Ruiz in a hands-on medicine making class while she shares a brief history of chiles, and how they have been used as medicine (and more!) for generations! Participants will be led in making Chile Infused Honey for Immune Support.
Join MONAH in welcoming back Mary Lee for another edition of Cherokee Basket Weaving! Last year, Mary taught us how to create a traditional double-walled basket, and the history behind its use in Cherokee culture. This time, we will be creating a twill patterned basket, another traditional native style of basket. Stay tuned for more information and pictures of the craft on our social media soon!
Registration is free and required due to limited space.
In Creative Visions: Reawakening Chahta Nan Tvnna: Choctaw Traditional Textiles, we will go over the story of Choctaw textiles and process a Southeastern native fiber plant together. Creative Visions will be held on Saturday, February 8th, 2020 at 5:30 PM. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to learn how textiles were put to use by those before us and create your own with guidance from an expert!
MONAH is excited to welcome back Cherokee artist Matthew Anderson for Creative Visions: Moccasin Making!
Moccasin Making with Matthew Anderson will be held Saturday, January 25th from 10am - 3pm, with an hour long lunch break (lunch provided) where participants will learn how to make the Southeast Woodland Peoples Pucker-Toe Style Moccasin. Learn how to create a pattern and how to make a traditional Cherokee foot covering from one piece of leather. Beware! These may be the most comfortable foot sheaths you’ve ever worn and you may not want to take them off!
The Museum of Native American History (MONAH) is proud to present Mvskoke Creek (Muscogee Creek) artist, Johnnie Diacon, in a special Creative Visions for Kids: Flat-Style Painting! The workshop will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2019, from 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Diacon will delve into a traditional Native painting style that is known to the Five Civilized Tribes: Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole. Participants will have a chance in this hands-on workshop to learn about the style of painting and create their very own Flat-Style piece of art. This workshop is geared to kids aged six to fifteen.
The Museum of Native American History (MONAH) is proud to present Wanis Running Buffalo for the next edition of Creative Visions!
Creative Visions: Cultural Preservation through Beading with Wanis Running Buffalo will be held Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 5:30 PM. Running Buffalo will lead participants through the process of beading their own necklace while explaining the significance of what they are doing, from the colors and the patterns of the beads to the lifeline this act continues to provide to Plains culture.
Wanis Running Buffalo: Running Buffalo (Arapaho) is a talented beadwork artist of numerous, beautifully designed, stitched beaded pieces of this generation artform. As a young aspiring Indigenous artist, he sought out and learned the Native artform from a premiere Native beadwork artist, Camille George, whom he lovingly referred to as “Cah-goo - grandmother.” In the past year, his 90 year old mentor, master teacher, and grandmother, had walked on, but he continues to carry on the artform, stitching, and designs taught to him today. Running Buffalo keeps her teachings alive and lasting by sharing this cultural and traditional artform handed down to him. He hopes it will endure to the seventh generation, an ancient Native concept of sustainability and future tenacity.
Creative Visions is a monthly series that invites Native artists to speak and lead workshops on modern and traditional forms of Native American Art. MONAH seeks to preserve and spread historical traditions by bringing them into a modern view and experience. By surrounding participants with historical art and artifacts, they will be invited into opportunities to cultivate understanding, respect, and increased awareness of cultural context by a hands-on exploration of Native art.
Creative Visions is open to anyone ages 14 and older. Participants must register for free online through the MONAH website or by calling the museum. Attendance will be taken at the door prior to entering the event space.
Explore history through a hands-on art experience led by Betty Gaedtke. Gaedtke will lead participants through the construction of their own pottery vessel, while speaking on the methodology, shapes and designs traditional to Quapaw pottery and its history within the Quapaw tribe.
The Museum of Native American History is proud to present Mvskoke Creek (Muscogee Creek) artist, Johnnie Diacon, in a special Creative Visions for kids. This workshop will delve into a traditional Native painting style that is known to the Five Civilized Tribes: Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole. Participants will have a chance in this hands-on workshop to learn about the style of painting and create their very own Flat-Style piece of art. This workshop is geared to kids aged six to fifteen.
Join Steven Paul Judd as we join together to create a mosaic painting. In this step-by-step workshop, participants will have the opportunity to work together to create a one-of-a-kind painting and take home your individual contribution. Kiowa and Choctaw artist Steven Paul Judd has been in the creative field for many years working to provide a unique perspective on and from within Native American culture today.
