Creation.Story

Creation.Story is an art exhibition that centers on the significance of creative expressions and oral traditions amongst Očhéthi Šakówiŋ cultures. Multiple artists representing their Očhéthi Šakówiŋ heritage provide visual artworks and creative concepts to engage audiences with the expansive creation narratives that underlie Očhéthi Šakówiŋ identity and values.

The Creation.Story exhibition incorporates the art of multiple visual artists to engage audiences with the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ oral traditions. This exhibition encourages inclusive dialogue that celebrates and rediscovers creation stories as they exist for those who carry them forward. A creation story is a sacred depiction that gives a narrative to the beginnings of time and the formation of a world. Over time, the sharing of these narratives becomes oral traditions and often grows into various versions that demonstrate the creativity of the storyteller.

Creation.Story is a traveling exhibition co-curated by Keith BraveHeart and David Meyer (Akta Lakota Museum). In addition to the original curators, each venue works with roster artists as co-curators for their location. Jaida Grey Eagle, Kylie Wanatee-Thunderhawk, and Mikayla Patton are the co-curators working with All My Relations.

Featured artists: Jhon Goes In Center, James Star Comes Out, Mikayla Patton, Randilynn Boucher-Giago, Dwayne Wilcox, Dyani White Hawk, Marlena Myles, Talon Ducheneaux, Keith BraveHeart, Jaida Grey Eagle, Kylie Wanatee-Thunderhawk, Angela Babby, Destiny Big Crow, and Billy Janis

Major support for Creation.Story is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Friday: 10 am-5 pm
Saturday: 12pm - 3 pm
Sunday-Monday: Closed

Artwork Credit:
“Anpewikin Kolawaya Yelo C'angles'ka K'ogmaya Yelo (The Sun is My Friend... I adorn Myself with a Sacred Hoop)”, James Star Comes Out—courtesy of the Akta Lakota Museum.
“Hanwi,” Keith BraveHeart—courtesy of the artist.

For additional programming, visit allmyrelationsarts.org 

For questions regarding accessibility of the exhibition and the venue, please contact arts@nacdi.org.