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A Journey To What Matters and ASCA Partnership 2023 Graduate ARTShop Nikki Corbett Piluguk Making The ARTShops program is a collaboration between The CIRI Foundation, the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Established in 2016, ARTShops support emerging Alaska Native arts leaders to develop their skills in leading community-based arts programs. … Read more
A Journey To What Matters and ASCA Partnership 2023 Graduate ARTShop Sonta Roach Root Basketry Workshop The ARTShops program is a collaboration between The CIRI Foundation, the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Established in 2016, ARTShops support emerging Alaska Native arts leaders to develop their skills in leading community-based arts … Read more
April 7, 2023 The CIRI Foundation Announces President/CEO Connie Wirz Steps Into TCF Leadership TCF President/CEO Connie Wirz (ANCHORAGE, AK) – The CIRI Foundation (TCF) is pleased to announce Connie Wirz as our next President/CEO. Ms. Wirz will begin her new position at TCF on Monday, April 10, 2023. She is a CIRI original enrollee and brings … Read more
ANCSA-U 2022 Invited Heritage Project Grant with First Alaskans Institute, Story by Melissa Marton Sharing the true history of our peoples is essential and making them available publicly is important to First Alaskans Institute and our community. Funding provided by TCF allowed us to not only celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passage of ANCSA … Read more
Chilkat Finishing Workshop A Journey to What Matters Story by Lily Hope At any point in the last 150 years, fewer than a dozen Chilkat dancing robe weavers existed to make work for art collectors, museums, and most importantly for the Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian and First Nations clans. Mentor weaver, Jennie Tlunaut taught a workshop … Read more
2022 ARTShop Eric Hamar Nang K’adangaas The Art of Eating, Haida Ladle Carving The ARTShops program is a collaboration between The CIRI Foundation, the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Established in 2016, ARTShops support emerging Alaska Native arts leaders to develop their skills in leading community-based arts programs. Previous image … Read more
Alaska Pacific University Virtual Artist in Residence Program Story by James Temte M.S. By Rebekkah Hartman During the course of this grant project a total of seven emerging Alaska Native artists were selected to have an opportunity to develop professional skills through artist exhibition, artist talks, virtual art features and mentoring. The goals of the project were to … Read more
Protection: Adaptation & Resistance Grantee: Bunnell Street Arts Center Story by Asia Freeman Protection: Adaptation & Resistance is a visual art exhibition produced by Bunnell Street Arts Center, touring from Homer (2022) to Anchorage (2022-3), Portland (2023), Tulsa (2023), Santa Fe (2023-4) and Juneau (2024). The exhibition explores Indigenous ways of knowing. In times of … Read more
Participating in the Alaska Native Health Equity Project: Initial Production Phase as an Indigenous Production Assistant Story by Brittany Woods-Orison Alex was one of the instructors for the ‘Film Makers Intensive for Climate Justice’ cohort, a class that turned into a community. It was through this group that Alex shared the opportunity to be a … Read more
Mountain View Elementary Alaska Native Heritage Month Heritage Project Grant Invited Agreement with Mountain View Elementary, Story by Dr. Clare Hill The CIRI Foundation is deserving of our gratitude and appreciation in helping empower Mountain View Elementary to celebrate November as an Indigenous Heritage Month. We have used the cultural grant funds to celebrate with … Read more