CRYP’s RedCan Painting & Activities Move to Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park

Details By Cheyenne River Youth Project July 12, 2024 EAGLE BUTTE, SD — The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 10th Annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam hit the halfway mark on Thursday evening, July 11. The 14 featured artists wrapped up painting at their nine large-scale mural sites around Eagle Butte, and now the action moves to CRYP’s 3-acre Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Art Park.  Today and tomorrow, July 12-13, the artists will be painting murals in the public art park while CRYP staff and volunteers engage youth of all ages in a variety of activities. These include arts and crafts, skateboard painting, spray painting, teen art classes, and a hoop-dancing workshop. Community members and visitors also are welcome to come to the art park for a free evening meal and live performances on both Friday and Saturday. Never miss Indian Country’s biggest stories and breaking news. Sign up to get our reporting sent straight to your inbox every weekday morning.  In addition to welcoming two Maori artists from New Zealand to the RedCan family this year, CRYP also is hosting Native youth leaders from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona; Native youth and staff from the American Indian Community...