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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
February 8, 2023
Grants, new exhibit for Museum at Warm Springs
Travel Oregon has
awarded a $35,000 grant to
the Museum at War m
Springs. The money will sup-
port the development of a
marketing and community
development plan, as well as
support staff capacity with
the addition of a commu-
nications and marketing con-
tractor.
The grant to the mu-
seum was part of the $1.4
million overall awarded by
the Oregon Tourism Com-
mission, also called Travel
Oregon. The funding is
through the Travel Oregon
Capacity and Small Project
Grant programs to help des-
tination marketing and man-
agement organizations, and
federally-recognized Native
nations with capacity build-
ing and targeted projects to
enhance and expand eco-
nomic impact through
travel and tourism.
Funds were awarded to
45 organizations to develop
and refine skills, systems,
structures and strategies to
help awardees successfully
fulfill their missions and
achieve outcomes that are
more impactful.
Spring clean-up
Spring Clean-Up Day at
The exhibition combined
Tribal member adult and
youth art into one spectacu-
lar display celebrating the ar-
tistic excellence of Warm
Springs tribal members. It in-
cludes generations of beauti-
ful artistry in paintings, draw-
ings, mixed-media, beadwork,
weavings, video, photography
and more, in two categories
of Traditional and Contem-
porary Art. The Museum is
open from 10 a.m. to Noon
and from 1 to 5 p.m.
New exhibit in April
Edward Heath photography at museum in spring.
the Museum at Warm Springs
will be on Saturday, March
18, with a reception to fol-
low from 5 p.m.
The clean-up day is in
honor of the museum’s Thir-
tieth Anniversary, which the
tribes are celebrating through-
out 2023. Everyone is invited
to the cleanup. Bring your
rakes; garbage bags will be
provided. Members of the
museum board of directors,
and Tribal Council will be on
hand for the event.
You can RSVP to museum
operations manager Sunmiet
Maben at:
officemanager@museumat
warmsprings.org
Member show con-
cluding
The Twenty-Ninth An-
nual Warm Springs Tribal
Member and Youth Exhibit
is closing Saturday, February
11. This will be your last
chance to see an exhibition
that has become an annual
and much-loved War m
Springs museum tradition.
A new exhibit—An Eye
for the Rez: Edward Heath
Photography—will open in
early April.
This exhibition will feature
new photographs by the popu-
lar Warms Springs photogra-
pher Edward Heath, who last
exhibited at the museum in
2016.
Since that time, Mr. Heath
has experienced much criti-
cal acclaim for his work. Ed-
ward is the nephew of Warm
Springs Chief Delvis Heath
Sr.
Last month, the museum
was awarded a $12,900 Ford
Family Foundation grant to
support this exhibition and
will make possible a much-
needed upgrade in the air
conditing equipment in the
Changing Exhibit Gallery,
where An Eye for the Rez will
be on view.
The museum and tribes
wish to thank the Ford Fam-
ily Foundation for the grant.
The Museum at Warm
Springs opened its doors to
the public on March 14,1993,
and is celebrating its Thirti-
eth Anniversary through this
year, with special exhibits and
programs.
Built to Smithsonian In-
stitution professional stan-
dards, the museum’s mission
is to preserve, advance and
share the traditions, cultural
and artistic heritage of The
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, Oregon.
Regular museum hours
are Tuesday through Satur-
day, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to
5 p.m.
Warm Springs Recreation invites de-
partments to participate in a Valentine’s
Day office decorating contest.
The theme is ‘Show the Love
NDN Style.’
Offices must be decorated
by February 14 at 5 p.m. You can reach
Recreation at 541-553-3243.
Art Show through Saturday
The Museum at Warm
Springs Tribal Member
Art Show is closing after
this Saturday, February
11.
On display are items
like the Judge’s Choice
Award in the Traditional
Category, Beaded Medal-
lion by Terry L. Stradley.