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In addition to workshops, presentations and performances hosted by the Longhouse, there are several recurring events throughout the year: the annual tribal youth art-making event, Generations Rising, the Fall Community Dinner, and December's Holiday Native Arts Fair.
There are also many public events held in the Longhouse throughout the year, which are hosted by programs, faculty and student groups of The Evergreen State College. For more information on public campus events, view Evergreen's campus calendar.
Upcoming Events
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Past Events
The Holiday Native Arts Fair
- December 8 and 9, 2017, 11 am - 6 pm at The Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
- Featuring dozens of Native artists, the fair offers original pieces for sale, including carvings, weavings, jewelry, fine art prints, paintings, cards, drums, beadwork and clothing.
- Free and open to the public.
- Get your photo taken with Salish Santa! Friday 11 am - 3 pm, Saturday 11 am - 4 pm. Cost $10
- Also on December 9: Tears of Duk’Wibahl Exhibition Curator’s Talk by Linley B. Logan, 3–4 pm at the Evergreen Gallery.
Free Concert and Workshop with Scatter Their Own
- Thursday, November 30, 2017 at The Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
- Workshop at 2 pm and concert at 7 pm
- Scatter Their Own is an alter-Native rock husband and wife duo, Scotti Clifford and Julianna Brown-Eyes Clifford. They are Lakota from the Pine Ridge Reservation. Pretty Leaf and The Stardust (Wahpe Clifford and Welby June Clifford) will open the show.
- Admission is free! The Longhouse is a drug, alcohol and smoke free environment.
The Longhouse Community Dinner
- Saturday, November 11, 2017, 6 - 9 pm at The Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
- Join us in honoring our 2017 s3hlihl “Teaching by Example” Award Recipients, Lillian Pitt (Warm Springs/Wasco/Yakama) and Charlene Krise (Squaxin Island). We will also be recognizing Yvonne Peterson (Chehalis) and Nora Naranjo-Morse (Tewa Pueblo), who have big news to share!
- Open to the public - $20 suggested donation; students, children and elders free. Dinner by Twana Catering.
- Please RSVP by November 3 by calling (360) 867-6718.
Tears of Duk'WibahL Exhibition Opening
- Saturday, August 26, 2017, 6 pm at The Evergreen Library and Gallery
- Open to the public
"People of the Salmon" - SOLD OUT
Wednesday, May 17, 5 - 7pm at the Chihuly Boathouse on Lake Union and Ivar's Salmon House in Wallingford, Seattle
A Longhouse fundraiser for the 2017 "Gathering of Indigenous Artists of the Pacific Rim"
More information: geniah@evergreen.edu or (360) 867-5337
Rising Stars of the Native Art World
- Friday, April 21, 7pm at Pike Place Market, Seattle
- Space is limited, purchase tickets today!
- More information: geniah@evergreen.edu or (360) 867-5337
The Longhouse Presents: Red Sky's "Mistatim"
- Monday, February 6 in the Experimental Theater at The Evergreen State College
- Two shows: 11 am (reserved for K-12 schools) and 6:30 pm (open to the public), FREE
- Please RSVP: (360) 867-5337 or geniah@evergreen.edu.
Generations Rising: An annual tribal youth art-making event sponsored by the Hazel Pete Institute of Chehalis Basketry --flyer coming soon!
- Saturday, March 4th
- 11 am - 5 pm
2016 Events
- The annual Fall Community Dinner
- Saturday, Nov. 12th at 6pm
- Please RSVP: (360) 867-5337 or geniah@evergreen.edu.
- The Longhouse annual Holiday Native Arts Fair is set for Friday, Dec. 9th and Saturday, Dec. 10th, from 11am - 5pm each day.
- Vendors who are interested in reserving a booth can contact Laura Grabhorn: (360) 867-6413 or grabhorl@evergreen.edu.
Longhouse Carvers Presentation
A panel discussion on the works being made for the coming Fiber Arts Studio—part of the Indigenous Arts Campus at The Evergreen State College! Featuring John Edward Smith (Skokomish), Alex McCarty (Makah), Taylor Krise (Squaxin Island), and special guest carver: Rangi Kipa (Māori)—the 2016 Toi sgʷigʷialʔtxʷ Artist-in-Residence at the Longhouse.
- Friday, May 13, 2016
- 4pm at the Squaxin Island Museum Library and Research Center
20th Anniversary Exhibition:"SgwigwialɁtxw at 20: Building Upon the Past, Visioning Into the Future"
Mar. 31 - May 11, 2016 in the Evergreen Gallery
Opening reception is Thursday, March 31st, from 5 - 7pm in the Evergreen Gallery, located in Library 2204.
