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​NOVEMBER 4, 2023
HARRAH'S CHEROKEE CASINO & RESORT, CHEROKEE, NC 

Kananesgi Art Competition

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More information click here.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday November 4, 2023:

1pm-6pm: Marketplace

     Free admission. Shop with 30+ EBCI artisans
                      
6pm: Fashion Show 
     Tickets required.             
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1pm-9pm: Legendary Creatures Art Show, free
     View the entries in the art competition and vote for your favorite for                 People's Choice Award.


​Sunday November 5, 2023

​10am-11am: VIP Trunk Show

     Fashion Show VIP's get first access to shop the runway

11am-12pm: General Admission Trunk Show

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WHAT IS THE KANANESGI ART MARKET & FASHION SHOW?


​Traditional and Contemporary Art, Fashion, and Accessories with a Cherokee Twist

​We are combining our Art Market and Fashion Show into 1 huge event that will celebrate contemporary and traditional Cherokee art work and culture. 

The Marketplace will feature 35+ EBCI artisans selling, demonstrating, and discussing their pieces. 

The Fashion Show showcases custom EBCI designs with a few guest designers mixed in. 

The Art Competition is a new event that will highlight the best EBCI artists and makers. 

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Meet the Artists

​Featuring Guest Designers

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"Many have referred to me as a textile artist. The majority of my time is spent on clothing that is worn at our ceremonies and dances. Women normally wear skirts during our dances, and I have sewn for many people in this area. When I attend local dances, I often see a lot of my skirts. I like to think of my work as 'wearable art.' I love to see people wearing my clothes and putting them to good use. That brings more joy to me than to have someone buy my work just to display it on the wall or something like that. I take commissions, and it often keeps me busy all year. I go to my regular job, then I come home and go to work behind the sewing machine."​​

Kenny Glass

Kenny Glass is a Cherokee and Wyandot native originally from Kansas, Oklahoma. He is a textile artist, but also enjoys beading from time to time. He started sewing several years ago, making stomp dance skirts for the ladies at his ceremonial grounds, and then ventured out from there. He enjoys the mix of traditional Cherokee designs and cultural aspects with new and modern ideas.

Kenny graduated in 2012 with an AA in Art and a BA in American Indian Studies from Bacone College. He then received a Master of Science degree in Native American Leadership from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2017. In school he did some painting and drawing, but he spent most of his time doing beadwork until he learned to sew. 

Keli & Dehaluyi Gonzales

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​Dehaluyi Gonzales is a second language learner and language advocate. She is a recent graduate of the Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program. 
Keli Gonzales is an artist and Cherokee language advocate. She is being supported in her language learning by Dehaluyi. 
Both are from Welling, Oklahoma. They currently host a movie podcast together called “The Cherokee Word for Movies.” 

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