Native artists say residency program helps preserve traditional art forms
Artists participating in the Minnesota Historical Society’s Native American Artist-in-Residence Program said the initiative supports cultural preservation through research, teaching and traditional art practices
Native artists participating in the Minnesota Historical Society’s Native American Artist-in-Residence Program said the initiative has helped preserve and share traditional Indigenous art forms through research and community education. According to MPR News, the program has supported 23 artists from Minnesota and surrounding states since 2013 by providing financial support and access to museum collections for research.
Jennifer Adams, a citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation, is researching paaxge beadwork, a traditional Ho-Chunk art form used in regalia and jewelry. Adams said she plans to create a pattern book to share with her community. Former resident Giizh Agaton Howes, a citizen of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, created an Ojibwe moccasin pattern book during her residency. Artist Cole Redhorse Taylor said the program changed how he viewed his ancestors, homeland and Dakota cultural traditions through his research on moccasins and Indigenous trade.
- 1.Chandra Colvin. MPR News, .
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