Indigenous Art Voices, We Are The Seeds

Joy and celebration are vitally important to Tailinh, and We Are The Seeds, a magnificent organization that promotes Indigenous Art and Culture, was born out of her desire to share this enthusiasm with the world. Currently based at the <a href="https://www.cherrystreetpier.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Cherry Street Pier</a> in Philadelphia, PA, I met with Mrs. Agoyo to get a better sense of the Seed’s mission, learn about its creation, and discover what their guiding light towards the future looks like. Her family is of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narragansett_people" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Narragansett decent</a>, and as a very young girl, Tailinh remembers joining her father, <a href="http://www.tchindesigns.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">TChin</a> (pronounced ‘Chin) at his art classes at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He is a celebrated jewelry designer, who also studied at the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe, NM, so she grew up surrounded by art, artists, and various expressions of her culture. She worked as a professional designer, photographer and actor for decades, before she joined <a href="https://swaia.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">SWAIA Santa Fe</a> Indian Market as their Director of PR, Marketing, and Programming. It was during her time in Santa Fe that the “seeds” of what would become We Are The Seeds began to germinate. <a href="https://artsyscoop.medium.com/indigenous-art-voices-we-are-the-seeds-e93fbad84c75">Learn More</a>