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Phillip John "Aarnaquq" Charette

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Alaskan Native Artist, Phillip John "Aarnaquq" Charette

SHOWS, LECTURES, &  GALLERIES

16 FEBRUARY 2008 - 8 JUNE 2008  CROW’S SHADOW - Prints from Native American artists

Phillip also participated in a print workshop and has work printed at the Pataka Museum is available.

For more information about the Pataka Museum in New Zealand, go to : http://www.pataka.org.nz/

Digital Image by Phillip John Charette

Upcoming Shows, Lectures, & Galleries

Phillip John Charette's Upcoming 2009 Schedule

Limited show & exhibition dates still available

Phillip John Charette's Upcoming 2010 Schedule

2010 show & exhibition dates still available

Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market, Heard Museum, Juried, 2301 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, 602.252.8848, http://www.heard.org/fair.php, March 2008.

Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market, Juried, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis, Indiana. June 2008. http://www.eiteljorg.org/ejm/home.asp

Santa Fe Indian Art Market, Juried, Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), August Southwestern Association for Indian Art, Inc.

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian Art Market, Juried, Sponsored by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian(NMAI) and the George Gustav Heye Center in New York City, Smithsonian NMAI in Lower Manhattan, Limited to 50 of the artist, New York, New York, December

Phillip John Charette's Upcoming 2011 Schedule

2011 show & exhibition dates still available

Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market, Heard Museum, Juried, 2301 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, 602.252.8848, http://www.heard.org/fair.php, March 2008.

Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market, Juried, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis, Indiana. June 2008. http://www.eiteljorg.org/ejm/home.asp

Santa Fe Indian Art Market, Juried, Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), August Southwestern Association for Indian Art, Inc.

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian Art Market, Juried, Sponsored by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian(NMAI) and the George Gustav Heye Center in New York City, Smithsonian NMAI in Lower Manhattan, Limited to 50 of the artist, New York, New York, December

Phillip John Charette's

Previous Shows,

Lectures,

Museum Exhibits,

& Gallery Openings

Alaskan Native Artist Phillip John Charette lecturing on  large clay crane masks at the Freed Gallery during the Artist reception in Lincoln City on March 23, 2002. Digital image  by Mark Furman

Previous Shows 2009 Season

Music of the Vine, Native American Style Flute Performance, Tuesday January 20th, 7:30 - 9:pm, Caldwell, ID2805 Blaine St # 130, Caldwell, ID 83605, (208) 454-1228. http://www.musicofthevine.com/,  Directions

NAMAPAHH1, Native American Musicians/Artists on Tour Interviews Music w/Johnny Curtis& Phillip John Charette(Alaskan Mask Maker):NAMAPAHH from4-6PM PST. http://twitter.com/NAMAPAHH1

Native America Calling. Phillip's "Arctic Voices Flute CD will be featured with Interview. Phillip will answer questions of listeners and will talk about how the songs were created. http://www.nativeamericacalling.com/, Phillip will be aired Friday, January 23rd, 2009 from 10:00am - 11:00am. 10 CD's are going to be given out to folks who call in.

If you missed the show, You can listen to the archived audio file at:

http://nac.unm.edu/archives/2009/jan/012309.mp3

Please note that the show is after the National Native News on this recording.

Native American Style Flute Performance, Earth and Vine, Thursday, January 29th, 2009, 6:00 pm, Baker City, Oregon, 541-523-1687.

Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market, Heard Museum, 2301 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, 602.252.8848, http://www.heard.org/Page.aspx?pid=183   March 6, 7,8, 2008. I will not be in attendance this year.

