The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 5th Annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam Kicked Off
Published June 20, 2019
EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. — The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 5th annual RedCan invitational graffiti jam officially kicked off Wednesday, June 19, and it runs through Saturday evening, June 22. Graffiti artists from across the country are in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, for four days of painting, creative collaboration with local Lakota artists, youth arts education, community engagement, and cultural exchange in the heart of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation.
On Thursday, all the artists are painting at select mural sites around the city of Eagle Butte. On Friday and Saturday, they will be painting in CRYP’s free, public Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Art Park, where they will be joined by DJ Micah, the Lakota Dance Exhibition, First Peoples’ Fund’s Rolling Rez Arts, the Full Circle Martial Arts Academy, and a variety of youth arts workshops and activities. Also on deck: Live performances from Gunner Jules and Let It Bee at 6 p.m. on Friday, and the Sampson Bros (who also will be leading a hoop-dancing workshop for 10- to 18-year-olds at 3-5 p.m. on Saturday) at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Thursday, June 20: Various Locations
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Artists paint at select mural sites in the community
10:30 a.m.: 5K Color Run/Walk, starting at CRYP’s campus
1-2 p.m.: Martial arts self-defense class at the Veterans Tree with Full Circle Martial Arts Academy; call CRYP at (605) 964-8200 to sign up!
1-3 p.m.: “Moon Sand and Stencils” youth arts activity in the Dairy Queen parking lot.
Friday, June 21: Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park
10 a.m.: Artists paint in the art park
12-2 p.m.: Youth art activities (“Slime/Bird Feeders” for ages 4-12, skateboard making for ages 13-18, and “Learn to Spray Paint” for all ages)
2-3 p.m.: Lakota Dance Exhibition
3-5 p.m.: Youth activities (“Ice Cream in a Bag” and “Learn to Spray Paint” for all ages, “Design Your Wall & Photography” for ages 4-18, and “Parfleche” with artist Wade Patton at the Rolling Rez Arts bus for ages 13-18)
5-7 p.m.: Community dinner
6-8 p.m.: Concert in the Park (Gunner Jules & Let It Bee)
Saturday, June 22: Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park
10 a.m.: Artists paint in the art park
12-2 p.m.: Youth art activities (“Bubble Snakes & T-Shirt Printing” for ages 4-12, “Dreamcatchers” for ages 13-18, and “Learn to Spray Paint” for all ages)
2-3 p.m.: Lakota Dance Exhibition
3-5 p.m.: Youth activities (Youth field games for ages 4-12, interactive graffiti wall for ages 10-18, “Color Pastels” with artist Wade Patton at the Rolling Rez Arts bus for ages 13-18, and hoop-dancing class with the Sampson Bros. for ages 10-18)
5-7 p.m.: Community dinner
6-8 p.m.: Concert in the Park (Sampson Bros.)
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