CALL FOR COMMUNITY MODELS - Fashion Show at Ball Club Mural Celebration!

Sunday, September 27th | Fashion Show is at 3PM

The newly painted basketball court in Ball Club, adjacent to the community center and pow wow grounds, is where you’ll make your runway debut!

Location:

Lone Eagle (Ball Club) Community Center

30975 Arctic Road

Deer River, MN 56636

This is a free community event and we are looking for people who want to participate in the fashion show! You do not need to be an experienced model to walk this runway. We can provide dinner, snacks, beverages and a relaxing space for models.

Amber Buckanaga is a member of the Leech Band of Ojibwe and was raised on the Mille Lacs Reservation, show now resides in the Twin Cities Area. Her work includes her clothing collections being shown at New York Fashion Week in 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Amber has exhibited and shown fashion collections locally with multiple organizations and Tribal gatherings. A special facet of Amber’s work includes teaching youth and adults the arts. Sewing, beading, and painting are some of her offerings. When Amber shows her work, collaborating with other artists is a special and necessary part of her work, with the idea of “If I win we all win.” These collaborations come in many forms such as working with models, designers, sewists, painters, traditional artists and musicians and poets. Amber offers her art to the world under her business name, Buckanaga Social Club.

Model Submission Form -

Please note: There is no financial compensation, just a fun experience and a chance to be with community!

Following your submission, a photo release form will be provided for your signature.

We will prioritize local applicants.