Art show at First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park

Great Falls – Visitors are invited to First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park for their Annual art show and reception as part of the Great Falls Special Edition Art Week.  The free event will be held on August 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The art show features original works by the Kuka family and Rabbit Knows Gun.

Pieces will be for sale during the show and a raffle will be held for a King Kuka reproduction. In addition, visitors can enjoy refreshments, view the Visitor Center exhibits, browse the gift shop, and hike the trails in the park.

Kingsley “King” Kuka was a local Blackfeet artist and poet, known for his paintings and lithographs which he called “Kuka-graphs.” His work is recognized internationally, with the Vatican holding one of his paintings in their collection, and he inspired an entire generation of American Indian Artists. Kuka passed away in 2003.

Rabbit Knows Gun is a long time Montana artist and a member of the Crow Tribe. Rabbit’s Great Grandmother was Pretty Shield, a famous Crow Elder and Medicine Women. His gallery, the Knows gun Gallery in Billings, features Rabbit’s work, as well as that of his sons.

The park is 3.5 miles north of Ulm, just off Interstate 15 at Exit 270.

For more information contact Alice Southworth, First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park Ranger, (406) 866-2217 or alice.southworth@mt.gov

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