WHAT IS THE KANANESGI ART MARKET & FASHION SHOW?
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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.
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.
Featuring Guest Designers
"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 GlassKenny 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. |
