ART AT THE CATHEDRAL

is proud to host:

Native Connections

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In November and December, Art at the Cathedral will be hosting "Native Connections” an exhibit organized by Lou Anna Redcorn and Mike Slone, featuring the work of Native American artists and Native Inspired local artists and Native American artifacts. Lou Anna is our former Fayette Commonwealth Attorney and an enrolled citizen of the Osage Nation. Please join us for the LexArts Hop on November 20 for art, music, and dance.

 

The Art Exhibit -- In 1990, November was designated National Native American Heritage Month, with the Friday after Thanksgiving observed as Native American Heritage Day. In recognition of these designations, Art at the Cathedral presents “Native Connections,” an exhibition of art by Native American artists and works identified as “Native Inspired.”  Special thanks to LouAnna Red Corn for all her work finding and convincing the artists to share their beautiful work with us for the exhibit. 

 

The Institute of American Indian Arts defines “Native American Art” as the visual, functional, and symbolic creations of Indigenous peoples across North America, which merge traditional cultural expression with modern fine arts and storytelling.  The exhibit features works by Native American artists enrolled in state- or federally recognized tribes, as well as “Native Inspired” works by unenrolled artists connected to Native heritage and culture through their friends and families. Most participating artists live in the Commonwealth of Kentucky or are members of Tribal Nations that recognize Kentucky as part of their ancestral homelands. Represented Tribal Nations include the Four Winds Tribe of the Louisiana Cherokee, the Ojibwe, the Menominee, and the Osage.  The Institute of American Indian Arts is the only higher education institution dedicated solely to the study and preservation of contemporary Native American and Alaska Native arts.​