by Anthony Brown | Apr 15, 2011 | A&E, Front Page
Tribal Council and Cherokee Central Schools get Copies By NANCY FOLTZ CHEROKEE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION A new book, Cherokee Pottery: From the Hands of Our Elders, has been published and was presented to members of Tribal Council on Thursday, April 14. The book...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 8, 2011 | A&E, Happenings
SYLVA – City Lights will host Barbara Duncan for a CD release party on Friday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m. in celebration of her new music CD, entitled Music Says Go. Duncan, who is Education Director at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, is also an...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 25, 2011 | A&E, Front Page
At its last meeting, the advisory board for the Oconauftee Institute for Cultural Arts (OICA) recognized the recent achievements of the program, including the new letterpress studio and recent student accomplishments. The board recognized Deanna...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 22, 2011 | A&E, Front Page
EBCI tribal member Lucille Lossiah, of Cherokee, is one of six Native American artists being recognized by First Peoples Fund this year. The Fund announced last week artists from six states who will receive a prestigious 2011 Jennifer Easton Community Spirit...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 22, 2011 | A&E, Front Page
This spring semester brought many new starts at the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts, Southwestern Community College’s fine arts program, including Brian Kane, OICA’s new program instructor. “We are pleased to have someone of Brian’s caliber and...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 18, 2011 | A&E
VANCOUVER, WA – The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) has appointed W. Richard West, Jr. to its board of directors. West is founding director and director emeritus of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington, D.C....