Cherokee Art Market returns to Hard Rock Tulsa Oct. 10 & 11

WHAT:
21^st annual Cherokee Art Market

WHEN:
Oct. 10 - 11
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

WHERE:
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
777 W. Cherokee St.
Tulsa, OK 74015

WHO:
More than 170 Native artists

TULSA, Okla. - Join Cherokee Nation for a weekend immersed in Native art as Cherokee Art Market returns to Hard Rock Tulsa Oct. 10 & 11.

The event is open to the public 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday in the Sequoyah Convention Center at Hard Rock Tulsa. Admission is only $10, available online or at the door.

Guests will enjoy the work of more than 170 Native American artists from across the country. More than 40 tribes will be represented with artwork ranging from beadwork, pottery, paintings, basketry, sculptures, textiles and more.

Participating artists compete for their share of more than $75,000 in prize money for top honors and special recognition such as the Best of Show, Innovator Award, Culture Keeper and more, awarded across nearly 30 categories.

Awards will be announced during a reception on Friday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m.

For more information, go to CherokeArtMarket.com.

Additionally, the tribe will host "Nanyehi - The Story of Nancy Ward" at Hard Rock Live, Oct. 9 & 10. The original Cherokee musical shares the story of Ward, a legendary woman who was first honored in the 18th century as a Cherokee war woman but then as a peacemaker during the American Revolution.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa is located off Interstate 44 at exit 240. For more information, visit https://www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com/