Sharing a vision
<p>Artist Andrew Morrison explains the significance of his artwork to high school-aged students in front of his Chief Seattle mural during the Northwest Indian Youth Conference in Seattle in April 2013. Morrison will be educating students at the Vision Seekers 2014 conference about American Indian culture as well as graffiti and spray paint art.</p>
<p>Graffiti artist Andrew Morrison, left, and his good friend, Steve White, paint a great mural of Chief Joseph on the walls of Indian Heritage High School in Seattle in 2002. Morrison will be at the Jacklin Arts and Culture Center July 19 for the eighth annual Vision Seekers Workshop.</p>
POST FALLS - Cultural traditions and art from American Indian perspective will be shared during the eighth annual Vision Seekers Workshop at the Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center July 18.
The Vision Seekers Workshop is used to enhance, exchange and create with renowned American Indian artists. North Idaho students ages 7 and older are invited to participate. The goal is to share and educate about culture, traditions and art from an American Indian perspective.
This year's workshop will feature American Indian artist Andrew Morrison (Haida/Apache), who will lead a modern art workshop teaching the art of graffiti and pop art. He will create a concept featuring the history of the JACC and its programming. Students will be taught how to use different acrylic paints and different forms such as brush and spray. The exhibit will be presented in the fireside room and will be a semi-permanent addition to the building that shows its past, present and future in one exhibit.
The Vision Seekers Workshop was created by Susan Jacklin in collaboration with the late Cliff SiJohn, Coeur d'Alene Tribal member, and the late George Flett, Spokane Tribal member and American Indian artist. Jacklin, SiJohn and Flett all envisioned a special day to share, educate and embrace the arts through cultural exchange.
The workshop gathers children from different communities to build relationships and embrace traditional heritage and history through American Indian traditional and contemporary art.
"The personal expression and group communication that result from these experiences teaches the young people of the future about the importance of cultural awareness and why it is necessary to understand and appreciate the world around them," JACC executive director Shaina Nomee said in a press release. Nomee has been involved with Vision Seekers since its inception and has been responsible for finding committed artists, assisting with the schedule and volunteering during the workshop.
The workshop is supported by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, The Inland Northwest Community Foundation, the Idaho Commission on the Arts and Duane and Susan Jacklin.
The Vision Seekers Workshop is $10 per student and will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an 8:30 a.m. drop off and 5:30 pickup at 405 N. William St. in Post Falls. Scholarships are available.
Registration info: 457-8950 or www.thejacklincenter.org