Art Heals, From Birth to Death, Columbia Center for the Arts, March 6, 2009 through March 29, 2009. Opening Reception: March 6th, 6 -8pm.  This show will feature beautiful art in a variety of media that has the capacity to help people heal — their bodies, their minds, their souls — whatever it is that needs healing, at any point in life. A number of presentations about healing arts are also planned. Phillip will talk about the traditional healing influence and healing themes found in his work and Saturday March 21, at 2:30pm. The title of his talk will be Perspectives on a Shaman’s Gift. For more information, contact:  http://www.columbiaarts.org/art-gallery.html

Alaska Mask Making Workshop and Lectures through the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage, Alaska. Details later on Class & Exhibition, April 7 - 18th, 2009, http://alaskanative.net/en/main_nav/education/workshop_classes/master_artist/

Yup’ik Mask Carving with Phillip Charette, Participants carve Yup’ik-style masks while learning the design, techniques, symbolism, and cultural history of the masks. April 7 – 10   Tuesday – Friday 6 – 9 p.m., April 11   Saturday  12 – 4 p.m., April 14 – 17   Tuesday – Friday 6 – 9 p.m., April 18   Saturday  12 – 4 p.m.

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Workshop and UAF Museum of the North lecture, dates pending, April 19-25th, 2008, Fairbanks, Alaska.  http://www.uaf.edu/art/

Trading at the River conference and tradeshow will be held on May 12th and 13th at the Red Lion Hotel on the River in Portland, Oregon (Jantzen Beach).

38th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival, May 22-25, 11am - 10pm, http://www.nwfolklife.org/ I am partitipating with other Native Artists who will be doing craft demonstrations. For more information, go to: http://www.nwfolklife.org/programs/cultural-focus/alaska-native-crafts

Previous Shows 2008 Season

PATAKA Museum - The cultural heart of Porirua City. Showing of The First Crow's Shadow Institute Biennial Prints which includes my Angalkuq story set.   Set of 4 prints depict an Angalkuq (Shaman) Yup'ik healing ceremony which my Great, Great grandfather Aarnaquq would have done.  Pataka Museum, Porirua City, New Zealand, February 2008.  http://www.pataka.org.nz/   NOTE: A fund Raiser is set up through CROWS SHADOW INSTITUTE to pay for expenses on the trip and air fare to Porirua City, New Zealand. Prints are still available at http://www.crowsshadow.org/ or contact Crow's Shadow at (541) 276-3954

"Northwest Coast Masks and Panels" will open First Thursday, April 3rd, Stonington Gallery, http://www.stoningtongallery.com/

Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation, 2: Contemporary Native North American Art from the West, Northwest, and Pacific, Tuscon Museum of Art in Arizona. February 8 - April 13th. http://www.tucsonarts.com Extended due to popular demand.

Spring Unveiling, Northwest by Northwest Gallery (Established in 1987 Cannon Beach), 232 N Spruce Cannon Beach, Oregon 97110, PO Box 1021

IN THE SPIRIT: NW Native Arts Market & Festival, Juried, Reception June 19th, 5 PM, Art Market, June 28-29th, Washington State History Museum, Phillip will be selling his art, cd, and is in the line-up of performers providing musical entertainment at this event.  He will be doing a live flute and drum performance on Saturday at 3:00 pm. Tacoma, Washington, For more info contact,  http://washingtonhistory.org/arts-festival/index.htm.     MAP

BAKER COUNTY MINERS' JUBILEE, ARTIST IN THE PARK, Juried, (this is a home town show),  Phillip to do flute performance Saturday, Booth #17 (DIRECTLY ON THE HISTORIC OREGON TRAIL), Show dates July 18. 19, 20, 2008. Baker City, Oregon, For more information, go to: http://www.visitbaker.com/

Santa Fe Indian Art Market, Juried, Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), August 23, 24th, Booth #1250 FR, Santa Fe, New Mexico,  Southwestern Association for Indian Art, Inc.

 Santa Fe Awards - First Place    &    Best of Division for monotype "Medicine"

Crossroads Regional Open Art Show - Baker City, Oregon, http://www.crossroads-arts.org/, September 5, 2008

 Best of Show - "Medicine" monoprint, 3rd place for Raku "Cat" mask

American Concern for Artistry and Craftsmanship, Juried, Nassau County Museum of Art, October 11, 12, 13 2008, Booth # T032b, Long Island, New York. http://www.nassaumuseum.com/

Whitman College Show, Featured Artist in "Creation" story, Walla Walla, Washington, Artist Reception Friday, October 3, 2008. Show hangs until December 19th, 2008. http://www.whitman.edu/content/events

Monothon & Benefit Sale, Crows Shadow Institute of the Arts, Saturday October 25th, 2008,  2-5 pm, I will be working on a Shaman "Rebirth" mono types. I completed 8 monotypes for Crow's Shadow titled "Rebirth" that are for sale through Crow's Shadow only. All proceeds from the sale of this body of work benefits Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts. One of the "Rebirth" monoprints was purchased for the Hallie Ford Museum Permanent Collection.