Download a poster here.
Generations Rising
- Saturday, Mar. 5, 2016
- 12 - 6pm
A day of cultural and performing arts workshops for youth of all ages!
Schedule:
12pm - Lunch
1 - 4pm: Art Making Activities
4:30pm: Dinner
5pm: "Return to the Swing" by Little Wolves Productions: Legend as drama; Native youth present traditional stories as theater.
Sponsored by: the Hazel Pete Institute of Chehalis Basketry, the Longhouse Education and Cultural Center, the Lucky Eagle Casino, and the Evergreen program, "Place Memory, Narrative: Northwest Coast Literature and Printmaking"
Download a flyer here.
2015 Events
Holiday Native Arts Fair
- Friday, Dec. 11 & Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015
- 11am - 5pm
Longhouse 20th Anniversary Celebration
- Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015
- 1pm - 9pm
Native Programs Alumni Reunion
- Friday, Oct. 16, 2015
- 5pm in the Longhouse
Artist Presentation by Lyonel Grant
- Monday, Sep. 21, 2015
- 4pm in Longhouse room 1007B
Art Dedication Ceremony for the Fiber Arts Studio
- Monday, Sep. 21, 2015
- 2:30pm - 3:30pm in the Carving Studio Pay3q'ali
Salish Sea Native Arts Celebration
- Saturday, Jun. 27, 2015
- 10am - 5pm at Swantown Marina, Port of Olympia
Cedar Bark Stripping Tool Workshop with John Smith
- Saturday, Jun. 20, 2015
Quillwork Basket Workshop with Dawn Walden
- Apr. 15 - 19, 2015
- 9am - 5pm
Generations Rising
- Saturday, Mar. 7, 2015
- 11:45am - 6pm
Always Becoming: A presentation with Nora Naranjo-Morse
- Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015
- 6pm in Longhouse room 1007B
"Swimming Together" Clay Workshop with Nora Naranjo-Morse
- Feb. 2 - 13, 2015
- 10am - 3pm daily, in the Evergreen Ceramic Studio
2014 Events
Longhouse Holiday Native Arts Fair
- Friday, Dec. 12 & Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014
- 11am - 5pm, daily
Longhouse Community Dinner
- Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014
- 5pm
Site Dedication Ceremony
- Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014
- 11:30am - 1:30pm
Traditional Dyeing Workshop with Elizabeth James Perry
- Wednesday, Oct. 1 & Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014
- 10am - 4pm in the Longhouse Cedar Room
Woodcarving and Mask Making
Summer 2014 course taught by Joe Tougas and Alexander Swiftwater McCarty in the Longhouse CarvingStudio Pay3q'ali. The Longhouse's first credit-generating course held in Pay3q'ali.Maori Sculptor and Designer: Lyonel Grant
Longhouse Artist-in-Residence public presentation
- Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2014
- 6pm
Lyonel Grant is one of Aotearoa's preeminent sculptors. He has designed and carved extraordinary meeting houses such as Te Noho Kotahitanga marae at Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. Lyonel will be co-designing, along with Johnpaul Jones, the Longhouse's new Fiber Arts studio which will pay tribute to our long-term relationships with Maori artists and arts organizations.This event was made possible by the generous support of Creative New Zealand and Toi Maori Aotearoa.
Public Presentation: Micah McCarty, Makah Artist
- Thursday, Apr. 24, 2014
- 6pm in Longhouse room 1007B
Micah McCarty (Makah), will make a presentation on the process of carving a cedar dug out canoe.
Terrain: Plateau Native Art & Poetry
- April 7 - May 7, 2014 at Evergreen Gallery
- Saturday, Apr. 26, 2014
- 2 - 4pm
Preston Singletary
Artist Trust 2013 Folk & Traditional Artist Fellowship winner
- Saturday, Apr. 19, 2014
- 6pm at the Longhouse
Northwest Heritage Program: Native American Artist Workshop
- Apr. 14, 2014
- 9am - 4pm at the Yakima Valley Museum
View collections from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian and the Yakima Valley Museum.
Wade Fernandez
- Mar. 22, 2014
- 6pm at the Longhouse
Wade Fernandez is a Menominee musician who was named "Male Artist of the Year" by the Native American Music Awards in 2006!
Cornhusk Weaving Workshop with Joey Lavadour
- March 7-10, 2014 at Crow's Shadow Institute in Pendleton Oregon
Native Arts Marketing Strategies for Creative Entrepreneurs
Workshops held in collaboration with Native Arts and Cultures Foundation.
