{"id":13066,"date":"2021-05-03T17:42:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T21:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=13066"},"modified":"2021-05-03T17:47:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T21:47:16","slug":"cheyenne-river-youth-project-south-dakota-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/05\/03\/cheyenne-river-youth-project-south-dakota-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheyenne River Youth Project (South Dakota)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_13069\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13069\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13069\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/03\/cheyenneriveryouthproject-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"cheyenneriveryouthproject\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/03\/cheyenneriveryouthproject-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/03\/cheyenneriveryouthproject-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/03\/cheyenneriveryouthproject-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/03\/cheyenneriveryouthproject-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/03\/cheyenneriveryouthproject-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/03\/cheyenneriveryouthproject-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The last in-person RedCan invitational graffiti jam took place in 2019. Photo by Wingspan Media, Courtesy Cheyenne River Youth Project<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b><span class=\"il\">Cheyenne<\/span> <span class=\"il\">River<\/span> Youth Project Announces Artists for RedCan 2021,&nbsp;<\/b><b>Confirms In-Person Event on July 7-10<\/b><\/h2>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>EAGLE BUTTE, South Dakota (April 19, 2021) \u2014 The <span class=\"il\">Cheyenne<\/span> <span class=\"il\">River<\/span> Youth Project announced today that its award-winning RedCan invitational graffiti jam will be back as a live, in-person event this summer. The nonprofit youth organization also revealed that 10 popular RedCan artists will be returning, and an exciting new artistic collaboration awaits.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>According to Executive Director Julie Garreau, the following artists have confirmed they will return for RedCan on July 7-10: East from Denver; Biafra Inc., Wundr, Ryoe, and Cyfi from Minneapolis; Hoka from Albuquerque; Dwayno Insano from Salt <span class=\"il\">River<\/span> Pima\u2013Maricopa Indian Community, Arizona; Scribe from Kansas City, Missouri; 179 from Seattle; and Siamese from Rapid City, South Dakota.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe\u2019re honored to welcome these talented artists, who have become part of our extended CRYP family, back to <span class=\"il\">Cheyenne<\/span> <span class=\"il\">River<\/span>,\u201d Garreau said. \u201cAnd, because RedCan is always expanding and evolving, we\u2019re looking forward to announcing a few new guest artists in the weeks to come.\u201d &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>While the artists will be painting in CRYP\u2019s Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Art Park as always, they\u2019re going to be doing something new in the streets of Eagle Butte. Instead of producing individual murals, the artists will collaborate on a massive community art project on Main Street.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe have gotten permission from the <span class=\"il\">Cheyenne<\/span> <span class=\"il\">River<\/span> Sioux Tribe to paint two vacant apartment buildings that stand in a prominent location,\u201d Garreau explained. \u201cWe\u2019re so excited, because we\u2019ve never done anything like this at RedCan.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our award-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RedCan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RedCan<\/a> invitational graffiti jam will be back as a live, in-person event this summer! Ten of our popular RedCan artists will be returning, with more names to be announced in the weeks to come. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NativeAmerican?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NativeAmerican<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/graffiti?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#graffiti<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/redcanrising?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#redcanrising<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qg2KfgANp5\">https:\/\/t.co\/qg2KfgANp5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JrB7293Jff\">pic.twitter.com\/JrB7293Jff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The CR Youth Project (@LakotaYouth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LakotaYouth\/status\/1384210144376983561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Not only will members of the community be able to watch the artists at work, they also may attend a special groundbreaking ceremony for CRYP\u2019s new Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Youth Arts &amp; Culture Institute, as well as community meals, live music and cultural performances, and youth art workshops. All public activities will be held in the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe\u2019re taking every precaution to make sure this year\u2019s RedCan event is a safe one for our relatives, community, and guests,\u201d said Dawn E. LeBeau, CRYP\u2019s deputy director. \u201cWe\u2019ll be holding our public activities \u2014 from our drum circles and community feeds to our public painting and youth art activities \u2014 outside in the fresh air. In spaces where we cannot ensure physical distancing, we\u2019ll be masking.\u201d&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>During this year\u2019s RedCan, CRYP staff will receive support from two volunteer groups, one from Ohio\u2019s Ursuline College and another from St. Louis, Missouri.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe\u2019re grateful to our volunteers, who do so much to make all of this possible,\u201d Garreau said. \u201cRedCan is so important to our community, perhaps now more than ever. We need to lift each other up and celebrate the restorative power of creativity, culture and, above all, hope.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\u201cAs Lakota people, we understand that it\u2019s through connection that we find reconciliation and healing,\u201d she continued. \u201cRedCan builds and strengthens those connections, and after such a difficult year, it\u2019s time for us to gather together once again.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\"   title=\"RedCan 2020 Mural Premiere with Midnight Express Drum Group Live from Minneapolis\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TQ59pFYYi8w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>CRYP created the award-winning RedCan invitational graffiti jam in 2015 so Native cultures and graffiti culture could come together in unexpected and inspiring ways. Not only are RedCan artists showcasing a global movement, its relevance, and how to be part of it, they\u2019re connecting the graffiti world with the indigenous one, allowing native artists to infuse graffiti with their own culture, identities and stories.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>They also are providing meaningful, lasting inspiration to <span class=\"il\">Cheyenne<\/span> <span class=\"il\">River<\/span>\u2019s young people. Through graffiti art, youth are exploring their identities, finding their voices, sharing their stories, and expressing themselves in positive, healthy ways. And the nation has taken notice: RedCan earned Americans for the Arts\u2019 prestigious Robert E. Gard Award in 2017, and two years later, it was recognized through Americans for the Arts\u2019&nbsp; PAN Year in Review.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\u201cIn the last seven years, we\u2019ve gone from a test project with a single mural and some youth graffiti-lettering classes to a four-day arts and culture festival that drew nearly 1,600 people in 2019, and reached thousands around the world during live broadcasts from eight U.S. cities in 2020,\u201d Garreau said. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen our longtime dream come to life, and with the return of RedCan this year and the building of our new youth art center, we can\u2019t wait to see what comes next.\u201d&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>To learn more about the <span class=\"il\">Cheyenne<\/span> <span class=\"il\">River<\/span> Youth Project and its programs, and for information about making donations and volunteering, call (605) 964-8200 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakotayouth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.lakotayouth.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1620163959385000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGIGibU3q1Jyv0mJZtO_EjXkx4E9Q\">www.lakotayouth.org<\/a>. And, to stay up to date on the latest CRYP news and events, follow the youth project on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LakotaYouth\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lakotayouth?lang=en\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lakotayouth\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCB9nnUVD8h5J8hmeu8uMPrA\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><i>The <span class=\"il\">Cheyenne<\/span> <span class=\"il\">River<\/span> Youth Project, founded in 1988, is a grassroots, not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing the youth of the <span class=\"il\">Cheyenne<\/span> <span class=\"il\">River<\/span> reservation with access to a vibrant and secure future through a wide variety of culturally sensitive and enduring programs, projects and facilities that ensure strong, self-sufficient families and communities.<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced that its award-winning RedCan invitational graffiti jam will be back as a live, in-person event this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[257,329,13,92],"class_list":["post-13066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-organizations","tag-cheyenne-river-sioux","tag-cheyenne-river-youth-project","tag-south-dakota","tag-youth"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/03\/cheyenneriveryouthproject-scaled.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13066"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13076,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13066\/revisions\/13076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}