proACTIVE ART
Bunky Echo–Hawk
Thursday, 24 Mar 2011 at 8:00 pm – 207 Marston Hall
Bunky Echo-Hawk (Pawnee/Yakama) is a multi-talented artist who has merged traditional values with his lifestyle and art. A graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts, he is a fine artist, graphic designer, photographer, writer and poet. He is also a traditional singer and dancer. In 2006 he cofounded NVision, a collective of Native American artists, musicians, community organizers, and nonprofit professionals who focus on Native American youth empowerment through multimedia arts. He served as its executive director until 2009. He has raised thousands of dollars for national nonprofit organizations creating works of art live for auction. The 2011 Richard Thompson Memorial Lecture.www.bunkyechohawk.com
Cosponsored By:
- American Indian Rights Organization
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society
- American Indian Studies Program
- College of Design
- David and Hanna Gradwohl
- Painters Anonymous
- Richard Thompson Memorial Lecture Fund
- United Native American Student Association
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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