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8/24/2015 |
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Powwow Dancers on Display as Part of Art @ the Andersen |
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 | | Powwow Dancers: Photography by Marcella Hadden will be on display through October 15, 2015. This exhibition features a series of photographs of Native American dancers from Honoring the Water, the 31st Annual Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Powwow. Powwow Dancers is on display as part of Art @ the Andersen at the Andersen Enrichment Center, 120 Ezra Rust, across from Ojibway Island in Saginaw. Exhibit hours are 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The powwow passes down the cultural knowledge, language, and teachings of the Native American people. Inspired by her own Ojibway culture, Marcella Hadden captures the beautiful movement and wonderful colors of powwow dancers in traditional regalia from multiple tribes across the United States and Canada. Through her camera lens, the viewer can sense the true meaning of this enriching and culturally relevant educational experience.
Hadden, a Mt. Pleasant resident and public relations manager for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, captures the spirit of the dancers in her photography in a simplistic manner. Hadden says, “I wait all year to take photos of dancers at our annual powwow. It’s one of the highlights of the year for me.”
Marcella has been taking photographs since a young age and works to keep her photography skills sharp by attending workshops and classes, and meeting regularly with a group of Central Michigan photographers to share ideas and knowledge. She has had a Repatriation Photo on display at the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. as part of the Nation to Nation Exhibit. Her work can also be seen at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe’s 7th Generation Ceremonial Building. Marcella’s photographs have been on display at the Ziibiwing Cultural Center and the Art Reach Center in Mt. Pleasant, and have been used on the Mt. Pleasant Michigan Map, as window decals at the Migizi retail plaza, and as a bus wrap for the Isabella County Transportation Commission and the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort shuttle busses.
Hadden works as a photographer-for-hire under her Ojibwe name, Niibing Giizis or Summer Moon. She has a studio in Mt. Pleasant surrounded by acres of natural land for inspiration and frequently photographs tribal events and ceremonies in addition to high school seniors, families, pets and others.
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