Grant Recipients

Aron Griffith

Grant Program: 
Native Arts New England
Year: 
2011
City: 
Houlton
State: 
ME
Artist Name: 
N/A
Grant Amount: 
2,950

Aron Griffith has organized a Maliseet community event for Elders and youth groups. The event will provide an opportunity to teach birch bark harvest and basic birch bark instruction. As a master birch bark basketmaker, the artist hopes to pass on the traditional customs of his tribe while also creating a sustainable model for the future.

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