- Feb. 1, 2014 at Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde Portland Office
- Feb. 15, 2014 at the Longhouse
- Mar. 1, 2014 at Museum at Warm Springs
Generations Rising
Annual Youth event sponsored by Hazel Pete Institute of Chehalis Basketry.
- Saturday, Mar. 1, 2014
- 12 - 6pm at the Longhouse
Delbert Sm3tcoom Miller
Artist Trust 2013 Folk & Traditional Artist Fellowship winner.
- Friday, Jan. 31, 2014
- 6pm at the Longhouse
Youth Art Workshop with Louie Gong
- Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 at the Wishram School in Wishram, WA
2013 Events
Longhouse Holiday Native Arts Fair
Friday, Dec. 13 & Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Presentation
Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013
Longhouse Community Dinner
Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013
5pm
Free and Open to the Public!
This year we will be honoring two esteemed members of our community with the S3Lhihl Award, "Teaching by Example": Karen Reed (Puyallup and Chinook), Master Weaver, and Florentino "Tiny" Barril (Tlingit), Leader of the Alaska Kuteeyaa Dancers.
Sponsored by the generous support of the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation.
September 28, 2013
Mix It Up!
Support for Artists: A Resources and Services Workshop by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
The Evergreen State Longhouse is partnering with The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience to offer a workshop for artists at The Wing. The workshop will be led by Maria Villafranca, NYFA Senior Program Officer, to discuss strategies for sustaining your artistic practice including an overview of awards, residencies and opportunities available to individual artists in Washington State and nationwide.
Contemporary Fiber Artist Donna Campbell
Artist in Residence: Tina Wirihana and Matekino Lawless Lecture
June 8 - August 18, 2013
"In the Spirit" Contemporary Native American Art Exhibit, Festival and Market
Location: Washinton State History MuseumFestival and Arts Market will take place on Saturday, August 17th from 10am -7pm
Three Weekend Commitment
June 15-16, 22-23, 29-30, 2013
Make Model Canoes with Alex McCarty (Makah)
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse Carving StudioAugust 17, 2013
Northwest Native Arts Market & Festival
Location: Washinton State History MuseumCost: Free Museum Admission All Day
Time: 10 am - 7 pm
May 31 - June 1, 2013
Plateau Collection Project
Location: Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in SpokaneJune 1, 2013
Drum-Making Workshop with Keith Impson (Choctaw)
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse OfficesTime: 10 am - 5 pm
May 2013
Artist in Residence
Master Inupiaq carver and sculptor, Larry Ahvakana collaborated with Inupiaq artist, Sean Gallagher to build an umiaq at Evergreen's new Carving Studio "Pay3q'ali." The umiaq will be ready to participate in the Tribal Canoe Journey to Bella Bella in the summer of 2014.
May 24, 2013
Washington State History
Research Center Collection Project
Location: Washinton State History Research CenterMay 11, 2013
Paddle-Making Workshop with John Smith (Skokomish)
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse
Time: 9 am - 5 pm
May 4th & 5th, 2013
3rd Annual Spring Powwow
Location: The Evergreen State College Recreation Center
Time: Saturday Grand Entry 1 pm & 7 pm, Suday Grand Entry 1 pm
April 27, 2013
Longhouse Cleansing Ceremony & Native Student Alliance Coastal Jam
Location: The Evergreen State College LonghouseTime: Cleansing Ceremony at 5:30pm, Jam at 6:00pm
April 6-7, 13-14, 20-21
Bentwood Box Drum Class with David Boxley Sr.
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse Carving StudioThree weekend committment, 9am - 4pm each day
Fee: $150
April 8, 2013
Napili Kai Foundation
Keiki Halau dance presentation
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse
Time: 11 am - 12 pm
March 2, 2013
Generations Rising
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse
Time: Friday, 12 pm - 6 pm
Friday February 8th, 2013
Longhouse Carving Studio
"Pay3q'ali" Open House
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse
Time: Friday, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Wednesday February 6th, 2013
Treaty
Sharing songs and words in support of Indigenous treaties
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse
Time: Wednesday, 4 pm - 6 pm
2012 Events
December 7, 8, 2012
Holiday Native Arts Fair
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse
Time: Friday, 11 am - 6 pm
Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm
November 17, 2012
Evening of Dignitaries
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse
Time: Saturday, 5 pm
October 14, 2012
Cedar Rope Necklace Workshop
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse Conference Room
Time: 12:00 pm - 5 pm
September 29, 2012
Native Student Welcome Luncheon
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse
Time: 12:30 pm
August 11, 2012
In the Spirit Festival
Location: Washington State History Museum, Tacoma
Time: 10 am to 7 pm
August 7, 2012
Pay3q’Ali Carving Studio Grand Opening
Location: TESC Longhouse
Time: 4 pm
July 29, 2012 – August 5, 2012
Paddle to Squaxin—Canoe Journeys
Location: July 29th: Olympia; July 30th – August 5th: Squaxin Island Community: Kamilche, WA
Time: TBA
June 21, 2012
In the Spirit Opening
Location: WA State History Museum, Tacoma
Time: 6 pm
June 16 & 17, 2012
Printmaking Workshop
Location: Evergreen Longhouse
Time: 10 am - 5 pm both days
May 26, 2012
Bushoowah-Ali Renaming
Location: TESC Longhouse
Time: All Day!
