44th annual Trail of Tears Art Show opens April 18 in Oklahoma

PARK HILL, Okla. — The longest-running Native American art show in Oklahoma is preparing its return to the Cherokee Heritage Center in Park Hill next month.

The 44th-annual Trail of Tears Art Show opens April 18. The annual event runs through May 23 and features a variety of authentic Native American artwork.

Native American citizens from federally recognized tribes compete in several divisions and categories, including painting, sculpture, pottery, basketry, graphics, jewelry and miniatures.

The show began in 1972 as a way of fostering the development of painting as a form of expressing Native American heritage.