Alaska Native Arts Foundation and the International Gallery of Contemporary Art, The exhibition will open November 7, 2008 and will run through Sunday, November 30.  An opening reception will be open to the public and will be held from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 7 at the International Gallery. 427 D Street, Anchorage, AK 99501, 907- 346-1701 or 907-317-6616. http://www.igcaalaska.org/

 Crossroads Community Art Center, Featured Artist, Juried, Opening First Friday, November 7, 2008, 6:00pm - 8:00 pm. Show Ends Friday, November 21,  2008. http://www.crossroads-arts.org/, Baker City, Oregon.

Stonington Gallery, Transformation, Change, & Magic on the Pacific Northwest Coast, Show featuring works of Hib Sabin and Phillip Charette, Will be in Attandance  for reception. December 4-31, 2008, Seattle, Washington, http://www.stoningtongallery.com/calendar.php

Previous Shows 2007 Season

Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation Exhibition, at the Philbrook Museum of Art,Tulsa, OK; January 28, 2007  - April 22, 2007

Flute Performance, In the park, Baker City Oregon, Phillip and Dylan will provide intermission Flute Music, Saturday April 21, 2007, Noon

Explorations of Identity In Contemporary Native American Art. Guest Lecturer, Sponsored by the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Friday, May 18, 2007, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Phillip Scheduled to be opening speaker from 9:30 - 10:00 am, Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center Auditorium. Anchorage,  Alaska. Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage

Spring Unveiling, NW by NW Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon, May 5th evening benefit

VERITAS, Freed Gallery Show featuring Harvard Alums,  Freed Gallery  6119 SW Highway 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367, 541-994-5600. May 26, 2007,Lincoln City, OR

IN THE SPIRIT: NW Native Arts Market & Festival July 20-21, 2006, Washington State History Museum, http://washingtonhistory.org/wshm/arts-artists.htm 

Bonnie Kahn's Wild West Gallery Show, Shoot the Indian: Media, Misperceptions and Native Truth, Portland, Oregon,  Thursday, August 2, 2007, 5:00pm. Artist Reception & Flute Performance by Phillip

Santa Fe Indian Art Market, Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), August 2007 Southwestern Association for Indian Art, Inc.

Live Art  Auction, Santa Fe Indian Art Market, Southwest Association for Indian Arts, My large 5 foot X 5 foot X 18 inch "Bear Mask" Raised $10,000.00 for the Santa Fe Indian Market, August 2007

Totemism & Animism, Bishop Museum, Museum Exhibition in Hawaii, Opening Reception, December 16th. Phillip was invited as a guest lecturer at this museum. http://www.bishopmuseum.org/

Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation Exhibition, at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska; May 17,  2007  - September  2007

ALASKA: AN ARTISTIC FRONTIER, ARTISTS' OPENING RECEPTION,  THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2007,  6-8PM, EXHIBIT DATES | SEPTEMBER 6 - OCTOBER 25, 2007, Stonington Gallery, Seattle, WA.  http://www.stoningtongallery.com/

ARTIST'S OPEN STUDIO, CROSSROADS ART SPONSORED, Phillip's Studio, Baker City, Oregon, September 8, 2007. http://www.crossroads-arts.org/

Nch'i-Wana 2007 Celebrating contemporary Native American Arts on the Big River, Columbia Center for the Arts (Hood River, Oregon)  & Scamania Lodge (Stevenson, WA)- October 5-29th 2007, http://www.columbiaarts.org/nchiwana/. Artist Panel discussion 6:45-7:30 pm. Native American Music 7:00-8:00 pm. I will be the flute entertainment for both evenings. 

