Unfortunately, due to inclement weather expected in the Rapid City area today, the Art Alley mural-painting event in support of CRYP’s Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park has been cancelled. Instead, CRYP is inviting media partners, supporters and community members to attend the formal park dedication ceremony at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, September 15. On hand will be Rapid City graffiti artist Aaron “AMP” Pearcy, who will paint alongside Cheyenne River youth, and Sara Johnson Levy from the Rapid City-based arts organization About This Life Inc.
Waniyetu Wowapi means “Winter Count” in the Lakota language. To read the full, original press release about the new art park, click here.
Those interested in making a contribution can sponsor a section of the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park by making a tax-deductible donation. Online donations can be made here.
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.