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About
Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts (CSIA) provides a creative conduit for educational, social, and economic opportunities for Native Americans through artistic development.
“Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts envisions a world that is illumined and elevated through the genius of indigenous creativity.”
Crow's Shadow is located in the historic schoolhouse at Saint Andrew’s Mission on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation about 10 miles from downtown Pendleton. Crow's Shadow is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization formed in 1992 by artists James Lavadour (Walla Walla) and Phillip Cash Cash (Cayuse and Nez Perce). Over the last 30 years Crow’s Shadow has grown in both art world stature and programmatic vision, evolving into a world-class studio focused on contemporary fine art printmaking. Crow’s Shadow houses a state-of-the-art printmaking facility specializing in lithography, with capacity for producing both metal plate and stone lithography, and employs a Tamarind Master Printer. Equally important to its mission are workshops and training in traditional, indigenous arts.
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Programs
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Artists-in-Residence
Crow’s Shadow hosts three to six Artists-in-Residence each year, who spend two weeks in the studio developing new limited-edition prints available for sale shortly after their departure.
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Indigenous Arts Workshops
Workshops are taught by members of the community who want to share their knowledge of traditional techniques.
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Youth Workshops
Since our founding, we have been committed to working with youth from Nixya’awii Community School and the Pendleton School Districts.
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Studio
Housed within the historic Saint Andrews mission schoolhouse, the studio specializes in lithography with capacity for both metal plate and stone lithography production.
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Recently Published Prints
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News & Events
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Crow's Shadow 2022 Impact Report
December 1 - 31, 2022'linim himyúume kaa liláwtiwaama, my friends and relatives, it is my privilege to give greetings to all of you from our Weyúiletpuu (Cayuse), Imatalamtáma (Umatilla), and Walúulapam (Walla Walla) homelands.... -
KARL DAVIS DEPARTS CROW'S SHADOW; SEARCH FOR NEW DIRECTOR BEGINS
February 14 - March 31, 2023Moving into our fourth decade of programming, Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts expresses gratitude to its outgoing Executive Director Karl Davis. Over the last eight years, Davis has helped...
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