Since the First Fire: Cherokee Art
Since Cherokee people first told the story of the Water Spider who delivered the gift of fire in a vessel of her own invention, art has carried the soul of Cherokee culture. A new exhibit, “Since the First Fire: The Living Legacy of Cherokee Art,” explores the endurance of Cherokee artistic creation and features multiple […]
Cherokee Art Market
Cherokee Homecoming Art Show
Keli Gonzales: Drawn to Culture
Cherokee Nation citizen and multimedia artist Keli Gonzales is inspired by pop culture and Cherokee culture. The result is work that imaginatively interprets Cherokee identity in a unique and bold way. A new exhibit at the Cherokee Cultural Pathway features 11 large-scale reproductions demonstrating Gonzales’ distinct reflections on Cherokee identity today on display from Oct. […]
Bringing Our Story Home: The Repatriation of the Cherokee Advocate Printing Press
The Cherokee Advocate newspaper’s printing press was shut down in 1906, sold, and lost to the Cherokee Nation for more than 100 years. A new exhibit explores the press’s role in witnessing history and its 2024 repatriation to the Cherokee Nation. The exhibit will be on display at the Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, from July 29, 2025, through July 11, 2026.
Tonia Hogner Weavel: Threads of Tradition
Imagination and tradition come to life in the textile work of Cherokee National Treasure Tonia Hogner Weavel. A new exhibit highlights Tonia’s decades-long career in traditional Cherokee clothing and contemporary cultural fashion. Visitors will see examples of her dressmaking and vast repertoire of artisan skills. “Tonia Hogner Weavel: Threads of Tradition” will be on display […]
We Are Cherokee: Cherokee Freedmen & the Right to Citizenship
Explore the history and resilience of Cherokee Freedmen at the Anna Mitchell Cultural and Welcome Center, Nov. 1, 2025 – Apr. 26, 2026.
Trail of Tears Art Show
Watercress Fest
Enjoy a day filled with Cherokee culture at Watercress Fest, featuring live music, demonstrations, a pop-up market and Native food.
Cherokee History Scavenger Hunt
Need a family activity over Spring Break? The Cherokee History Scavenger Hunt is March 17 – 21 (Tues. – Sat.) across northeastern Oklahoma.