Coastal Jam
Location: TESC Longhouse
Time: 5 pm dinner followed by Jam Session
May 25, 2012
Longhouse Cleansing Ceremony
Location: TESC Longhouse
Time: 3 pm
May 12-13, 2012
TESC Spring Powwow Honoring Women
Location: TESC Gymnasium
Time: Saturday: Grand Entry at 1p.m. and 7 p.m.; Sunday: Grand Entry at 1p.m.
May 11, 2012
Janet Rogers
Victoria BC Poet Laureate
Location: TESC Longhouse
Time: 6 pm
May 3, 2012
Waziyatawin Speaks
Location: TESC Longhouse
Time: TBA
April 21, 2012
Cedar Paper Making Class
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse
Time: 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday April 14, 2012
The Native Student Alliance and Punk Rock Preservation Society present: Native Punk!
Location: TESC Library
Time: TBA
April 5, 2012
Simon Sedillo presents: “Cuando Una Mujer Avanza – When a Woman Steps Forward”
Location: Squaxin Island Museum
Time: 3:30 pm
March 10, 2012
Screening of the Photo Movie "A Season in the Rain"
Time: 3:30 pm
Location: The Evergreen State College Longhouse Room 1007A
March 3, 12pm to 6 pm
Generations Rising: Native Youth Art Annual Event
Time: 12 pm - 6 pm
Place: The Evergreen State College Longhouse
For more info: call (360) 867-6718 or email Longhouse
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
February 25-26, 2012
Paddle-Making Workshop
Location: Squaxin Island Musuem, Library and Research Center
Time: 10am - 5pm
To Register: call (360) 867-5344
February 25-26, 2012
Padding–Making Workshop
Time: 10am - 5pm
Location: Squaxin Island Musuem, Library and Research Center
To Register: call (360) 867-5344
February 11/12, 2012 (Make Bentwood Red Corner Boxes)
February 18/19, 2012 (Make Etched Pendants)
2012 Tribal Canoe Journey Workshops
Time: 10am – 5pm
Location: Studio of Andrea Wilbur–Sigo and Steve Sigo in Shelton, WA
To Register: call (360) 867-5344 or email Tina Kuckkahn-Miller
February 11/12, 2012 (Make Bentwood Red Corner Boxes)
February 18/19, 2012 (Make Etched Pendants)
2012 Tribal Canoe Journey Workshops
Location: Studio of Andrea Wilbur–Sigo and Steve Sigo in Shelton, WA
Time: 10am – 5pm
To Register: call (360) 867-5344 or email Tina Kuckkahn-Miller
February 4, 2012 – 1:30 pm
Book Lecture: Walter Echo-Hawk
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
February 3, 2012 1:00 pm
Carving Studio Ground Breaking Ceremony
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
2011 Events
December 9, 2011, 11 am - 5 pm
December 10, 2011, 10 am - 5 pm
Longhouse Holiday Native Arts Fair
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
December 7th - January 18th, 2011
Cultural Connections art Exhibition
Evergreen Gallery
November 12 – 13, 2011, 10 am - 6 pm
Screen Printing with Peter Boome
The Evergreen State College Print Studio
August 6, 2011, 10 am - 7 pm
In the Spirit Northwest Native Arts Festival
Washington State History Museum
June 25, 2011 from 1-5 pm
Walking in Two Worlds
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
June 16 - August 28, 2011
In the Spirit Exhibition
Washington State History Museum
May 21, 2011 9 am - 10 pm
s3hLihL "To Teach by example"
A Salish Gathering at The Evergreen State College Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
Made possible by a grant from the Tulalip Tribes
s3hLihL Registration Form (PDF)
May 7 and May 6
Pow Wow and Coastal Jam
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
April 22, 2011 - 1 pm
Cleansing Ceremony
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
See Enlarged Flyer
April 9, 2011 - 6 pm
Water is Sacred
A message from a First Nations Grandmother
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
March 19-20 & March 26-27
Paddle-Making Workshop with John Smith
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
12-6 pm Saturday, March 5, 2011
Generations Rising
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
2010 Events
11-6 pm Friday, December 10
10-5 pm Saturday, December 11
Longhouse Holiday Native Arts Fair
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
1-3 pm, Saturday, November 20, 2010
