Share your artwork representing the Great Basin Region, giving others the opportunity to enjoy the result of your creative inspiration.
Western Nevada College is inviting artists to participate in The Native American Showcase of Great Basin Artistry this fall. All Indigenous students, staff and alumni of WNC are welcome to contribute to the show, which focuses on representation of the areas lineage or cultural ties to the land. Accepted artwork includes (but isnt limited to) basketry, beadwork, drum, sculpture, painting, carving, family photos and hunting, gathering, fishing all symbolic of the Great Basin Region.
Since WNC Carson and Douglas campus reside within Washoe ancestral territory, we are honored to have the support of Washoe Tribes Cultural Resource Department, said Sylvia Rondeaux, who is helping facilitate the showing of the exhibit along with Lorraine Plympton. Special thanks go to Herman Fillmore, who generously lent us some beautiful items for our display.
The Native American Showcase of Great Basin Artistry is the third annual Indigenous art show for WNC, marking the colleges continuation of awareness of the original peoples. The first art display was launched in recognition of National Native American Heritage Month in 2020. It was in honor and respect to the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. The second exhibit was The Many Faces of Native America. It showcased student, faculty and staff art who represented a variety of Indigenous Nations.
We were blessed to receive a large display from UNR Professor Merton Running Wolf; his unique pieces were the highlight of the exhibit, Rondeaux said.
For the upcoming exhibit, as many as three pieces may be submitted per participant. Deliver submissions to Room 113A of the WNCs Reynolds Building on the Carson City campus. Submissions will be accepted from now until 5 p.m. on Oct. 5.
The show runs from Oct. 10 through Dec. 31 in the Bristlecone Atrium Gallery. A reception for artists is planned for Monday, Oct. 10 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the gallery.
Artists are required to complete two duplicate entry forms for each artwork. Adhere both forms to the back of each art piece, and artwork should be ready to hang or wont be accepted. Forms are located in Reynolds Building Room 113A.
For this exhibit, artists can submit a variety of mediums, including drawing, painting, printmaking, digital media, photography, graphic art, ceramics, sculpture, book art, mixed media, song and bead work.
Artists are welcome to price and sell their artwork during the show. For artists who dont wish to sell their work, they are asked to designate NFS (not for sale) on their submission form. Artwork will be returned to contributors on Jan. 3 and 4 in the Bristlecone Atrium Gallery.
For more information, contact Sylvia Rondeaux at sylvia.rondeaux@wnc.edu or Lorraine Plympton at Lorraine.plympton@wnc.edu.
We are excited to receive your submissions, Plympton and Rondeaux said.