The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today the official schedule of activities for RedCan 2021. This award-winning, nationally acclaimed invitational graffiti jam, the first and only event of its kind in Indian Country, kicks off next Wednesday, July 7 and runs through Saturday, July 10.
Twelve guest artists will attend RedCan 2021. They are: East, Biafra Inc., Wundr, Ryoe, Cyfi, Hoka, Scribe, 179, Siamese, Lawst, Lucid, Tsel, and Therd. Acclaimed Minneapolis-based hoop dancers and storytellers Lumhe and Samsoche Sampson — better known as the Sampson Brothers — will be in attendance as well, along with local drum group Wakinyan Maza, DJ Micah Prairie Chicken, and CRYP’s Lakota Dance Exhibition.
Wakinyan Maza will open and close each day of RedCan with a drum song and blessing. DJ Micah will spin tunes in the art park, and the Sampson Brothers will host youth workshops and a special performance for the community on Saturday evening.
Volunteer groups from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Ohio’s Ursuline College will be on hand to provide youth art activities at various locations in the community. They also will host special field day activities in CRYP’s Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Art Park each afternoon; themes will include sports, relay, and water, and children will enjoy time-honored staples such as the three-legged race, the egg toss, and tug of war.
Wednesday, July 7
- All day: Mural painting at apartment complex on Main Street, Eagle Butte
- 11 a.m., 2 p.m.: Pollination Station – bee houses and baths at the 7th Generation Cinema (ages 4-12)
- 11 a.m.: Spray Chalk Painting in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (teens)
- 2 p.m.: Making Play-Doh in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (ages 4-12)
- 2 p.m.: Skateboard Painting in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (teens)
- 4 p.m.: Sports Field Day in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (ages 4-12)
Thursday, July 8
- All day: Mural painting at apartment complex on Main Street, Eagle Butte
- 11 a.m.: Washer Necklaces at the 7th Generation Cinema (ages 4-12)
- 11 a.m.: Spray Chalk Painting in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (teens)
- 2 p.m.: Washer Wind Chimes at the 7th Generation Cinema (ages 4-12)
- 2 p.m.: Moon Sand in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (ages 4-12)
- 2 p.m.: Acrylic Muralism with Rolling Rez Arts in the Cokata Wiconi teen center (teens)
- 4 p.m.: Relay Field Day in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (ages 4-12)
Friday, July 9
- All day: Mural painting in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park
- 11 a.m.: Tissue Paper Art in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (ages 4-12)
- 11 a.m.: Spray Chalk Painting in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (teens)
- 11 a.m.: Rock Sculptures at the 7th Generation Cinema (ages 4-12)
- 12 p.m.: Youth Arts Center groundbreaking ceremony and refreshments in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park
- 2 p.m.: Lakota Dance Exhibition in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park
- 2 p.m.: Sidewalk Chalk at the 7th Generation Cinema (ages 4-12)
- 2 p.m.: Travel Tic-Tac-Toe in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (ages 4-12)
- 2 p.m.: Hoop Dancing Workshop in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (teens)
- 4 p.m.: Field Day Stations in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (ages 4-12)
- 5:30 p.m.: Community meal in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (open free to the public)
Saturday, July 10
- All day: Mural painting in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park
- 11 a.m., 2 p.m.: Sharpie Trivets Faux Stained Glass at the 7th Generation Cinema (ages 4-12)
- 11 a.m.: Spray Chalk Painting in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (teens)
- 2 p.m.: Lakota Dance Exhibition in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park
- 2 p.m.: Keepsake Origami Boxes in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (ages 4-12)
- 2 p.m.: Color Run in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (teens)
- 4 p.m.: Water Field Day in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (ages 4-12)
- 7 p.m.: Sampson Bros. performance in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park (open free to the public)
CRYP staff and volunteers will be taking every precaution to ensure that this year’s RedCan graffiti jam is a safe one for the Cheyenne River community. All public activities will be held outdoors, and canopies will be provided to keep festival-goers out of the hot summer sun. When physical distancing is not possible, masking protocols will be in place.
For more information about RedCan 2021, visit lakotayouth.org/redcan. CRYP will share schedule and event updates through the website and through its social media channels.
To learn more about the Cheyenne River Youth Project and its programs, and for information about making donations and volunteering, call (605) 964-8200 or visit www.lakotayouth.org. And, to stay up to date on the latest CRYP news and events, follow the youth project on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
The Cheyenne River Youth Project, founded in 1988, is a grassroots, not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing the youth of the Cheyenne River reservation with access to a vibrant and secure future through a wide variety of culturally sensitive and enduring programs, projects and facilities that ensure strong, self-sufficient families and communities.