What is Seven Fires Art?

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Seven Fires Art is the online storefront for Seven Council Fires Native Art, a nonprofit that was created to empower and promote Native American artisans. It sells traditional handmade Native American arts and crafts, including jewelry, painting, prints, pottery, sculpture, leather and bead work, quill work, regalia, moccasins, parfleche, and hides. The organization's name and framing come from the Očeti Sakówiŋ (Seven Council Fires). One important status note: the site states the nonprofit was dissolved effective December 31, 2025, and the remaining inventory is being offered through 2026 as the organization wraps up.

What Seven Fires Art sells

The shop is organized around both medium and format, so you can browse by the kind of object you want rather than by artist alone.

Category What it covers
Native American Jewelry Handmade jewelry
Drawing and Painting Original two-dimensional work
Fine Art Prints Reproduced works on paper
Pottery Ceramic pieces
Framed Art Art sold already framed
Sculpture Three-dimensional work
Ready to Ship! In-stock items available immediately

The site's own description also lists leather, bead work, quill work, regalia, moccasins, parfleche, and hides as part of what the organization supports and sells. If you are looking for a specific craft tradition rather than a format, those categories are the ones to check against the current inventory.

Who it is for

  • Buyers of Native-made art and craft who want work tied to a specific cultural context rather than generic "Southwestern" or "tribal" styling.
  • People looking for a gift or a single statement piece — the framed art, prints, and jewelry categories are the most straightforward entry points.
  • Collectors tracking seasonal releases — the site keeps collection pages from 2019 through 2023 (Fall, Summer, Spring, and Winter collections), which is useful for seeing how the catalog has been grouped over time.
  • Anyone who wants part of the purchase to go somewhere specific — the site states that a portion of proceeds goes to help friends in need on the Pine Ridge reservation.

Current status: winding down

This is the part most visitors will want to know before they plan a purchase.

  • The nonprofit was dissolved effective December 31, 2025.
  • The site continues to offer remaining inventory as the organization wraps up through 2026.
  • Because it is a closeout rather than an ongoing program, selection will shrink over time and restocks are unlikely.
  • The site also notes it is seeking new leadership, which is consistent with an organization in transition rather than one actively expanding.

If you are deciding whether to buy now or wait, the practical read is that waiting mainly risks the item selling out. There is no indication of new inventory arriving.

Practical things to know before ordering

  • Accounts and cart: the site has a standard cart and account system ("Log in or Create an account"), so you can check out as a guest or register. The page evidence does not specify which is required.
  • Promotions: the homepage advertises a code, FRAMED50, for 50% off framed art. Codes like this are typically time-limited, so confirm it still applies at checkout.
  • Pricing and payment: the available site information does not list prices, payment methods, or shipping terms. Check the individual product and checkout pages for those details rather than assuming.
  • Provenance questions: if you are buying for cultural or collection reasons, the "Artists," "Featured Artists," and "Art Direct" sections are where artist attribution lives. The "Who We Are" and "Partners" pages cover the organization's background.

A reasonable way to use the site

  1. Start with Shop if you know the format you want, or Artists / Featured Artists if you want to follow a specific maker.
  2. Check Ready to Ship! first if you need something without a wait.
  3. Look at the seasonal collection pages if you want to understand what the organization has carried historically — helpful context when judging whether a current piece fits.
  4. Read About / Our Mission / Who We Are if the nonprofit side matters to your decision, and note the dissolution date so you are not expecting ongoing programming.
  5. Verify the FRAMED50 code and final price at checkout before committing.

The short version: Seven Fires Art is a Native American art and craft storefront run by a now-dissolved nonprofit, still selling remaining inventory through 2026, with proceeds partly directed to the Pine Ridge reservation. Buy for the work itself, and treat the catalog as finite.