by Heather Steinberger | Jun 14, 2019 | Community, RedCan, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
RedCan 2019 starts this Wednesday, June 19, and the Cheyenne River Youth Project is working hard to prepare for its 5th annual invitational graffiti jam in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. To help raise awareness, the nonprofit youth organization has released a second...
by Heather Steinberger | May 16, 2019 | Community, RedCan, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
Once again, RedCan is rising on the South Dakota prairie: Just a little over a month from now, artists, musicians and performers from across the country will converge at the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte for the 5th annual RedCan invitational graffiti...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 22, 2019 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
This spring, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will host three 15-hour Lakota Culture Camps through its new Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Lakota Youth Arts & Culture Institute. Open to youth ages 13-18, the camps are made possible through grants from NEA ArtWorks,...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 6, 2017 | Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® is moving ahead quickly with its plans for the innovative new Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Lakota Arts Institute. Not only has it embarked on a widespread search for a full-time artistic director to manage LAI operations and Lakota...
by Heather Steinberger | Dec 13, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s eagerly anticipated Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Lakota Arts Institute will fully take shape in the new year, thanks to just-announced funding from ArtPlace America’s 2016 National Creative Placemaking Fund. The nonprofit,...