by Rich Wandschneider | May 18, 2020 | Doug Hyde, Joseph Main Street, Josephy Center, Nez Perce
With all of the fear and uncertainty of recent weeks, we had a blessing fall into our laps. We had commissioned a video account of our Main Street sculpture project last summer, and we now have the completed 4-minute video. The work, by artist Doug Hyde, brings up a...
by Rich Wandschneider | Dec 20, 2019 | Doug Hyde, Josephy Center, Nez Perce art
Hello Friends,First off, thank you for reading my blog posts, coming to Brown Bag programs, stopping by to talk about books, Indians, treaties, wild foods, dams, fish, art, and the state of the world.It’s been a fine year at the Josephy Center: wonderful exhibits...
by Rich Wandschneider | Dec 11, 2019 | Antigone, Beth Piatote, Doug Hyde, Fishtrap, Haruo Aoki, Marcus Amerman, Nez Perce stories
Here’s a holiday book recommendation—a gift to yourself and then to pass on to others: The Beadworkers, by Beth Piatote.Cover art is beadwork by artist Marcus AmermanI got an early copy weeks ago, and sped through the poems and stories quickly, but for some...
by Rich Wandschneider | Aug 9, 2019 | Alvin Josephy, Chief Joseph, Doug Hyde, Josephy Center, Nespelem, Nez Perce, walwa’ma
Like many Natives, Doug Hyde was born off-reservation, is of mixed tribal descent, and is a veteran of the Vietnam War. Unlike most, but still a significant number of talented Native artists, Doug was sent from his reservation to the Indian Art School at Santa Fe as a...
by Rich Wandschneider | Jul 30, 2019 | Chief Joseph, Colville Reservation, Doug Hyde, Joseph Oregon, Josephy Center, Nez Perce
‘etweyé·wise—Return On Saturday, June 22, 2019, we dedicated a new sculpture at the Josephy Center on Main Street in Joseph, Oregon. Two years of preparation and the artisanship of Doug Hyde gave us a work he calls ‘etweyé·wise—which is an old word meaning “I...
by Rich Wandschneider | Nov 19, 2018 | Alvin Josephy, Doug Hyde, Haruo Aoki, Josephy Center, Nez Perce, Wallowa
Dear Friends,(Uh oh! Sounds like he is going to ask for money—yes, but nicely.)First, I want to tell you what a privilege it is to work at the Josephy Center. Exhibits are fun—and fun to be a part of. Seeing classes and students, from pre-schoolers to adults,...
