
Artist Talk with Karen Sixkiller: Cherokee Water Beetle
An intimate artist talk exploring how an ancient Cherokee story inspired Karen Sixkiller’s “Cherokee Water Beetle.” Expect cultural context, creative process insights, and conversation around Indigenous storytelling and contemporary visual art.
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