Dillman's Creative Art Workshops - 2011 - Niijii Woodland Ways Art Event and Feast

Woodland Ways Art Event and Feast August 14, 2011 (3:00 - 8:00pm)
Please join us to enjoy art, music, food, and community! - FREE

www.WoodlandIndianArtCenter.org

Woodland Ways Art Event & Feast is the 3rd annual Benefit for Northwoods NiiJii Woodland Arts Initiative. Everyone is Welcome to join the community of Lac du Flambeau in celebrating the Woodland arts and culture. The event includes Native arts demonstrations with local Master artists; flute performance; a Traditional Ojibwe Feast and a raffle featuring original works of art and other great prizes!

Sunday, August 14, 2011 3:00pm – 8:00pm
Come for all or part of the day.

Schedule of Events:

3:00pm – 5:00pm
Native Arts Demonstrations with Master artists from Lac du Flambeau. Master artists from Lac du Flambeau will be talking about their work, the history of the art and giving demonstrations on their art making techniques.

Artists: Greg Johnson, Ojibwe beading and tanning; Sandra and David Peterson, Birch Bark Basketry; Jerry LaBarge, Decoy Carving and Hand Drums; Wade Fernandez, Traditional Flute making.

5:15pm – 6:00pm
Native Flute Performance with Wade Fernandez from the Menominee Indian Nation Wade is the recipient of "Best Male Artist of the Year" award from the NAMMYS.

6:30pm – 8:00pm
Traditional Ojibwe Feast and Raffle
Local culinary master and Lac du Flambeau Tribal member Robyne Thompson is back this year to offer up a variety of traditional ojibwe foods with a uniquely contemporary twist. Mint tea, Wild Rice, Fish, Vegetables, Berry Deserts, and yes hot out of the oil Fry Bread! Every year the menu continues to evolve. We will sell raffle tickets before and during the event for an amazing selection of Native arts including: Floral beaded checkbook covers; a hand carved fish decoy; birch bark baskets; porcupine quill earrings; and the grand prize of a hand carved deer antler cribbage board.

Cost
The Benefit is Free and Open to Everyone. Your Tax deductible donations will benefit Northwoods NiiJii’s Woodland Indian Arts Initiative. Raffle tickets $2.00 for one or 3 for $5.00

Northwoods NiiJii will use funds from this event to support the Woodland Indian Arts Initiative. Launched in 2008 Northwoods NiiJii’s Woodland Indian Arts Initiative is part of NiiJii’s overall mission to empower residents to eliminate poverty through successful partnership grounded in Native American Culture and Values. In 3 short years NiiJii’s Woodland Indian Arts Initiative has: built the Woodland Indian Art Center and Gallery in Lac du Flambeau; supported the Native Artist Entrepreneurial Program providing entrepreneurial training to Native artists; funded master artists and culture bearers to pass on traditional art making to emerging artists and Native youth; provided seed funds for cultural projects including the the Lac du Flambeau Indian Bowl.

All proceeds from this event will support the Woodland Indian Arts Initiatives including: Development of the Native Arts Management program; Native arts internships and apprenticeships; Master artists and Native Youth programming as well as continued support for the Woodland Indian Art Center in Lac du Flambeau!

About Northwoods NiiJii: Northwoods NiiJii is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation based in Lac du Flambeau (NiiJii means “friends” in Ojibwe). Northwoods NiiJii serves three Tribes in Northern Wisconsin; the Menominee Tribe, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and the Sokaogon Mole Lake Chippewa. The mission of NiiJii is to empower residents to eliminate poverty through successful partnership grounded in Native American Values. NiiJii’s grassroots work in the community is to enhance the entrepreneurial success of individual artists, preserve and pass on the artistic and cultural assets of the community to current and future generations, and affect an increase in economic growth through job creation and cultural tourism. www.niijii.org

This event is sponsored in part by Dillman’s Creative Arts Foundation: Since 1934, family owned Dillman’s Bay Resort, in the beautiful Wisconsin Northwoods, has met the vacationing public’s changing needs in a classic vacation paradise. To provide more options for family member’s pleasure, Dillman’s Creative Arts Foundation (DCAF), a non-profit organization, was formed in 1978. The Creative Arts Foundation offers over 35 internationally known instructors teaching courses in watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, photography, personal growth and more in state-of-the-art lakeside studios.

Rene Iannaralli