In this medicine-making workshop designed for young adults (13 – 17), participants will learn how to incorporate aromatic remedies into their daily lives for the relief of anxiety and stress. Teens will have the opportunity to learn how sacred aromatics are a great way to take their health and happiness into their own hands.
Join us at MONAH for the next installment of Creative Visions: Sticker Making with Steven Paul Judd! Kiowa and Choctaw artist Steven Paul Judd has been in the creative field for many years working to provide a unique perspective on and from within Native American culture today. During this drop-in event, Steven will take you through creating your own stickers, whether inspired by his work or your own imagination!
Natural, homemade salves are a wonderful way to use the healing properties of indigenous herbs for addressing minor first aid situations such as burns, cuts, and scrapes. Learn how traditional medicines have been used for generations and how they can be a great addition to any natural medicine cabinet.
Join us at MONAH for the next installment of Creative Visions: Stop-Motion Animation with Steven Paul Judd! Kiowa and Choctaw artist Steven Paul Judd has been in the creative field for many years working to provide a unique perspective on and from within Native American culture today. During this drop-in event, learn about stop-motion animation and have the chance to make your own stop-motion animation video!
Medicinal plants are growing all around us. How can we use them for a good night’s sleep? In this medicine-making workshop designed for elders, participants will learn how to use sacred plants to make an anointing salve for sleep and begin building their own indigenous nighttime ritual.
The Museum of Native American History (MONAH) is proud to present our own Kelli McCain Nixon (Quapaw) for a special edition of Creative Visions… for kids! Creative Visions for Kids: Quapaw-StylePottery will be held Saturday, July 27, at 10:00 AM. Nixon will lead participants through the construction of their own pottery vessel, while speaking on the methodology, shapes, and designs traditional to Quapaw pottery and its history within the Quapaw tribe
MONAH is honored to host Matriarch as part of our Native Conversations and Creative Visions series on SATURDAY, JUNE 22.
Matriarch promotes the social welfare of Native women through education, community building, and direct services to create positive change within our communities.
Guests will be invited to understand more about Native life and traditions through a hands-on Creative Visions Workshop. As a part of Native culture, handkerchiefs have been used as an awareness tool and will be utilized in a one of a kind workshop that will reveal their use in Indigenous culture, both historical and contemporary. The workshop will be held at 3 PM. Registration is required.
The Matriarch women will then perform a spoken word performance, speaking to each letter of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, their personal connection to the subject, and statistics on MMIW. Each woman brings her own unique style of performance that incorporates their Indigenous languages and culture. The performance will be held at 5:30 PM. Registration is encouraged, but NOT required.
Join us as we explore the Cherokee tale of the Three Sisters garden and learn how to grow a farm to table garden for tasty and nutritious meals the whole family will love.
Learn the significance of the Three Sisters crops, plant gardens, learn about heirloom seeds, study the Native methods for processing, and as a bonus (!) sample some of the recipes.
All participants will take home the seeds for beans, squash and corn. There will be a chance to enter into a drawing to win terrific heirloom seeds to one lucky guest! This is an entry level gardening experience.
Creative Visions is open to anyone aged 14 and older. Participants must register for free online through the MONAH website or by calling the museum at 479-273-2456 . Attendance will be taken at the door prior to entering the event space.
The Museum of Native American History (MONAH) is proud to present Mary Lee for another installment of Creative Visions to be held Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 5:30 PM. Lee will lead participants through weaving a small double-wall basket which is essentially, a basket within a basket.
Join MONAH as we welcome Quapaw potter Betty Gaedtke for another Creative Visions workshop, SATURDAY, March 2, at 5:30 PM.
Creative Visions is back! Join Muscogee painter Johnnie Diacon for an in-depth introduction to the Flat Style Indian painting. This hands-on workshop leads participants through a watercolor painting to take home!
Explore the art of beadwork with Cherokee artist Carolyn Chumwalooky.
Join us of the first in our new series of hands-on art-making workshops! Learn about Cherokee culture while creating your own traditional double-walled basket to take home. All supplies will be provided.
Led by Matthew Anderson of the Cherokee Arts Center, this casual evening will include hors d'oeuvres, step-by-step instructions at your own pace, and opportunities to dive into Cherokee history and culture.
Space will go quickly; Register today!
