<![CDATA[Indian Village 2023 - ART - Three Sisters Challenge]]>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:19:24 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[The Gathering 2016 Art Challenge Theme Announced ]]>Tue, 20 Oct 2015 02:28:35 GMThttp://harvestgathering.org/art---three-sisters-challenge/the-gathering-2016-art-challenge-theme-announced
    Many people are asking for a 2016 art challenge, so we announced at the artist reception this weekend that next year's theme is "Red, Yellow, Black and White," said Rene' Locklear White curator for the Three Sisters Art Challenge.
    The announcement came during this weekend's long awaited “Three Sisters” Regional Art Show and Sale Reception; a huge success featuring15 artists and 35 pieces of art that met the challenge. All the 2015 work is on sale now. The gallery 2015 exhibit runs until Nov. 21 and is free to the public and open Tuesday-Saturday (closed Mondays) from Noon to 3:00 PM and by appointment. Barns of Rose Hill box office 540-955-2004.  (photos below)
    The exhibit explores facets of the Native American Three Sisters (agricultural treasures of maize/corn, pole beans and winter squash/gourds). This is a preview event to The Gathering Oct. 30 – Nov. 1.

2016 Art Regional Challenge

Next Year's 2016 Regional Art Challenge Theme is "Red, Yellow, Black and White"

More details about the 2016 art challenge will be
announced during The Gathering
Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 Clarke County Fairgrounds
890 West Main Street
Berryville, VA 22611
]]><![CDATA[BEHIND THE SCENES: Sneak Peak of work by Bea Locklear Brayboy Lumbee Indian of NC -  Three Sisters Artist Reception Oct. 17 Barns of Rose Hill 1:00 pm  ]]>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 06:09:06 GMThttp://harvestgathering.org/art---three-sisters-challenge/behind-the-scenes-sneak-peak-of-work-by-bea-locklear-brayboy-lumbee-indian-of-nc-three-sisters-artist-reception-oct-17-barns-of-rose-hill-100-pm
One of the featured artists for this weekend's artist reception (Oct. 17 at 1:00 pm) is Bea Locklear Brayboy, a self taught Lumbee Indian Artist from North Carolina. Bea is a retired school teacher and enjoys time with her grandchildren and volunteering in her community. Bea accepted the Three Sister's Regional
Art Challenge and produced five master pieces. This 16 x 20 mixed media piece is titled "Celebrating the Harvest" and is on sale and display at the Barns of Rose Hill cultural community center 95 Chalmers Court Berryville, Va. 22611 Oct. 17 - Nov. 21. Artists price their own work and retain 60% of sale. Come support these amazing artists.
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]]><![CDATA[THREE SISTERS REGIONAL ART CHALLENGE: Calling all Artists]]>Sun, 13 Sep 2015 17:34:19 GMThttp://harvestgathering.org/art---three-sisters-challenge/three-sisters-regional-art-challenge-calling-all-artistsArt Show and Sale
Digital Images Sent for Consideration
Art Delivered to Barns of Rose Hill
Artist Reception
Show & Sale
CLOSED
CLOSED
Saturday, Oct. 17 (featuring Dennis Banks AIM)
Tuesday, Oct. 17 – Saturday, Nov. 21

Entry Guidelines

Eligibility
Virginia nonprofits are now accepting applications from artists ages 12 -120 who are creating artworks that explore facets of the Three Sisters.
    The Three Sisters Art Challenge is an art show and sale opportunity for residents of Virginia and its surrounding region: West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Washington D.C., Tennessee and North Carolina.
Selection Process
A panel of artists will select the artwork from digital images of the actual artwork. Artwork is selected for the gallery-showing based on artistic quality, uniqueness and on how imaginative the work captures the spirit of the Three Sisters legacy; it does not have to literally depict the plants. All artwork accepted for the gallery showing must be for sale. Artists price and title their own work.

Media Categories
Entries must be original works of art in these media that meet the guidelines here.
Painting – Drawing – Printmaking – Photography – Digital Art – Video – Recorded Music – Dried Gourd – Sculpture – Ceramics – Pottery – Fibers – Woodwork –  Mixed Media –  Tattoo Art –  Basketry – Poetry; (also Natural Material, Seed Etc.)
    All artwork must be original and created by the artist. Space is limited and applications must be complete in order to participate. Digitally altered photography must be labeled as such.  
    Due to the volume of artwork being considered, over-sized items, performing arts, electronic media, jewelry, literature and “craftsy” items art not included in this art challenge.

