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> The Creator has left the sky too low. We are going to have to do > something about it, and how can we do that when we do not have a > common language? ...We can all learn one word, that is all we need. > That word is yəhaw̓ - that means to proceed, to go forward, to do Indigenous creatives living in our region are invited to participate, and EVERYONE WHO APPLIES WILL HAVE WORK INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBITION. and lifting up the sky together. In the spirit of the story, this exhibition will be a collective portrait of Native America, including creatives of all ages and stages in their careers, from Urban and Reservation communities, working in contemporary and traditional materials, and in ways that may or may not be widely recognized as Native. And just as, historically, Indigenous makers seamlessly imbued utilitarian objects with spiritual and artistic meaning, we seek to challenge the false divide between craft and fine art, as well as high and low art, by equally valuing all objects as part of our cultural continuum. The exhibition will also be accompanied by mentorship opportunities to support continued artistic development in the Indigenous community, and we hope that all exhibition participants will gain experience and exposure, and create sustaining relationships. We are giving up curatorial control through the open call process to empower Native artisans to retake ownership of their representation. By creating an opportunity for the community to speak for itself through a wide range of individual and sometimes conflicting perspectives, we aim to unsettle as*umptions and begin a critical new dialogue about what Native American art is and can be. We hope The show will be accompanied by a mentorship training cohort, satellite shows, and partner programs throughout the region. Check our guidance of a mentor artist. Mentor artists - Ka'ila Farrell-Smith, Ryan Feddersen, and Roger Fernandes - will each work intensively with