The 11th Annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam launches today at the Cheyenne River Youth Project

EAGLE BUTTE — The 11th annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam got under way this morning at the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s campus in Eagle Butte. Joining CRYP staff and volunteers this year are nine featured artists as well as a variety of performers and special guests.

Longtime volunteer groups from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Ohio’s Ursuline College are among the special guests who converge on CRYP for the four-day event, which draws hundreds to CRYP’s Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Art Park and the large-scale community mural sites across the city of Eagle Butte.

Today and tomorrow, July 9-10, artists will be painting and working with local Cheyenne River youth artists at the designated mural sites (see locations below). On Friday and Saturday, July 11-12, the action moves to the Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park.

ARTISTS:

Returning artists include Cyfi, a Yaqui and Azteca artist from Minneapolis; 179, a Latine artist from Seattle; Hoka, an artist of Oneida, Oglala Lakota and La Jolla Band of Luiseño descent from Albuquerque; TamiJoy, a Cheyenne River Lakota artist; Minneapolis-based artists Biafra and Wundr; and Amp, a Ponca artist from Kansas.

Joining RedCan for the first time is Lady Rise, P’urhépecha from Michoacán, México. Born in California to a family of migrant farmers and raised amid the Chicago graffiti art scene, the artist currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

CRYP also has announced a second new RedCan artist: J.Duh, a Nicaragüense artist and muralist from San José in California’s Bay Area. For more than a decade, he has painted murals, created traditional hand-painted signs and designed public artwork across the West Coast.

GUEST PERFORMERS:

Guest performers for 2025 include Cheyenne River Lakota storyteller Taté Walker; Cheyenne River Lakota and Crow Creek Dakota rap artist, producer and sound designer Bazille; and renowned Mvskoke Creek/Seneca hoop dancers The Sampson Bros.

As always, the Cheyenne River based Wakinyan Maza drum group will begin and end each day with songs and a blessing.

2025 COMMUNITY MURAL SITES:

CRST Property & Supply Warehouse: 719 Jefferson St., Eagle Butte (Artist: LadyRise)

Si Tanka Trailer: Located on East Landmark Avenue between CRST Fitness Center & Sacred Heart (Artist: J.Duh)

Golden Rule: 213 S. Main St. (Artist: 179)

Sturdevants, East Side: 826 N. Main St. (Artist: Hoka)

911 Building: 126 S. Main St. (Artists: Biafra & Wundr)

Woyuté/Old Dakota Chapel: 24339 US Highway 212 (Artist: Amp)

Old Nursing Apartments: 18 F Street W, 14 F Street (Artist: Cyfi).

CRHA Maintenance Shop : 24305 US Highway 212 (Artist: TamiJoy)

SCHEDULE OF FREE ACTIVITIES:

Wednesday, July 9: Community

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Painting at largescale mural sites in Eagle Butte

11 a.m.: Art activities at 7th Generation Cinema

12-4 p.m.: Teen writing workshop with Taté Walker

2 p.m.: Art activities at Dairy Queen

Thursday, July 10: Community

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Painting at largescale mural sites in Eagle Butte

11 a.m.: Art activities at 7th Generation Cinema

12-4 p.m.: Teen writing workshop with Taté Walker

2 p.m.: Art activities at Dairy Queen

Friday, July 11: Art Park

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Painting in CRYP’s Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Art Park

11 a.m.: Art activities

12 p.m.: Spray painting, chalk painting

1 p.m.: Skateboard painting (ages 6-18)

2 p.m.: Field Day games and Lakota dance exhibition

3 p.m.: Spoken-word performance from Taté Walker’s students

5 p.m.: Taté Walker performance

5:30 p.m.: Community dinner hosted by volunteer group from University of Missouri-St. Louis

6 p.m.: Bazille performance

Saturday, July 12: Art Park

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Painting in CRYP’s Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Art Park

11 a.m.: Art activities

12 p.m.: Spray painting, chalk painting

1 p.m.: Skateboard painting (ages 6-18)

2 p.m.: Hoop-dancing class with the Sampson Brothers

3 p.m.: Water games

5:30 p.m.: Community dinner hosted by CRYP

6 p.m.: The Sampson Brothers performance

To purchase our new RedCan 2025 merchandise featuring artwork from longtime RedCan headliner 179, visit www.lakotayouth.org/shop/redcan-merchandise. All purchases directly benefit CRYP’s youth programming and services.

To learn more about this year’s RedCan artists and performers, and to make a tax-deductible contribution to support RedCan 2024, visit www.lakotayouth.org/redcan.

And to learn more about the Cheyenne River Youth Project and its programs, and for information about making donations and volunteering, call (605) 964-8200 or visit www.lakotayouth.org. And, to stay up to date on the latest CRYP news and events, follow the youth project on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

The Cheyenne River Youth Project, founded in 1988, is a grassroots, not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing the youth of the Cheyenne River reservation with access to a vibrant and secure future through a wide variety of culturally sensitive and enduring programs, projects and facilities that ensure strong, self-sufficient families and communities.

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