Nch'i-Wana 2007 Mini Conference, October 14th, 1-4 pm.Celebrating contemporary Native American Arts on the Big River, Columbia Center for the Arts (Hood River, Oregon) http://www.columbiaarts.org/nchiwana/

3^rd Northwest Native Wood Carvers Gathering and annual Community dinner will be held at The Evergreen State College Longhouse in Olympia, Washington, October 27 and 28, 2007. http://www.evergreen.edu/longhouse/

NW by NW Gallery Stormy Weather Opening, flute playing, November  2006, 232 N Spruce Cannon Beach, Oregon 97110

Crows Shadow's New Zealand  Printing Project, Fundraising prints for trip to Pataka Museum, Porirua City, New Zealand, November 16, 17, 18th, 2007. http://www.crowsshadow.org/

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian Holiday Art Market, George Gustav Heye Center in New York City, New York, New York, December 8-9, 2007. http://www.americanindian.si.edu/

Celebration of the Winter Season, The Stonington Gallery, 119 South Jackson Street, Seattle, Washington, 98104, 206.405.4040, toll free 1.866.405.4485. http://www.stoningtongallery.com/

Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation Exhibition, The Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, http://www.weisman.umn.edu/, October 26, 2007 - January 6, 2008.

Previous Shows 2006 Season

The First Crow's Shadow Institute Biennial, The First Crow's Shadow Institute Biennial will feature a juried selection of contemporary prints created by Native American artists at the Crow's Shadow Institute on the Umatilla Reservation in northeastern Oregon. Founded by Native American painter and printmaker James Lavadour (Walla Walla) in 1992, the Crow's Shadow Institute seeks to create educational and professional opportunities for Native American artists to utilize their art as a vehicle for economic development. October 28-December 22, 2006, More...http://www.willamette.edu/museum_of_art/

Winter Solstice Celebration, A Group Exhibition, The Stonington Gallery, 119 South Jackson Street, Seattle, Washington 98104, (206) 405-4040, Artist reception, December 7 - 31, 2006

"YUP'IK SPIRITUALITY AND ART" Lecture, Oregon Society of Artists, located at 2185 S.W. Park Place, at St Clair, January 12, 2006 Demonstration at 11 a.m. Presentation time: 1 hour, from 11 am till 12 noon, 503-250-1609

48th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market, Heard Museum, 2301 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, 602.252.8848, http://www.heard.org/fair.php, March 4-5, 2006. Location, AREA 7, BOOTH # CC-08.

Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation Exhibition, at the Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico, http://www.iaiancad.org/museum/index.php,   March 4, 2006 - April 30, 2006.

Creative Continuum, Coos Art Museum & Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts, Sponsored by the Coquille Tribal Community Fund, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon. Exhibition Dates: April 7 - May 20th, 2006, Opening Reception: 5:00-7:00pm, April 7, 2006, Phillip is a participating artist and his new prints are being unveiled in this museum exhibition.

Native Nations Program On Comcast Cable (Channels 11 or 21), MetroEast Community Media (MCTV), Live Broadcast and Interview on Native Nations, April 20, 2006, 6:00 pm., Feel free to call in and ask questions live!

Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum Gala, Spirit of the Salmon Fund of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. In attendance as a contributing artist. This is an excellent fund raising event to attend if you are interested in collecting Native American Artwork and supporting salmon restoration efforts in the Columbia River. May 13,  2006, 5pm, Downtown Waterfront Marriott, 1401 SW Naito Parkway,  Portland, Oregon. www.critfc.org

Oregon College Of Art and Craft Journeys in Creativity Program

Journeys In Creativity Students and staff with Maori Living National Treasures / weavers on tour from New Zealand. Many thanks to our Maori friends for touching the hearts of our students, inspiring Native Youth, and honoring this talented group of students making this day an awesome cross cultural experience. I was an instructor for the Journey's Program and am in center rear row of Photo. Courtesy of the Oregon College of Art and Craft. The students created some impressive works of art that had deep meaning.

Oregon College of Art and Craft, Journeys and Creativity Program for Youth, Program Instructor, Program dates June 15-21, 2006,  Phillip volunteered and worked in Jim Jackson's pottery class http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=2495. Phillip taught the mixed media found objects focusing on traditional and contemporary themes. Living Maori National Treasures and master weavers - in regalia - worked with the students on Traditional Maori weavings and are also in photo.

