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Board highlights Native Arts Day at Taliesin, Dawn Dark Mountain show and Stevens Point public-art wayfinding
Summary
The board announced a Native Arts Day at Taliesin on Aug. 2, an October exhibition of watercolorist Dawn Dark Mountain at UW–Oshkosh, and a Stevens Point project that will use artwork, prose and poetry for Green Circle Trail wayfinding.
The Wisconsin Arts Board highlighted several upcoming Native and public-art programs, including a Native Arts Day at Taliesin on Aug. 2, an exhibition by watercolorist Dawn Dark Mountain at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh this October, and a Stevens Point project that will use artwork, prose and poetry for wayfinding on a new segment of the Green Circle Trail, a board member said.
The Native Arts Day at Taliesin is described as a daylong event bringing Native artists from across the state to interact with visitors; organizers plan to host activities outdoors or in a larger room rather than in the Taliesin studio because of accessibility and safety concerns, the board member said. Dawn Dark Mountain was named as one of the participating artists and is expected to open a show at UW–Oshkosh in October.
Separately, board members described a Stevens Point Green Circle Trail installation that will replace typical wayfinding signage with artwork, prose and poetry created by several native artists; the stated aim is to allow the land and art to communicate with visitors rather than relying on conventional signs.
The meeting notes referenced a book review on page 39 of the circulated packet that highlighted Louis B. Clark III’s book How to Be an Indian in the Twenty‑First Century; the transcript made no policy or budget proposals related to these cultural programs and presented them as informational updates.
