National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Artist Leadership Program - Part 2: Artist Training

It wasn’t a sightseeing trip. No vacation. We went to Washington, D.C. to work. Not saying there wasn’t plenty of fun along the way. But we’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

Week One: Artist Business Training

Hard at work preparing Power Points for three upcoming presentations.

L to R: Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer (ALP artist - author, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Theresa Secord (FPF/ALP trainer - ash/sweetgrass basketmaker, Penobscot Nation), Aymar Ccopacatty (ALP artist - weaver of recycled plastic bags, Aymara, Peru), Bobby Wilson (ALP artist - actor, writer, poet, visual artist, and comedian, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), and Maria Hupfield (ALP artist - video and performance, Wasauksing First Nation)

Theresa and Sarah reviewing/tweaking PowerPoint.

First Peoples Fund Training Course presented by Theresa Secord.

Bobby practicing his project presentation while we cheer him on.

Getting feet positioned correctly for the photo shoot in front of the NMAI Cultural Resources Center

All set! L to R: Maria, Bobby, Theresa, Aymar, Keevin Lewis (our wonderful program director!), and Sarah.

Lunch at the Museum Support Center cafeteria sharing our finds thus far in the collections.

Go ALP Team! (Artist Leadership Program 2012-2013)

Lastly, here's a just because it's a cool shot in front of the super cool CRC. Thanks to Lynda Kay, for all the amazing photos. More adventures to come!