IN THE SPIRIT:   NW Native Arts Market & Festival, July 15 & 16, 2006, The Washington State History Museum and The Evergreen State College Longhouse Educational and Cultural Center are working together with area Tribes to establish an annual Northwest Native American arts market in the Puget Sound region. The two-day event will be located on the Washington State History Museum's plaza, in the heart of Tacoma's Museum district...more.

In the Spirit Juried Art Exhibit at the History Museum, Saturday, July 15, 2006 to Sunday, August 13, 2006, This juried art show will feature some of the best Northwest Native American artists and their works. Organized by the History Museum and The Evergreen State College Longhouse, Location: Washington State History Museum, To learn more about the exhibit and other events on the opening weekend,...more

American Concern for Artistry and Craftsmanship, American Crafts Festival, Craft as Art Festival, Could not attend this year due to schedule conflicts (plan to attend in 2007), New York, New York,  June, September, and  October.

Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation Exhibition, at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, IN; May 20, 2006 - August 20, 2006

Santa Fe Indian Art Market, Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), Booth #1250FR (same space between Lafonda Hotel and the back gate of the IAIA Museum on St. Francisco St), Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 19 - 20, 2006. Southwestern Association for Indian Art, Inc. 2006 SWAIA Artist Choice Award. Qucillgaq Mask Sculpture, http://www.swaia.org/cnewsd.php?id=137

Flute performance and flute lecture, Twilliger Plaza, September 15th 7:30 - 8:30 pm. for more information, contact Barbara Goy at 503-299-4906.

Lecture, flute performance, and singing by Phillip, The Stonington Gallery, 119 South Jackson Street, Seattle, Washington 98104, (206) 405-4040, Artist lecture and performance, September 20th, 2006, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Portland Art Museum Lecture, Phillip will give a lecture on an Amikuk mask he made on permanent display in the Portland Art Museum which is now part of the permanent collection. Lecture September 28th @ 6:00 pm. Meeting artist after the lecture at South Park two blocks north of the museum. For more information contact http://www.portlandartmuseum.org/

Bering Spirit, The Stonington Gallery, 119 South Jackson Street, Seattle, Washington 98104, (206) 405-4040, Artist reception, September 7, 2006, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Exhibition Date September 7 - 30th, 2006.

The Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples Museum Lecture, Phillip lectured about his work, traditional Yup'ik cosmology, and did a small flute performance on Saturday, October 21, 2006 at 11:00am - 2:00pm, Naples, Florida http://www.thephil.org/museumpages/museum_about.html

NW by NW Gallery Stormy Weather Opening, lecture, & flute playing, November 4, 2006, Cannon Beach Oregon, for more information

Santa Fe Indian Market, Winter Showcase, Preview November 24th, 5-8 pm, Show, November 25 - 26th, 2006.

ARTS EAST ONLINE MASK AUCTION - Here is an opportunity to bid on 6 masks (bid on Phillip's mask) and support a  non-profit community arts program in Eastern Oregon (more on the program). For online bidding of all masks, go to http://artseast.org/files/mask_auction.php

Previous Shows 2005 Season

Portland Art Museum, Solo Flute Performance for Young at Art Reception, February 25, 2005, 6:00pm - 9:30 p.m. http://www.portlandartmuseum.org/

Invitational Indian Art Market: Participating Artist - In conjunction with the "People of the River: Native Arts of the Oregon Territory", Portland Art Museum, May 28-29, 2005, Portland Art Museum

Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis, Indiana. June 25-26, 2005.

http://www.eiteljorg.org/ejm/home.asp , Large clay horse hair fired mask to the right was awarded 1st place in Sculpture Mixed Media for "Modern Journey" Yup'ik Tuunraq Mask.

Alaskan Native Artist Phillip John Charette at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Lower Manhattan, NY, NY. This beautiful museum was the home of the Original National Museum of the American Indian before it was relocated to Washington, DC. This museum still houses many beautiful Native American Artifact and artwork.

Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum Gala, Spirit of the Salmon Fund of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. In attendance as a contributing artist. This is an excellent fund raising event to attend if you are interested in collecting Native American Artwork and supporting salmon restoration efforts in the Columbia River. May 21, 2005, Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon. www.critfc.org. This piece was purchased and donated to Portland State University. This large tuunraq mask will be on display at the Native American Student and Community Center. Press release of the Native American Student and Community Center.

Native Spirit of the Northwest, Northwest By Northwest Gallery, 232 N. Spruce, Cannon Beach Spa and Gallery Building, Show includes artist like Duane Dahl, Lillian Pitt, Phillip Charette, Phillip scheduled to play the flute, 1-800-494-0741,   Artist Reception: August 6, 2005

Santa Fe Indian Art Market,   Booth # 1250FR   Second Place in Classification VII - Diverse Art Forms, Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 20-21, 2005. Southwestern Association for Indian Art, Inc.

Live Art  Auction, Santa Fe Indian Art Market, Southwest Association for Indian Arts, "Someone You Know" Helping Spirit mask raised $5,500.00 for the Santa Fe Indian Market, August 2005

Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation Exhibition at the Museum of Arts & Design in New York, September 22,  2005-January 15, 2006.

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian Art Market, Sponsored by the Museum of Art and Design, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian(NMAI), and the George Gustav Heye Center in New York City, Smithsonian NMAI in Lower Manhattan, Limited to 50 of the artists in Changing Hands 2 traveling museum exhibition, New York, New York, September 23,24,25, 2005.

CROWS SHADOW INSTITUTE, Printing 1 Full Edition & mono-prints with Tamarind Master Printer Frank Janzen, Pendleton, Oregon, October 10 ~21, 2005, Angalkuq series prints and mono-prints are available through Crow's Shadow.

Northwest By Northwest Gallery, 232 N. Spruce, Cannon Beach Spa and Gallery Building, Show includes artist like Christopher Burkett, Marvin Oliver, Phillip Charette, Phillip scheduled to play the flute, 1-800-494-0741. Artist Reception: November 5, 2005

Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts, Open House, 48004 St. Andrew's Road, Friday December 2, 2005, 5:30 - 8:00pm, Permanent collection and works by Marie Watt and Phillip Charette.CROWS SHADOW INSTITUTE

Flute Performance, Portland Art Museum, Native American Art Council Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon December 13, 2005. http://www.portlandartmuseum.org/

Previous Shows 2004 Season

 "They Approach The Mother Being" by Alaskan Native Artist Phillip John Charette

Santa Fe Indian Art Market 2004

Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA)

Indian Art Market Artist; Classification/Medium: VII - Diverse Art Forms & Classification/Medium V: Sculpture. 

Entry # 0421 won 3rd place in Sculpture.

Entry #0396 won 2nd place "They Approach The Mother Being"

Entry #0396 also won a Standards of Excellence Award in Sculpture. "They Approach The Mother Being"

Tribe: Yup'ik, Booth #1250FR. August 21-22, 2004, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Southwestern Association for Indian Art, Inc.

"Ancient Images In A Contemporary World"

Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum in Stevenson, Washington. Located only 40 miles east of Portland, Oregon, right across the street from Stevenson's Dolce Skamania Lodge in the center of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Artist Reception July 10, 2004 1:00pm-4:00pm, Show dates July 6- August 30th 2004, Show in the museum curated by artist Rob Wurzer. Participating Artist included: Christopher Burkett, Phillip John Charette, Pat Courtney Gold, Alex Muktoyuk, Lillian Pitt, and Rob Wurzer.

Artists at opening Rob Wurzer, Phillip John Charette, Lillian Pitt, Pat Courtney Gold, & Alex Muktoyuk.

