Art Blog - Phillip Charette

Reminder - the Santa Fe Indian Art Market is coming! August 22 & 23. As a 2009 Fellowship recipient I'll be located on the green in the Plaza this year. Please stop by and see my new work and say "hi." Remember: there's something for all budgets in my booth! And, don't forget about our art rental and leasing program. If you've been waiting to get a large piece, now's the perfect time. If this piece is approved by the committee, it's what I'll be donating this year for the gala… Continue reading… 0 comments

The Burke Museum is supporting the efforts of the 100 year anniversary of the Alaskan Yukon Pacific Exposition that took place in 1909, but they are doing so from the perspective of indigenous peoples of Alaska, and the impact on their culture and lives. They invited me to participate at the beginning, and part of what they asked for was a mask that they could hang during the exhibit. I supplied the piece titled "Poisoned" because it felt to me like the right piece. I built this piece of art as a statement about how white collectors and curators (including large museum, and you know who you are) inflicted serious and lasting damage on the artifacts of indigenous peoples… Continue reading… 0 comments

An article written by Elizabeth Gudrais, Harvard Magazine reporter, has just been released online and in their May / June issue. The article covers my entry into art and my work as an artist, and features a number of my best pieces, including some of the meanings behind each. The article, titled "Mnemonic Masks: A Craft Recast," can be found online at http://harvardmagazine.com/2009/05/mnemonic-masks, or in the print edition 1 comment