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41st Annual Red Cloud Indian Art Show

This annual Art Show exhibits the exciting work of artists from tribes throughout the United States and Canada. The Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School is just a few minutes from Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Read an article about the 2007 art show from the Rapid City Journal

This year, $7,000 will be awarded to participating artists in the Art Show, See the 2007 winners.

The Red Cloud Indian Art Show is open to all enrolled Native American artists of the 50 states and Canada who are at least 18 years of age. The deadline for entry is May 21, 2008, and the application can be downloaded from this Web site.

The Art Show is open to the public and can be visited 7 days a week; admission is free. During the Art Show, free tours are available to the public.

All pieces in the annual art show are for sale, providing an excellent market for Native American artists and a unique opportunity for visitors to acquire Native American artwork. We invite you to come and experience the culture and history of the Lakota.

The Art Show has been an annual event since 1968. The Art Show runs for ten weeks and attracts over ten thousand visitors, including a significant number of international visitors. Over the years the Art Show has helped a large number of Native American artists from many different tribes launch their artisitic career. The Art Show has introduced Red Cloud Indian School to thousands and thousands of people who would otherwise never have visited Red Cloud - or the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Aside the art show, the permanent collection at The Heritage Center Museum includes almost 5,000 paintings, drawings, traditional clothing, sculptures and artifacts. A small portion of tribal arts and sculptures and carvings from the permanent collection is on display in the gallery during the Art Show. It is considered one of the finest collections of Native American art in the region and the country.

Browse in our Gift Shop for truly one-of-a-kind gifts of beadwork, star quilts, quillwork, home decor and unique Native American arts and crafts hand-made by local tribal members.

Heritage Center Summer Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8AM to 6PM
Weekend days: 8AM to 5PM
Admission is free, donations to support our mission are welcome.
For more information, call (605) 867-5491 or email heritagecenter@redcloudschool.org
For driving directions, click here.