Digital Images Sent for Consideration
STILL OPEN
Artists send digital photos of their artwork with  description to info4TheGathering@gmail.com for panel voting. The window of time for submitting digital images as part of the submission process is STILL OPEN.  Digital art submissions will be reprinted on the official Harvest Gathering or Barns of Rose Hill web sites. Art must the artist’s original work. The description should include: artist full name, email address, phone number, mailing address, price, title, dimensions and price of the artwork.
    Applications can be mailed in, but images of proposed work must be sent digitally. Printed images cannot be considered as part of the submission.

Selection & Notification
STILL OPEN
An artist panel selects the gallery artwork. After selecting artists will receive notification of acceptance and an artwork agreement for the Three Sisters Art Challenge. A panel member will notify artists of acceptance by phone, email or postal mail.
Art Delivery Process
Friday, Oct. 2 – Tuesday, Oct. 14
The application and art deliver process includes the artwork, a signed agreement and application fee.
1. Address to Deliver Final Art
Barns of Rose Hill Cultural Center
95 Chalmers Court
Berryville, Va. 22611
Artists have until Oct. 14 to deliver final artwork
to the Barns of Rose Hill.
Artists may submit up to three individual pieces.
Art can be mailed or hand delivered.
Please have all hanging works ready to hang with screw eyes and wire upon delivery.
2. Send Signed Application
Email to: info4TheGathering@gmail.com
or
Postal Mail to: 
Sanctuary on the Trail
Three Sisters Regional Art Challenge
P.O. Box 123
Bluemont, VA 20135
A signed artwork agreement must be received along with the submitted artwork by the above dates.
3. Contribute $20 Application Fee
In Person when Dropping off Artwork
at the Barns of Rose Hill
or
 Personal Check to: 
 Sanctuary on the Trail
Three Sisters Regional Art Challenge
P.O. Box 123
Bluemont, VA 20135
or
Online Secure Pay Pal
A nonrefundable application fee of $20 per artist is part of the artwork submission. 
Exhibit Dates
Saturday, Oct. 17 - Saturday, Nov. 21
The Three Sisters Art Challenge exhibit opens at the Barns of Rose Hill on Oct. 17 during an artist reception. The art show & sale continues to run during November Native American Heritage Month. Artwork must be available for purchase.
    Artist price their own work and retain 60% commission. The Barns of Rose Hill staff advertises the event, actively promotes the artists and engages with buyers.
    The Barns of Rose Hill provides a professional sales staff, gallery display space in a prime art market location, marketing and gallery prestige.

Customers Pickup Art Purchased
Sunday - Tuesday, Nov. 22 - 24
Customers who purchased art must arrange pick up their art on Nov. 22 - 24. No art can be held in storage. If other arrangements are needed, please explain at time of purchase.

Corn -  Beans  -  Squash

Art Work Does Not Have to Literally Depict the Plants
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In Native American culture, the Three Sisters represent agricultural treasures of maize (corn), pole beans and winter squash (or gourds). © This image is copyrighted and reproduced here for education use courtesy of http://manyhoops.com
The Challenge Questions to Ask Yourself ...
  • Depict the relationship between corn, beans and squash which derives the name Three Sisters given by America’s Indigenous.
  • Why are the Native American Three Sisters called the Three Sisters and not the three mothers or three brothers?
  • What makes them mutually supportive and energetically productive?
  • What is the Spirit of these plants working together?
  • Is it because they grow up together, with an older, middle and younger sister?
  • It is the idea of one reaching upward standing like a soldier lonely without the next one stretching out to protect and the third one shading from below helping quench the thirst by protecting the shallow roots?
  • Or is it about how these three vegetables provide every one of the essential amino acids our bodies need for complete nutrition making the Three Sisters complete?
  • Is it about girls sharing secrets?
  • Is it about a relationship that sisters have that others do not have?
  • The artwork can reflect the spirit involved in growing and harvesting or being nourished by these crops including giving thanks and being connected to the earth and all humanity.
  • How would you depict the Three Sisters?
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Artists Pickup Unsold Art
 Sunday - Tuesday, Nov. 22 - 24
Artists must arrange pick up of any unsold art on Nov. 22 - 24. No art can be returned.

