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Danielle SeeWalker expected to start her Vail artist residency in June. Thursday morning, she was told she was no longer invited.DENVER — Danielle SeeWalker woke up Thursday morning thinking she still had a spot as Vail's artist in residency this June. After a phone call with Town Manager Kathleen Halloran, she learned she was no longer invited.
SeeWalker is a Lakota artist who focuses on work that helps tell stories about the Native community. She said the work that seemed to concern the"It’s been on my mind to do a piece on the parallels of Native American genocide and what’s happening in Gaza," SeeWalker said, explaining the piece was for a gallery show.
Vail's Art in Public Places told 9NEWS that after"multiple complaints" from concerned community members, they put a pause on the program. They released a statement Thursday afternoon, and said that"Danielle SeeWalker was the artist being considered for the summer residency. While the Town of Vail embraces her messaging and artwork surrounding Native Americans, in recent weeks her art and her public messaging has focused on the Israel/Gaza crisis.
Art in Public Places said SeeWalker never submitted a proposal for the mural, so no contract was sent — and that SeeWalker was"invited to present to the AIPP Board on May 6, and she did not." SeeWalker said she never received an invite.
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