by Heather Steinberger | May 16, 2019 | Community, RedCan, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
Once again, RedCan is rising on the South Dakota prairie: Just a little over a month from now, artists, musicians and performers from across the country will converge at the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte for the 5th annual RedCan invitational graffiti...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 22, 2019 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
This spring, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will host three 15-hour Lakota Culture Camps through its new Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Lakota Youth Arts & Culture Institute. Open to youth ages 13-18, the camps are made possible through grants from NEA ArtWorks,...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 15, 2019 | Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
CRYP has announced a significant expansion in programming at its Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Lakota Youth Arts & Culture Institute. This expansion has added a prerequisite course and a full arts fellowship to the Waniyetu Wowapi curriculum. Starting this...
by Heather Steinberger | Dec 11, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
This October and November, the Cheyenne River Youth Project hosted five 15-hour Lakota Culture Camps through its new Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Lakota Youth Arts & Culture Institute. Forty-five 13- to 18-year-olds completed the camps, which were made possible...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 22, 2018 | Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
CRYP has announced the release of its official 2018 RedCan documentary. In this 8-minute video, viewers will become acquainted with visiting and local artists, CRYP staff, and Cheyenne River youth; enjoy an up-close look at the fourth annual invitational...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 15, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
CRYP has announced that it will host two free Halloween-themed events this month at Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life). A special edition of “Halloween Basketball” for teens is scheduled for this Friday, Oct. 19, and a Halloween Carnival for the entire community will take...