Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Artesian Online Art Market showcasing Chickasaw and Southeastern Indian art
by Brandy McDonnell
The Artesian Online Art Market is showcasing Chickasaw and Southeastern Indian art.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, art lovers and buyers can maintain responsible distancing while browsing an array of artists’ works at ArtesianArtsFestival.com.
Sales are available now through July 31, according to a news release.
“The Chickasaw Nation will host the site,” said James Wallace, director of visual arts media and design for the Chickasaw Nation Department of Arts & Humanities, in a statement.
"Each artist will have the opportunity to display up to five pieces of art that are available for purchase. Those transactions will be made between the artist and the buyer. We are pleased we can do something to show the high quality and creative beauty of the artists."
Visitors to the site can browse the work of award-winning First American artists and purchase pieces they like. ArtesianArtsFestival.com will continue to be updated with new information and selections.
Wallace is coordinating with artists wanting to partake in the online art market.
“It may well be new artists will join during the two-month Artesian Online Art Market. We are sending out invitations to participate, and we look for a high number of artists to display art,” he said in a statement.
Chickasaw and other Southeastern Indian artists may contact Wallace at James.Wallace@Chickasaw.net for information on how to join the Artesian Online Art Market.
As previously reported, the Chickasaw Nation announced last month that it was canceling its in-person 2020 Artesian Arts Festival out of an abundance of caution due to the coronavirus pandemic. One of America’s fastest-growing American Indian art markets, the event was set for May 23 outside the Artesian Hotel in downtown Sulphur.
-BAM
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