Contact: Maria Martin, Museum of Anthropology, (785) 864-4245
LAWRENCE - Two authorities on American Indian art, Barry Coffin and Suzan Shown Harjo, have been chosen to judge the entries in the 12th annual Lawrence Indian Arts Show juried competition at the University of Kansas Museum of Anthropology.
Coffin, of Potawatomi and Creek heritage, is a sculptor and painter whose works are in museums and private collections across the country. He received his fine arts degree from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, N.M.
Harjo, of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, is an art curator, writer, lecturer and poet. She is president and executive director of the Morning Star Institute, a national, nonprofit American Indian rights organization.
The judges will select pieces to receive two $1,500 best-of-show awards, one each in the two- and three-dimensional categories. In addition, up to 14 $300 merit prizes will be presented, as will up to $350 in prize money in a competition for artists up to 16 years old.
The juried show and sale will be at the KU Museum of Anthropology from Sept. 9 to Oct. 22. The event is one of six scheduled for the 2000 Lawrence Indian Arts Show, including:
- An outdoor Indian art market at Haskell Indian Nations University, Sept. 9 and 10. The market is open to American Indian artists who would like to sell their works from booths in an outdoor setting.
- An exhibit of recent works by Navajo artist Anthony Emerson at the Lawrence Arts Center, Sept. 8 to Oct. 6.
- A hands-on American Indian jewelry-making workshop taught by Santo Domingo Pueblo jeweler Don Nieto at Haskell Indian Nations University in October.
- An exhibit titled "American Indian Traditions Transformed" at the KU Spencer Museum of Art, Sept. 9 to Oct. 22.
- A series of discussions and performances at the Lawrence Public Library during September and October.
For additional information, write or call Maria S. Martin, Lawrence Indian Arts Show, Museum of Anthropology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045; (785) 864-4245. Or visit the show's Web site at: www.cc.ku.edu/~lias.