American Indian Artist/Activist Exhibits
at Notre Dame College
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio-24 February 2003-Notre Dame College and its Tolerance Resource Center present "Home of the Brave," a multi-media art installation by American Indian artist and activist, Charlene Teters, March 14-April 17 in the college's Performing Arts Center. Teters, an artist, educator, writer, and activist challenges the inappropriate use of American Indian symbols through her multimedia art installations, writings and lectures. Her work focuses particularly on athletic teams, the media, corporations, museums and schools and how they depict American Indian culture and spirituality.
A member of the Spokane nation, she is a founding board member of the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media. Her work has often served as a lightning rod for change, leading to some progress in the U.S. and Canada. Her words and mission are now being repeated by Indian peoples in Central America.
Teters, a professor at the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe, received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Illinois as well as degrees from the College of Santa Fe and the Institute of American Indian Arts. She has served as Senior Editor of Native Artists Magazine.
Teters recently worked as Artist-in-Residence at the American Museum of Natural History in New York where she exhibited an installation titled 'Baseball and Playing Indian.' The exhibit changed daily, based on her experiences and exchanges with the public.
Teters' history of public challenges is the subject of an award-winning documentary, "In Whose Honor" by Jay Rosenstein, which received national attention.
Notre Dame will also sponsor programs for educators and the general public in conjunction with the exhibit. For information contact Rachel Morris, 216-373-5320 or rmorris@ndc.edu.
Schedule of events:
Wednesday, March 12 Slide lecture by Charlene Teters
4:00 p.m. Notre Dame College Little Theater
Free
Wednesday, March 12 "Choosing to Participate"
5:00-7:00 p.m. Workshop for teachers, co-sponsored by Facing History
Notre Dame College Great Room
Registration, 216-321-9220
Free
Friday, March 14 Opening reception
5:00-7:00 p.m. Notre Dame College Performing Arts Center
Free
Saturday, March 15 Panel discussion:
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. "Misuse of Native American Symbols in Sports and Media," Charlene Teters, Chris Begay, Bernice Begay, Fay Brings Them, Margie Villafane, Juanita Helphrey
Notre Dame College Performing Arts Center
Free
Saturday-Monday Fifth Annual Conference
April 5-7 "Racist Imagery in Popular Culture: A Reflection of Colonialism," Dr. Richard Grounds
Committee of 500 Yearsof Dignity and Resistance and the Racial Justice Team of the Justice and Witness Ministries of the United Church of Christ
Cleveland Airport Marriott, 4277 West 150 Street
Contact: Ferne Clements 216-736-3725
Saturday, April 5 Notre Dame College Performing Arts Center,
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Charlene Teters Installation
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Registration, Programs and Dinner
Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 2592 West 14 Street
Sunday, April 6 Cleveland Airport Marriott; programs all day
8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Monday, April 7 West 25 Street and Detroit Avenue
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Gather for march to Jacobs Field for demonstration |
