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XX: Twenty Years of Alaskan Art is a new exhibition at the Alaska State Museum featuring the work of contemporary Alaskan artists.
The museum acquired these pieces over the last twenty years though the generosity of the Rasmuson Foundation’s Alaska Art Fund.
Initiated in 2003, the Alaska Art Fund provides grants for Alaska museums to purchase current work by practicing Alaskan artists.
Thanks to the Fund, the Alaska State Museum has brought over 200 works of art valued at nearly half a million dollars into its permanent collection—the most significant donation over time, in terms of dollar value, in the museum’s 124-year history.
XX: Twenty Years of Alaskan Art opens at the Alaska State Museum on March 1, 2024.
Skin-On-Frame Qayak
AT THE ALASKA STATE MUSEUM SUMMER 2024
Juneau-based qayaq (kayak) maker Lou Logan will construct an open-sea qayaq at the Alaska State Museum this summer. Logan is making his first skin-on-frame qayaq in the tradition of his Iñupiaq ancestors from Wales, Alaska. His journey to making kayaks began in 2014 while working as a photographer at the museum. The kayaks he saw there inspired him to research Iñupiaq qayat as a way to expand his knowledge about his heritage. Logan’s grandmother was from Kingigin (Wales), Alaska, one of the oldest communities in the Bering Strait region.
A qayaq frame from King Island is on display in the gallery where Logan will be working. Logan is studying this frame while constructing his own qayaq using anthropometric measurements. This proven system, based on measurements and proportions of the human body, allows for a custom fit made specifically for the paddler.
Logan does not have a set schedule, but you can see the progression of his qayaq throughout the summer. In the fall, he will give a talk about his process and research on the Southern Iñupiaq qayaq.
Image: Lou Logan. Photo by Molly Briggs.
Image: Kaxhatjaa X’óow/Herring Protectors. Created by K’asheechtlaa/Louise Brady, Káakaxaawulga/Jennifer Younger, and Carol Hughey. Herring pattern designed by Kitkun/Charlie Skultka Jr. Photo by Caitlin Blaisdell.
Protection: Adaptation & Resistance
Alaska State Museum - Juneau
May 3 - October 12, 2024
Protection: Adaptation & Resistance presents the work of more than 45 Alaska Native artists who explore the climate crisis, social justice, strengthening communities through ancestral knowledge, and imagining a thriving future.
Working within intergenerational learning groups and collaborating in vibrant community networks, Alaska's Indigenous artists invigorate traditional stories in customary arts and propose resilient future through design, tattoo, regalia, and graphic arts. Artist projects elevate collaboration, allyship, and community as tools of resistance, adaptation, and cultural affirmation. Protection explores three themes: Land and Culture Protectors, Activists for Justice and Sovereignty, and Resilient Futures.
Artsits Featured in Protection:
Kaxhatjaa X’óow / Herring Protectors robes: K’asheechtlaa Louise Brady, Káakaxaawulga Jennifer Younger with Carol Hughey and many volunteers. Lingit hats: Ku agoo Linda Starbard, Tanux Gordon James Junior, Rachel Langford Guultlagaay Donna Rae James, Gúut dláayas Devin Hannon. Chilkat Protector Masks: Lily Wooshkindein Da.áat Hope, Sydney Akagi, Davina Drones, Michelle Demmert, Mary Kate Dennis, Shgendootan George, Gabriella George, Shaadootlaa Iyall Hanlon, Ursula Hudson, Donedin Jackson, Melina Meyer, Rae Ann Mills, Debra O’Gara, Laine Rinehart, Jodi Watts. Ghelch’ehi, Dena’ina birchbark baskets: Joel Isaak and Helen McLean. Chickaloonies graphic novel: Dimi Macheras with Casey Silver. Healing Stitches Atikluk installation: Bobby Qalutaksraq Brower, Melissa Ahnoorik Ingersoll, Cassandra Tikasuk Johnson, Qataliña Jackie Schaeffer, Beverly Tuck. Traditional Tattoo Photographs: Sarah Ayaqi Whalen-Lunn, Alice Qannik Glenn, Aviññaq/Danyal Harvey, Bailey Shaeffer, Cynthia Ivan, Kimberlyn Erin Smith, Kunayaq Qaumaluq Hank, Princes Daazharaii Johnson, Talivaaq Qinugana/Jerilynn Wellert. Qulliq seal oil lamps: Kunaq Marjorie Tahbone, Agasuuq Hanna Sholl, Aqugaq Elli Tansy, Britt’Nee Kivliqtaruq Brower, Jackie Qatalina Schaeffer. Tupik Mi, Digital video: Holly Mititquq Nordlum with Michael Conti. How to be a Good Guest: Melissa Shaginoff. Memorial Qaspeq: Amber Webb. We’re Still Here: Naal xak’w/Tommy Joseph. Digital Illustrations: Sarah Ayaqi Whalen-Lunn, Crystal Rose Demientieff Worl, Rico Lanaat’ Worl.
