A museum at the Colter Bay Visitor Center in Grand Teton National Park tells the story of native peoples of the region and the surrounding intermountain West. (Ruffin Prevost/Yellowstone Gate)
A museum at the Colter Bay Visitor Center in Grand Teton National Park tells the story of native peoples of the region and the surrounding intermountain West. (Ruffin Prevost/Yellowstone Gate)

From Staff Reports

Each year, Grand Teton National Park sponsors a program that brings American Indian artists to the Colter Bay Visitor Center. For the past 38 years, artisans from diverse tribes have demonstrated their traditional and contemporary art forms, providing visitors a chance to gain a greater appreciation and understanding of Indian cultures that are alive and active across North America.

Participating artists share the cultural traditions of their tribes through demonstrated art forms such as painting, weaving, pottery, beadwork, and musical instruments.

Guest artists exhibit daily from Monday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., adjacent to the Grand Teton Association bookstore at the visitor center. Artists also offer their finished items for purchase. The schedule for the 2013 season includes:

 

May 11-26 Willie & Debbie LaMere Shoshone Beadwork & Flint Knapping
May 27-June 2 Juan & Josie Broncho Shoshone/Paiute Beadwork
June 3-9 Amanda Coby Shoshone Beadwork & Weaving
June 10-16 Guillermo Martinez Tarascan-Apache Handmade Flutes & Drums
June 17-23 Kelly Looking Horse Lakota Sioux Drums, Antler & Hide Items
June 24-30 Gale Self Choctaw Silver & Turquoise Jewelry
July 1-7 Ted Moran S’Klallam Northwest Coastal Carving
July 8-14 Andrea Two Bulls Oglala Sioux Beadwork & Painting
July 15-21 Black Pinto Horse Arikara/Hidatsa Ledger Art
July 22-28 Lovey Two Bulls Oglala Sioux Beadwork, Jewelry, Art Work
July 29-Aug. 4 Willie & Debbie LaMere Shoshone Beadwork & Flint Knapping
August 5-11 Paul Hacker Choctaw Ledger Art, Knives & Flutes
August 12-18 Jola LaBeau Eastern Shoshone Beadwork & Other Crafts
August 19-25 DG House Cherokee Painting & Printmaking
August 26-Sept. 1 Juan & Josie Broncho Shoshone/Paiute Beadwork
September 2-8 Clyde Hall & Nancy Naki Shoshone Beadwork, Silver & Pottery
September 9-15 DG House Cherokee Painting & Printmaking
September 16-22 Maynard White Owl Nez Perce/Cayuse Beadwork
September 23-29 Willie & Debbie LaMere Shoshone Beadwork & Flint Knapping