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Learn about Susan Charlesworth's basketry style and how she weaves advocacy into her art at the museum's studio.This activity is included with regular admission.
Susan Locke Charlesworth is an award-winning basket weaver whose work has been featured in several exhibitions and museums, including Butler University and the Choctaw Nation Tuskahoma Capitol Museum in Tuskahoma, OK.
As the great niece of Victor M. Locke, Jr., Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation from 1910-1918, Susan first began weaving in 2005 as a way to explore and connect with her cultural heritage. That same year, she entered her first baskets in the Choctaw Nation Annual Labor Day Festival and Art Show. Susan has continued to receive awards at multiple Native art markets, including the Eiteljorg Indian Market & Festival, the Art Under Oak’s Art Show, and the Choctaw National Art Show.
Originally from Chicago, Susan is a Butler University alumna, retired CAN, and social service consultant with a master’s degree in social work. She is also an avid volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association and now serves as an Alzheimer’s Association Community Educator in Indianapolis.
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