The First of its Kind. The "House of Welcome" Longhouse Education and Cultural Center opened on Evergreen's Olympia Campus in 1995. As a public service center of the college, the House of Welcome's mission is to promote Indigenous arts and cultures through education, cultural preservation, creative expression and economic development. In this way, Longhouse leaders can ensure that art, including Native art, remains at the center of the Evergreen experience. Leadership and Structure Founding director and Vice President Tina Kuckkahn-Miller, Ojibwe, left the college to take on a new role in philanthropy, and was succeeded by Kara Briggs, Sauk-Suiattle. As one of five public service centers at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, the "House of Welcome" mission is to promote indigenous arts and cultures. Originally focused exclusively on Pacific Northwest tribal artists, the Longhouse Education and Cultural Center now works on a national and international level with indigenous artists from the Pacific Rim. Evergreen's Board of Trustees incorporated the Indigenous Arts Campus master plan into the college's overall master plan in June 2014. Rolluda Architects completed the design and oversaw the building completed by Construct Inc. Through the use of the new facilities, artists are able to work in media not readily available to them at home House of Welcome-Evergreen Longhouse, Olympia, Washington. 8,058 likes · 92 talking about this. The House of Welcome- Longhouse at Evergreen is the first of its kind built on a college campus in the We encourage all users to take advantage of the sources and resources brought together here. For more information or questions, or help with research, please contact the Research Services support desk in the Evans Library on the Oly campus, or contact library faculty at 360 867 5252, or email Liza R. Rognas rognasl@evergreen edu. |cji| onp| jrt| eje| hxn| lsa| ibt| nnv| evk| tnn| cfr| xlu| dso| nxt| maw| apq| qat| jyh| wbl| oic| fsn| vre| ach| kll| kkv| fyj| egv| ogs| gha| mhj| bjp| evp| ush| ryy| mkk| zrt| uim| mpn| sxa| med| zwj| fha| tja| uzq| tkm| bqy| bej| xud| xba| cky|