Miniature Drum and Quilled Earrings Workshop
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
11:30 am to 1 pm, Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Ritual of Encounter DVD and presentation by Gene Tagaban
Lecture Hall 1
The Evergreen State College
7-10 pm Saturday, November 13, 2010
Drum and Dance Workshop
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
10 - 5 pm Saturday, August 7, 2010
Noon - 5 pm Sunday, August 8, 2010
In the Spirit NW Native Arts Festival
Washington State History Museum, Tacoma WA
12 - 1 pm, August 4, 2010
The Ritual of Encounter: A Collaborative Cultural Presentation
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
Event Information (PDF)
5 pm, June 17, 2010
In the Spirit Exhibition Opening
Washington State History Museum, Tacoma WA
12 pm - 4 pm, May 22, 2010
Anishinaabe Mino Bimaadiziwin (Good Native Way of Life)
Meet at the Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
3 pm - 5 pm, May 24, 2010
Glimpses of the Past: a Weaver's Perspective
Meet at the Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
12 pm - 4 pm, May 22, 2010
Anishinaabe Mino Bimaadiziwin (Good Native Way of Life)
Meet at the Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
10- 5 pm, March 13-14 2010
Canoe Paddle Workshop
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
4-5 pm Monday, March 22 2010
Lecture: A Lawyer in Indian Country
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
February 17-18 2010
Pathways for Native Students: A Conference on Issues and Model Programs in WA Colleges and Universities
Doubletree SeaTac Hotel
www.evergreen.edu/nativeprograms/conferences/pathways
12 - 6 pm Saturday, March 6
Generations Rising
2009 Events
10 - 5 pm Friday, December 11
11 - 6 pm Saturday, December 12
Longhouse Holiday Native Arts Fair
November 12, 2009
Joe Feddersen, Pattern Recognition
Exhibition Opening Reception
Evergreen Library, 2nd floor, Rm 2204
5 - 7 pm
October 17, 2009
Longhouse Grand Re-Opening
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
1 pm
Longhouse Re-opening Slideshow Here...
August 8 – 9, 2009
In the Spirit Northwest Native Arts Festival
Washington State History Museum
10-5 Saturday the 8th
12-5 Sunday the 9th
May 11, 2009
Mo'olelo (Hawaiian Storytelling) Workshop and Presentation
Seminar II E1107
4 - 6 pm
May 2, 2009
Indigenous Grandmothers
Welcome Ceremony and Presentations
Library Lobby (2nd floor)
1 - 5 pm
February 22, 2009
Northwest Story Tellers
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
1 - 6 pm
Flyer (PDF)
2008 Events
December 5, 2008
Longhouse Holiday Native Arts Fair
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
10 am - 5 pm
Flyer (PDF)
October 11, 2008
Longhouse Community Dinner
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
6-10 pm
September 13, 2008
Tsimshian Fourth Generation Dancers Performance
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
2 p.m.
August 8, 2008
Reception for Dennis Banks
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
2-4 pm
June 28 - 29, 2008
In the Spirit Northwest Native Arts Festival
Washington State History Museum
Saturday: 10-5 pm
Sunday: 12-5 pm
June 19 - July 20, 2008
In the Spirit Juried Native Art Exhibition
Washington State History Museum
June 14, 2008
Super Saturday Native Arts Fair
10 am - 6 pm
March 1, 2008
"Generations Rising" Native youth art workshops and dinner
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
11 am - 6 pm
2007 Events
December 8, 2007
Longhouse Holiday Native Arts Fair
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
12 pm - 5 pm
December 7, 2007
Longhouse Holiday Native Arts Fair
Campus Activities Building (CAB)
11 am - 4 pm
November 3, 2007
Native Arts Marketing Service
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
10:00 am to 5 pm
October 27/28, 2007
3rd Gathering of Northwest Native Woodcarvers
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
News Release & Information
Registration information coming soon
October 27, 2007
Longhouse Community Dinner
Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
6-10 pm