| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Genevieve Nez Perce |
| February 20, 2004 | (406) 353-4672
TTY (406) 444-4687 |
MCDC to Host Native Arts Workshop in Havre
(EDITORS - Permission has been granted to use a photo of a Jesse Henderson's painting "Buffalo Horse" in publicizing this workshop. Download the image at: http://www.agr.mt.gov/news/BuffaloHorse.jpg.
HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Cooperative Development Center will sponsor a free Native arts marketing workshop Wednesday, February 25, 2004 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Montana State University-Northern Student Union Ballroom in Havre.
Participants will learn how to better market art works and how to earn more profit at tradeshows, art exhibits, powwows, and other events where Native artists offer their creations.
The workshop presenters are three Native artists with extensive business and marketing experience in Montana.
Jesse (Crazy Boy) Henderson is an enrolled member of the Rocky Boy's Chippewa-Cree Tribe. A self-taught artist, he has been drawing and painting since he was ten years old. A painter with the style and flavor of Charlie Russell, he has won several prestigious awards and was featured in a variety of articles in local, regional, and national print media.
Michelle (W am ni-wea - Eagle Woman) Henderson is an enrolled member of the Fort Belknap Assiniboine Tribe. She earned a masters degree in business administration from the University of Montana and was a founder and former executive director of the National American Indian Business Leaders Program.
Al (Good Strike) Chandler is an enrolled member of the Gros Ventre Tribe at Fort Belknap. A self-taught artist and member of the Montana Artists in Schools and Communities program, he creates unique rawhide par fleche cases and hand drums decorated with natural earth paints. Chandler's awards include a best-of-show award at the American Indian Arts Festival in Dallas for a painted buffalo robe.
For additional information on the workshop, contact Genevieve Nez Perce at Fort Belknap, (406) 353-4672, or Jason Belcourt at Rocky Boy, (406) 395-4207.
For information about the Montana Cooperative Development Center, contact Program Manager Ty Duncan at (406) 444-3144 or by e-mail at agr@mt.gov.
