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MIXED MEDIUM
APRIL 6–13, 2022
THE ARTS AROUND
EASTERN OREGON
Mixed media exhibit on
display at Tamástslikt
Cultural Institute
Go! staff
M
ISSION — Tamástslikt Cul-
tural Institute has opened
its first exhibit since 2019.
Curated by Sheehan Gallery at
Whitman College, “You Are Here”
is, according to a press release,
“a mixed-media exhibit created
to support a college course
on Indigenous aesthetics and
explores themes related to place
and identity. Many of the artists
exhibited have personal con-
nections to indigeneity and draw
from personal and collective
histories and memories.”
The exhibit is open through
May 14.
The show includes painted
portraits by Ric Gendron, a mem-
ber of the Arrow Lakes Band of
the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation; lithographs
that merge historical photos with
traditional quilt patterns by Ap-
sáalooke artist Wendy Red Star;
dramatic landscapes by James
Lavadour, a member of the Walla
Walla Tribe; and fiber art pieces
constructed from wool blankets
and embroidered by Marie Watt, a
member of the Seneca nation will
be on display.
For more information on
Tamástslikt, visit www.tamasts-
likt.org.
ABOUT TAMÁSTSLIKT
CULTURAL INSTITUTE
Tamástslikt is owned and
operated by the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation. All paid admission is
good for two consecutive days.
A Blue Star museum, Tamástslikt
is one of the many museums
across the nation that offers free
admission to families of active
duty servicemen and women
year-round. Free regular admis-
sion is extended to members
of the CTUIR and Inwai Circle of
Friends as well as to card-carry-
ing members of partner institu-
tions: Oregon Historical Society
and Fort Walla Walla Museum.
Free family passes are avail-
able at local Eastern Oregon
libraries. AAA members receive
$1 off admission.
In addition to the museum and
interpretive center, Tamástslikt
operates a museum store, café,
and offers meeting room rentals.
The Museum Store and per-
manent exhibits are open from
10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday.
Kinship Café is open from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday.
Tamástslikt is located at
47106 Wildhorse Blvd. at the
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute/Contributed image
This creation by Merritt Galanin is featured in “You Are Here,” an exhibit at
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute.
far end of the main driveway of
the Wildhorse Resort & Casino,
10 minutes east of Pendleton.
Tamástslikt can be reached via
Exit 216 off Interstate I-84.
For more information on
Tamástslik, visit www.tamastslikt.
org.