New Video With Odawa Quillworker Yvonne Walker Keshick

Yvonne Walker Keshick demonstrating quill work at the 2015 GLFF

 A new video has been added to the MTAP YouTube channel that features nationally recognized quillworker Yvonne Walker Keshick.  Watch the video to hear Yvonne speak about how she learned quill work.

Yvonne is speaking this Friday at the 50^th anniversary event of the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowments for the Humanities.  The event commemorates the NEA and NEH and the cultural work made possible through their grant programs.  The event is open to the public and free.  It is Friday, October 23, at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts.  Tickets can be reserved online here.  

Friday, October 23 at 7pm, Wharton Center

Yvonne received a Michigan Heritage Award in 1992 and in 2014 became a NEA National Heritage Fellow for her mastery of quillwork and for teaching future generations the art. She has taught through the Michigan Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program and has been featured at the Great Lakes Folk Festival. 

Yvonne and her family demonstrate quill work at the 2015 GLFF

The Michigan Traditional Arts Program seeks artists and community advocates like Yvonne to participate in our Apprenticeship and Heritage Awards programs. The Michigan Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program awards a master and their apprentice a $2000 stipend to support one-on-one learning experiences that take place February through August. The Michigan Heritage Awards celebrates tradition bearers and supporters of traditional culture who have made significant contributions to our state's heritage. The deadline to apply for both programs is December 1^st.