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The Center for Native Futures (CfNF) opens this weekend in the heart of downtown Chicago. The gallery art space is the first of its kind in the Windy City and it’s dedicated to contemporary Native artists interested in visualizing the future and setting the tone for the future of Native art. We’ll visit with the founders and artists at the new center.
GUESTS
Debra Yepa-Pappan (Jemez Pueblo and Korean), co-founder/co-director of Center for Native Futures and visual artist
Noelle Garcia (Klamath), assistant professor of art at National Louis University
Jason Wesaw (Potawatomi), artist
Hattie Lee Mendoza (Cherokee Nation), mixed media artist
Break 1 Music: Burn Your Village to The Ground (single) The Halluci-Nation (artist)
Break 2 Music: Everything’s Gonna Be All Right (song) Twice As Good (artist) That’s All I Need (album)
The Center for Native Futures gallery features artwork by co-founders Debra Yepa-Pappan and Monica Rickert-Bolter. (Courtesy CfNF)
