{"title":"Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.crowsshadow.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eCrow's Shadow Institute of the Arts\u003c\/a\u003e (CSIA) is a nonprofit organization serving Native American artists and communities. Their vision is to inspire a world enriched and elevated by Indigenous creativity. In the three decades since its founding, CSIA has emerged as a premier studio, renowned for advancing Native voices in contemporary fine art printmaking, while championing the preservation of Indigenous artistic traditions. Nestled at the foothills of Oregon’s Blue Mountains on the traditional homelands of the Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Cayuse people (CTUIR), CSIA stands as a beacon for artistic innovation and cultural continuity. Its Traditional Arts program sustains the deep heritage of practices such as beadwork, basketry and garment-making, offering artists a rare space to explore both ancestral techniques and contemporary forms. CSIA’s unique commitment to Native perspectives in fine art has established it as a vital force within the arts community, where tradition and innovation converge in service to a vibrant, relevant, and ever-evolving cultural legacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"crows-shadow-institute-of-the-arts-at-25","title":"Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts at 25","description":"\u003ch4\u003e2017\u003cbr\u003eHardcover book\u003cbr\u003e12\" x 9\"\u003cbr\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e150 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Hallie Ford Museum of Art\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts at 25\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexplores the first twenty-five years of a remarkable nonprofit printmaking and traditional arts studio based on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in eastern Oregon, the only such center located on a reservation community in the United States. Art historian Prudence Roberts, drawing from conversations with CSIA founder, the artist James Lavadour, narrates the institute’s history from its beginnings through the establishment of a professional quality printmaking program and an international reputation. Native American art scholar heather ahtone and curator Rebecca Dobkins trace the development of indigenous printmaking in North America, further contextualizing this story. Over sixty color plates will illustrate selected work from the dozens of artists, indigenous and non-indigenous, who have completed residencies at CSIA since its founding, including luminaries of contemporary Native American art Rick Bartow, Joe Feddersen, Jeffrey Gibson, Edgar Heap of Birds, James Lavadour, Lillian Pitt, Wendy Red Star, and Marie Watt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42191608053815,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/4322\/files\/CSIAat25Book.jpg?v=1776535360"}],"url":"https:\/\/printcenterstore.myshopify.com\/collections\/crows-shadow-institute-of-the-arts.oembed","provider":"The Print Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}