Holiday Markets 2023: Stir’s ultimate guide to festive fairs featuring local creatives

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Holiday Markets 2023: Stir’s ultimate guide to festive fairs featuring local creatives
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Krampusmarkt

December 1 to 3 at Strange Fellows Brewing

Strange Fellows Brewing and OH Studio Project team up for the annual Krampusmarkt with one-of-a-kind ceramics, baskets,  jewellery, leather, stationary, glass, wall art textiles, chocolate, baked goods, coffee, perfume, florals, ethical clothing and skincare, and more from over 30 local artisans. Top Rope Birria Food Truck will be on-site, and photos with Krampus himself will be available. (According to European legend, he’s a half-goat, half-demon who punishes misbehaved kids at Christmastime.) December 1 features a kick-off reception with music, food, and drink in celebration of the bad cop to Santa’s good cop. Goth or festive attire encouraged.

The holiday season is in Sisters galleries

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The holiday season is in Sisters galleries

It’s not just Black Friday in Sisters, it’s the Sisters Arts Association’s Fourth Friday Artwalk this week. What’s out there to supplement your holiday décor, fulfill a gift wish, or create that special element for your home? Gather the family, the visiting friends, and the kids for some fun and good treats between 4 and 7 p.m., in the galleries of Sisters. Most galleries will be open all day, with QuickDraw tickets available. Sign up for the monthly drawing one time in each gallery. Two $50 gift certificates will be awarded, thanks to a generous donation from Coldwell Banker Bain in Sisters.

Raku After Dark is the draw at Canyon Creek Pottery, 310 N. Cedar St. Master Potter Ken Merrill will be pulling pots from the raku kiln, starting at 5 p.m. Raku is a type of low-firing process inspired by the Japanese. Western-style raku involves removing pottery from the kiln while red-hot and placing it into a container with combustible materials. Once the materials ignite, the container is closed, producing an intense reduction atmosphere, which creates the colors in glazes and produces deliberate crackling.

The Stitchin’ Post staff’s Handcraft Boutique opens from 4 to 6 p.m., with a variety of fiber arts and handmade crafts for sale – everything from holiday décor like Christmas ornaments, gnome bottle toppers, and embroidered tea towels, to great gifts like quilts, little wallets, zippered bags, and earrings. Also featured are block printed panels and other items by Valori Wells.

The show of colorful work by Jill Neal continues all month at the Campbell Gallery in the Sisters Art Works building.

Hood Avenue Art Gallery’s focus will be on jewelry artists during the holiday season, from November through the end of February. The jewelry artists are: Alisa Looney, enamel jewelry; Karen Evans, fine handwoven beaded bracelets and necklaces; Danica Curtright, glass beads using a century-old process; Sharon Reed, handwrought items; Sunstone Store earrings, necklaces and rings; and Zantana Design, dichroic glass jewelry. Below are Sharon Reed’s jewelry pieces. She is a studio artist living in Bend, who creates one-of-a-kind jewelry and contemporary abstract paintings.

Raven Makes Gallery is stocked with new Hopi Kachina dolls, Navajo jewelry, and weavings acquired during late summer buys from Native artists. The gallery will be open regular hours during Fourth Friday. Please see the website for hours and new arrivals.

Toriizaka Art will not participate in this Fourth Friday event, but will be available by appointment during December. The gallery, featuring contemporary Asian art and works by local artists, has a lovely selection of affordable items, perfect for the holiday season. Call 650-580-6551 or email [email protected] to make an appointment.

Wildflower Studio is ready for the gift-giving season. Small batch candles, diffusers, linen sprays, and lotion collections are made in-house and boast unique seasonal blends. The studio is also stocked with new products from Rough Cut Soap Co. handcrafted artisan soaps, felted soap, soap bars and shampoo bars. Shop local art, prints, original paintings, and handmade works by local artisans. Art, consumables, and locally made products make unique and affordable gifts.

At Space in Common, Taylor Manoles will display a series of paintings inspired by “October Skies.” This moody collection reflects the colors of late autumn and the vastness of the Central Oregon skies. Manoles is an oil painter whose work explores themes of faith and the human experience through contemporary landscapes. Space in Common will hold a Small Business Saturday sale all weekend. Purchases over $60 will get a $10 gift card; purchase over $100, a $15 gift card, and over $200 will get a $30 gift card.

