Interactive Linocut Art Display to Feature Tribal Imagery and Takelma Language

Artist Keith Van Norman reached out to the Tribe’s Cultural Resources and Education staff for help with his art for an Umpqua Valley Arts (UVA) exhibit.

His linocut (in which wood is carved so that when ink is applied to the raised surface and pressed to paper) will feature culturally-significant symbols like the dragonfly, basket patterns, and more.

After the artwork is pressed in the Steam Roller Big Print public event (see right for details), the final exhibit will have a QR code for an app that—when your phone’s camera is pointed at his art—will provide and pronounce the image’s associated Takelma word.

Tribal members and the community are invited to attend the printing event on September 19, and to visit the UVA exhibit when it premiers in January 2027.