BROOKINGS – Craig Howe, director for the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS), will deliver a presentation about the Tapun Sa Win exhibit Thursday at 5:45 p.m. in the South Dakota Art Museum Auditorium. His presentation is part of an artist’s reception event that starts at 5 p.m.
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BROOKINGS – Craig Howe, director for the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS), will deliver a presentation about the Tapun Sa Win exhibit Thursday at 5:45 p.m. in the South Dakota Art Museum Auditorium. His presentation is part of an artist’s reception event that starts at 5 p.m.
According to Lakota legend, long ago there was a beautiful young woman (Tapun Sa Win or Red Cheek Woman) who married a star and went to live with him in the sky. Near the due date for the birth of her baby, she inadvertently created a hole in the sky through which she could see her relatives on Earth. This made her lonesome so she braided a rope to descend to them.
This exhibit divides the Tapun Sa Win narrative into seven passages, which are interpreted by four types of artworks by contemporary Lakota artists: 2-D artwork, 3-D artwork, a poem and a song. Work by 28 artists are on display.
The Tapun Sa Win exhibit runs through Dec. 31.