The Rickards Gallery’s Wendy Vernon has been designing and making jewelry for decades, and her jewelry has been a fixture there for many years. Color, line, stones, and gems – including their healing properties – are all part of Vernon’s design story. More than 50 new pieces have been added for this show, and Vernon will be in house to help select just the right piece for you or your special someone.

Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop welcomes the colorful work of Sandy Melchiori, an oil painter and landscape designer who paints bold canvases and boards with liberal brushstrokes. This show features mostly Pacific Northwest landscapes with some colorful still life for good measure. Also new are hats, cowls, and scarves to keep you warm or gift to a friend. They are all made by owner Helen Schmidling. During Artwalk, pick out a hat and then draw a ticket for $2 to $22 off the price of your item, in celebration of our new gallery location at 222 W. Hood Ave.

Holiday Market Features Indigenous Artists at Institute for American Indian Studies

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Holiday Market Features Indigenous Artists at Institute for American Indian Studies

Editor’s Note: The following article is derived from officially released information, published with few or no editorial changes. The Greylock Glass  occasionally provides our readers with such content if the information is factual in nature, and requires little to no interpretation or analysis, often when original reportage would not provide additional relevant information.

WASHINGTON, Conn. — Once again this year, the Institute for American Indian Studies located at 38 Curtis Road in Washington is hosting a one-of-a-kind holiday shopping experience that celebrates Native American culture. What makes this Holiday Market unique is that it offers both deeply traditional crafts and more contemporary artistic expressions rooted in Native American cultural experience. Artists represented here are some of the finest working in the area today. It is a celebration of Native American diversity and inspiration.

The Holiday Market throughout the Institute’s impressive exhibition galleries takes place on Saturday, November 25 and Sunday, November 26, and Saturday, December 2, and Sunday, December 3. The final weekend for the holiday market is on Saturday, December 9, and Sunday, December 10. The market is free and open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. This is one of the few Holiday Markets that showcases only Native American-inspired artwork.

There will be gifts to choose from including Native American jewelry, paintings, photography, apparel, and candles, to decorative gourds, pottery, rattles, flutes, and more at a variety of price points. The chance to talk with the artists who have created these one-of-a-kind objects and to learn about the culture that inspired them makes your gift purchase even more meaningful.

Native American beaded moccasins.

For music lovers, musicians, and collectors, the magical-sounding authentic Woodland Native American flutes handcrafted by Allen Madahbee are truly unique. Madahbee is an Anishinaabe, born on Manitoulin Island, and is a registered Native American in Canada and the United States. In addition to the one-of-a-kind flutes, Madahbee is offering handmade beaded moccasins, woodcarvings, rock sculptures, and original paintings inspired by his ancestors and experiences.

Another vendor, Kim Lewis from Native Visions will be offering an astounding array of Native American Art from Oklahoma and the Southwest including a fine selection of original paintings and prints, Zuni Fetishes, silver jewelry, pottery by Mel Cornshucker, plus Hopi, and Navajo Kachinas.

A long-time favorite of the Holiday Market is Primitive Technologies, a nationally known small business that has worked with everyone from filmmakers to museum curators to recreate the material culture of prehistoric Native American life. They offer exquisite wood-fired replica pottery, hand constructed from local river clay, hand-carved flint arrowheads and flint animal necklaces, carved stone art, traditional stone tools, containers made out of natural materials, unusual jewelry, and decorative gourds.

Decorated Gourds

Jeanne Morningstar Kent, a recognized Abenaki artist and enrolled member of the Nulhegan Band, Coosuk-Abenaki of Vermont will be offering her artfully crafted decorative gourds in all sizes. Kent’s work is housed in many museum collections including the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American Indian Studies, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Roger Williams University, Chimney Point Museum, and many more. What makes these gourds unusual is that they utilize traditional Abenaki and Wabanaki designs.

Brandy Sawyer Emmans of Cherokee descent and owner of bthunder will once again be at the holiday market. Runway model for the Sky Eagle Collection, Native American educator, and advocate for MMIW (Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women), bthunder offers an evocative selection of contemporary Native American-inspired art, jewelry, apparel, candles, and accessories.

Close-up photo of Bottles of naturally scented bath and body oils, liquid smudge, and smudge mist.

