AICHO’s Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center
Events at this venue
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Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing Author Event
AICHO’s Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center 212 W. 2nd Street, Duluth, MN, United StatesJoin Black Bear and Blueberries Publishing authors: Art Coulson, Kiki Garcia, Dee Sweet, Roxanne Gould, Kent Estey, Melonee Montano, and Evan Larson for a special author event. Event activities include, author readings, question and answer, and book signings. Snacks and refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome and families are encouraged to attend!
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Our History From Our Perspective: Art Gallery Opening at AICHO
AICHO’s Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center 212 W. 2nd Street, Duluth, MN, United StatesJoin us May 3rd from 5-7pm at AICHO for the opening reception for the gallery show "Our History From Our Perspective". The show will feature artwork by esteemed Yaqui artist/actor Michael Horse ,best known for his roles in Twin Peaks, Godless and Motherland Fort Salem. On display will be featured pieces of traditional Native American art and jewelry. Light refreshments, artwork for sale, live music and a Q&A with the artist will all be included in the evening's festivities.
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Ancestral Embers Native Music Concert
AICHO’s Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center 212 W. 2nd Street, Duluth, MN, United StatesAncestral Embers is a Native Music Concert promoting indigenous music and culture featuring indigenous artists.
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AICHO’s Spooky Times Market
AICHO’s Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center 212 W. 2nd Street, Duluth, MN, United StatesAICHO will host its Spooky Times Market on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 between 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center, 212 W 2nd St in Duluth, MN. Get into the Halloween spirit at this spooky-themed market, featuring 13+ local vendors. Here you’ll find spooky jewelry, clothing, and more. There will be free face painting, a photo booth, and costume contests! This family-friendly market is free to attend and open to the public. This event is drug and alcohol free.
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Opening Artist Reception for Sanctuary by Maya Washington
AICHO’s Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center 212 W. 2nd Street, Duluth, MN, United StatesThe American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) will host the opening artist reception for Sanctuary by multi-disciplinary artist Maya Washington. Sanctuary is a meditation on resilience, safety, and community. Washington’s reflection on the subtlety of daily life before, during, and after 2020, documents the time span as witness amidst personal and universal upheaval. This reception will welcome Washington and her photography and paintings into our newly renovated art space. Join us in celebrating Maya Washington and listen to her speak about her art exhibition. Sanctuary will run starting on June 10, 2024 and ending on August 30, 2024. Sanctuary will be the first art exhibit in AICHO’s newly renovated gallery space. AICHO Galleries is funded by the McKnight Foundation.
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Indigenous Writer Series: Gwen Westerman and Linda LeGarde Grover
AICHO’s Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center 212 W. 2nd Street, Duluth, MN, United StatesAICHO’s Indigenous Writer Series continues with the next event featuring Minnesota Poet Laureate Gwen Westerman and Linda LeGarde Grover. This event will take place on May 18, 2024 between 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center at 212 West 2nd Street, Duluth, MN. In their session, Westerman and LeGarde Grover will each talk about their books, read an excerpt, participate in a Q&A segment, and sign books. Parking for the event is free and is located in the parking lot across from the gallery.
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Zaagi’idiwin Tour 2024
AICHO’s Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center 212 W. 2nd Street, Duluth, MN, United StatesAICHO will host its first-ever love-themed market, the Zaagi’idiwin Tour 2024. Community members can take loved ones on a stroll through the market where they can purchase creative and original love-themed art prints, jewelry, sweets, and more. This pop-up market event is intended to make Valentine's Day gift shopping less stressful and more meaningful. Community members can connect with and support 20 Indigenous and BIPOC entrepreneurs. This market will center Indigenous and BIPOC entrepreneurs, following AICHO's mission to create spaces and opportunities for these creators. In addition to early Valentine’s Day shopping, community members can enjoy other activities such as live music by two Indigenous musicians, a photo booth, a free Valentine gift basket drawing, and face painting. The event is funded by the First Peoples Fund.
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Mazinibii’igewininiwag: Two Woodland Artists, Opening Reception
AICHO’s Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center 212 W. 2nd Street, Duluth, MN, United StatesAICHO Galleries is honored to bring together Gordon Coons (Lac Courte Oreilles) and Steven StandingCloud (Red Lake) in the group art exhibition “Mazinibii’igewininiwag: Two Woodland Artists.” This art exhibition runs between November 6 - December 29, 2023 (M-F 10am - 5pm). Explore the power of connection to nature, culture, spirituality, and Ojibwe realities (past and present) through Coons and StandingCloud’s strikingly bold and meaningful Anishinaabeg Woodland symbolic imagery. Gordon Coons is an enrolled member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe and Ottawa and Potawatomi from Michigan from his mother’s side. Gordon is a self-taught painter, printmaker, and fumage artist. He paints in the Ojibwa Woodland style and creates smoke art by burning cedar. Coons draws inspiration from his Anishinaabe heritage and his bright color palette comes from the natural Great Lakes region. “I also enjoy incorporating playfulness in my images, telling stories of relationships between Western...