Art Show & Sale Ends
Wednesday, Nov. 25
The Three Sisters Art Challenge exhibit comes down just before Thanksgiving on Nov. 25. Artists must arrange pick up of any unsold art before this date. Representatives with the Barns of Rose Hill will mail checks after Thanksgiving to Artists for art sold.
Host, Partners & The Gathering
The Three Sisters Art Challenge is hosted by the Barns of Rose Hill Cultural Center with the Native American Church of Virginia a Sanctuary on the Trail™ in partnership with the Virginia Lovers’ Gourd Society.
     The Three Sisters Art Challenge exhibit launches The Gathering, which is held two miles from the Three Sisters Art Challenge exhibit at the Clarke County Fairgrounds Oct. 30 - Nov. 1.
     The Gathering is a traditional Native American Harvest Dance, Virginia Gourd Festival, Living History Exhibitor, Uniformed Services Tribute and Thanksgiving festival.
    The Three Sisters Art Challenge art exhibit is part of “The Gathering” an educational celebration of agri-culture. More information about the Three Sisters Art Challenge is online at HarvestGathering.org andbarnsofrosehill.org.
"The Three Sisters Art Challenge helps celebrate the spirit of interconnectedness, mutual helpfulness and celebration of life exemplified by the Three Sisters,” said René Locklear White (Lumbee Indian Tribe) and executive director for The Gathering and Sanctuary on the Trail™ president.

Catch the Spirit of The Gathering

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]]><![CDATA[Gourd Artist Mike Connolly a Featured Artist at Three Sisters Art Show and Sale - Artist Reception Oct. 17]]>Thu, 10 Sep 2015 18:09:58 GMThttp://harvestgathering.org/art---three-sisters-challenge/gourd-artist-mike-connolly-a-featured-artist-at-three-sisters-art-show-and-sale-artist-reception-oct-17
Gourd Artist Mike Connolly has worked with gourds for eight years. He has shown gourds in competition and has accumulated eleven First Place Ribbons, eight Second Place Ribbons, one Best in Show, and one People's Choice award.  His gourd art has been shown at the Arlington Art Museum, the Bower Center for the Arts in Bedford, Virginia and at the Lynchburg Art Club.  His gourd sculpture "Windsong" won third place of 176 entries in the Black and White All-Media exhibition at the Bower Center in 2012.  He has taught several gourd art courses in Pennsylvania, Virginia and North Carolina. 
Mike is a retired U.S. Naval Officer who is presently an Adjunct Instructor at Central Virginia Community College.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Minnesota in Latin American Area Study and a Master of Arts Degree from Old Dominion University in History.  As a sea-going Line Officer and Latin Americanist in the Navy, he travelled extensively in Central and South America and resided in Bolivia and Paraguay. 

His final tour was as Instructor at the Inter-American Defense College in Washington, D.C.  He taught Spanish, European History and U.S. History in Secondary schools for fifteen years and has taught U.S. and Virginia History in the Community College System for fifteen years.  In 1992, he participated in an NEH workshop on the Columbian Exchange at the University of New Mexico. 

]]><![CDATA[Michael Timothy Davis Fine Art ]]>Thu, 10 Sep 2015 18:04:23 GMThttp://harvestgathering.org/art---three-sisters-challenge/michael-timothy-davis-fine-art
Three Sisters Art Show and Sale to feature award winning artist Michael Timothy Davis. Michael Timothy Davis is a West Virginia native and graduate of Shepherd University located in Shepherdstown, WV.
Artist Reception Sat. Oct. 17 Barns of Rose Hill
After earning his BFA in Painting he continued his studies at the Schuler School of Fine Art in Baltimore, MD where he learned the skills and techniques associated with classical realist painting. The show is free and open to the public at Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville, VA Oct. 17 - Nov. 21.
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Berryville, VA - Registration is limited to the first 88 pieces of art selected and registered for the Three Sisters Art Regional Art Challenge. While we have 370 artists identified and invited to participate in the art challenge, space is limited to those who register first. Artists may submit three pieces each.

