taca:kira:kʔickskwa:wa:stic / We had dreams: Art by Wichitas and Descendants
- Venue: Tribes Gallery, 512 W Main St, Norman, OK 73069 | Leslie Pate, owner: (405) 329-4442 | tribesgalleryok.com
- Co-curators: Robin Williams (Wichita/Caddo), email, and America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), email
- Dates: January 4–February 3, 2025
- Opening reception: Saturday, January 11, 2:00–4:00 pm
- Oklahoma City Indian Art Club, Sunday, January 21, 2:00–4:00 pm
Eligibility: Visual artists, enrolled citizens of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie) and direct descendants (parent, grandparent)
Two-dimensional works should be framed, let America know if you need assistance with framing. Works can include beadwork, basketry, painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, jewelry, sculpture, ceramics, and more.
Title: taca:kira:kʔickskwa:wa:stic (We had dreams.)
“kirikirʔi:s believe that all knowledge comes from kinnike:sas and that many times this knowledge comes to us in the form of dreams.” –Gary McAdams (Wichita and Affiliated Tribes)
Art Loan Forms
- Please fill these out online (Google Form) or on Word or PDF and email to America
Schedule
- Deadline to receive work
- Drop-off in Anadarko: Saturday, December 28, at the Wichita Tribal History Center, Anadarko, OK: 1:00–3:00 pm. We’ll also frame artworks then.
- Mail to: America Meredith, 3334 W. Main Street #442, Norman, OK 73072
- Drop off work at Tribes Gallery, 512 W. Main St., Norman, OK, 11:00 am–5:30 pm, Saturday, Dec. 27, Tuesday, January 2 or Thursday, Jan. 3
- Hang art on January 2 and 3
- Open to public: Thursday, January 4, 2025
- Opening reception: Saturday, January 11, 2025, 2:00–4:00 pm
- OKC Indian Art Club meeting: Sunday, January 21, 2025, 2:00–4:00 pm
- Show closes: Saturday, February 3, 5:30 pm
- Pick up work: Sunday, February 4, 11
- February 1: artists can pick up their art, and America can drive some to the Wichita Tribal History Center or mail out out-of-state artwork.
Links
- Tribes Gallery, Norman, OK | tribesgalleryok.com
- Wichita Tribal History Center, Anadarko, OK | wichitatribe.com
- Wichita art and cultural items in the National Museum of the American Indian’s collection | americanindian.si.edu | Wichita bandolier bag
Participating Artists
- Adam Caesar (Pawnee/Kiowa/Wichita/Meskwaki), jewelry
- Amy Caesar (Pawnee/Kiowa/Wichita/Meskwaki), beadwork
- Arlene Caesar (Kiowa/Wichita), beadwork
- Krystal Caesar Guarderas (Pawnee/Kiowa/Wichita/Meskwaki), beadwork
- LaVerna Capes (Kiowa/Wichita), beadwork, gallerist, regalia
- April Holder (Sac & Fox/Wichita/Tonkawa), painting, printmaking | aprilholderart.com
- Stanley Holder III (Wichita)
- Walter Lamar (Blackfeet/Wichita), photography| Instagram @reluctantelder
- Tasha Mousseau (Wichita), art | Facebook
- Brenna Nance (Wichita/Kiowa), photography | Instagram @houseofnance
- Jill Parker (Comanche/Kiowa/Wichita), painting
- Hayla Parker-Fields (Comanche/Kiowa/Wichita/Cherokee), painting
- Sandra Parker-Fields (Comanche/Kiowa/Wichita/Cherokee), painting
- Kay Punley (Wichita), painting
- Cannon Ross (Waco), photography | cannonrossphotos.com
- Donna Standing Steinberg (Kiowa/Wichita), beadwork
- Grace Steinberg, art
- Maya Torralba (Wichita/Kiowa/Comanche), beadwork
- Robin Williams (Wichita/Caddo/Comanche), painter | LinkedIn