by Heather Steinberger | Aug 30, 2017 | Community, RedCan, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
In conjunction with releasing its 2017 RedCan mini-documentary (see it now on YouTube!), CRYP also has just announced the dates for its 2018 RedCan graffiti jam. The fourth annual event will take place on June 27-July 1, 2018, with painting scheduled at various sites...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 28, 2017 | Community, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced that it will be hosting a one-day, invitational Lakota Graffiti Jam in conjunction with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s annual Fair, Rodeo and Powwow weekend. The invitational graffiti jam is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 6...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 17, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
Cheyenne River’s young people immersed themselves in art during CRYP’s RedCan invitational graffiti jam this year. From the First Peoples’ Fund’s Rolling Rez Arts activities to the many ready-and-waiting walls in the Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Art Park, teens and...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 26, 2017 | RedCan, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
This month, Americans for the Arts awarded its 2017 Robert E. Gard award to the Cheyenne River Youth Project® for its annual RedCan graffiti jam. CRYP was one of just 10 finalists for the esteemed award, which celebrates exemplary work at the intersection of the arts...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 19, 2017 | Community, RedCan, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced that its signature RedCan gift items are now available for purchase online through its website at lakotayouth.org; from the home page, simply click “RedCan” and then “Shop.” All proceeds from RedCan gift purchases will...
by Heather Steinberger | May 29, 2017 | Community, RedCan, Special Events, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has just released the schedule of events for its upcoming 2017 RedCan graffiti jam. The eagerly anticipated arts and culture festival is scheduled for June 29-July 1 in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Thirteen headline artists from eight...