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Ulrich Museum of Art
Wichita, KS
Offering multiple entry points for learning and enjoyment through performance and artmaking, this festival showcased contemporary Native American perspectives through art, creative writing, dance, and film. Among the 24 activities offered, participants had the opportunity to try hoop dancing led by Mvskoke Creek and Seneca performers, view short films directed by Indigenous filmmakers, and join a variety of hands-on workshops, including tattoo illustration, beading, and songwriting.
The Ulrich Museum of Art sought to build new audiences among the local Native American community, including multicultural university students, by spotlighting contemporary Native American artists and collaborating with local Native American educators to lead workshops. The museum hoped to welcome 3,000 attendees.
The museum welcomed a total of 456 attendees to the festival, which brought in a new community of local Native American visitors (25% of survey respondents were Native American) and led to higher participation from college students. White, non-Native individuals represented a large portion of the attendance, and the event allowed them to expand their perspective on Native American histories through workshops led by Native artists and multidisciplinary offerings.
By hosting the festival for two days, the Ulrich Museum of Art was able to greatly increase the variety of activities offered and even offer them more than once, allowing visitors to join multiple workshops over the course of the event. The multi-day format also gave people with different schedules more opportunities to participate. Consider a multi-day event instead of one-off programs to strengthen relationships and encourage new communities to visit.
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A presentation on the Three Sisters Garden and Indigenous foodways accompanied a tasting of Indigenous recipes and an afternoon of garden planting at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art.
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