Native Meaning: The Image and Process of Artist Corwin Clairmont, 12:30-3:30 PM, $35
This workshop is for teachers and others who are interested in finding out how a contemporary Salish Kootenai artist expresses his concerns for his tribal people and land through his artwork. The session will begin with Clairmont discussing two of his prints that are on display as part of the Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts exhibition. Then the class will head to the classroom, where the discussion will continue with more of Clairmont's work selected from the MAM's Contemporary American Indian Art Collection. The last two hours of the class will involve a printmaking activity facilitated by Clairmont.

Participants will be able to make several prints as they experiment with Clairmont's method using MAM's printing press. All materials will be supplied, and three PIR credits will be available for teachers.

Hailing from Ronan, Montana, Clairmont is a celebrated visual and conceptual artist whose decades' of work have included printmaking, mixed media, sculpture, and installation. He is also a professor and former fine arts department director at Salish Kootenai College. Clairmont's works
of art challenge the cultural and ecological effects of European settlement upon the land previously inhabited by his indigenous ancestors for thousands of years. From Salish Kootenai treaty rights to Montana highway development, Clairmont's subjects and work addresses both deep-seated and contemporary issues.