The Masquerade Raising Funds for Art Education, Showcased Masks, Saturday, May 15, 2004, From 6PM, The Freed Gallery, 6119 SW Highway 101, Lincoln City, Oregon Freed Gallery

Nike's Earth day Market, Nike World Headquarters, Tiger Woods Center, One Bowerman Drive,  Beaverton, Oregon, 97005, 503-532-6502, Thursday, April 29, 2004 http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/news/pressrelease.jhtml?year=2001&month=04&letter=j

Presentation for the Native American Art Council, Portland Art Museum, Native American Art Gallery, 45 minute presentation on Phillip's artwork, its cultural significance, and highlights of  Yup'ik mask research at the Smithsonian, Portland Art Museum, and the Burke Museum.  This will be followed by an informal questions and answers session with light refreshments. April 8, 2004, 6:00p.m. - 7:30p.m., 2nd Floor Portland Art Museum, Portland Oregon. Portland Art Museum

Oregon Art Beat, Profile of Alaskan Native Yup'ik Artist  "Aarnaquq" Phillip and his work.  This is an Oregon Public Broadcasting show which will  broadcast statewide. Segment aired on April 1st and 4th, 2004 on Oregon Public Broadcasting - Episode #523, Profiled artists include: Ruth Armitage, Phillip Charette, and Adriene Cruz. http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/season5.html  VOTE, VOTE, VOTE for your favorite Oregon Artbeat Stories

Previous Shows 2003 Season

Labor day Weekend Show, August 30, 2003-September 30, 2003, Freed Gallery, Artists showing include Dennis Hartley, Phillip Charette, LeRoy Setziol, and James Shaw, 6119 SW Highway 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367, (541) 994-5600 Reception: August 30, 2003, 3-5pm

A Show of Yup'ik Masks, Crossroads, Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, Community Art Center, 1901 Main Street Baker City, OR 97814, 541-523-5369

July 4, 2003 - July 31, 2003, Reception July 4th on first Friday @ 7:00pm

The Cream City Review, Spring 2003, Volume 27, Number 1, page 82, Image of Phillip wearing Nepcetat mask.

Previous Shows 2001 Season

Auburn Street Gallery, Sumpter, OR. http://www.all-oregon.com/sumpter.htm

Previous Shows 2000 Season

Nez Perce Art in the Wallowa, Joseph Community Center, Joseph, OR. http://www.wallowanezperce.org/

Columbia Intertribal Fish Commission, Jammin' for Salmon, Portland, OR.

Crossroads, Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, Community Art Center, Baker City, OR.

International Open Amateur Photography Competition, The International Library of Photography, 1999-2000 Winner, Category: Nature, Chugach Tree in the Chugach Mountain Range on a well established hiking trail just outside of Anchorage, Alaska.

ALASKA NATIVE ARTIST PHILLIP JOHN CHARETTE

ART & YUP'IK LECTURES, PERFORMANCES

TOPICS & FEES

GENERAL LECTURE TOPICS

• TRADITIONAL ART FORMS AND STRUCTURES

• THE ROLE OF YUP'IK MASKS & ARTIFACTS   IN YUP'IK LIFE & COSMOLOGY

• EXPLORING SPIRITUALITY THROUGH ART

• CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN MIXED MEDIA ART: its application, understanding, and function in the contemporary world.

• MUSEUM RESEARCH: a foundation for art and design.

• ART IN CEREMONY & CEREMONIAL ART

• TRADITIONAL ART: Making the intangible tangible.

• TRADITIONAL ART AS  TEACHING & CULTURAL TOOLS: Promoting Traditional values and ways of being.

• TRADITIONAL ART: Expanding the meaning and experience of life through art.

• NATIVE AMERICAN INSTRUMENT MAKING

• NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE PLAYING AND FLUTE MAKING

• BRIDGING THE WESTERN AND TRADITIONAL GAP THROUGH ART

ADDITIONAL TOPICS MAY BE WORKED OUT WITH PHILLIP

LECTURE FEES

• Up to 50 PARTICIPANTS  - $250.00 per hour.
• 51-100 PARTICIPANTS -   $500.00 per hour.
• 101 - 500 PARTICIPANTS - $1,000.00 per hour.
• Plus travel for locations over 100 miles @ $0.50/mile
• Plus Lodging

FLUTE PERFORMANCE, SINGING, AND STORY TELLING

• ARRANGED ONLY THOUGH  LIZ ESTABROOKS OR ARTIST
• $250.00 FIRST HOUR
• $150.00 EACH ADDITIONAL HOUR
• Plus travel for locations over 100 miles @ $0.50/mile
• Plus Lodging

For more information, contact Phillip John "Aarnaquq" Charette, Alaskan Native Artist

  Email: phillip <at> spiritone <dot> com

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