RED EARTH ANNOUNCES

ART COMPETITION WINNERS 

FOR FESTIVAL 2001

June 7-10 …. Red Earth, America’s Greatest Native American Cultural Festival is excited to announce the winners of its 2001 Art Competition, held June 7th at the Myriad Convention Center in Downtown Oklahoma City. 

 Grand Award Winner

Elena Carol Pate – Cut Bead Turtle- Category:  Beadwork

 President Award Winner 

Deborah Ahtone –“Red Buffalo Cola” - Category: Beadwork

 Basketry

1st Place - Melissa Darden Boske – Double-Weave Cane Basket

2nd Place – Peggy Sanders Brennan – Woven Cane Mat

3rd Place - Mary Stone – Earth Tone Reed Basket

 Cultural Items

1st Place:  Argus Dowdy – “Vision Spirit”

2nd Place – Richard Aitson – Toy Cradle

3rd Place – Frank Sheridan – “Cheyenne Saddle”

Cultural Attire/Textiles

1st Place – Doris Bointy Barham – Buckskin Dress

2nd Place – Nanaba Aragon – Ganado Red Navajo Rug

3rd Place – Nanaba Aragon – Navajo Chief’s Blanket

Graphics:

1st Place – Gwen Coleman Lester – “Etched Upon the Heart”

2nd Place – Jackie Sevier – “Meadow Series”

3rd Place – Chessney Sevier – “Sisters”

Painting On Canvas

1st Place -  Ronald Anderson – “Creativity Adjuster”

2nd Place – Anita Caldwell – “Turtle Gift Boxes”

3rd Place – Nonona Burgess – “Hopiland”

Painting Under Glass

1st Place – Norma Howard – “Gathering Canes”

2nd Place – John I. King – “The Horse Song”

3rd Place – Donald Vann – “Suspicious Sign”

Jewelry

1st Place – Aaron Brokeshoulder – Turtle Ashtray

2nd Place – Jake Livingston – Coral Bolo

3rd Place – Anthony Lovato – “Pastures”

Pottery Thrown

1st Place – Pahponee – “Bird Tribe Dreaming”

2nd Place – Victoria McKinney 

Pottery Hand Formed

1st Place – Roberta Wallace – “Territorial Skies”

2nd Place – Judy Tafoya – Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery

3rd Place – Crystal Hanna – Spiro Design Pottery

Sculpture – Cast

1st Place – Barthell Little Chief – “The Visionary”

2nd Place – Evelyn Fredericks - “Desert Mother & Child”

3rd Place – Evelyn Fredericks – “Sewa”

 Sculpture Hand-Formed

1st Place – Anthony Lovato – “Universal Connections”

2nd Place – Carol Pecos – “Harvest Blessings”

3rd Place – Richard Bell – “Spirit Guardian”

Miniatures

1st  Place – Gordon Yellowman – “Chief Yellowman’s Ledger Book”

2nd Place - Aaron Brokeshoulder – “Find Us Around the Stars”

3rd Place – Victoria Mitchell – “Animal Council”

 This information was provided by Red Earth, Inc.

The Red Earth Festival is a non-profit event sponsored in part by the Oklahoma Arts Council. Please visit our website at http://www.redearth.org/ to view this and other Festival 2001 press releases. Please contact Red Earth Inc. for additional information at (405) 427-5228.