Join us on November First Friday for a very special event. "Here With Me" Art Show with artist Andrea Castillo. We will be serving free drinks and snacks! Meet the artist, experience Missoula's only non-profit, fair trade and local store and peace center and have fun. Also, enjoy a performance by natalita!

Artist Info:
I left my ancestral home, the Navajo Nation, to pursue my passion in fine arts at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, MT in 1998. I was inspired when I was able to transpose my thoughts and feelings into a visionary art form. Life’s challenges diverted me from following my passion.

Later while I was getting my BA in Native American Studies with a minor in Women’s Gender Studies at U of M Missoula my creative passion of storytelling reemerged. I sought to bring my Navajo heritage to life in the broader world, which enabled me to connect to other cultures.

Through my art I speak of my ancestry depicted as myth surrounding the faces and natural world phenomena that I encounter in my life. My work often is represented in dreamlike quality, as though the deepest part of me is inserting itself into my life here in Montana. I've been empowered by the process and with humility, pass these ideas into the world at large.