In the Spirit NW Native Arts Market & Festival
The In the Spirit Northwest Native Arts Market and Festival will take place at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, Washington on August 8 & 9, 2009. The festival will be 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Saturday, August 8, 2009 and noon to 5:00 PM on August 9, 2009. The art show and exhibit will be in place at the Museum starting July 9, 2009 and run through September 13, 2009. Please visit the Washington State Historical Society website www.washingtonhistory.org/ for information about prizes for the art show starting in January 2009. The festival will be in conjunction with related arts events throughout the museum district and downtown Tacoma.
The festival includes performances by Native groups from Washington State representing cultures from all over the country as well as a fine arts market featuring the region’s best Native American artists in both customary and contemporary expressions. In 2008 we had Native artists from Hawaii, Alaska, and Washington State, Canada as well as from the Southwest US, East Coast of the US. We hope to continue to expand our circle of Indigenous representation in both the show and the market.
Questions about either application can be directed to the Longhouse Education and Cultural center to Laura Grabhorn (360) 867-6413 and e-mail at grabhorl@evergreen.edu