RedCan Graffiti Jam
Join us for this FREE event!
July 8-9, 2026
Mural painting and youth art activities at sites throughout the Eagle Butte community
July 10-11, 2026
Painting, performances, community meals and youth art activities
CRYP’s Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park
101 East Lincoln Street
Eagle Butte, SD 57625
Held in the heart of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation, RedCan is the first and only graffiti jam in Indian Country.
For four life-changing days every summer, this award-winning event offers an unprecedented opportunity for the Cheyenne River community to experience humankind’s largest art movement while also strengthening connections with traditional Lakota culture. Along the way, RedCan provides meaningful, lasting inspiration for our young people, who are discovering the profound power of art in finding their own voices, exploring their identities, and expressing themselves.
Since its 2015 inception, RedCan has been breaking new ground. Not only are our featured artists showcasing a global movement, its relevance, and how to be part of it, they’re connecting the graffiti world with the indigenous one.
Since its 2015 inception, RedCan has been breaking new ground. Not only are our featured artists showcasing a global movement, its relevance, and how to be part of it, they’re connecting the graffiti world with the indigenous one.
Support RedCan
Hosting such a major event with acclaimed artists from across the country is no small task, and RedCan wouldn’t be possible without you. You can make a contribution to support this year’s graffiti jam through Square or PayPal. All proceeds will be used to purchase art supplies, food, and beverages and to help cover the artists’ travel expenses.
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Learn more about our new Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Institute and Art Park Project and how you can help!
TAMIJOY
Tammy Joy Moran is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, from the Itazipco and Hunkpapa bands of the Lakota/Dakota people, and she was born and raised in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. She currently resides in the community of LaPlant on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation with her husband, three children and cats. She uses the name Tammy Joy Art for her professional work, and TamiJoy for her graffiti and street art.
Tammy’s expressionistic style is honed through years of experimenting with different mediums and styles — primarily acrylic paint, graffiti and street art, graphic art, and paper. She draws inspiration from cultural components, storytelling and, most importantly, moments of healing. Above all, the reminder that art saves.
Tammy has four young children who inspire her daily, three children here and one at star camps, and they often can be found in the pieces she creates. She credits her artistic knowledge to her late uncle, Leonard Granados; her pride in her uncle’s creations evolved into a motivation to learn and find an avenue for her own self-expression. She also attributes a great deal of her artistic growth to her years employed with the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte, as she learned a variety of artistic techniques and mediums alongside the young people she served.
Tammy sees her artistic development as a lifelong journey, one in which she is constantly fine-tuning her artistic vision and enhancing her skills and techniques. She creates large-scale murals as a graffiti and street artist and operates primarily in the graphic arts, creating logos, publicity pieces, T-shirt designs,and illustrations for children’s books and other publications.
HOKA
Hoka Skenandore is an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin in addition to being Oglala Lakota, La Jolla Band of Luiseño and Chicano. He grew up in a home where he learned to appreciate traditional native art as well as fine art. On his own, he embraced the DIY ethos of punk rock and hip-hop culture, setting him on the path to becoming a style writer. He transitioned from painting graffiti to working on murals in the Albuquerque metro area in the late ’90s. He graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio arts in 2006, and later from the University of Oklahoma in 2020 with a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting. He is currently full-time faculty at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he teaches introductory Painting and Drawing courses.
179
179 is a muralist and teaching artist in Seattle, and works with the community on public art projects and workshops. Her goal is to create safe and beautiful spaces for community members by engaging them in mindful installations. She loves working with youth and challenging their brilliant minds to think about their roles within the rapid growth of our city. Her work strives to engage the viewer to be a part of their environment through observation, critique, and participation. She believes community engagement is vital to successful art planning, and art should be accessible to all. Her focus is education and leading by example.
BIAFRA
Biafra Inc. (pronounced bahy-ah-fruh or bee-ah-fruh) is an artist residing in the Twin Cities. He took his name in part from Jello Biafra from the band Dead Kennedys, the first band he got into that had content in their lyrics. His work is a visual retelling of stories that are apart of his life; much of it takes a critical look at “white” culture. Biafra is a multifaceted artist who uses a variety of mediums, including spray paint, screen printing, stencils, stickers and posters. As his work spreads across North America, he continues to work tirelessly to get his imagery out to the public.
“My work is a reflection of the culture around me. I retell stories that I have experienced or been told through my illustrations and large-scale murals.”
CYFI
Rock Martinez is an International Aerosol Artist, with over 20 years experience painting large surfaces, commercial buildings and private spaces. From commissions to relevant public tributes, Rock brings creative solutions to neighborhoods around the United States. Working across cultural boundaries of the challenges communities face today, Rock brightens city streets with his larger than life murals. His skills are known for pushing ideas to extremes and unlocking public art awareness. Rock is based in Minneapolis with studios in the Twin Cities and Tucson, AZ.
WUNDR
Wundr is populating the space we live in with his playful, mischievous and always evolving illustrations. The characters he creates are not meant to represent any specific individual, but are stitched together from pieces of all of us. Wundr is currently producing artwork in multiple mediums, including murals, illustration, toys and fine art. Influenced by traditional graffiti, cartoons and comics, Wundr’s work provides a fresh take on designing characters that are constantly creeping into our known habitat.
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BRADY
Brady Scott is a multifaceted artist based in the Midwest, weaving stories on walls through murals and lasting memories under skin as a tattoo artist. His inspiration stems from the wild beauty of nature and the haunting tales embedded in the American landscape.
J.DUH
DEITY
WES77
Wes Abarca is a Senator-recognized muralist known for his distinctive stained glass–inspired art style, where wildlife, landscapes and geometric forms come together in vibrant, light-filled compositions. A Southern California native, his work reflects a deep connection to nature and bold design. Now based in the heart of Arizona in the town of Payson, Wes transforms public spaces into striking visual experiences that blend color, structure and storytelling.
TATÉ WALKER
Bazille
Bazille is a Cheyenne River Lakota and Crow Creek Dakota rap artist, producer and sound designer.
THE SAMPSON BROTHERS
As world-renowned dancers, Lumhe and Samsoche Sampson (Mvskoke Creek/Seneca)—a.k.a. the Sampson Brothers— strive to promote cultural pride, unity, and hope by setting a positive example through art, education, and dance. They hope to give back to their tribe and the Indigenous community as a whole by breaking stereotypes and thus creating opportunities for generations to come. The Sampson Brothers aim to be successful artists, but also use that success to educate others while keeping their culture alive. With perseverance in modern times and tradition in tact, they bridge two worlds to provide positive inspiration as 21st century warriors.
Hoop dance has been the brothers’ passion and instrument of choice since they first learned as young boys. While the Powwow styles of Grass and Fancy dance were their origins when they began to walk, they were always encouraged to “never stop learning” and try more… that’s when they were introduced to and picked up their first hoops. At first, it was simply to inform and share with their peers at school assemblies, yet it quickly became a means of living, and ultimately, a way of life. More than 25 years later, they have since performed in more than half a dozen countries and at hundreds of universities, and they have educated thousands of individuals around the world about their culture and Indigenous Hoop Dancing.
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