Not to be missed is Eva Newell, of Nauset and Cree descent and an enrolled member of the Pokanoket Wampanoag Tribe. Newell is offering distinctive hand-cut glass mosaic vases. These one-of-a-kind art pieces depict Native American culture and legends and tell some of Newell’s favorite stories from her Native heritage. Newell’s baskets are also extraordinary. Eva will be participating during the December 9th and 10th market only.

The Museum’s Gift Shop will be open and brimming with gifts large and small in many price ranges. Here you will find a distinctive collection of Native American jewelry, including wampum jewelry crafted by Annawon Weeden, Mashpee Wampanoag, and Pequot artist Dan Simonds, head of the Wampum Wear Collective. A highlight is the jewelry and gift items from Eighth Generation, owned by the Snoqualmie Tribe in Seattle, which partners with Native artists across the country. The result is some of the most beautiful and authentic items available. For foodies, there is a wonderful selection of traditional Native American food products from Sweet Grass Trading Company from the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. And, in the spirit of the Metis culture, Pemmican Patty’s products offer a selection of bison berry-blended jerky that will connect you with Native foodways and nutrition. The gift shop also has a good selection of books and children’s items.

Long shot of displays on tables in a Native American Museum and Gift shop

Although entrance to the museum and the Holiday Market are free, donations are always appreciated. A tour of the museum for a nominal fee is a fun and insightful experience that compliments this unique shopping experience. 

About The Institute for American Indian Studies 

Located on 15 acres of woodland acres the Institute For American Indian Studies preserves and educates through archeology, research, exhibitions, and programs. They have a 16th c. Algonquian Village, Award-Winning Wigwam Escape, and a museum with temporary and permanent displays of authentic artifacts from prehistory to the present allows visitors to foster a new understanding of the world and the history and culture of Native Americans. The Institute for American Indian Studies is located at 38 Curtis Road, Washington, Conn.

Indigenous Artists from the Four Corner States

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Indigenous Artists from the Four Corner States
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Time to update that playlist! Colorado Public Radio shared a small list of Indigenous artists from the Four Corner States making awesome music.

This listicle highlights one Indigenous independent band or artist from each of the Four Corners states. In case you need a refresher, the Four Corners states are Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Four Corners is the only place in the U.S. where four states meet. The Four Corners region is 25,000 square miles of Native Land and home to Navajo Nation and the Ute people.

Check out the list.

‘I was sexually assaulted’ at game, Silvertips ex-photographer says

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‘I was sexually assaulted’ at game, Silvertips ex-photographer says

EVERETT — A former Everett Silvertips employee claims she was sexually assaulted while working at a hockey game in Everett, and that neither the team nor Angel of the Winds Arena took action to address the incident.

Kristin Ostrowski, the Silvertips’ team photographer from October 2021 until September 2023, took to X, formerly Twitter, saying she was groped by an arena employee.

She went on to say the situation was never addressed, and that the alleged assailant was fired for unrelated reasons, but later rehired by the arena.

“no. i’m done being quiet,” Ostrowski wrote in a series of tweets Nov. 9. “this is just one of many things that happened there, but it’s a place for me to start. i do not deserve what happened to me. i was sexually assaulted while photographing an everett silvertips home game last season.”

Ostrowski, reached via email in Chicago where she now works as a graphic designer for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League, declined to comment further while she was in talks with Everett police about how to proceed.

Silvertips Chief Operating Officer Zoran Rajcic said he took the issue up with Angel of the Winds Arena when he was informed nine months after the incident reportedly happened, but learned no complaint had been filed with either the police or the arena.

An Everett Police Department spokesperson confirmed no report had been filed at the time, but that the department’s Special Assault Unit had since contacted Ostrowski.

An Angel of the Winds Arena spokesperson said via email: “While we don’t comment publicly on personnel matters, we take this matter very seriously and are looking into the situation.”

Ostrowski wrote on X the alleged sexual assault occurred at a game last season. Ostrowski told Rajcic it took place last November, Rajcic said.

“immediately after it happened, i told several other women on the team’s staff,” Ostrowski tweeted. “i told them i didn’t want to report it (for numerous reasons i’ll get into at a later time).”

Ostrowski said the incident came up this year during an offseason meeting with her boss to address issues in the organization. Rajcic confirmed a meeting took place in late August or early September 2023.

“(My boss) told me that he would speak with the general manager of the arena first thing the following morning to address it,” Ostrowski wrote. “he did not do that. it went unaddressed for another month.”

