IDEAS and values

Always Acknowledge and Honor Old Mission Peninsula’s Native and Indigenous History with Tribal Guidance While Striving To Introduce Non-Native Audiences to Contemporary Indigenous Art from Around the Word

  1. Be 100% Produced by Local Year-Round Michigan Volunteers

  2. Be Good to the Old Mission Village Community

  3. Pay All Artists for Their Work, Even If It’s Modest at the Beginning

  4. Collaborate with Like-Minded Local Partners, Organizations and Creators

  5. Host Meaningful Experiences of Value for Audiences

  6. Be Outdoors Together

  7. Have a Passionate Commitment to Leave No Trace and Environmental Thinking

  8. Be Radically Transparent as an Organization

  9. Create Longterm Sustainability in All Early Planning, Production and Financial Management

  10. Stay Small and Humble in Proof of Concept for Three Years, Analyze Value and Interest, and Determine if the Project Continues