EVENTS

Meet the feature artists for the Seminole Experience Art Sale

Saturday August 20, 2022 meet the Seminole Artists that will bring this event to life at the Seminole Okalee Indian Village in Hollywood, Florida. Enjoy the sights, sounds and foods in a real South Florida Native setting. The event is 11am – 4pm locate across the street from the Seminole Hollywood Classic Casino at 3551 N State Road 7.

Soaps Maker Justine Osceola

Made by Justine

My Name Is Justine Osceola. I Am The Soap Maker and Founder Of Made By Justine O Inc. I am called to create Artisan Soap Bars with Mother Earth’s plant based ingredients. I love to encourage self-love actions beginning with our cleansing routine. Combined with affirmations and prayers written by me…I’m taking self-love and self-care back to our roots. Aromas with intention and soap bases that help heal help to guide us along our self-love journey.

Contemporary Artist Wilson Bowers

Wilson Bowers Artist

As a Florida indigenous contemporary artist, from the Big Cypress reservation, I now reside in Hollywood, Florida. I’m a self-taught artist with works in the digital, acrylic and spray paint mediums. I find interests in many different aspects of life and inspiration can range from my own culture to “Pop” culture. Pieces I put up in and around my communities, give me a sense of pride in who I am and although not always appreciated, it does not stop the creative process and outlet. If you are interested in seeing more of my works, go to my website www.witcartifakts.com.

Elgin Jumper Poet and Artist

Elgin Jumper Artist

As an Artist, Elgin Jumper has two centers of interest - Writing and Painting, Painting and Writing. He is of the Otter Clan and he resides on the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation. Elgin is the founder of "The Florida Indigenous Writer's Group" and "The Seminole Artist's Experience Art Sale." Elgin writes Poetry and Short Stories and is presently working on his first novel, Nightfall, a novelization of his first Poetry collection, by the same name. Elgin paints in Acrylics and in Oils, working in many styles and genres. He has been a published poet since 2006. He is also very much interested in Experimental Soundscapes, Theatre, Performance Art, and Live Painting. Elgin has been a full-time painter since 2004 and even worked for a time as a freelance reporter with The Seminole Tribune, where to this day, he still shares his artwork, articles, short stories, and poems.

Tyler Tigertail Art Honoring Ancestors

Tyler Tigertail Artist

So I started doing art in elementary school but really started to focus on it when I was about 16. I get my inspiration from the swamps I grew up in. I’m from Big Cypress born and raised. My grandfather Little Tigertail got me into wood working. So I just want to honor my ancestors and continue the traditions they had. The Seminoles fought and defeated the US government so I come from a warrior people so that’s where I get my inspiration for my knives and axes. At the end of the day I just want to honor those who came before me. Stay classy soflo, Tylor D. Tigertail Sr.

William Cypress Artist

The Seminole Artist Experience Art Sale will be the second event of the series. The first event kicked off at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum in Big Cypress in July. The August event will be held at our satellite location in Hollywood at the Seminole Okalee Indian Village.

Press Release

CONTACTS:
Melissa Sherman, Visitor Services and Development Manager, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, melissasherman@semtribe.com
Chris Dirato, Bitner Group, (954) 703-7938, chris@bitnergroup.com

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum to Present Second Seminole Art Sale Event at Seminole Okalee Indian Village and Museum

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (July 26, 2022) - The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum is presenting the “Seminole Artist Experience Art Sale” event on Saturday, August 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Seminole Okalee Indian Village and Museum in Hollywood at 3551 N State Road, Hollywood, Florida 33021.

The series began in 2019 and returns after an over two-year hiatus. Featuring contemporary Seminole artists Elgin Jumper, Samuel Tommie, Wilson Bowers, Tyler Tigertail, and other talented Seminoles, the event will also offer live demonstrations, an artist raffle for a chance to win a framed print by Jumper, and much more.

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Seminole Art Sale Okalee Village Flyer

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About Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum

The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum opened in 1997 and is owned and operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Situated in the Everglades on a 66-acre cypress dome on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, the museum offers more than 5,000 square feet of gallery space. Exhibits feature rare artifacts and lifelike dioramas that depict Seminole life at the turn of the century. In 2009, the Museum became the first tribally governed museum to be accredited by the American Association of Museums. For more information, visit www.ahtahthiki.com and follow the museum on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum is located at 34725 W. Boundary Road, Clewiston, Florida.

About Seminole Okalee Indian Village

Seminole Okalee Indian Village introduces visitors to the unconquered spirit of the Seminole Indians in the heart of the Hollywood Seminole Indian reservation. This historic landmark features special Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum exhibits within the gallery. The Seminole Village and Culture Camp on property features lush outdoor landscapes and meeting spaces adorned with Seminole thatch roof chickees. Seminole Okalee Indian Village is located at 3551 N. State Road 7, Hollywood, Florida.

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