Digital Images Submitted for Consideration
Tues. Sept. 15–Thurs. Oct. 1

Selection & Notification
Tues. Sept. 15–Thurs. Oct. 1

Art Delivery Process
Fri. Oct. 2–Tues. Oct. 14

Artist Reception
Sat. Oct. 17 1:00 pm

Show and Sale Dates
Tues. Oct. 17-Sat. Nov. 21
Click on Button to Register Online Digitally or Download the Form Here to Register
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Media categories include and are not limited to: Painting – Drawing – Printmaking – Photography – Digital Art – Dried Gourd – Sculpture – Ceramics – Pottery – Fibers – Woodwork –  Mixed Media –  Tattoo Art –  Basketry – Poetry; (also Natural Material, Seed Etc.)
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Join us for the Three Sisters Gallery Show and Sale Reception at Barns of Rose Hill, Berryville VA Sat. Oct. 17. The reception is free and open to the public.
]]><![CDATA[Artist Stacey Littledeer to be Featured Artist in Three Sisters Regional Art Show & Sale Oct. 17 - Nov. 21]]>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 00:34:20 GMThttp://harvestgathering.org/art---three-sisters-challenge/artist-stacey-littledeer-to-be-featured-artist-in-three-sisters-regional-art-show-sale-oct-17-nov-21Dennis Banks to Attend Artist Reception Oct. 17 Barns of Rose Hill
Artist Reception Free!  Open to the Public!!
About the Artist
   Up until recent years Stacey had sculpted as well as painted. She had created a series of "Medicine Women" sculptures. In the history of our people many of the tribes there had been medicine women long before there were medicine men. Women held the secrets of the healing herbs, women were the keepers of the spirit and the givers of life.
    This was recognized and respected and gave women the power to be leaders, or clan mothers, the clan mothers would come together in the circle and
make decisions for the families, the village and the tribe. In ontinuing to recognize and teach the empowerment of all women Stacey began a series of paintings of "Women In Prayer."
    If you are interested in any of these pieces, please contact Spirit Fire Art, click here. I can take deposits on paintings and take payment plans for any of my pieces.
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Q1. What is it?
A1. It’s a gallery art show and sale hosted by the Art in Nature™ Art Guild a community outreach program part of the non-profit Sanctuary on the Trail™ in partnership with the community center Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville VA.

Q2. Who sets the price?
A2. Artists set their own prices.
Q3. What is the commission rate?
A3. Artists retain 60% of the sales, the community center retains 40% and the Sanctuary on the Trail, as administrator, receives the $20 registration fee which is used to help bring The Gathering, a separate event this fall.

Q4. How many pieces per artist?
A4. Each artist may submit 3 pieces for consideration. It expected the first artists to register will be accepted.

Q5. How many pieces are accepted.
A5. Due to limited space, we must limit submissions to 88 pieces.

Q6. What is the age limit to participate?
A6. We are accepting applications from artists ages 12 -120.

Q7. What is the objective?
A7. The object is to feature art that explores the facets of Three Sisters and educate visitors about Native American agri-culture. In Native American culture, the Three Sisters represent agricultural treasures of maize (corn), pole beans and winter squash (or gourds). The artwork does not have to depict the actual plants, but the spirit of what three powerful things mean to you. The Three Sisters Regional Art Show and Sale is a unique art challenge that kicks off 2015 Native American Heritage Month and is a preview for a related event called “The Gathering” being held at the Clarke County Fairgrounds in Berryville VA Oct. 30 - Nov. 1.

Q8. What are the categories?
A8. The Categories are practically unlimited and are listed online:  Painting – Drawing – Printmaking – Photography – Digital Art – Video – Recorded Music – Dried Gourd – Sculpture – Ceramics – Pottery – Fibers – Woodwork –  Mixed Media –  Tattoo Art –  Basketry – Poetry; (also Natural Material, Seed etc.)

Q9. Is there an artist reception?
A9. Yes. Artists participating in the 2015 show and sale, are invited to the artist reception Oct. 17. The artist reception is a historic event. The artist reception is free and open to the public. Several programs occur around the artist reception on Oct. 17 including a documentary matinee and lecture by Dennis Banks co-founder of the American Indian Movement, followed by dinner and live concert by Native American Indian rocky soul band Dark Water Rising that evening. Tickets for the other shows are on sale now at www.barnsofrosehill.org.

Q10. I don’t have any idea what to create, do you have suggestions?
A10. Examples for your inspiration are available on www.HarvestGathering.org under REGISTER. Feel free to contact us at info4TheGathering.org.

Q11. How do I register?
A11. To register simply complete the digital form online, then email a photo of your art work to: info4TheGathering. After acceptance, plan to drop off or deliver your artwork between Fri. Oct. 2 - Tues. Oct. 14 and submit your $20 registration online, in person or via postal mail to Sanctuary on the Trail PO Box 123 Bluemont VA 20135.
]]><![CDATA[Three Sisters Poem by Tom ]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:53:13 GMThttp://harvestgathering.org/art---three-sisters-challenge/three-sisters-poem-by-tomThank you Tom for catching the Spirit of The Gathering and sharing your your Three Sisters poem. We look forward to featuring your books and you as a Living History Exhibitor at the Gathering Oct. 30 - Nov. 1.
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