One of the most popular events of the year will return July 11-12 when  Cahokia Mounds hosts the 14th Annual Contemporary Indian Art Show. More than 25 Native American artists from across the nation will gather in the Interpretive Center to display and sell works of fine art.

A Preview Party will be held Friday, July 10 from 6:30 – 9 pm. Don’t miss this special opportunity to meet the artists, be the first to see and purchase the artworks, and vote for the artists you want to see win the People’s Choice Award. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be provided.

The panel of judges will award ribbons and cash prizes to the top four artists in both the 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional categories. The Cahokia Mound Builder award will also be presented to individual(s) or organization(s) that have made a major impact in the preservation, development of interpretation of Cahokia Mounds and its surrounding archaeological sphere.

Preview Party tickets are just $15 each and can be ordered by calling 618-344-7316. Saturday and Sunday the show is free and open to the public from 9am – 5 pm.

As of press time, artists include:
Troy Anderson, Cherokee Tribe of NE Alabama sculptor and painter
Niles Aseret, Navajo jeweler
Heidi Bigknife Rankin, Shawnee jeweler
Harold Brummett, Seminole metalworker
Mel Cornshucker, Cherokee potter
Alex Davis, Seneca/Cayuga painter
Pahponee, Kansas Kickapoo/Potawatomi potter
Nelson Garcia, Santo Domingo jeweler
Ben Harjo, Jr., Absentee Shawnee/Seminole painter
Will Harjo, Muscogee Creek flutemaker
Anita Caldwell Jackson, Echota Cherokee of Alabama painter
Keith Yazzie Jay, Navajo/Arapaho potter
Marla Skye Jones, Onondaga painter
Ted Lex Lawrence, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma sculptor
Andy Marion, Santo Domingo jeweler
Maria Susanna Lovato, Santo Domingo jeweler
Victoria McKinney, Echota Cherokee of Alabama potter
Ron Mitchell, Cherokee painter
Katrina Mitten, Miami beadworker
Catherine Mowry, Miami dollmaker & painter
Patricia Quinn, United Lumbee Nation gourd carver
JoAnn Rackliff Richmond, Cherokee potter
Sapphira Scott, Navajo jeweler
Patricia Shebola, The Hopi of Arizona potter
Carol Snow, Seneca mixed-media artist
Jon Tiger, Creek painter
Susan Thomas Underwood, Cherokee of NE Alabama painter
Terry Whetstone, Cherokee painter