Protection: Adaptation & Resistance is a project of the Bunnell Street Arts Center and made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, CIRI Foundation, Alaska Community Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, Alaska Humanities Foundation, Atwood Foundation.
Virtual Alaska Story Hour for Adults
Fridays, 12:00-1:00pm
The next book for the Virtual Alaska Story Hour for Adults is coming! Starting Friday, July 12 the discussion will be on Open Carry by Marc Cameron.
Author Marc Cameron will be joining us on July 12th to kick off the reading of his book, Open Carry. A former Chief Deputy US Marshal himself, Cameron draws on his first hand understanding of law enforcement in the Last Frontier with this first book in the Arliss Cutter U.S. Marshal series.
From Cameron’s website: Deputy U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter is a born tracker. Raised in the Florida swamplands, he honed his skills in the military, fought in the Middle East, and worked three field positions for Marshal Service. When it comes to tracking someone down, Cutter’s the best. But his newest assignment is taking him out of his comfort zone to southeast Alaska. Dark, uninhabited forests often shrouded in fog. And it’s the kind of case that makes his blood run cold.
The murder of a Tlingit girl just the beginning. Now, three people have disappeared on Prince of Wales Island. Two are crew members of the reality TV show, Fishwives. Cutter’s job is to find the bodies, examine the crew’s footage for clues, and track down the men who killed them. But it won’t be easy, because the whole town is hiding secrets, every trail is a dead end—and the hunter becomes the hunted . . .
Registration is free but required. Register online or by phone at 907-465-2920 to obtain access info.
Free Concert Fridays!
Enjoy free concerts on the historic Kimball Theatre Organ on Fridays a Noon at the State Office Building, 8th floor lobby. No concerts are scheduled for August 2nd and 9th. Bring your lunch and enjoy music played by organist, Allan MacKinnon.
Though housed in the State Office Building, the organ is the property of the Alaska State Museum.
CON BRIO PRESENTS TOUR DE FORCE
Saturday August 31, 2:00pm
APK Atrium
Join us for a special performance at APK!
With the generous support of the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum, Con Brio Chamber Series is delighted to present the wildly talented Elena Levi and Ben Holtz in Tour de Force. The two musicians will perform on violin, viola, cello, piano, and baritone sax with works by Stravinsky, Ravel, Mustonen, Bach, Hindemith, including an original work for violin and cello by Elena Levi. This is sure to be an amazing performance.
Elena began studying violin at the age of 5 and went on to receive two bachelor’s degrees from Boston University College of Fine Arts in violin performance and music theory/composition. She continued her composition studies under Missy Mazzoli and Nancy Wu (assistant concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera House) in New York City. In 2022, Elena moved to Juneau and is currently building a reputable private studio and is a board member of both Thrush Hill Music Academy as well as Orpheus Project. Ben Holtz moved to Juneau in 2019 and is Superintendent of Project Engineering for Coeur Alaska's Kensington Mine while also playing the cello locally in Juneau. An engineer by day and musician by night, Ben graduated from Michigan Technological University with a B.S. in mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as a minor in music composition. Ben has written several compositions, including for the Juneau Composers Consortium.
Both Levi and Holtz are past performers with the Con Brio Chamber Series and regularly perform with the Juneau Symphony, Juneau Bach Society, and Amalga Chamber Orchestra, and other ensembles, and are founding members of the Icefield Quartet.
The one-hour performance is pay-as-you-can. For more information contact conbriochamberseries@gmail.com.
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