Rajcic said he spoke to arena officials, but no action could be taken without an official complaint.

“When she brought it up I was in shock,” Rajcic said. “I brought it to the attention of the facility, but they need somebody to file an official claim on the matter, and I was told I don’t have the authority to file something on her behalf. To this date, I still don’t know if she’s filed a public complaint to either the authorities or the facility.”

Ostrowski said in the thread that, at the time she reported the incident to her boss, she believed the employee had been fired by the arena for unrelated reasons. However, two weeks later she saw the alleged assailant working for the arena again.

Arena officials did not say whether the employee was still working there, nor did officials release information about any previous discipline.

In the thread, Ostrowski wrote that what she endured during her time with the Silvertips “goes so far beyond this,” citing the “culture that has been created” in the organization. She did not elaborate on social media.

Rajcic said he needed more context to comment on other issues.

Ostrowski resigned from the Silvertips in September.

This is not the first time this year the Silvertips organization has faced allegations of misconduct. In August, The Sports Network reported Dennis Williams, Everett’s general manager and head coach, was under investigation following allegations of misconduct reported to both the U.S. Center for SafeSport and the Western Hockey League, which is the league the Silvertips play in.

Those allegations included Williams using player showers, as well as Williams taking a photo of a player who lost consciousness following an endurance test.

Williams was cleared of charges by both organizations.

Nick Patterson: 425-339-3470; npatterson@heraldnet.com.

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Art as echo: Three Echoes – Western Desert Art to open at Tweed Regional Gallery

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Art as echo: Three Echoes – Western Desert Art to open at Tweed Regional Gallery
Djon Mundine, In Conversation with Marina Strocchi for Three Echoes: Western Desert Art at Caboolture Regional Art Gallery 2022

Tweed Regional Gallery is proud to present Three Echoes – Western Desert Art, a national touring exhibition, which will open at the gallery Friday 8 December 2023.

The exhibition, an initiative of Museums & Galleries Queensland, explores the poetic notion of echoes – how metaphorically and metaphonically we can echo a thought, a sentiment or a consciousness.

Curated by celebrated curator, writer, artist and activist, Djon Mundine OAM FAHA, Three Echoes – Western Desert Art showcases works by 57 acclaimed First Nations artists from Ikuntji (Haasts Bluff), Papunya and Utopia Aboriginal communities in the Western Desert regions of the Northern Territory, Australia.

Artworks from the exhibition have been drawn from the private collection of Andrew Arnott and Karin Schack and reflect the significant artistic developments and moments in time that contributed to the meteoric rise of the Western Desert Art movement, which developed in the 1970s.

At the time, Aboriginal people from the desert began talking to the world through art, transferring their creation stories of the land and people to canvas. Now, in the 2020s, this foundational echo is going back and forth. No longer a one-sided, outward calling, it reverberates multi-dimensionally within wider Australian and global communities.

These works hold special meaning for First Nations peoples, communicating important stories of tjukurrpa (Dreaming) and Country. The relationships within families and ancestors; with flora and fauna; and the unique land formations are the foundations of this art.

Exhibition Curator Djon Mundine OAM FAHA spoke of his familial and cultural connection to the theme of Three Echoes – Western Desert Art,

“In the early 1970s, my father once told me of how, when he was a child in Bundjalung country, people coming along the river or through the woods would ‘Coo-ee’ to announce their presence at certain places where their voice would echo repeatedly, reverberating into the distance; to which the receiver would, ‘chant-like’, respond,” he said.

Executive Director at Museums & Galleries Queensland Rebekah Butler said she was honoured to be showcasing the exhibition.

“We are immensely proud to have developed this beautiful and multifaceted show of works, that includes paintings, prints and batiks – and to share these works with a national audience,” she said.

“Featured are some of Australia’s most critically acclaimed artists including Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri, Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Narputta Nangala Jugadai, Long Tom Tjapanangka, Dr George Tjapaltjarri, Gloria Petyarre and Emily Kame Kngwarreye.”

Acting Tweed Regional Gallery Director Ingrid Hedgecock said the exhibition was an incredibly exciting addition to the Tweed’s cultural repertoire.

“We invite everyone to join us in honouring our world’s oldest continuous living culture through these incredible pieces and view the tremendous selection of works by First Nations artists,” she said.

A Curator’s Floor Talk will be held prior to the exhibition opening on Friday 8 December. In this talk Djon Mundine will speak about the exhibition and touch on significant moments in the history of Western Desert Art. This is a ticketed event and bookings are essential.

Three Echoes – Western Desert Art is on display at Tweed Regional Gallery until 25 February 2024.

The exhibition will travel to 13 regional centres in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Northern Territory.

To view the itinerary and find out more information visit magsq.com.au/touring-exhibitions/three-echoes.

Public Programs:

Curator’s Floor Talk: Djon Mundine OAM FAHA 
Friday 8 December | 5.15pm | $8/$10 

Join celebrated curator, writer, artist and activist Djon Mundine OAM FAHA for a Curator’s Floor Talk of Three Echoes – Western Desert Art. In this talk, Djon Mundine will speak about the exhibition and touch on significant moments in the history of Western Desert Art from the early men’s paintings of Papunya Tula, to the artists of Ikuntji, through to the Utopia women’s paintings and batiks.

Bookings essential djonmundine.eventbrite.com.au

Summer Opening Celebrations
Friday 8 December | 6.00pm for 6.30 pm speeches | Free

Join us for the opening celebrations for Three Echoes – Western Desert Art curated by Djon Mundine OAM.

Bookings essential sumopen23.eventbrite.com.au

ART MAKER painting workshop with Jason King
Friday 19 January | 10.30am – 12.30pm | $25

Join Aboriginal artist Jason King at the Gallery and create a painting inspired by the exhibition Three Echoes. All materials included. Suitable for young people 9-15 years.

Booking essential JKing24.eventbrite.com.au

‘Slap in the face’: Indigenous women’s group reacts to Emmy win for Sainte-Marie film

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‘Slap in the face’: Indigenous women’s group reacts to Emmy win for Sainte-Marie film

The Canadian Press


Published Tuesday, November 21, 2023 5:29PM EST


Last Updated Tuesday, November 21, 2023 5:29PM EST

A group of Indigenous women says the International Emmy Award for a documentary about folk legend Buffy Sainte-Marie, whose First Nations ancestry has been called into question, feels like a “slap in the face.”

“Documentaries are supposed to present factual information,” the Indigenous Women’s Collective, which describes itself as mothers, grandmothers, academics and activists advocating to stop colonial violence against Indigenous women, wrote Monday on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

“Pretendianism is an act of colonial violence and should never be celebrated.”

“Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On,” a documentary made before doubts came to light about the singer’s Indigenous roots, won in the arts programming category.

Producers describe the film as a retrospective of Sainte-Marie’s life and career, including interviews with famous friends and colleagues, never-before-seen archival material and cinematic recreations.

The documentary, produced by Eagle Vision, White Pine Pictures and Paquin Entertainment, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last year and is available to stream on Crave, while the CBC piece is available on YouTube.

A statement by White Pine Pictures on its website expresses support for Sainte-Marie.

“We stand behind Buffy and believe it to be true that her mother told her she was adopted and of Canadian Indigenous descent.”

The Emmy Award is presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which has not responded to requests from The Canadian Press for comment.

The singer-songwriter’s ancestry was challenged in a CBC investigation last month that presented several identity documents and interviews with family members that suggested she was born in Stoneham, Mass., to white parents in 1941.

Sainte-Marie’s story of her birth, childhood and identity has shifted throughout her six-decade career, with her identifying as Algonquin and Mi’kmaq before saying she was Cree, adopted from a mother in Saskatchewan.

Sainte-Marie, 82, said in a statement the day before CBC’s story ran that she doesn’t know who her birth parents are or where she’s from, but called herself “a proud member of the Native community with deep roots in Canada.”

Last month, the women’s collective called for Sainte-Marie’s Juno Award for Indigenous album of the year to be rescinded.

“We invite the Juno Awards Committee to revisit this 2018 category and explore ways of righting a past wrong. All Indigenous artists in this 2018 category ΓǪ should be reconsidered for this rightful honour,” the collective said.

Some musicians have said they were disappointed to learn they may have lost career-shaping industry awards to someone who may be neither Indigenous nor Canadian. They say it amounted to lost opportunities at critical times in their careers.

Sainte-Marie has received numerous Junos, the $50,000 Polaris Music Prize in 2015 and a Polaris heritage award for her 1964 debut album “It’s My Way!,” among a slew of other honours.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on Nov. 21, 2023.

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